Robert Zachariae
Also known as: Bobby Zachariae
Aarhus Universitet Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus Universitet Health, Central Denmark Region
Research areas: Medicine · Oncology · Cancer survivorship and care · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
About
Robert Zachariae, MSc., Dr.Med.Sci., is professor at the Departments of Clinical Medicine and Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Aarhus University, director of the Unit for Psychooncology and Health Psychology (EPoS), Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, and National Scientific Coordinator of a recently established Danish Breast Cancer Group Center and Clinic for Late Effects. He has previously been a research fellow at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA, and visiting professor at the Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making (CeMPED), University of Sydney, Australia. Current research includes a number of ongoing projects evaluating the efficacy of both face-to-face and digitally-delivered interventions, including expressive writing intervention, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, cognitive training, and light therapy for treating cancer-related distress, fear of cancer recurrence, persistent pain, cognitive complaints, insomnia, and fatigue among cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. He is currently (July 2025) author or co-author of 390 books, book chapters, and scientific papers in medical and psychology journals, which have been cited > 21,500 times, corresponding to an h-index of 80.
Employment
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Aarhus University DVIP-external, Professor2014 - 2027
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Aarhus Universitet Business and Social Sciences Professor2004 - Present
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Aarhus University VIP, Professor2002 - Present
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Region Midtjylland Professor1999 - Present
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Visiting Scholar1997 - 1997
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Visiting Assoc. professor1992 - 1992
Education
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Aarhus Universitet Health Dr. of Medical Science (DMSC.)1996 - Present
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Aarhus Universitet MSc.1976 - Present
- 1974 - 1995
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (629)
- A structural equation modeling framework for estimating symptom burden based on symptom clusters in cancer survivors Save
- Smartphone-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia Save
- Persistent Health Disparities Among Adult Cancer Survivors Save
- Exploring the therapeutic competencies of large language models Save
- Exploring the therapeutic competencies of large language models: Observational study and comparison with meta-analytical estimates for human therapists Save
- Prevalence of and factors associated with clinically important levels of fatigue, pain, and insomnia in survivors of cancer Save
- Søvn Save
- Neuroinflammatory markers sTREM2 and YKL-40 in association with Alzheimer’s disease pathology: a systematic review and meta-analysis Save
- Optimizing Psychological Treatment for Pain After Breast Cancer Using a Randomized Factorial Design Save
- Generelle tværgående senfølger efter kræft og kræftbehandling Save
- Effect of third-wave cognitive behavioral therapy in adults with acquired brain injury Save
- Tele-delivered psychotherapeutic intervention for family members of patients in intensive care: a nonrandomized pilot study Save
- Decline in Circadian Robustness in Lung Cancer Patients During Immunotherapy is Associated With Increased Risk of Disease Progression and Death Save
- Prevalence of concurrent severe self-reported late symptoms and functional limitations in cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study of sociodemographic, clinical, and lifestyle associations Save
- The mediating role of new morbidities on social inequality in mortality after curative cancer treatment – a SEQUEL study Save
- Patient reported respiratory symptoms and lung radiation doses 11 years after loco-regional breast cancer radiation therapy in the DBCG RT Nation Study Save
- Longitudinal investigation of sleep and circadian rest-activity rhythms in non-small cell lung cancer patients during immunotherapy and associations with fatigue, depression, and perceived stress Save
- Digitally delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) for patients with chronic pain and insomnia (The Back2Sleep Trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Save
- Risk factors for depression, anxiety, and PTSS after loss Save
- Feasibility of an exercise program in endocrine-treated metastatic breast cancer patients with overweight Save