Specialist in vascular surgery, Ulrik Hjerpsted, is one of the country’s leading figures in functional medicine and founded Copenhagen Center of Functional Medicine (CCFM) in 2018, where he continues to serve as the responsible physician. Hjerpsted has been working with functional medicine since 2011 and is deeply committed to disease prevention and inspiring people to take responsibility for their own health.

As a surgeon, Hjerpsted has seen numerous cases of diseases that could have been prevented through a healthy diet, exercise, and mental well-being, and he believes that surgery should often be the last resort. Hjerpsted founded CCFM with the aim of understanding and treating the underlying causes of diseases and symptoms and has since treated many clients, freeing them from their chronic conditions such as asthma, psoriasis, headaches, joint pain, mold issues, and acne. This has both optimized the health of clients and given them more energy and well-being.