Professor Herrstedt graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1983 and became a Board Certified Specialist in Internal Medicine in 1997. His doctorial thesis (Doctor Medicinae) was accepted by the University of Copenhagen in 1998. He became a professor in Clinical Oncology in 2007. Professor Herrstedt has served as MASCC President (2008-2010) and a Board Member of MASCC for many years. He is currently Chair of the Steering Committee for the MASCC/ESMO Antiemetic Guideline Update. His list of publications include 200 papers mainly in supportive care and gynecological oncology, including 100+ as the first or senior (last) author.