Jens Søndergaard (born 1963) is Professor and Head of the Research Unit for General Practice at the University of Southern Denmark, where he also serves as Head of the Department of Public Health. He holds an MD and PhD in General Practice and Clinical Pharmacology and is a specialist in both fields. With over 25 years of experience in health services research, his work focuses on cancer, diabetes, and chronic diseases. He has supervised 64 PhD students (57 completed) and over 30 master’s students, along with numerous postdocs. He has authored more than 900 scientific publications. His contributions also include clinical guidelines, book chapters, and reports. His H-index is 56 (Google Scholar). He leads a research unit of over 80 researchers with an annual output of approximately 200 publications a. He has international experience in capacity building, notably through projects in Vietnam.