Peter C. Gøtzsche

Who is Peter C. Gøtzsche?

Peter C. Gøtzsche is a Danish medical researcher, and leader of the Nordic Cochrane Center at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has written numerous reviews within the Cochrane collaboration.

Among his research findings are that placebo has surprisingly little effect and that many meta-analyses may suffer from data extraction errors. Gøtzsche and his coauthors have been keen to criticize the research methods and interpretations of other scientists, e.g. in meta-analysis of placebo. Gøtzsche has also commented on meta-analysis, the editorial independence of medical journals and medical ghostwriting.