About me
Current position
- Postdoc, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet
- Resident in pediatrics, Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital, Stockholm
Other commitments
- Adjunct Editor, Acta Paediatrica
- Board member Swedish Pediatric Infectious Disease Society
- Committee member, Committee for Scientific Affairs and Awards, ESPID
- Local representative STRAMA, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm
Doctoral students
- Annika Eklundh (Co-supervisor), registered in 2019
- Martina Wahlund (Co-supervisor) PhD in 2020
Funding
- KI/Region Stockholm - clinical postdoctorial appointment
- Åke Wiberg foundation
- Frimurarna barnahuset, Stockholm
- Samariten foundation
- Sällskapet barnavård
Research description
I did my doctoral thesis on severe viral respiratory tract infections in children. My current research is focused on pediatric infectious diseases with a particular interest in respiratory infections and I am involved in both clinical and register-based studies:
- Appeasing the wheezing - assessing risk factors for severe respiratory infections and asthma in children
- Trial of Respiratory infections for ENhanced Diagnostics (TREND) - clinical study at Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital with the aim to improve diagnostics and management of pediatric pneumonia
I am also part of the following international consortia:
- EPISODES/REPEM network - Assessing pediatric emergency visits in Europe in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic
- RSV GOLD - Aiming at identifying risk factors for fatal RSV infection in children
Teaching portfolio
Teaching assignments
At Karolinska Institutet
- Teaching assistant, international medical students, clinical rotations in pediatrics, Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital, Stockholm (2022)
- Lecturer, elective course in pediatrics, medical program (2022 - ongoing)
- Mentor medical students, professional development (2016-2021)
- Supervisor degree project in medicine (Araz Haddadi 2020, Beatrice Kvist 2019)
- Co-supervisors degree project in medicine (in total 5 students 2012-2020)
Outside Karolinska Institutet
- Lecturer/co-organizer, winter meeting on pediatric infectious diseases, Stockholm
- Lecturer/co-organizer, SK-course in pediatric infectious diseases for pediatric residents, Malmö
- Moderator/co-organizer Meet the expert sessions, poster sessions European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) conference (2018-2019)
Education
- 2014 - Medical degree, Karolinska Institutet
- 2017 - PhD, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet
Academic honours, awards and prizes
- 2022 - Runner-up, Young Investigator Award, European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP)
- 2020 - Diploma for best supervisor, degree project in medicine, Karolinska Institutet
- 2018 - Runner-up, Rolf Zetterströms price for best pediatric doctoral thesis
- 2017 - Swedish pediatric society’s price for most cited pediatric article
- 2016 - Swedish pediatric society’s price for most cited pediatric article
- 2012 - Laureate Carl Tullus minnesfond