Researchers at the Division of Transplantation Surgery
Bo Göran Ericzon
Professor, Senior physician, Head of Division, Division of Transplantation SurgeryTeaching areas
Organtransplantation. Liver cell transplantation.
Research areas
Liver transplantation. Ischemia-reperfusion studies with microdialysis technique. Domino liver transplantation and liver transplantation of familiar amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP). Combined liver- and stemcell transplantation of liver cancer. Liver cell transplantation.
Erik Berglund
M.D, Ph.D, Associate ProfessorTeaching area
Current areas: Transplantation Immunology. Transplantation surgery. Biochemistry. Histology.
Previous areas: Physiology. Endocrinology. Anatomy. Basic research in cancer.
Research area
Current areas: Transplantation tolerance, novel immunosuppression treatments in allo- and xenotransplantation, organ machine perfusion, ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Previous areas: Parathyroid pathology. Basic research in diabetes.
Ewa Ellis
Isolation of HepatocytesHelena Maria Genberg
Bloodgroup incompatible organtransplantationCarl Jorns
Researcher, assistant chief physicianTeaching area
Organ donation,donation after circulatory death, liver transplantation, cell transplantation, transplantation surgery, chirurgia minor, medical student mentoring.
Research area
Carl Jorns’ research involves translational research in organ donation and transplantation as well as regenerative medicine. Current research projects include neonatal organ donation, experimental and clinical hepatocyte transplantation.
Makiko Kumagai-Braesch
Senior researcher, M.D, Ph.DTeaching area
Immunology, immunosuppressive drugs, preclinical methods for pancreatic islet isolation characterization
Research area
Tolerance induction by cell therapy in liver transplantation, preclinical research for pancreatic islet isolation and transplantation.
Torbjörn Lundgren
Pancreas islet and organtransplantationGreg Nowak
Machine perfusion of liver graftLars Wennberg
Associate professor, senior physicianTeaching area
Transplantation surgery orientation kidney transplantation. Pancreas transplantation and heart transplantation
Research area
Kidney transplantation, transplantation immunology, ABO-incompatibility, organ preservation, ischemia-reperfusion, immunosuppression, immunological tolerance, transplantation immunized patients, kidney exchange programs, pediatric transplantation, heart transplantation, patient compliance, renal medicine, xenotransplantation.