Research Groups at the Division of Surgery and Oncology
Emergency and Trauma Surgery
Research fields
- Emergency- and trauma surgery
- Gallstone disease
- Hernia surgery
- Acute ERAS (Enhanced Revocery After Surgery) and perioperative care
- Surgical simulators and Learning
- Screening
Researchers
Folke Hammarqvist, MD, PhD, Associate Professor
Rebecka Ahl, MD, PhD
Ulf Fränneby, MD, PhD
Ann Kjellin, MD, PhD
PhD-students
John Thörling
Agnieszka Popowicz
Hanna Ribbing-Wilén
The research group for esophageal and gastric cancer
Research group leader: Professor Magnus Nilsson
Main research areas
- Heredity in esophageal and gastric cancer.
- Basic and translational research on adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and stomach is conducted in close collaboration with Andrea Ponzetta's lab at CIM, MedH, KI.
- Project on peritoneal metastases in gastric cancer, including basic research, clinical trials and translational projects focused on intraperitoneal administration of new treatments.
- Randomized studies in esophageal and gastric cancer
- NeoRes2 - randomized study on the timing of surgery after completion of chemotherapy in esophageal cancer.
- NEEDS - randomized trial. Mandatory surgery versus surgery as needed after chemoradiotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
- EPICURE – Randomized phase II study on PIPAC as an adjuvant in the curative treatment of gastric cancer with a high risk of peritoneal recurrence.
- IPa-Gastric – Randomized phase II-III study on intraperitoneal cytostatic treatment in gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases.
- Studies on quality of life and symptoms after surgery in esophageal and gastric cancer.
- Epidemiological studies on esophageal and gastric cancer based on various national registers.
Researchers
Magnus Nilsson, Professor
Mats Lindblad,Professor
Ioannis Rouvelas, Associate Professor
Fredrik Klevebro, Associate Professor
Maria Gustafsson Liljefors, Associate Professor
Berit Sunde, PhD
Gabriella Alexandersson von Döbeln, PhD
Maria Lampi, PhD
Lisa Liu Burström, PhD
Jessica Ericson, PhDnd
Lars Lundell, Professor emeritus
Liver surgery
Supervisors
Christian Sturesson
Cecilia Strömberg
Ernesto Sparrelid
Bengt Isaksson
Anders Jansson
Eduard Jonas, docent
Lower abdominal surgery
Supervisors
Monika Svanfeldt Consultant surgeon, PhD
Ulf Gunnarsson Professor, Consultant
Pancreas surgery
Supervisors
Ralf Segersvärd Med dr
Marco del Chiari, docent
Johan Permert, professor
Rainer Heuchel
Matthias Löhr, professor
Cancer Cell Invasion – Marco Gerling's research group
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