Anders Thorell
Professor Emeritus
E-mail: anders.thorell@ki.se
Visiting address: Entrévägen 2, 18257 Danderyd
Postal address: D1 Kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus, D1 KoUr Ersta, 171 77 Stockholm
Part of:
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital
- Surgery and Urology at KI DS
- Research at Ersta Hospital – Anders Thorell's group
About me
- Anders Thorell was appointed Professor of Surgery at the Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital (KI DS) on 1 December 2021.
He received his MD licence in 1991 and obtained his PhD at the same university in 1993. From 1998 to 1999 he was a visiting postdoc researcher at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard University, USA. He was made docent at KI in 1999.
Anders Thorell became a specialist in surgery in 1995. From 1995 to 1998 he was a specialist at Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, and from 1998 to 1999 consultant at Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge. In 1999 he was made consultant at Ersta Hospital with a 25 per cent research position. He was an adjunct professor at KI between 2013 and 2021.
Research
- Anders Thorell’s research evaluates techniques of gastrointestinal surgery, leading to new clinical recommendations. He also studies mechanisms behind the effects of weight-loss surgery.
Articles
- Review: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2026;115(2):235-243Hansson MR; Tsoposidis A; Analatos A; Lundell L; Kostic S; Thorell A; Hakanson B
- Article: ANNALS OF SURGERY. 2026Sillén L; Hansson E; Rellme D; Szabo E; Hedberg S; Orrenius B; Wennerlund J; Stenberg E; Shah K; Thorell A; Olbers T; Andersson E
- Article: SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES. 2026;40(4):3040-3047Johansson S; Runfors C; Sandblom G; Lindkvist B; Thorell A; Hansson MR
- Article: OBESITY SURGERY. 2026;36(4):1628-1636Lundgren E; Laurenius A; Hedberg S; Thorell A; Hagg M; Grehn S; Spetz K; Olbers T; Andersson E
- Article: CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2026;58:106584Andersson M; Thorell A; Henriksson P; Kallner A; Wallen H; Lindahl TL; Agren A
- Article: CELL METABOLISM. 2026;38(2):419-433.e9Jalkanen J; Zhong J; Nankam PAN; Bhalla N; Elmastas M; Luo J; Weinbrenner S; Frendo-Cumbo S; Pesti B; Gourash W; Courcoulas A; Loureiro ZY; Dietrich A; Backdahl J; Thorell A; Buggert M; Kalucka J; Emont MP; Rosen ED; Blueher M; Kovacs P; Stahl PL; Massier L; Ryden M; Mejhert N
- Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2025;23(13):2468-2476.e7Forss A; Hansson MR; Holmberg D; Thuresson M; Ebrahimi F; Elbe P; Klevebro F; Hakanson B; Thorell A; Ludvigsson JF
- Article: JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH. 2025;9:e71911Amirpour A; Saarijärvi M; Eckerblad J; Markovic G; Thorell A; Nilsson U; Bergman L
- Article: HERNIA. 2025;29(1):303Novik B; Sandblom G; Thorell A
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 2025;110(10):e3193-e3202Andersson M; Agren A; Henriksson P; Wallen H; Thorell A
- Article: BJS-BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2025;112(9):znaf169Lindmark M; Tall J; Darkahi B; Osterberg J; Strigard K; Thorell A; Gunnarsson U
- Article: CLINICAL OBESITY. 2025;15(4):e70009Jaensson M; Dahlberg K; Cao Y; Thorell A; Osterberg J; Nilsson U; Stenberg E
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2025;20(7):e0328136Westerberg LJS; Dedic B; Naslund E; Thorell A; Spalding KL
- Article: JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC ONCOLOGY. 2025;16(6):102280Danielsson J; Andersson M; Nygren-Bonnier M; Thorell A; Soop M; Sturesson C; Egenvall M; Rydwik E
- Article: NATURE AGING. 2025;5(6):1046-1062Recurrent somatic mutation and progerin expression in early vascular aging of chronic kidney diseaseRevechon G; Witasp A; Viceconte N; Helgadottir HT; Machtel P; Stefani F; Whisenant D; Sola-Carvajal A; McGuinness D; Abutaleb NO; Artiach G; Arzt EW; Soveri I; Babler A; Ziegler S; Kramann R; Back M; Thorell A; Truskey GA; Wennberg L; Shiels PG; Wernerson A; Stenvinkel P; Eriksson M
- Article: KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL. 2025;107(3):492-507Folestad E; Mehlem A; Ning FC; Oosterveld T; Palombo I; Singh J; Olauson H; Witasp A; Thorell A; Stenvinkel P; Ebefors K; Nystrom J; Eriksson U; Falkevall A
- Article: CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2025;45:156-164Stenberg E; Laurenius A; Thorell A
- Article: TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. 2025;275:32-47Arefin S; Mudrovcic N; Hobson S; Pietrocola F; Ebert T; Ward LJ; Witasp A; Hernandez L; Wennberg L; Lundgren T; Steinmetz-Spah J; Larsson K; Thorell A; Bruno S; Marengo M; Cantaluppi V; Stenvinkel P; Kublickiene K
- Article: CLINICAL ENDOSCOPY. 2024;57(6):768-774Elbe P; Ost A; Mellbom L; Thorell A; Hakanson B; Klevebro F; Lindblad M
- Article: AGING CELL. 2024;23(11):e14295Dedic B; Westerberg L; Solis AM; Dumont KD; Ruas JL; Thorell A; Naslund E; Spalding KL
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All other publications
- Study protocol: TRIALS. 2026;27(1):281Dackhammar JB; Tsoposidis A; Wallenius V; Kostic S; Cengiz Y; Linder G; Jeremiasen M; Analatos A; Lundell L; Hakanson B; Thorell A; Hansson MR
- Letter: BJS-BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2025;112(10):znaf187Hedberg S; Stenberg E; Osterberg J; Andersson E; Peltonen M; Naslund E; Neovius M; Thorell A; Olbers T; Ottosson J
- Corrigendum: TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. 2025;276:38Arefin S; Mudrovcic N; Hobson S; Pietrocola F; Ebert T; Ward LJ; Witasp A; Hernandez L; Wennberg L; Lundgren T; Steinmetz-Spah J; Larsson K; Thorell A; Bruno S; Marengo M; Cantaluppi V; Stenvinkel P; Kublickiene K
- Study protocol: BMJ OPEN. 2023;13(7):e070404Amirpour A; Eckerblad J; Thorell A; Bergman L; Nilsson U
- Letter: BJS-BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2023;110(5):615Hakanson BS; Analatos A; Thorell A
- Study protocol: TRIALS. 2023;24(1):41Andersson M; Egenvall M; Danielsson J; Thorell A; Sturesson C; Soop M; Nygren-Bonnier M; Rydwik E
- Letter: OBESITY SURGERY. 2022;32(12):4092-4093Stenberg E; Gustafsson UO; Ljungqvist O; Thorell A
- Corrigendum: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2022;46(4):752Stenberg E; dos Reis Falcao LF; O'Kane M; Liem R; Pournaras DJ; Salminen P; Urman RD; Wadhwa A; Gustafsson UO; Thorell A
- Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. 2022;234(3):311-325Novik B; Sandblom G; Ansorge C; Thorell A
- Meeting abstract: BJS-BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2021;108:znab396.038Novik B; Sandblom G; Ansorge C; Thorell A
- Letter: BJS-BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2021;108(11):e390Analatos A; Hakanson BS; Lundell L; Lindblad M; Thorell A
- Editorial: SURGERY FOR OBESITY AND RELATED DISEASES. 2021;17(9):1547-1548Thorell A
- Letter: BJS-BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2021;108(7):e253Hakanson B; Thorell A
- Editorial: SURGERY FOR OBESITY AND RELATED DISEASES. 2020;16(12):1926-1927Thorell A
- Published conference paper: BJS-BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2020;107(13):1731-1740Analatos A; Hakanson BS; Lundell L; Lindblad M; Thorell A
- Letter: ANNALS OF SURGERY. 2019;270(6):e83-e84Soop M; Nygren J; Thorell A
- Study protocol: CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL TRIALS. 2019;84:105809Hedberg S; Olbers T; Petone M; Osterberg J; Wiren M; Ottosson J; Thorell A; Neovius M; Tolgersson J; Naslund I; Naslund E; Laurenius A; Berggren J; Andersson E
- Editorial: SURGERY FOR OBESITY AND RELATED DISEASES. 2018;14(4):445Thorell A; Gerber P
- Corrigendum: DIABETOLOGIA. 2016;59(12):2728Arner P; Sahlqvist A-S; Sinha I; Xu H; Yao X; Waterworth D; Rajpal D; Loomis AK; Freudenberg JM; Johnson T; Thorell A; Naslund E; Ryden M; Dahlman I
- Editorial: SURGERY FOR OBESITY AND RELATED DISEASES. 2016;12(7):1327-1328Thorell A
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Employments
- Professor Emeritus, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2028
- Professor/Senior Physician, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2025
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 2020-2021
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 2013-2020
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 1998