Annika Janson
Affiliated to Research | Docent
E-mail: annika.janson@ki.se
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset, hiss 1, plan 8 Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: K6 Kvinnors och barns hälsa, K6 Barnendokrinologi, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
Annika Janson is an associate professor in paediatrics at Karolinska Institutet and a paediatrican, senior consultant in the department of Paediatric Endocrinology at Karolinska University Hospital
I am a clinically active paediatrician and paediatric endocrinologist and work in the department of paediatric endocrinology at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, and at the National Childhood Obesity Centre located in Liljeholmen.
I have a keen interest in global health, especially maternal and child health. I have worked in several countries; the latest was Ethiopia with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). I am connected with the Department of Women's and Children's Health (KBH) at Karolinska Institutet.
I am the deputy Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Acta Paediatrica.
I also lead the working group that should give directions for obesity care for children and adolescents in the Stockholm region, "Regional arbetsgrupp barnobesitas (RAGBO)."
Research
My research interests are growth and puberty in children, global health, public health, routine health information systems, childhood obesity, adolescent medicine, bariatric surgery, type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes, thyroid disease, and Addison`s disease.
Articles
- Journal article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2025;114(5):786-787Janson A; Wennergren G; Lagercrantz H
- Journal article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2025;114(5):788-789Janson A
- Journal article: JAMA PEDIATRICS. 2025;179(1):7Janson A; Elinder LS
- Journal article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2024;113(5):850-851Janson A
- Article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2024;70:102505Jarvholm K; Gronowitz E; Janson A; Peltonen M; Sjogren L; Beamish AJ; Dahlgren J; Martensson J; Olbers T
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2024;113(2):276-285Thoren A; Filipsson T; Englund E; Sandstrom O; Janson A; Silfverdal SA
- Journal article: 2023K J; A J; M P; M N; E G; M E; A L; AJ B; J D; L S; T O
- Journal article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2023;112(6):1140-1141Janson A
- Article: LANCET CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH. 2023;7(4):249-260Jarvholm K; Janson A; Peltonen M; Neovius M; Gronowitz E; Engstrom M; Laurenius A; Beamish AJ; Dahlgren J; Sjogren L; Olbers T
- Journal article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2022;111(7):1296-1297Janson A
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(12):e050356Adane A; Adege TM; Ahmed MM; Anteneh HA; Ayalew ES; Berhanu D; Berhanu N; Getnet M; Bishaw T; Busza J; Cherinet E; Dereje M; Desta TH; Dibabe A; Firew HS; Gebrehiwot F; Gebreyohannes E; Gella Z; Girma A; Halefom Z; Jama SF; Janson A; Kemal B; Kiflom A; Mazengiya YD; Mekete K; Mengesha M; Nega MW; Otoro IA; Schellenberg J; Taddele T; Tefera G; Teketel A; Tesfaye M; Tsegaye T; Woldesenbet K; Wondarad Y; Yusuf ZM; Zealiyas K; Zeweli MH; Persson LA; Lemma S
- Article: OBESITY SCIENCE & PRACTICE. 2021;7(6):699-710Janson A; Bohlin A; Johansson B-M; Trygg-Lycke S; Gauffin F; Klaesson S
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2021;105(3):846-851Ngwalangwa F; Katumbi C; Dube Q; Langton J; Baker T; Janson A; Hildenwall H
- Journal article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2021;110:29-30Janson A
- Journal article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2021;110(6):1718-1719Janson A
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2021;110(6):1869-1879Thoren A; Janson A; Persson M
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2021;110(5):1534-1540Bjork A; Dahlgren J; Gronowitz E; Henriksson Wessely F; Janson A; Engstrom M; Sjogren L; Olbers T; Jarvholm K
- Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2021;14(1):1901390Busza J; Lemma S; Janson A; Adem SO; Berhanu D; Defar A; Persson L-A; Kallestal C
- Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2021;14(1):1868961Adane A; Adege TM; Ahmed MM; Anteneh HA; Ayalew ES; Berhanu D; Berhanu N; Beyene MG; Bhattacharya A; Bishaw T; Cherinet E; Dereje M; Desta TH; Dibabe A; Firew HS; Gebrehiwot F; Gebreyohannes E; Gella Z; Girma A; Halefom Z; Jama SF; Kemal B; Kiflom A; Kallestal C; Lemma S; Mazengiya YD; Mekete K; Mengesha M; Nega MW; Otoro IA; Schellenberg J; Taddele T; Tefera G; Teketel A; Tesfaye M; Tsegaye T; Woldesenbet K; Wondarad Y; Yosuf ZM; Zealiyas K; Zeweli MH; Persson LA; Janson A
- Article: PEDIATRIC DIABETES. 2020;21(7):1310-1321Ek AE; Samuelsson U; Janson A; Carlsson A; Elimam A; Marcus C
- Article: OBESITY SCIENCE & PRACTICE. 2020;6(5):516-523Thoren A; Janson A; Englund E; Silfverdal S-A
- Article: CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL TRIALS COMMUNICATIONS. 2020;19:100592Janson A; Jarvholm K; Gronowitz E; Sjogren L; Klaesson S; Engstrom M; Peltonen M; Ekbom K; Dahlgren J; Olbers T
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2020;109(6):1131-1137Torbjornsdotter T; Marosvari-Barna E; Henckel E; Corrias M; Norgren S; Janson A
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 2018;103(1):179-186Eriksson D; Dalin F; Eriksson GN; Landegren N; Bianchi M; Hallgren A; Dahlqvist P; Wahlberg J; Ekwall O; Winqvist O; Catrina S-B; Ronnelid J; Hulting A-L; Lindblad-Toh K; Alimohammadi M; Husebye ES; Knappskog PM; Pielberg GR; Bensing S; Kampe O
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 2017;102(2):379-389Dalin F; Eriksson GN; Dahlqvist P; Hallgren A; Wahlberg J; Ekwall O; Soderberg S; Ronnelid J; Olcen P; Winqvist O; Catrina S-B; Kristrom B; Laudius M; Isaksson M; Stenlid MH; Gustafsson J; Gebre-Medhin G; Bjornsdottir S; Janson A; Akerman A-K; Aman J; Duchen K; Bergthorsdottir R; Johannsson G; Lindskog E; Landin-Olsson M; Elfving M; Waldenstrom E; Hulting A-L; Kampe O; Bensing S
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2011;108(46):2352-2353Janson A; Elimam A; Forsberg L; Torbjörnsdotter T; Ortqvist E
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2011;6(7):e19753Mubi M; Janson A; Warsame M; Martensson A; Kallander K; Petzold MG; Ngasala B; Maganga G; Gustafsson LL; Massele A; Tomson G; Premji Z; Bjorkman A
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 2007;92(11):4101-4106Danielsson P; Janson A; Norgren S; Marcus C
- Journal article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2007;96(6):781-786Janson A
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2005;94(8):1145-1148Elgadi A; Arvidsson CG; Janson A; Marcus C; Costagliola S; Norgren S
- Article: CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL. 2004;74(5):486-491Tsai JA; Janson A; Bucht E; Kindmark H; Marcus C; Stark A; Zemack HR; Torring O
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2002;99(9):899-903Janson A; Alm J; Bremme K; Skjöldebrand-Sparre L; Söder O; Werner S
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2000;97(5):470-471Janson A
- Article: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 1998;43(4):555-558Janson A; Rawet H; Perbeck L; Marcus C
- Article: HORMONE AND METABOLIC RESEARCH. 1997;29(4):164-167Janson A; Marcus C
- Article: BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS. 1995;211(2):426-431DRVOTA V; JANSON A; NORMAN C; SYLVEN C; HAGGBLAD J; BRONNEGARD M; MARCUS C
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 1995;80(5):1712-1716Janson A
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 1995;80(5):1712-1716JANSON A; KARLSSON FA; MICHAJOHANSSON G; BOLME P; BRONNEGARD M; MARCUS C
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All other publications
- Review: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2025;114(1):95-106Jarvholm K; Janson A; Henfridsson P; Neovius M; Sjogren L; Olbers T
- Review: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 2023;108(9):2184-2192Beamish AJ; Ryan Harper E; Jarvholm K; Janson A; Olbers T
- Review: HORMONE RESEARCH IN PAEDIATRICS. 2023;96(6):609-619Janson A; Jarvholm K; Sjogren L; Dahlgren J; Beamish AJ; Gronowitz E; Olbers T
- Review: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(10):e0239683Lemma S; Janson A; Persson L-A; Wickremasinghe D; Kallestal C
- Other: CLINICAL CASE REPORTS. 2019;7(7):1291-1296Janson A; Hallstrom C; Iversen M; Finder M; Elimam A; Nergardh R
- Review: OBESITY REVIEWS. 2006;7(1):1-3Neovius M; Janson A; Rössner S
- Doctoral thesis: 1998Janson A
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2021