Baldvin Jonsson
Professor Emeritus/Emerita
E-mail: baldvin.jonsson@ki.se
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset, hiss 1, plan 8 Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: K6 Kvinnors och barns hälsa, K6 Neonatologi, Obstetrik, Gynekologi och Reproduktiv hälsa, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- Adjunct Professor of Neonatology at the Department of Women’s and
Children’s Health from May 1, 2020.
Primary position: Senior physician at Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital.
Research
- Baldvin Jónsson is a neonatal physician who is engaged in research focusing
on improving the care for premature babies. Since the 1990s, he has been
studying bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) – a form of chronic lung disease
resulting from damage to the lungs that often afflicts premature babies who
have received respiratory assistance. In Sweden, 300-400 children are born
extremely preterm each year, of whom about 40 percent suffer from BPD.
Jónsson has been involved in systematically assessing the basic mechanisms
of the disease: how overpressure and level of oxygen content causes an
inflammation in the immature lung that interferes with its development.
He has also evaluated how harmful various existing technologies for
respiratory assistance are, plus in recent years been involved in developing
a new, less intrusive, technology, referred to as rPAP. An international
randomised study evaluating rPAP has just been concluded and the results are
expected to be released within a few months. Jónsson is now preparing for
longterm follow-ups of older children – and possibly young adults – who
have had BPD.
/Text: From Cell to Society, 2020/
Articles
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2025;114(8):1817-1824Wejryd E; Marchini G; Bang P; Jonsson B; Aden U; Abrahamsson T
- Article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION. 2024;109(6):638-642Baldursdottir S; Gunnarsdottir K; Donaldsson S; Jonsson B; Drevhammar T
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS. 2024;12:1404350Tyden KO; Burgos CM; Jonsson B; Nordenstam F
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2024;113(1):48-55Arwehed S; Axelin A; Bjorklund LJ; Blomqvist YT; Heiring C; Jonsson B; Klingenberg C; Metsaranta M; agren J; Lehtonen L
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2023;112(7):1422-1433Norman M; Petersen JP; Stensvold HJ; Thorkelsson T; Helenius K; Andersson CB; Cueto HO; Domellof M; Gissler M; Heino A; Hakansson S; Jonsson B; Klingenberg C; Lehtonen L; Metsaranta M; Ronnestad AE; Trautner S
- Article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION. 2023;108(3):232-236Gunnarsdottir K; Falk M; Baldursdottir S; Donaldsson S; Jonsson B; Drevhammar T
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2023;112(4):719-725Baldursdottir S; Donaldsson S; Palleri E; Drevhammar T; Jonsson B
- Article: JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY. 2023;43(3):317-323Kjellberg M; Sanchez-Crespo A; Jonsson B
- Article: NEONATOLOGY. 2023;120(2):250-256Donaldsson S; Palleri E; Jonsson B; Drevhammar T
- Article: NEONATOLOGY. 2023;120(1):142-152Norman M; Jonsson B; Soederling J; Bjoerklund LJ; Hakansson S
- Article: SEMINARS IN FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE. 2022;27(2):101328Norman M; Jonsson B; Wallstrom L; Sindelar R
- Article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION. 2021;106(6):663-667Falk M; Gunnarsdottir K; Baldursdottir S; Donaldsson S; Jonsson B; Drevhammar T
- Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 2021;237:154-161.e3Pierce CM; Zhang MH; Jonsson B; Iorga D; Cheruvu N; Balagtas CC; Steinhorn RH
- Article: JAMA PEDIATRICS. 2021;175(9):911-918Donaldsson S; Drevhammar T; Li Y; Bartocci M; Rettedal SI; Lundberg F; Odelberg-Johnson P; Szczapa T; Thordarson T; Pilypiene I; Thorkelsson T; Soderstrom L; Chijenas V; Jonsson B
- Article: MICROORGANISMS. 2021;9(5):915Spreckels JE; Wejryd E; Marchini G; Jonsson B; de Vries DH; Jenmalm MC; Landberg E; Sverremark-Ekstrom E; Marti M; Abrahamsson T
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2021;110(3):811-817Drevhammar T; Berg N; Nilsson K; Jonsson B; Wittberg LP
- Article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION. 2020;105(6):669-671Donaldsson S; Naver L; Jonsson B; Drevhammar T
- Article: JOURNAL OF PERINATAL MEDICINE. 2020;49(1):104-110Greenough A; Decobert F; Field D; Hallman M; Hummler HD; Jonsson B; Sanchez Luna M; Van Overmeire B; Carnielli VP; Potenziano JL; Mercier J-C
- Article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION. 2020;105(5):550-554Baldursdottir S; Falk M; Donaldsson S; Jonsson B; Drevhammar T
- Article: PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY. 2019;54(5):602-609Kjellberg M; Sanchez-Crespo A; Jonsson B
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2019;108(1):62-69Wejryd E; Marchini G; Frimmel V; Jonsson B; Abrahamsson T
- Article: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS. 2018;93:782-789Odeberg J; Wirsen A; Norberg A; Frie J; Printz G; Lagercrantz H; Gudmundsson GH; Agerberth B; Jonsson B
- Article: NUTRIENTS. 2018;10(10):1556Wejryd E; Marti M; Marchini G; Werme A; Jonsson B; Landberg E; Abrahamsson TR
- Article: PEDIATRICS. 2018;142(Suppl 1):S533-S538Domellof M; Jonsson B
- Article: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. 2018;24(9):1004-1009Nordberg V; Jonsson K; Giske CG; Iversen A; Aspevall O; Jonsson B; Camporeale A; Norman M; Naver L
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2017;106(11):1760-1766Falk M; Donaldsson S; Jonsson B; Drevhammar T
- Article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION. 2017;102(3):F203-F207Donaldsson S; Drevhammar T; Taittonen L; Klemming S; Jonsson B
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2017;106(3):382-386Heiring C; Jonsson B; Andersson S; Bjorklund LJ
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2015;104(11):1077-1083Boubred F; Herlenius E; Bartocci M; Jonsson B; Vanpee M
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(7):e0133432Donaldsson S; Falk M; Jonsson B; Drevhammar T
- Article: RESPIRATORY CARE. 2015;60(7):1000-1006Drevhammar T; Nilsson K; Zetterstrom H; Jonsson B
- Article: PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY. 2013;48(12):1206-1213Kjellberg M; Bjoerkman K; Rohdin M; Sanchez-Crespo A; Jonsson B
- Article: PEDIATRICS. 2013;132(3):E695-E703Durrmeyer X; Hummler H; Sanchez-Luna M; Carnielli VP; Field D; Greenough A; Van Overmeire B; Jonsson B; Hallman M; Mercier J-C; Marlow N; Johnson S; Baldassarre J
- Article: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2013;369(7):611-620Kirpalani H; Millar D; Lemyre B; Yoder BA; Chiu A; Roberts RS
- Article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION. 2013;98(4):F323-F326van Kaam AH; De Jaegere AP; Rimensberger PC
- Article: PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2013;14(4):e196-e201Drevhammar T; Nilsson K; Zetterstrom H; Jonsson B
- Article: PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2012;13(2):e113-e119Drevhammar T; Nilsson K; Zetterstrom H; Jonsson B
- Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY. 2011;46(11):2047-2053Bjorkman KC; Kjellberg M; Bergstrom SE; Jonsson B; Lindahl S; Radell P; Rohdin M; Sanchez-Crespo A
- Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 2010;157(5):767-U101van Kaam AH; Rimensberger PC; Borensztajn D; De Jaegere AP
- Article: LANCET. 2010;376(9738):346-354Mercier J-C; Hummler H; Durrmeyer X; Sanchez-Luna M; Carnielli V; Field D; Greenough A; Van Overmeire B; Jonsson B; Hallman M; Baldassarre J
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2010;99(6):854-860Dewhurst C; Ibrahim H; Gothberg S; Jonsson B; Subhedar N
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2009;98(6):996-1001Nagy Z; Jonsson B
- Article: NUCLEAR MEDICINE COMMUNICATIONS. 2008;29(2):173-177Sanchez-Crespo A; Rohdin M; Carlsson C; Bergstrom SE; Larsson SA; Jacobsson H; Lindahl S; Jonsson B
- Article: JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY. 2007;27(7):422-427Bohlin K; Gudmundsdottir T; Katz-Salamon M; Jonsson B; Blennow M
- Article: TRANSFUSION. 2007;47(5):911-917Wikman A; Edner A; Gryfelt G; Jonsson B; Henter J-I
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2007;96(1):10-16Vanpee M; Walfridsson-Schultz U; Katz-Salamon M; Zupancic JAF; Pursley D; Jonsson B
- Article: PEDIATRICS. 2006;118(5):1858-1863Bizzarro MJ; Hussain N; Jonsson B; Feng R; Ment LR; Gruen JR; Zhang H; Bhandari V
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2005;102(50):3880-3882Lönnqvist P-A; Jonsson B
- Article: INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE. 2005;31(7):959-964Lindwall R; Blennow M; Svensson M; Jonsson B; Berggren-Boström E; Flanby M; Lönnqvist PA; Frostell C; Norman M
- Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 2003;143(6):713-719Ahola T; Lapatto R; Raivio KO; Selander B; Stigson L; Jonsson B; Jonsbo F; Esberg G; Stövring S; Kjartansson S; Stiris T; Lossius K; Virkola K; Fellman V
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2001;98(49):5626-5629Jónsson B
- Article: NEONATOLOGY. 2001;80(2):124-132Li YH; Brauner A; Jonsson B; Van der Ploeg I; Söder O; Holst M; Jensen JS; Lagercrantz H; Tullus K
- Article: NEONATOLOGY. 2001;79(1):21-26Artlich A; Jónsson B; Bhiladvala M; Lönnqvist PA; Gustafsson LE
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2000;89(12):1449-1455Jónsson B; Eriksson M; Söder O; Broberger U; Lagercrantz H
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2000;89(11):1375-1380Jónsson B; Li YH; Noack G; Brauner A; Tullus K
- Article: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 2000;48(1):114-119Li YH; Brauner A; Jonsson B; Van der Ploeg I; Söder O; Holst M; Jensen JS; Lagercrantz H; Tullus K
- Article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION. 2000;83(1):F1-F6Katz-Salamon M; Gerner EM; Jonsson B; Lagercrantz H
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 1999;96(13):1571-1576Blennow M; Jonsson B; Dahlström A; Sarman I; Bohlin K; Robertson B
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 1998;87(10):1079-1084Jónsson B; Rylander M; Faxelius G
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 1997;86(11):1229-1235Schedin U; Norman M; Gustafsson LE; Jonsson B; Frostell C
- Article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION. 1997;77(3):F198-F201Jonsson B; Tullus K; Brauner A; Lu Y; Noack G
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS, SUPPLEMENT. 1997;86:4-10Jonsson B; KatzSalamon M; Faxelius G; Broberger U; Lagercrantz H
- Article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION. 1996;75(1):F4-F9KatzSalamon M; Eriksson M; Jonsson B
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 1995;84(10):1188-1192LONNQVIST PA; JONSSON B; WINBERG P; FROSTELL CG
- Article: PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY. 1995;20(2):101-106KATZSALAMON M; JONSSON B; LAGERCRANTZ H
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All other publications
- Editorial comment: PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY. 2023;58(1):18-19Jonsson B; Drevhammar T; Donaldsson S
- Review: NEONATOLOGY. 2022;119(4):418-427Development and Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model in Extremely Low Gestational Age NeonatesMoreira A; Benvenuto D; Fox-Good C; Alayli Y; Evans M; Jonsson B; Hakansson S; Harper N; Kim J; Norman M; Bruschettini M
- Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2019;116:FR6ILey D; Abrahamsson T; Domellöf M; Jonsson B; Hagberg H; Hellström A
- Editorial comment: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2018;107(10):1667-1668Jonsson B
- Review: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2009;98(9):1400-1408Verder H; Bohlin K; Kamper J; Lindwall R; Jonsson B
- Published conference paper: NEONATOLOGY. 2008;93(4):309-315Bohlin K; Jonsson B; Gustafsson A-S; Blennow M
- Meeting abstract: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 2004;56(3):469Bohlin K; Gudmundsdottir T; Jonsson B; Blennow M
- Meeting abstract: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 1999;45(6):897Artlich A; Jónsson B; Bhiladvala M; Lönnqvist PA; Lagercrantz H; Gustafsson LE
- Meeting abstract: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 1999;45(6):892Li YH; Brauner A; Jonsson B; Söder O; Jensen JS; Lagercrantz H; Tullus K
- Meeting abstract: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 1999;45(4):310ALi YH; Brauner A; Jonsson B; Jensen JS; Soder O; Lagercrantz H; Tullus K
- Doctoral thesis: 1998Jónsson B
Employments
- Professor Emeritus/Emerita, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska institutet, 2009
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 1998