Björn Fischler

Björn Fischler

Adjunct Professor
Visiting address: Enheten för pediatrik, Novum, Blickagången 6A, 14157 Huddinge
Postal address: H9 Klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik, H9 CLINTEC Pediatrik, 141 52 Huddinge
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About me

  • Adjunct Professor of Paediatrics specialising in liver diseases at the
    Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology as of 1 January
    2021. Primary position: Senior consultant at the Astrid Lindgren Children’s
    Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital

Research

  • Björn Fischler’s research deals with liver disease in children,
    particularly different forms of cholestasis. His research is conducted within
    international networks and in collaboration with preclinical groups. Fischler
    has demonstrated an association between cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and
    biliary atresia. He now intends to study whether anti-CMV medication can
    improve the severe prognosis.
    Fischler has planned and participated in an international clinical study
    showing that a new drug effectively mitigates the symptoms of the cholestatic
    condition PFIC and probably improves survival rates. The phase III study has
    recently been concluded and the drug has been licensed in Europe and USA. For
    another cholestatic disease, Alagille's syndrome, which also affects other
    organs as well as trhe immune system, Fischler is collaborating with Emma
    Andersson’s research group at KI, which has developed a mouse model. This,
    in combination with clinical data from patients, can be used to explain
    pathophysiologies and test new therapies.

Articles

  • Article: PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION. 2026;30(7):e70379
    Dona D; Liberati C; Aidala E; Bekassy Z; Bjerre A; Bordon V; Sanchez DB; Bouts AHM; Bravo-Gallego LY; Casotti V; Catalano S; Costa-Reis P; Cucinotta U; Debray D; De Jong H; De la Cerda-ojeda F; De la Serna O; Ferreira S; Fischler B; Guereta LG; Gil N; Vincent MG; Gran-Ipina F; Grenda R; Grima D; Herden U; Hierro ML; Huerta J; Jahnukainen T; Jankauskiene A; Kalicinski P; Kotz K; Lopes MF; Gonzales ML; Madrid A; Mercadal-Hally M; Marsal J; Marzollo A; Mellgren K; Mendoza-Palomar N; Mutschler F; Odermarsky M; De Mendoza JMP-H; Peruzzi L; Pietrobattista A; Pinon M; Prytula A; Ramos EB; Ranucci G; Rascon J; Saglio F; Sandes AR; Sciveres M; Schwerk N; Sharif K; Sorensen SS; Stephenne X; Sweeney C; Texeira A; Tepel M; Turkiewicz D; Vainumae I; Verma A; Wahlander H; Warrington A; Wennberg L; Westphal S; Willemse BWM; Wolfs T; Zarauza A; Benetti E; Hernandez-Oliveros F
  • Article: JOURNAL OF INHERITED METABOLIC DISEASE. 2026;49(2):e70173
    Scaglione M; Brassier A; Wiedemann A; Jankowska I; Pawlowska J; Lamireau T; Bridoux-henno L; Douillard C; Casswall T; Cucinotta U; Gaschignard M; Socha P; Feillet F; Fischler B; Samara-boustani D; Schiaffino MC; Schiff M; De Lonlay P; Lacaille F
  • Article: LIVER INTERNATIONAL. 2025;45(12):e70423
    Perez CFM; Vandriel SM; Gonzales EM; Wang J-S; Li L-T; She H; Jankowska I; Czubkowski P; Gliwicz-miedzinska D; Jacquemin E; Bouligand J; D'antiga L; Nicastro E; Fischler B; Arnell H; Siew SM; Stormon M; Loomes KM; Piccoli DA; Rand EB; Squires JE; Karpen SJ; Romero R; Kasahara M; Onal Z; Sokal E; Demaret T; Wiecek S; Lacaille F; Debray D; Hardikar W; Shankar S; Valentino PL; Sundaram SS; Ebel NH; Feinstein JA; Waisbourd-zinman O; Lin HC; Rock N; Verkade HJ; Jensen MK; Jaramillo C; Kim KM; Oh SH; Brecemiclj J; Alam S; Indolfi G; Blondet N; Fawaz R; Nastasio S; Calvo PL; Nebbia G; Arikan C; Larson-nath C; Zizzo AN; Sandahl TD; Tzivinikos C; El-koofy NM; Elmonem MA; Aqul AA; Karnsakul W; Bulut P; Kerkar N; Wolters VM; Roberts AJ; Evans HM; Sanchez MC; Cavalieri ML; Kelly DA; Hartley J; Lee WS; Hajinicolaou C; Lertudomphonwanit C; Fischer RT; Bernabeu JQ; Quiros-Tejeira RE; Ferreira CT; Carvalho E; Eshun J; Zellos A; Dezsofi A; Pinto RB; Schwarz K; Rogalidou M; Garcia J; Tamara ML; Beretta M; Mujawar Q; Santos-Silva E; Busoms CM; Lurz E; Goncalves C; Jimenez-Rivera C; Banales JM; Thompson RJ; Hansen BE; Kamath BM
  • Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2025;8(11):e2545294
    Huysentruyt K; Vandriel SM; Roelants M; Piccoli DA; Loomes KM; Rand EB; Ebel NH; Feinstein JA; Jankowska I; Czubkowski P; Gliwicz-Miedzinska D; Gonzales EM; Jacquemin E; Bouligand J; Karpen SJ; Romero R; Lin HC; Fischler B; Arnell H; Li L-T; Wang J-S; Fawaz R; Nastasio S; Kim KM; Oh SH; D'antiga L; Nicastro E; Fischer RT; Siew SM; Stormon M; Lertudomphonwanit C; Hardikar W; Shankar S; Squires JE; Sundaram SS; Larson-Nath C; Kelly DA; Hartley J; Bulut P; Jensen MK; Jaramillo C; Roberts AJ; Evans HM; Sokal EM; Demaret T; Verkade HJ; Thompson RJ; Hansen BE; Cole TJ; Kamath BM; Debray D; Lacaille F; Brecelj J; El-Koofy NM; Elmonem MA; Lee WS; Sanchez MC; Cavalieri ML; Hajinicolaou C; Schwarz KB; Carvalho E; Rock N; Karnsakul W; Quiros-Tejeira RE; Alam S; Nebbia G; Mozer-Glassberg Y; Valentino PL; Santos-Silva E; Onal Z; Dezsofi-Gottl A; Melere M; Legarda Tamara M; Eshun J; Zellos A; Indolfi G; Rogalidou M; Blondet N; Luigi Calvo P; Beretta M; Zizzo AN; Arikan C; Kasahara M; Kerkar N; Aqul AA; Wolters VM; Borges Pinto R; Quintero Bernabeu J; Garcia J; Wiecek S; Tzivinikos C; Mujawar Q; Jimenez-Rivera C; Molera Busoms C; Goncalves C; Bujanda L
  • Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 2025;284:114635
    Jorgensen MH; Almaas R; Kharrazi G; Urbonas V; Kvistgaard H; Wollen E; Andreassen BU; Casswall T; Fischler B
  • Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY. 2025;60(9):162404
    Hukkinen M; Fischler B; Liliemark U; Gatzinsky V; Ekvall N; Almaas R; Elmi H; Madadi-Sanjani O; Obed M; Christensen VB; Helt TW; Johansen LS; Davenport M; Pakarinen MP
  • Article: LIVER INTERNATIONAL. 2025;45(9):e70251
    Vandriel SM; Li L-T; She H; Wang J-S; Loomes KM; Piccoli DA; Jankowska I; Czubkowski P; Gliwicz-Miedzinska D; D'Antiga L; Nicastro E; Lacaille F; Debray D; Sokal EM; Demaret T; Fawaz RL; Nastasio S; Kim KM; Oh SH; Fischler B; Arnell H; Larson-Nath C; Hardikar W; Shankar S; Sundaram SS; Chaidez A; Bulut P; Calvo PL; Kasahara M; Blondet N; Lurz E; Kavallar A-M; Gonzales EM; Jacquemin E; Bouligand J; Ebel NH; Feinstein JA; Siew SM; Stormon MO; Karpen SJ; Romero R; Jensen MK; Jaramillo C; Squires JE; Bedoyan SM; Kelly DA; Hartley J; Verkade HJ; Lee WS; Lertudomphonwanit C; Fischer RT; Lin HC; Rock N; Mozer-Glassberg Y; Roberts AJ; Evans HM; Karnsakul W; Nebbia G; Wolters VM; Valentino PL; Quintero Bernabeu J; Aqul AA; Arikan C; Legarda Tamara M; Molera Busoms C; Sandahl TD; Indolfi G; Zizzo AN; Zellos A; Quiros-Tejeira RE; Santos-Silva E; Schwarz KB; Brecelj J; Camila Sanchez M; Lorena Cavalieri M; Tzivinikos C; Wiecek S; Eshun J; Kerkar N; Mujawar Q; Onal Z; Goncalves C; Garcia J; Alam S; Jimenez-Rivera C; Bujanda L; Thompson RJ; Hansen BE; Spinner NB; Gilbert MA; Kamath BM
  • Journal article: JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. 2025;82:s724-s725
    de Groot ADE; Nomden M; Afonso PM; Gonzaleès E; Keitel-Anselmino V; Sturm E; Thompson RJ; Arnell H; Fischler B; Cananzi M; Dezsoèfi A; D’Antiga L; Di Giorgio A; Grammatikopoulos T; Indolfi G; Jankowska I; Rock N; Shteyer E; Vogel G-F; Wang J-S; Hansen BE; Mian P; Verkade HJ
  • Article: INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2024;56(10):907-917
    Swartling L; Engman M-L; Eriksen J; Fischler B; Friman V; Hobell H; Ljungman P; Mellgren K; Naver L; Nystroem K; Otto G; Pauksens K; Pettersson K; Ryden I; Westman G; Magnusson J
  • Article: JPGN REP. 2024;5(3):303-308
    Liliemark U; Psaros Einberg A; Svensson JF; Fischler B
  • Article: HEPATOLOGY. 2024;79(6):1279-1292
    Hansen BE; Vandriel SM; Vig P; Garner W; Mogul DB; Loomes KM; Piccoli DA; Rand EB; Jankowska I; Czubkowski P; Gliwicz-Miedzinska D; Gonzales EM; Jacquemin E; Bouligand J; D'Antiga L; Nicastro E; Arnell H; Fischler B; Sokal E; Demaret T; Siew S; Stormon M; Karpen SJ; Romero R; Ebel NH; Feinstein JA; Roberts AJ; Evans HM; Sundaram SS; Chaidez A; Hardikar W; Shankar S; Fischer RT; Lacaille F; Debray D; Lin HC; Jensen MK; Jaramillo C; Karthikeyan P; Indolfi G; Verkade HJ; Larson-Nath C; Quiros-Tejeira RE; Valentino PL; Rogalidou M; Dezsofi A; Squires JE; Schwarz K; Calvo PL; Bernabeu JQ; Zizzo AN; Nebbia G; Bulut P; Santos-Silva E; Fawaz R; Nastasio S; Karnsakul W; Tamara ML; Busoms CM; Kelly DA; Sandahl TD; Jimenez-Rivera C; Banales JM; Mujawar Q; Li L-T; She H; Wang J-S; Kim KM; Oh SH; Sanchez MC; Cavalieri ML; Lee WS; Hajinicolaou C; Lertudomphonwanit C; Waisbourd-Zinman O; Arikan C; Alam S; Carvalho E; Melere M; Eshun J; Onal Z; Desai DM; Wiecek S; Pinto RB; Wolters VM; Garcia J; Beretta M; Kerkar N; Brecelj J; Rock N; Lurz E; Blondet N; Shah U; Thompson RJ; Kamath BM
  • Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION. 2024;78(4):957-972
    Indolfi G; Gonzalez-Peralta RP; Jonas MM; Sayed MH-E; Fischler B; Sokal E; Wirth S; Nicastro E
  • Article: ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES. 2023;18(1):383
    Gardin A; Ruiz M; Beime J; Cananzi M; Rathert M; Rohmer B; Grabhorn E; Almes M; Logarajah V; Pena-Quintana L; Casswall T; Darmellah-Remil A; Reyes-Dominguez A; Barkaoui E; Hierro L; Baquero-Montoya C; Baumann U; Fischler B; Gonzales E; Davit-Spraul A; Laplanche S; Jacquemin E
  • Journal article: WFUMB ULTRASOUND OPEN. 2023;1(2):100024
    Torres A; Fischler B; Koskinen SK
  • Article: PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION. 2023;27(7):e14589
    Dona D; Bravo-Gallego LY; Remacha EF; Cananzi M; Gastaldi A; Canizalez JT; Stephenne X; Lacaille F; Lindemans C; Calore E; Galea N; Benetti E; Nachbaur E; Sandes AR; Teixeira A; Ferreira S; Klaudel-Dreszler M; Ackermann O; Boyer O; Espinosa L; Guereta LG; Sciveres M; Fischler B; Schwerk N; Neland M; Nicastro E; Dello Strologo L; Toporski J; Vainumae I; Rascon J; Urbonas V; del Rosal T; Lopez-Granados E; Perilongo G; Baker A; Vega PJ
  • Article: TRANSPLANTATION. 2023;107(11):2394-2405
    Hartleif S; Hodson J; Lloyd C; Cousin VL; Czubkowski P; D'Antiga L; Debray D; Demetris A; Di Giorgio A; Evans HM; Fischler B; Gonzales E; Gouw ASH; Hubscher SG; Jacquemin E; Lacaille F; Malenicka S; McLin VA; Markiewicz-Kijewska M; Mazariegos GV; Rajanayagam JK; Scheenstra R; Singer S; Smets F; Sokal E; Squires JE; Sturm E; Verkade H; Kelly DA
  • Article: TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL. 2023;36:11729
    Carbone M; Della Penna A; Mazzarelli C; De Martin E; Villard C; Bergquist A; Line PD; Neuberger JM; Al-Shakhshir S; Trivedi PJ; Baumann U; Cristoferi L; Hov J; Fischler B; Hadzic NH; Debray D; D'Antiga L; Selzner N; Belli LS; Nadalin S
  • Journal article: JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. 2023;78:s433
    Verboven E; Van Hul NKM; Hankeova S; Adori C; Ellis E; Fischler B; Andersson E
  • Article: HEPATOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS. 2023;7(3):e0031
    Gonzalez-Peralta RP; Wirth S; Squires RH; Mutschler F; Lang T; Pawlowska M; Sluzewski W; Majda-Stanislawska E; Fischler B; Balistreri WF; Jonas MM; Blondet N; Rosenthal P; Alkhouri N; Romero R; Grandhi A; Castronuovo P; Caro L; Du L; Rosenbloom DIS; Haber BA
  • Article: PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL. 2023;39(1):117
    Liliemark U; Svensson JF; Fischler B
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Employments

  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2028

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2003
  • Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 1998

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