David Freiholtz
Phd Student
E-mail: david.freiholtz@ki.se
Visiting address: BioClinicum, Plan 8,Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K2 Medicin, Solna, K2 Kardio Björck H, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
David Freiholtz is a licensed physician and PhD student at the department of medicine, Solna.
Recipient of Senning scholarship 2024.
Doctoral projects include:
1. Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition – differences between patients with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves
PMID: 371625572. Degenerative aneurysm of the ascending – regulating and driving molecular and cellular mechanisms
PMID: 37698712
3. Initiating factors to the development of degenerative ascending aortopathyPMID: 40740135
4. Transcriptomic subtypes of ascending aortic biology
Research
Ascending aortic aneurysm in relation to aortic valve phenotype.
Teaching
Teaching thoracic anatomy and sonographic radiology at:
Medical program at Karolinska Institutet
Articles
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2025;45(9):1636-1647Freiholtz D; Reyes-Goya C; Lang K; Bergman O; Olsson C; Granbom Koski M; Dismorr M; Osterholm C; Caidahl K; Franco-Cereceda A; Eriksson P; Gistera A; Bjorck HM
- Article: ASIAN HEART J. 2025;1(1):18-37Câsu R-M; Metz L; Freiholtz D; Zheng X; Björck HM; Zheng X
- Journal article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2025;45:awe0014Freiholtz D; Lang K; Bergman O; Olsson C; Koski MG; Dismorr M; Corbascio CO; Caidahl K; Franco-Cereceda A; Eriksson P; Gistera A; Bjorck H
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):667Alloisio M; Siika A; Freiholtz D; Franco-Cereceda A; Roy J; Bjorck HM; Gasser TC
- Journal article: EJVES SHORT REPORTS. 2024;62:s3-s4Freiholtz D; Bergman O; Lång K; Corbascio CÖ; Olsson C; Franco-cereceda A; Eriksson P; Gisterå A; Björck HM
- Article: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM. 2023;101(10):1323-1333Freiholtz D; Bergman O; Pradhananga S; Lang K; Poujade F-A; Granath C; Olsson C; Franco-Cereceda A; Sahlen P; Eriksson P; Bjorck HM
- Journal article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2023;379:s54Freiholtz D; Bergman O; Lang K; Poujade F-A; Paloschi V; Granath C; Lindeman J; Olsson C; Franco-Cereceda A; Eriksson P; Bjorck HM
- Journal article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2023;379:s31Freiholtz D; Bergman O; Poujade F-A; Granath C; Lang K; Olsson C; Franco-Cereceda A; Bjorck HM; Eriksson P
- Article: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM. 2023;101(7):801-811Freiholtz D; Bergman O; Lang K; Poujade F-A; Paloschi V; Granath C; Lindeman JHN; Olsson C; Franco-Cereceda A; Eriksson P; Bjorck HM
- Journal article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2023;43Freiholtz D; Bergman O; Corbascio CO; Lang K; Olsson C; Franco-Cereceda A; Eriksson P; Gistera A; Bjorck HM
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2022;11(9):e024346Granath C; Freiholtz D; Bredin F; Olsson C; Franco-Cereceda A; Bjorck HM
All other publications
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025Câsu R-M; Metz L; Freiholtz D; Zheng X; Björck H; Zheng X
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024Freiholtz D; Lång K; Bergman O; Olsson C; Granbom Koski M; Dismorr M; Österholm C; Caidahl K; Franco-Cereceda A; Eriksson P; Gisterå A; Björck H
- Book chapter: AORTIC VALVE DISEASE - RECENT ADVANCES: CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. 2024;p.Freiholtz D; Eriksson P; M. Björck H
- Conference publication: AORTA. 2023;11(05):1-18Freiholtz D; Bergman O; Lång K; Corbascio CÖ; Olsson C; Franco-Cereceda A; Eriksson P; Gisterå A; Björck HM
- Conference publication: AORTA. 2022;10(S 01):a1-a56Bergman O; Freiholtz D; Poujade F-A; Granath C; Lång K; Ohlsson C; Franco-Cereceda A; Eriksson P; Björck H
Employments
- Phd Student, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-2027
- Phd Student, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2025
- Phd Student, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2024
- Phd Student, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2024
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Master Of Science In Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2022