David Freiholtz
About me
David Freiholtz is a research medical intern at the Karolinska University Hospital and PhD student at the department of medicine, Solna.
Recipient of Senning scholarship 2024.
Doctoral projects include:
1. Degenerative aneurysm of the ascending – regulating and driving molecular and cellular mechanisms
PMID: 37698712
2. Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition – differences between patients with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves
PMID: 37162557
3. Initiating factors to the development of degenerative ascending aortopathyPMID: 40740135
4. Blood-borne markers of ascending aortic growth
Research
Ascending aortic pathology in relation to aortic valve phenotype.
Teaching
Teaching science, anatomy, histology, physiology and radiology at:
1. Medical program at Karolinska Institutet
2. Course 'Människans fysiologi' at Karolinska Institutet3. Rreaearch preparatory course 1 and 2 (FOLÄK 1 and FOLÄK 2) at Karolinska Institutet
Articles
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2025;45(9):1636-1647
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):667
- Article: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM. 2023;101(10):1323-1333
- Journal article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2023;379:s54
- Journal article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2023;379:s31
- Article: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM. 2023;101(7):801-811
- Journal article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2023;43
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2022;11(9):e024346
All other publications
- Book chapter: AORTIC VALVE DISEASE - RECENT ADVANCES: CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. 2024;p.
- Conference publication: AORTA. 2023;11(05):1-18
- Conference publication: AORTA. 2022;10:a1-a56
Employments
- Phd Student, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2026
- Phd Student, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2024
- Phd Student, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2024
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Master Of Science In Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2022