Eli Westerlund

Eli Westerlund

Assistant Senior Lecturer | Research team leader | Docent
Telephone: +46852482660
Mobile phone: +46701749114
Visiting address: Entrévägen 2, 18257 Danderyd
Postal address: D1 Kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus, D1 Medicin Hemostas och trombos, 171 77 Stockholm

Research

  • Doctoral degree at Karolinska Institutet 2013 with the project “Effects of
    in vitro fertilization on thrombosis and haemostasis and the relationship
    between infertility and cardiovascular
    disease”. http://hdl.handle.net/10616/41454 [1]
    Main supervisor of 3 PhD students with different areas of research:
    *Gustav Malmer:* RETTS triage system and morbidity and mortality in the
    emergency department, register studies. Thesis defence 240524. Mortality prediction and equity in emergency care
    *Gargi Gautam:* Towards understanding recurrent venous thromboembolism in
    clinical practice
    *Linnea Hassbring: *Pregnancy related venous thromboembolism: Diagnostic
    challenges and the impact of obesity.
    Co-supervisor of 3 PhD students with focus on pregnancy related venous
    thromboembolism, both clinical laboratory and register studies
    Cina Nyberg: Effects of Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) on venous thromboembolism and hemostasis
    Maria Revelj: Venous thromboembolism in obstetric patients, with special focus on COVID-19 related thromboembolism
    Jacob Philipson: Venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and postpartum

Teaching

  • Course leader and examinator of "Medical Diagnostics and Basic Science Integration" since 2023.
    Before that, I was the course leader and examinator of the similar course "Disease and Illness 2" at the former medical program at Karolinska Institutet from 2018 to 2023.
    Deputy undergraduate education manager at our department since 2020.
    Mainly responsible for the student courses in term 4 in the medical program.
    Course leader of a Resident course at Danderyd Hospital with the focus on
    thrombosis since 2017.

    In the course leader group of the Hemostasis course for gynecologists (SFOG), arranged in 2021 and 2024.

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Grants

  • Region Stockholm ALF Medicin
    1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023
  • Undersökning med magnetkamera som diagnostisk metod vid misstänkt bäckenventrombos under graviditet
    Skandinaviska Forskningsstiftelsen för Åderbråck och andra Vensjukdomar
    1 January 2022 - 31 December 2023

Employments

  • Assistant Senior Lecturer, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2025
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 2018-2024

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 2013

Leadership and responsibility assignments

  • Research team leader, Clinical thrombosis research, Dep of clinical sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 2018-

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