Giorgio Tettamanti
Senior Research Specialist | Docent
E-mail: giorgio.tettamanti@ki.se
Telephone: +46852488811
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset, hiss 1, plan 5 Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: K6 Kvinnors och barns hälsa, K6 Barnonkologi och Barnkirurgi Registergruppen, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I am senior research specialist and docent in epidemiology at Karolinska
Institutet, I have a background in biostatistics, and my research is mainly
focused on childhood cancer and rare genetic syndromes.
2022, Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Docent), Karolinska Institutet
2013, PhD in Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet
2008, MSc in Biostatistics, University of Milano–Bicocca, Italy
2006, BSc in Statistics, University of Milano–Bicocca, Italy
Research
- I am the principal investigator of two Nordic collaborative studies on the
role of parental socioeconomic factors on childhood cancer incidence and
survival. I am also the principal investigator of a Nordic study on the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on childhood cancer and I am a member of the
Childhood Cancer & Leukemia International Consortium (CLIC,
https://www.clic.ngo/ [1]).
I am working on studies on cancer risk among individuals with rare genetic
syndromes and I am part of the COSMOS study, an international cohort study on
the effects of mobile phone use on health (https://thecosmosproject.org/ [2])
[1] https://www.clic.ngo/
[2] https://thecosmosproject.org/
Teaching
- Course leader of the doctoral course “Epidemiology I: an introduction to
epidemiology”
Course coordinator of the master course “Epidemiological Methods for
Studying Determinants of Health”
Articles
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2026;159(7):1707-1714Nordgren I; Nordenvall AS; Wachtmeister A; Taylan F; Lu Y; Norrby C; Lindstrand A; Grigelioniene G; Tettamanti G
- Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2026;102:103069Bychkov G; Bang B; Engsner N; Tettamanti G; Heyman MM; Nordenvall AS; Herold N; Taylan F; Ponten E; Albert J; Jornsten R; Strannegard C; Nordgren A
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A. 2026;200(5):1004-1011Tark JY; Renwick A; Tettamanti G; Harris RD; Desrosiers TA; Olshan AF; Janitz AE; Scheurer ME; Shumate CJ; Scheuerle AE; Plon SE; Huff CD; Nordgren A; Luke B; Lupo PJ; Schraw JM
- Article: BREAST. 2026;86:104717Tettamanti G; Pedersen A; Feychting M; Tesi B; Ejerskov C; Doherty MA; Tham E; Nordenvall AS; Kenborg L; Nordgren A
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2026;134(5):790-798Wachtmeister A; Bang B; Nordgren I; Martling A; Johansson B; Lu Y; Nordenvall AS; Tettamanti G; Nordgren A
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2026;23(3):e1004934Kampitsi C-E; Louro J; Mogensen H; Erdmann F; Georgantzi K; Heyman M; Lahteenmaki P; Nilsson A; Feychting M; Tettamanti G
- Article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2026;28(2):552-561Tettamanti G; Shu X; Mogensen H; Kopp Kallner H; Mathiesen T; Feychting M
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2026;41(2):149-160Bychkov G; Engsner N; Bang B; Heyman MM; Barbany G; Nordenvall AS; Tettamanti G; Strannegard C; Nordgren A
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2026;134(2):245-251Risk of malignant melanoma and colorectal cancer in Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome - a matched cohort studyNordenvall AS; Persson F; Martling A; Nordenskjold M; Soller MJ; Lagerstedt-Robinson K; Tettamanti G; Taylan F; Nordgren A
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2025;157(10):2041-2048Kampitsi C-E; Mogensen H; Heyman M; Feychting M; Tettamanti G
- Article: UROLOGY PRACTICE. 2025;12(6):733-742Phillips L; Tettamanti G; Nordgren A; Nordenvall AS; Nordenskjold A
- Article: LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-EUROPE. 2025;55:101363Louro J; Kampitsi C-E; Mogensen H; Erdmann F; Modig K; Nilsson A; Heyman M; Hasle H; Kroyer A; Kenborg L; Hjalgrim H; Feychting M; Tettamanti G
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2025;297(6):683-692Pedersen A; Nordenvall AS; Tettamanti G; Nordgren A
- Article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 2025;117(6):1134-1141Kampitsi C-E; Kenborg L; Mogensen H; Broberg O; Glimelius I; Erdmann F; Winther JF; Feychting M; Tettamanti G
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2025;14(4):1307Giesecke J; Oskarsson A; Petersson M; Nordenvall AS; Tettamanti G; Nordgren A; Hoybye C
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS. 2024;25:e945715Maya-Gonzalez C; De Stahl TD; Wessman S; Taylan F; Tesi B; Lagerstedt-Robinson K; Tettamanti G; Dukic M; Poluha A; Ljungman G; Nordgren A
- Article: NEUROLOGY. 2024;103(8):e209883Maya-Gonzalez C; Tettamanti G; Taylan F; Nordenvall AS; Sejersen T; Nordgren A
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2024;193(10):1482-1493Reedijk M; Portengen L; Auvinen A; Kojo K; Heinavaara S; Feychting M; Tettamanti G; Hillert L; Elliott P; Toledano MB; Smith RB; Heller J; Schuz J; Deltour I; Poulsen AH; Johansen C; Verheij R; Peeters P; Rookus M; Traini E; Huss A; Kromhout H; Vermeulen R
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2024;131(4):755-762Wachtmeister A; Tettamanti G; Nordgren I; Norrby C; Laurell T; Lu Y; Nordenvall AS; Nordgren A
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2024;154(10):1719-1730Mogensen H; Erdmann F; Mader L; Sorensen GV; Talback M; Nielsen TT; Hasle H; Heyman M; Winther JF; Feychting M; Tettamanti G; Kenborg L
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All other publications
- Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2026;158(4):1129-1130Kampitsi C-E; Mogensen H; Heyman M; Feychting M; Tettamanti G
- Letter: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL. 2024;189:108808Feychting M; Schuz J; Toledano MB; Vermeulen R; Auvinen A; Poulsen AH; Deltour I; Smith RB; Heller J; Kromhout H; Huss A; Johansen C; Tettamanti G; Cdem PE
- Review: GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY. 2024;184:206-213Wessman S; Nister M; Kokaraki G; Pal N; Tettamanti G; Petta TB; Carlson JW
- Editorial: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL. 2024;187:108664Feychting M; Schuz J; Toledano MB; Vermeulen R; Auvinen A; Poulsen AH; Deltour I; Smith RB; Heller J; Kromhout H; Huss A; Johansen C; Tettamanti G; Elliott P
- Conference publication: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2022;69Mogensen H; Erdmann F; Mader L; Talback M; Nielsen TT; Hasle H; Heyman M; Winther J; Feychting M; Tettamanti G; Kenborg L
- Review: FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY. 2018;8:485Mogensen H; Modig K; Tettamanti G; Erdmann F; Heyman M; Feychting M
- Doctoral thesis: 2013Tettamanti G
- Corrigendum: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2011;270(1):85-86Evans M; Tettamanti G; Nyren O; Bellocco R; Fored CM; Elinder C-G
Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2020 - 31 December 2025
Employments
- Senior Research Specialist, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-
- Senior Research Specialist, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2013
Supervision
Supervision to doctoral degree
- Sofia Wachtmeister, Precisionsdiagnostik och symtomkartläggning vid neuropsykiatrisk funktionsnedsättning, 2026-
- Christina-Evmorfia Kampitsi, Congenital heart disease, genetic syndromes, and childhood cancer, 2024
- Alexandra Wachtmeister, Congenital Malformations and Childhood Cancer Predisposition, 2022-
- Ida Nordgren, 2021-
- Martin Paucar, Genotype-phenotype characterization of familial hyperkinetic movement disorders : emphasis on ataxia and brain calcifications., 2015