Helena Jonsson Rolandsdotter

Helena Jonsson Rolandsdotter

Affiliated to Research
Visiting address: Södersjukhuset, Sjukhusbacken 15, 11883 Stockholm
Postal address: S1 Klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset, S1 KI SÖS Forskning Forskargrupp övriga, 118 83 Stockholm
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About me

  • Helena J. Rolandsdotter is a *senior consultant* at the Department of
    pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition at Sachs’ children and youth
    hospital. She is also a* researcher* at the Department of Clinical Science
    and Education, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
    University Medical Degree (MD), Karolinska Institutet, May 1998.
    Medical license received from the Swedish National Board of Health and
    Welfare, 2001.
    Board Certified Specialist in Paediatric Medicine, 2010. (Swedish National
    Board of Health and Welfare)
    PhD in Paediatric Gastroenterology, 2017. Karolinska Institute,
    Södersjukhuset, Department of Clinical Science and Education.

Research

  • As a pediatric gastroenterologist, most of my clinical time is devoted to
    patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). They are sometimes severely
    ill and require advanced treatments like nutritional treaments, medicines and
    sometimes surgery.
    The knowledge gaps concerning IBD etiology and treatments are many. Which is
    the mechanism of the inflammatory suppression initiated of nutritional
    treatment in Crohn's disease? The connection between the IBD patients
    microbiota and immunological profile - what does it look like? Is nutritional
    treatments also an alternative in ulcerative colitis? Is it possible to
    change the microbiota with nutritional treatments?
    My group work with translational studies concerning these questions. We
    investigate the clinical outcome of new nutritional treatments and if and how
    the microbiome and immunological profile in the mucosa, with focus on innate
    lymphocytes, may change after treatment.
    The aim of my research is to improve the life and health of children and
    youth with IBD, and maybe the treatment recommendations may be changed if we
    can show if (and how) new ways of nutritional treatment is effective as
    induction of remission in IBD.

Teaching

  • * Course coordinator 2018-2019 in the national course in pediatric
    gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition for resident doctors (given by
    the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare).
    * Teacher for medical students and residents in pediatrics and
    gastroenterology.
    * Often nationally hired lecturer in pediatric gastroenterology and
    nutrition.

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Employments

  • Affiliated to Research, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2025
  • Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025

Degrees and Education

  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Karolinska Institutet, 2017
  • University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 1998

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