Johan Hedström

Johan Hedström

Clinical Supervisor
Telephone: +46852482544
Mobile phone: +46700913855
Visiting address: Eye Center of Excellence Avd Ögon & Syn, Eugeniavägen 12, 17177 Solna
Postal address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 Ögon och syn Brautaset Nilsson, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

    • I am a trained optometrist, graduated in 2012 after studies at Linnaeus University in Kalmar. I obtained a master’s degree in clinical optometry from the Karolinska Institutet 2019 and began my doctoral studies in 2022 with Abinaya Priya Venkataraman as the main supervisor.

Research

    • My doctoral project focuses on Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), a mitochondrial disease that leads to severe visual impairment. In the project, we conduct studies on imaging of the retina's structure with optical coherence tomography (OCT) in relation to the rest of the visual system and visual function. We are also conducting questionnaire studies on the perceived quality of life in carriers of the disease. The research environment is closely integrated with clinical care at St. Erik's Eye Hospital and the Center for Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, providing conditions for creating a knowledge flow between research and healthcare.

Teaching

    • Since 2019, I have been teaching and responsible for courses at undergraduate and advanced levels. As a contributor to the development of the Clinical Training Ward, I have helped create an interprofessional learning environment that received the KLOK Prize in 2023 (Clinical Learning through Organizational and Competence Development). This award aims to highlight good examples of organizations that, through good leadership and organization with a focus on learning, promote high-quality workplace-based education. The Clinical training ward is staffed by resident doctors, eye specialist doctors, optometry students, master's program students, eye nurse students, and candidates from the medical program. Here, among other things, students from the Karolinska Institutet can broaden and deepen their knowledge in an interprofessional learning environment.

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Employments

  • Clinical Supervisor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2019-

Degrees and Education

  • Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 60 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2019

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