Jonas Spaak

Jonas Spaak

Adjunct Professor
Telephone: +46852482612
Visiting address: Entrévägen 2, 18257 Danderyd
Postal address: D1 Kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus, D1 Kardiologi Vaskulär medicin och hypertoni, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am a Cardiologist with a keen interest in vascular medicine, integrated care, cardiorenal syndrome, heart failure, hypertension, arterial stiffness, vascular function and sympathetic regulation. My background with a PhD in Physiology and Post-Doc in Cardiovascular Physiology and Cardiology give me a solid foundation which enriches my current clinical research. My research focus on disease mechanisms and their management in patients with vascular disease and concomitant diabetes or impaired kidney function.

    In 2013 I started the Heart-Nephrology-Diabetes clinic, an integrated clinic for patients with concomitant cardiovascular disease, impaired renal function and diabetes. I am responsible for a regional referral centre for Vascular Medicine. I am President of the Swedish Society for Hypertension, Stroke and Vascular Medicine, and Vice President in the Swedish Heart Union, and engaged in several other organizations. I believe  efforts in this area will have a real impact on the individual patient, which I find truly inspiring.

    • President Swedish Society for Hypertension, Stroke and Vascular Medicine (www.hypertoni.org/).
    • Past President of KIRCNET; Karolinska Respiration and Circulation research NETwork (researchnetworks.ki.se/converis/area/201).
    • Sir Stanley Davidson Lecturer, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2016.
    • Swedish representative in VAS, Vascular Independent Research and Education European Organisation.
    • Swedish representative in European Union Medical Specialists, div. Angiology and vascular medicine.
    • Member of the departmental Research Board and head of the Clinical Research Support CenterMD, Karolinska Institutet, 1999
    • PhD, Karolinska Institutet, 2001
    • Clinical Research Fellowship (post-doctoral), Mount Sinai Hospital and
    • University of Toronto, Cardiology, 2001-2004.
    • Visiting Scientist, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney, 3 months, 2002.
    • Specialist in Internal Medicine, 2011
    • Specialist in Cardiology, 2013
    • Associate Professor in Cardiology, 2016
    • ESH Hypertension Specialist, 2023
    • Adjunct Professor of Cardiology with a focus on Vascular Medicine, 2025

Research

  • From vascular dysfunction to integrated complex chronic disease management . Part of the Research Group in Vascular Medicine and Hypertension @ KI-DS.

    Main supervisor (PhD) for:
    Hermine Rietz, MD on “Cardiovascular effects of obstructive sleep apnea”.
    Masih Khedri, MD on “Renal dysfunction and long term outcome after myocardial infarction”.
    Gudrun Evén, RN, on "Patients' perception of care and measures of safety in a multidiciplinary person-centered clinic".
    Henrik Hellqvist, cardiologist, ” Arterial stiffness for risk assessment in cardiovascular disease”.

    Co-supervisor for: Felicia Håkansson, MD, Christina Montgomerie, MD, and Johanna Hilmo, MD.

    Past: Main supervisor for MD PhD Josefin Mörtberg, MD PhD Kristina Lundwall and MD PhD Christina Ekenbäck. Co-supervisor for MD PhD Helge Brandberg, MD MA Muhammad Rafiq, MD MA George Keel, and MD PhD Liyew Desta.

Teaching

  • 500+ hours teaching at the MD program, Karolinska Instiututet. 70+ invited lectures.

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Employments

  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2029

Degrees and Education

  • VAS European Fellowship of Excellence in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, VAS European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, 2024
  • ESH Hypertension Specialist, European Society of Hypertension, 2023
  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2016
  • Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 2001
  • University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 1999

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