Louise Emilsson

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About me

Associate professor HELSAM, University of Oslo, Norway
Docent of Epidemiology, MEB, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Awarded Best citation award at the 22nd WONCA meeting in Seoul
https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/61/2019/04/HEPI-Newsletter-2019_final-pdf.pdf
[1] for the article «Examining Bias in Studies of Statin Treatment and
Survival in Patients With Cancer» [2], published in Jama Oncology.
[1] https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/61/2019/04/HEPI-Newsletter-2019_final-pdf.pdf
[2] https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/article-abstract/2649379

Research

-------- Academic interests --------------------------------------------------
* Bowel cancer
* Epidemiology - methods
* Celiac disease
* Screening
* Registry and big data research
* Causal inference
* Statistical analysis
* Clinical research
My research interests spans a broad range of topics within medicine,
reflecting my clinical background as a specialist in general practice. I am
particularly interested in epidemiological methodology, causal inference and
spent my postdoc time with the causal inference group at Harvard School of
Public health. I have extensive experience from big data analyses such as
Swedish quality register, national health care registers and the American
SEER-Medicare registers.

Teaching

I teach in the MD program module 8 and I am also responsible for a 2-week
elective class (MED3051) at University of Oslo. Further, I also teach EBM and
research methodology at the MD programme at the Karolinska Institute in
Stockholm. Recently I published a postgraduate tutorial methodology paper on
how to emulate a randomized trial using observational data in SAGE research
methods cases
https://methods.sagepub.com/case/impact-statin-survive-cancer-patients-inference-emulate-target-trial
[1]
[1] https://methods.sagepub.com/case/impact-statin-survive-cancer-patients-inference-emulate-target-trial

Articles

Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;34(4):737-743
Excess mortality in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-2022
Forthun I; Madsen C; Emilsson L; Nilsson A; Kepp KP; Bjork J; Vollset SE; Lallukka T; Knudsen AKS
Article: BJGP OPEN. 2024;8(2):BJGPO.2023.0207
Acute cystitis in men- a nationwide study from primary care: antibiotic prescriptions, risk factors, and complications
Saetre H; Skow M; Vik I; Hoye S; Emilsson L
Article: BMC NEPHROLOGY. 2024;25(1):78
Validation of IgA nephropathy diagnosis in the Swedish Renal Registry
Rehnberg J; Segelmark M; Ludvigsson JF; Emilsson L
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 2023;108(12):e1506-e1514
Long-term Follow-up of 84 Patients With Giant Prolactinomas-A Swedish Nationwide Study
Himonakos C; Burman P; Borg H; Dahlqvist P; Engstroem BE; Ekman B; Emilsson L; Olsson DS; Ragnarsson O; Wahlberg J; Akerman A-K; Hoybye C; Berinder K
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2023;38(10):1105-1114
Target trial emulation of aspirin after diagnosis of colorectal polyps
Emilsson L; Song M; Ludvigsson JF
Article: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY. 2023;78(9):2217-2227
Hospitalizations and severe complications following acute sinusitis in general practice: a registry-based cohort study
Skow M; Fossum GH; Hoye S; Straand J; Braend AM; Emilsson L
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2023;85:102399
Mortality in small bowel cancers and adenomas-A nationwide, population-based matched cohort study
Emilsson L; Maret-Ouda J; Ludvigsson JF
Article: SSM-POPULATION HEALTH. 2023;22:101377
The contribution of population age-sex structure to the excess mortality estimates of 2020-2021 in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden
Kepp KP; Bjork J; Emilsson L; Lallukka T
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2023;152(11):2303-2313
Association of inflammatory bowel disease in first-degree relatives with risk of colorectal cancer: A nationwide case-control study in Sweden
Wang K; Olen O; Emilsson L; Khalili H; Halfvarson J; Song M; Ludvigsson JF
Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2023;21(2):467-475.e2
Appendectomy and Future Risk of Microscopic Colitis: A Population-Based Case-Control Study in Sweden
Maret-Ouda J; Strom JC; Roelstraete B; Emilsson L; Joshi AD; Khalili H; Ludvigsson JF
Article: JAC-ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE. 2022;5(1):dlac135
Antibiotic treatment of respiratory tract infections in adults in Norwegian general practice
Skow M; Fossum GH; Hoye S; Straand J; Emilsson L; Braend AM
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;51(6):1722-1732
Estimates of excess mortality for the five Nordic countries during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-2021
Kepp KP; Bjork J; Kontis V; Parks RM; Baek KT; Emilsson L; Lallukka T
Article: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2022;387(17):1547-1556
Effect of Colonoscopy Screening on Risks of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death
Bretthauer M; Loberg M; Wieszczy P; Kalager M; Emilsson L; Garborg K; Rupinski M; Dekker E; Spaander M; Bugajski M; Holme O; Zauber AG; Pilonis ND; Mroz A; Kuipers EJ; Shi J; Hernan MA; Adami H-O; Regula J; Hoff G; Kaminski MF
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;50(6):795-802
Emergency hospital admissions, prognosis, and population mortality in Norway during the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic
Jodal HC; Juul FE; Barua I; Bretthauer M; Kalager M; Loberg M; Emilsson L
Article: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2022;37(4):749-759
Cancer risk in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy: a Swedish population-based cohort study
Rehnberg J; Ludvigsson JF; Carrero J-J; Emilsson L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;50(1):38-45
Mortality in Norway and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic
Juul FE; Jodal HC; Barua I; Refsum E; Olsvik O; Helsingen LM; Loberg M; Bretthauer M; Kalager M; Emilsson L
Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2022;20(2):e111-e131
Cancer Risk in 47,241 Individuals With Celiac Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Lebwohl B; Green PHR; Emilsson L; Marild K; Soderling J; Roelstraete B; Ludvigsson JF
Article: CANCERS. 2022;14(3):469
Gall Bladder Disease and the Risk of Small Bowel Cancer-Results from a Nationwide Swedish Cohort Study
Emilsson L; Radkiewicz C; Semrad CE; Joshi AD; Ludvigsson JF
Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2021;19(10):2093-2101.e13
Psychiatric Disorders in Patients With a Diagnosis of Celiac Disease During Childhood From 1973 to 2016
Lebwohl B; Haggard L; Emilsson L; Soderling J; Roelstraete B; Butwicka A; Green PHR; Ludvigsson JF
Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2021;4(7):e2120295
Guidance for Health Care Leaders During the Recovery Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic A Consensus Statement
Geerts JM; Kinnair D; Taheri P; Abraham A; Ahn J; Atun R; Barberia L; Best NJ; Dandona R; Dhahri AA; Emilsson L; Free JR; Gardam M; Geerts WH; Ihekweazu C; Johnson S; Kooijman A; Lafontaine AT; Leshem E; Lidstone-Jones C; Loh E; Lyons O; Neel KAF; Nyasulu PS; Razum O; Sabourin H; Schleifer Taylor J; Sharifi H; Stergiopoulos V; Sutton B; Wu Z; Bilodeau M
Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2021;19(7):1426-1435.e6
Antibiotic Use Associated With Risk of Colorectal Polyps in a Nationwide Study
Song M; Nguyen LH; Emilsson L; Chan AT; Ludvigsson JF
Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2021;373:n877
Risk of colorectal cancer in first degree relatives of patients with colorectal polyps: nationwide case-control study in Sweden
Song M; Emilsson L; Roelstraete B; Ludvigsson JF
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY. 2021;32(2):411-423
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is More Common in Patients with IgA Nephropathy and Predicts Progression of ESKD: A Swedish Population-Based Cohort Study
Rehnberg J; Symreng A; Ludvigsson JF; Emilsson L
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2021;116(2):382-390
Long-Term Incidence and Mortality of Colorectal Cancer After Endoscopic Biopsy With Normal Mucosa: A Swedish-Matched Cohort Study
Song M; Emilsson L; Hultcrantz R; Roelstraete B; Ludvigsson JF
Article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2020;159(5):1686-1694.e2
Risk of Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma, Adenomas, and Carcinoids in a Nationwide Cohort of Individuals With Celiac Disease
Emilsson L; Semrad C; Lebwohl B; Green PHR; Ludvigsson JF
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;20(1):1597
The COVID-19 pandemic in Norway and Sweden - threats, trust, and impact on daily life: a comparative survey
Helsingen LM; Refsum E; Gjostein DK; Loberg M; Bretthauer M; Kalager M; Emilsson L
Article: LANCET GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY. 2020;5(6):537-547
Risk of colorectal cancer incidence and mortality after polypectomy: a Swedish record-linkage study
Song M; Emilsson L; Bozorg SR; Nguyen LH; Joshi AD; Staller K; Nayor J; Chan AT; Ludvigsson JF
Article: BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2019;20(1):3
Validation of serrated polyps (SPs) in Swedish pathology registers
Bozorg SR; Song M; Emilsson L; Ludvigsson JF
Article: ENDOSCOPY. 2019;51(8):750-758
Implications of different guidelines for surveillance after serrated polyp resection in United States of America and Europe
Bleijenberg A; Klotz D; Loberg M; Dekker E; Adami HO; Kuipers EJ; Holme O; Kalager M; Emilsson L; Kleist B; Lovdal L; Regula J; Loberg E; IJspeert J; Bretthauer M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;46(8):859-866
Increased risk of herpes zoster in patients with coeliac disease - nationwide cohort study
Ludvigsson JF; Choung RS; Marietta EV; Murray JA; Emilsson L
Article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2018;155(6):1787-1794.e3
Mortality From Postscreening (Interval) Colorectal Cancers Is Comparable to That From Cancer in Unscreened Patients-A Randomized Sigmoidoscopy Trial
Jodal HC; Loberg M; Holme O; Adami H-O; Bretthauer M; Emilsson L; Ransohoff DF; Hoff G; Kalager M
Article: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. 2018;48(10):1091-1098
Anxiety after coeliac disease diagnosis predicts mucosal healing: a population-based study
Ludvigsson JF; Lebwohl B; Chen Q; Broms G; Wolf RL; Green PHR; Emilsson L
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2018;101:62-68
Uterine morcellation and survival in uterine sarcomas
Bretthauer M; Goderstad JM; Loberg M; Emilsson L; Ye W; Adami H-O; Kalager M
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2018;18(1):127
High experienced continuity in breast cancer care is associated with high health related quality of life
Plate S; Emilsson L; Soderberg M; Brandberg Y; Warnberg F
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2018;52(2):141-145
Celiac Disease and Risk of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Population-based Cohort Study
Ludvigsson JF; Jarrick S; Murray JA; Emilsson L
Article: UNITED EUROPEAN GASTROENTEROLOGY JOURNAL. 2018;6(1):55-62
Mucosal healing and the risk of serious infections in patients with celiac disease
Emilsson L; Lebwohl B; Green PHR; Murray JA; Marild K; Ludvigsson JF
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2017;52(12):1377-1384
Colorectal cancer death after adenoma removal in Scandinavia
Emilsson L; Loberg M; Bretthauer M; Holme O; Fall K; Jodal HC; Adami H-O; Kalager M
Article: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2017;31(4):419-424
Epidemiology and risk factors of colorectal polyps.
Øines M; Helsingen LM; Bretthauer M; Emilsson L
Article: DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE. 2017;49(3):273-279
Anxiety and depression in caregivers of individuals with celiac disease - A population-based study
Ludvigsson JF; Roy A; Lebwohl B; Green PHR; Emilsson L
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2017;72:210-214
Are rapidly growing cancers more lethal?
Adami H-O; Csermely P; Veres DV; Emilsson L; Loberg M; Bretthauer M; Kalager M
Article: CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2017;9:567-577
Birth weight, sex, and celiac disease: a nationwide twin study
Kuja-Halkola R; Lebwohl B; Halfvarson J; Emilsson L; Magnusson PK; Ludvigsson JF
Article: MEDICINE. 2016;95(32):e4588
Cancer in first-degree relatives of people with celiac disease
Emilsson L; Murray JA; Leffler DA; Ludvigsson JF
Article: ENDOSCOPY. 2016;48(6):571-578
Rationale and design of the European Polyp Surveillance (EPoS) trials.
Jover R; Bretthauer M; Dekker E; Holme Ø; Kaminski MF; Løberg M; Zauber AG; Hernán MA; Lansdorp-Vogelaar I; Sunde A; McFadden E; Castells A; Regula J; Quintero E; Pellisé M; Senore C; Kalager M; Dinis-Ribeiro M; Emilsson L; Ransohoff DF; Hoff G; Adami H-O
Article: GUT. 2016;65(6):889-893
The continuing uncertainty about cancer risk in inflammatory bowel disease
Adami H-O; Bretthauer M; Emilsson L; Hernan MA; Kalager M; Ludvigsson JF; Ekbom A
Article: DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE. 2016;48(4):376-380
No increased mortality in 109,000 first-degree relatives of celiac individuals
Emilsson L; Sultan AA; Ludvigsson JF
Article: DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE. 2015;47(10):847-852
Cardiovascular disease in patients with coeliac disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Emilsson L; Lebwohl B; Sundstrom J; Ludvigsson JF
Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2015;13(7):1271-1277.e2
Autoimmune Disease in First-Degree Relatives and Spouses of Individuals With Celiac Disease
Emilsson L; Wijmenga C; Murray JA; Ludvigsson JF
Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2015;13(5):921-927
Perinatal risk factors for development of celiac disease in children, based on the prospective Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study.
Emilsson L; Magnus MC; Størdal K
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2015;277(1):94-136
Review of 103 Swedish Healthcare Quality Registries
Emilsson L; Lindahl B; Koster M; Lambe M; Ludvigsson JF
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2015;22(1):83-90
Follow-up of ischaemic heart disease in patients with coeliac disease
Emilsson L; Carlsson R; James S; Hambraeus K; Ludvigsson JF
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(1):e0117529
Mucosal Healing and the Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease or Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Celiac Disease; A Population-Based Study
Lebwohl B; Emilsson L; Frobert O; Einstein AJ; Green PHR; Ludvigsson JF
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. 2014;44(4):359-364
Ischaemic heart disease in first-degree relatives to coeliac patients
Emilsson L; James S; Ludvigsson JF
Article: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. 2013;37(9):905-914
The characterisation and risk factors of ischaemic heart disease in patients with coeliac disease
Emilsson L; Carlsson R; Holmqvist M; James S; Ludvigsson JF
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2012;1(3):e001594
Risk of Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy in 29 000 Patients With Celiac Disease
Emilsson L; Andersson B; Elfstrom P; Green PHR; Ludvigsson JF
Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2011;32(19):2430-2437
Increased risk of atrial fibrillation in patients with coeliac disease: a nationwide cohort study
Emilsson L; Smith JG; West J; Melander O; Ludvigsson JF
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Review: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;11:1175444
Policies on children and schools during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Western Europe
Soriano-Arandes A; Brett A; Buonsenso D; Emilsson L; Garcia IDLF; Gkentzi D; Helve O; Kepp KP; Mossberg M; Muka T; Munro A; Papan C; Perramon-Malavez A; Schaltz-Buchholzer F; Smeesters PR; Zimmermann P
Review: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(10):e032773
Colorectal cancer screening with faecal testing, sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Jodal HC; Helsingen LM; Anderson JC; Lytvyn L; Vandvik PO; Emilsson L
Letter: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. 2019;49(5):620
Letter: anxiety after coeliac disease diagnosis predicts mucosal healing-a population-based study. Authors' reply
Emilsson L; Ludvigsson JF
Letter: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. 2019;49(3):348-349
Letter: you can stare at a vicious circle, but you can also try to break it-psychological health and coeliac disease. Authors' reply
Emilsson L; Ludvigsson JF
Letter: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. 2019;49(1):120
Letter: the relationship between diet, mood and mucosal healing in coeliac disease remains to be verified-authors' reply
Ludvigsson JF; Emilsson L
Letter: DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE. 2018;50(3):320-321
Depression and anxiety in caregivers of patients with celiac disease. Author's reply
Emilsson L; Roy A; Lebwohl B; Green PHR; Ludvigsson JF
Published conference paper: JAMA ONCOLOGY. 2018;4(1):63-70
Examining Bias in Studies of Statin Treatment and Survival in Patients With Cancer.
Emilsson L; García-Albéniz X; Logan RW; Caniglia EC; Kalager M; Hernán MA
Editorial comment: DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. 2017;62(9):2215-2216
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Cardiac Risk Factors: Going Gluten-Free, for Better or Worse?
Emilsson L; Semrad CE
Letter: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2017;114:ERFF
Uppföljning efter polypektomi: riktlinjer, tro och evidens.
Bretthauer M; Kaminski MF; Emilsson L; Adami H-O
Review: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. 2017;45(2):193-204
Systematic review with meta-analysis: the comparative effectiveness of aspirin vs. screening for colorectal cancer prevention
Emilsson L; Holme O; Bretthauer M; Cook NR; Buring JE; Loberg M; Adami H-O; Sesso HD; Gaziano MJ; Kalager M
Letter: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. 2013;37(11):1118
Letter: coeliac disease and ischaemic heart disease - a true additional risk factor? Authors' reply
Emilsson L; Carlsson R; James S; Ludvigsson JF

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025

Degrees and Education

Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 2008

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