Luca Verrecchia

Number of Completed supervisions as principal supervisor: 0 

Ongoing supervisors as principal supervisor: 2

MD Zheer Tawfique,  Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology,   Karolinska Institutet

PT Susanne Gripenberg, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet 

Number of Completed supervisions as co-supervisor: 1

Ongoing supervisors as co-supervisor: 2

MD Victor Alm, Departmetn for Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet

MD Maria  Löfgren, Departmetn for Clinical Sciences, Örebro University

I´m conducting clinical researcher in the field of Audiology and Neurotology. I´m particularly interested in testing and treating vestibular disorders in infancy, elderly and related to neurological and ataxia syndromes. I´m conducting clinical studies on new test methods in clinical audiology and neurotology.  

I am a medical doctor and clinical researcher specialized in Otolaryngology, Audiology and Neuro-Otology. After completing my doctoral studies in 2018 at Karolinska Institutet, I have focused on the investigation of balance function and balance disorders in children. Within this field, I have established myself as a research leader at the SCAPA (scientific center for advanced pediatric audiology) at Karolinska Institut, where I currently supervise four doctoral research programs on balance-related topics.

In 2019, I introduced a novel method for balance testing in newborns and preschool children, which is currently in clinical use at the Audiology and Neuro-otology Unit of Karolinska University Hospital. In parallel, I conduct clinical research in the fields of VEMP (vestibular evoked myogenic potentials) and superior canal dehiscence syndrome, vestibular function in ataxia syndrome and in elderly.

I completed my post-doctoral training as a guest researcher at the Biomedical signals and systems research group of Chalmers University of Technology, where my work focused on the development of new balance assessment methods based on bone vibration.

In April 2025, I achieved the title of Docent (equivalent to Associate Professor) affiliated to the ENT Unit of CLINTEC department, Karolinska Instituet.