Mattias Sköld
 Adjunct Lecturer
E-mail: mattias.skold@ki.se
Visiting address: Solnavägen 9 - kvarter B8, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C4 Neurovetenskap, C4 Forskning Experimentell Traumatologi, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I am an associate professor of neurosurgery, senior consultant neurosurgeon 
 and senior researcher in neuroscience. My research is focused on military
 medicine and questions related to traumatic injuries in the nervous
 system.
 M.D. Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden 2003
 Ph.D. in Neuroscience Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden 2004
 Medical Internship Karolinska University Hospital 2004-2006
 Postdoc National Defence Research Agency 2005-2006
 Neurosurgery resident, Akademiska Sjukhuset Uppsala, 2006-2006
 Neurosurgeon, Akademiska Sjukhuset Uppsala 2012-2019
 Senior researcher, Department of neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet 2019 -
 ongoing
 Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, Akademiska Sjukhuset Uppsala 2019 - ongoing
 Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Uppsala University, 2023
Research
- My research is focused on multiple aspects of the injured nervous system and 
 its responses to trauma. The group has developed a broad array of methods to
 investigate responses to high energy traumatic injuries to the nervous
 system, from cell culture to animal models. I am member of multiple NATO
 human factors and medicine research task groups working on different aspects
 of brain injury and performance.
Teaching
- At Karolinska Institutet I teach anatomy for undergraduate and graduate 
 students, specifically neuroanatomy. At Uppsala University I am a lecturer in
 neurosurgery for medical students. I supervise Ph.D.-students in both basic
 neuroscience and clinical neurosurgery.
Articles
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPY. 2025;8(4)Santago A; Bagchi A; Bieler D; Cernak I; Erdik A; Erlich T; Franke A; Yilgör P; Josey T; Kurtoglu I; May P; Philippens M; Reinecke JD; Risling M; Sköld MK; Turhan L; Yitzhak A; Gupta RK
- Article: JOURNAL OF BRACHIAL PLEXUS AND PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY. 2024;19(01):e6-e12Jonsson K; Hultgren T; Risling M; Skold MK
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2023;120:22064Elmi Terander A; Corell A; Shahidi S; Richter J; Sköld M; Svensdotter E
- Article: OPERATIVE NEUROSURGERY. 2022;23(4):304-311Kristiansson H; Fletcher-Sandersjoo A; Cesarini K; Fransson M; Vlachogiannis P; Burstrom G; Hessington A; Bartek J; Edstrom E; Holmgren RT; Skold MK; Elmi-Terander A
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 2022;23(2):722Lidin E; Skold MK; Angeria M; Davidsson J; Risling M
- Article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2021;35(11):e21896Hansson ML; Chatterjee U; Francis J; Arndt T; Broman C; Johansson J; Skold MK; Rising A
- Article: BRAIN SCIENCES. 2020;10(4):E229-229Losurdo M; Davidsson J; Skold MK
- Article: RESTORATIVE NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE. 2020;38(1):23-40Gunther M; Skold MK
- Article: BRAIN SCIENCES. 2018;8(8):E151-151Bergen K; Frodin M; von Gertten C; Sandberg-Nordqvist A-C; Skold MK
- Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY. 2017;8:49Lindholm T; Risling M; Carlstedt T; Hammarberg H; Wallquist W; Cullheim S; Skold MK
- Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY. 2016;7:10Cao Y; Risling M; Malm E; Sonden A; Bolling MF; Skold MK
- Article: INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE. 2012;38(6):1061-1068Howells T; Lewen A; Skold MK; Ronne-Engstrom E; Enblad P
- Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY. 2011;1:159Risling M; Ochsman T; Carlstedt T; Lindå H; Plantman S; Rostami E; Angeria M; Sköld MK
- Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY. 2011;2:29Sköld MK; Svensson M; Tsao J; Hultgren T; Landegren T; Carlstedt T; Cullheim S
- Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY. 2011;2:30Lindå H; Sköld MK; Ochsmann T
- Article: BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS. 2007;363(4):989-993Zheng C; Skold MK; Li J; Nennesmo I; Fadeel B; Henter J-I
- Journal article: GROWTH HORMONE & IGF RESEARCH. 2006;16:s40Nordqvist A-CS; Skold M; Fogeby U; Frodin M; Bellander BM; von Gertten C
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2006;23(1):21-34Sköld MK; Risling M; Holmin S
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA. 2005;22(3):353-367Sköld MK; Von Gertten C; Sandberg-Nordqvist AC; Mathiesen T; Holmin S
- Article: EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY. 2004;188(1):20-32Sköld MK; Marti HH; Lindholm T; Lindå H; Hammarberg H; Risling M; Cullheim S
- Article: NEUROREPORT. 2004;15(4):649-654Lindholm T; Sköld MK; Suneson A; Carlstedt T; Cullheim S; Risling M
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2000;12(10):3675-3686Sköld M; Cullheim S; Hammarberg H; Piehl F; Suneson A; Lake S; Sjögren A; Walum E; Risling M
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All other publications
- Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2025;122:24113Sirko A; B Valadka A; Yadav G; A Armonda R; K Sköld M
- Editorial comment: NEUROLOGY. 2020;95(10):445-449Virhammar J; Kumlien E; Fallmar D; Frithiof R; Jackmann S; Skold MK; Kadir M; Frick J; Lindeberg J; Olivero-Reinius H; Ryttlefors M; Cunningham JL; Wikstrom J; Grabowska A; Bondeson K; Bergquist J; Zetterberg H; Rostami E
- Book chapter: ANIMAL MODELS OF NEUROTRAUMA: NEUROMETHODS. 2019;p. 251-262Sköld MK; Sondén A
- Editorial comment: FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY. 2017;8:510Skold MK; Fehlings MG
- Editorial comment: FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY. 2016;7:91Agoston DV; Skold MK
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA. 2016;33(3):A12-A13Skold M; Gunther M
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA. 2014;31(12):A105Cao Y; Skold MK; Malm E; Sonden A; Risling M
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA. 2014;31(5):A27-A28Cao Y; Skold MK; Malm E; Sonden A; Risling M
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA. 2009;26(8):A44Skold M; Ochsmann T; Risling M; Carlstedt T; Cullheim S
- Review: CURRENT NEUROVASCULAR RESEARCH. 2008;5(4):246-259Skold MK; Kanje M
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA. 2006;23(5):750Sköld MK; Frödin M; Brask J; von Gertten C; Sandberg-Nordqvist AC
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA. 2006;23(5):749Risling M; Davidsson J; Thelin E; Larsson IL; Angeria M; Skold M
Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2020 - 31 December 2023
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2009 - 31 December 2010
Employments
- Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2026
Degrees and Education
- Associate Professor / Docent in Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Uppsala University, 2023
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2004
- University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 2003
