Sahar Salehi
- Department of Women's and Children's Health
- Division for Neonatology, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Health
About me
I am a surgeon and Director of ovarian cancer surgery at the department of
Pelvic Cancer, Karolinska University Hospital and Associate Professor at Karolinska Institutet.
In the clinic I focus on advanced ovarian cancer surgery as well as
robot-assisted surgery for cervical and endometrial cancer.
My research is both clinical and translational with focus on the effect of
surgical treatment on outcome in ovarian, cervical and endometrial cancer.
1997-2003 Medical School at Karolinska Institutet
2003-2004 Internship Sunderby Hospital, Luleå, Sweden
2004-2009 Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stockholm South General
Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 Board Certified Gynecologist
2010-2014 Subspecialist training in Gynecologic Oncology, Karolinska
University Hospital
2014 Certified Surgical Gynecologic Oncologist
2018 PhD with thesis “Robot-assisted laparoscopy and sentinel node biopsy
in high risk endometrial cancer”
Articles
- Article: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2025;69(9):e70112Hasselgren E; Kofoed NG; Falconer H; Björne H; Zach D; Hunde D; Johansson H; Asp M; Thorlacius K; Kannisto P; Salehi S
- Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2025;16(1):8541Gonzalez-Molina J; Nabili P; Marciano D; Abdelnabi S; Gultekin O; Rasul MF; Zhang Y; Nadal C; Chrysanthou A; Alkasalias T; Salehi S; Balkwill F; Lehti K; Gautrot JE
- Article: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2025Bizzarri N; Querleu D; Ricotta G; Giannarelli D; Cãpîlna ME; Domingo S; Chiantera V; Akıllı H; Cibula D; Novák Z; Zach D; Miranda A; Korompelis P; Chacon E; Zapardiel I; Lampe B; Svintsitskyi V; Matylevich O; van Ramshorst GH; Taskiran C; Demirkıran F; Lengyel T; Vizzielli G; Loverro M; Ferron G; Martinez A; Gauroy E; Ladanyi E; Kiss SL; Lago V; Montesinos-Albert M; Di Donna MC; Cucinella G; Ayhan A; Slama J; Rosta V; Salehi S; Muallem MZ; Kucukmetin A; Scambia G
- Article: TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY. 2025;59:102462Gultekin O; Gonzalez-Molina J; Sarhan D; Groes-Kofoed N; Ul Hassan M; Lehti K; Salehi S
- Article: EJSO. 2025;51(9):110207Extensive cytoreductive surgery in stage IV ovarian cancer may not be a justified treatment strategyKofoed NG; Falconer H; Joneborg U; Bottai M; Salehi S
- Article: CANCER IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH. 2025;13(7):1080-1097Sun Y; Furones AR; Gultekin O; Khare S; Neo SY; Shi W; Moyano-Galceran L; Lam K-P; Dasgupta R; Fuxe J; Salehi S; Lehti K; Sarhan D
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2025;64:423-430Kofoed NG; Falconer H; Bottai M; Salehi S
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA. 2025;134(3):662-670Hasselgren E; Groes-Kofoed N; Falconer H; Bjorne H; Zach D; Hunde D; Johansson H; Asp M; Kannisto P; Gupta A; Salehi S
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2025;64:42292-213Hunde D; Ekerstad N; Asp M; Kannisto P; Wedin M; Palmqvist C; Dahm-Kahle P; Brandberg Y; Abraham-Nordling M; Ahlund K; Morlin V; Groes-Kofoed N; Salehi S
- Journal article: AME CLINICAL TRIALS REVIEW. 2025;3(0):8Salehi S; Falconer H
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2025;35(2):100096Hasselgren EMJ; Groes-Kofoed N; Falconer H; Bjorne H; Zach D; Hunde D; Johansson H; Asp M; Thor-lacius K; Kannisto P; Salehi S
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2025;35(2):100091Bizzarri N; Querleu D; Ricotta G; Capilna ME; Domingo S; Chiantera V; Akilli H; Cibula D; Novak Z; Zach D; Miranda A; Korompelis P; Chiva L; Zapardiel I; Lampe B; Svintsitskyi V; Matylevich O; Van Ramshorst GH; Taskiran C; Demirkiran F; Lengyel T; Vizzielli G; Loverro M; Ferron G; Martinez A; Gauroy E; Ladanyi E; Kiss LS; Lago V; Montesinos-Albert M; Di Donna MC; Cucinella G; Slama J; Rosta V; Salehi S; Muallem MZ; Kucukmetin A; Giannarelli D; Scambia G
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2024;211:114310Bizzarri N; Querleu D; Ramirez PT; Dostalek L; van Lonkhuijzen LRCW; Giannarelli D; Lopez A; Salehi S; Ayhan A; Kim SH; Ortiz DI; Klat J; Landoni F; Pareja R; Manchanda R; Kostun J; Meydanli MM; Odetto D; Laky R; Zapardiel I; Weinberger V; Dos Reis R; Anchora LP; Amaro K; Akilli H; Abu-Rustum NR; Salcedo-Hernandez RA; Javurkova V; Mom CH; Falconer H; Scambia G; Cibula D
- Article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2024;73:102696Falconer H; Norberg-Hardie A; Salehi S; Alfonzo E; Weydandt L; Dornhoefer N; Wolf B; Hoeckel M; Aktas B
- Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;102(12):1653-1660Palsdottir K; Salehi S; Johansson H; Groes-Kofoed N; Falconer H; Joneborg U
- Article: MOLECULAR CANCER THERAPEUTICS. 2023;22(11):1319-1331Monzo HJ; Kalander K; Hyytiainen MM; Elbasani E; Wall J; Moyano-Galceran L; Tanjore Ramanathan J; Jukonen J; Laakkonen P; Ristimaki A; Carlson JW; Lehti K; Salehi S; Puolakkainen P; Haglund C; Seppanen H; Leppa S; Ojala PM
- Article: NPJ PRECISION ONCOLOGY. 2023;7(1):111Akerlund E; Gudoityte G; Moussaud-Lamodiere E; Lind O; Bwanika HC; Lehti K; Salehi S; Carlson J; Wallin E; Fernebro J; Ostling P; Kallioniemi O; Joneborg U; Seashore-Ludlow B
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2023;229(4):428.e1-428.e12Bizzarri N; Querleu D; Dostalek L; van Lonkhuijzen LRCW; Giannarelli D; Lopez A; Salehi S; Ayhan A; Kim SH; Ortiz DI; Klat J; Landoni F; Pareja R; Manchanda R; Kostun J; Ramirez PT; Meydanli MM; Odetto D; Laky R; Zapardiel I; Weinberger V; Dos Reis R; Anchora LP; Amaro K; Akilli H; Abu-Rustum NR; Salcedo-Hernandez RA; Javurkova V; Mom CH; Scambia G; Falconer H; Cibula D
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2023;185:61-68Wenzel HHB; Hardie AN; Moncada-Torres A; Hogdall CK; Bekkers RLM; Falconer H; Jensen PT; Nijman HW; van der Aa MA; Martin F; van Gestel AJ; Lemmens VEPP; Dahm-Kahler P; Alfonzo E; Persson J; Ekdahl L; Salehi S; Froding LP; Markauskas A; Fuglsang K; Schnack TH
- Article: GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY. 2023;170:259-265Kofoed NG; Falconer H; Vanky H; Johansson H; Abraham-Nordling M; Salehi S
- Article: GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY. 2023;168:151-156Dostalek L; Benesova K; Klat J; Kim SH; Falconer H; Kostun J; dos Reis R; Zapardiel I; Landoni F; Ortizj DI; van Lonkhuijzen LRCW; Lopez A; Odetto D; Borcinova M; Jarkovsky J; Salehi S; Nemejcova K; Bajsova S; Park KJ; Javurkova V; Abu-Rustum NR; Dundr P; Cibula D
- Article: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2023;141(1):207-214Bizzarri N; Dostalek L; van Lonkhuijzen LRCW; Giannarelli D; Lopez A; Falconer H; Querleu D; Ayhan A; Kim SH; Ortiz DI; Klat J; Landoni F; Rodriguez J; Manchanda R; Kostun J; Ramirez PT; Meydanli MM; Odetto D; Laky R; Zapardiel I; Weinberger V; Dos Reis R; Pedone Anchora L; Amaro K; Salehi S; Akilli H; Abu-Rustum NR; Salcedo-Hernandez RA; Javurkova V; Mom CH; Scambia G; Cibula D
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2021;60(11):1513-1519Groes-Kofoed N; Hasselgren E; Bjorne H; Johansson H; Falconer H; Salehi S
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2021;158:111-122The annual recurrence risk model for tailored surveillance strategy in patients with cervical cancerCibula D; Dostalek L; Jarkovsky J; Mom CH; Lopez A; Falconer H; Fagotti A; Ayhan A; Kim SH; Ortiz DI; Klat J; Obermair A; Landoni F; Rodriguez J; Manchanda R; Kostun J; dos Reis R; Meydanli MM; Odetto D; Laky R; Zapardiel I; Weinberger V; Benesova K; Borcinova M; Pari D; Salehi S; Bizzarri N; Akilli H; Abu-Rustum NR; Salcedo-Hernandez RA; Javurkova V; Slama J; van Lonkhuijzen LRCW
- Article: GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY. 2021;161(2):402-407Hasselgren E; Hertzberg D; Camderman T; Bjorne H; Salehi S
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2021;145:38-43Falconer H; Yin L; Salehi S; Altman D
- Article: EJSO. 2021;47(2):353-359Joneborg U; Palsdottir K; Farm E; Johansson H; Salehi S
- Article: GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY. 2020;159(1):58-65Falconer H; Joneborg U; Krawiec K; Palsdottir K; Bottai M; Salehi S
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2020;59(7):760-765Palsdottir K; Joneborg U; Hasselgren E; Johansson H; Salehi S
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA. 2020;124(5):562-570Hayden JM; Oras J; Block L; Thorn S-E; Palmqvist C; Salehi S; Nordstrom JL; Gupta A
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2020;30(3):339-345Bollino M; Geppert B; Lonnerfors C; Falconer H; Salehi S; Persson J
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2019;29(6):1072-1076Falconer H; Palsdottir K; Stalberg K; Dahm-Kahler P; Ottander U; Lundin ES; Wijk L; Kimmig R; Jensen PT; Eriksson AGZ; Maenpaa J; Persson J; Salehi S
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2019;116:77-85Persson J; Salehi S; Bollino M; Lonnerfors C; Falconer H; Geppert B
- Article: JOURNAL OF ROBOTIC SURGERY. 2019;13(2):351-353Salehi S; Daryapeyma A; Suzuki C; Joneborg U; Falconer H
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2019;29(1):86-93Salehi S; Avall-Lundqvist E; Brandberg Y; Johansson H; Suzuki C; Falconer H
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2018;57(12):1671-1676Salehi S; Brandberg Y; Avall-Lundqvist E; Suzuki C; Johansson H; Legerstam B; Falconer H
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2018;57(6):820-824Salehi S; Mohammar R; Suzuki C; Joneborg U; Hjerpe E; Torbrand C; Falconer H
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2017;79:81-89Salehi S; Avall-Lundqvist E; Legerstam B; Carlson JW; Falconer H
- Article: JOURNAL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY. 2016;23(5):818-824Ekdahl L; Salehi S; Falconer H
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2011;50(3):367-372Salehi S; Eloranta S; Johansson ALV; Bergstrom M; Lambe M
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All other publications
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2025Sun Y; Wan M; Kolbeinsdottir S; Wang K; Khare S; Gultekin O; Salehi S; Lehti K; Dasgupta R; Foukakis T; Enge M; Sarhan D
- Meeting abstract: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2025;43(17_SUPPL):lba5500Mahner S; Heitz F; Salehi S; Reuss A; Guyon F; Du Bois A; Harter P; Fotopoulou C; Querleu D; Mosgaard BJ; Kraemer B; Raspagliesi F; Lampe B; Burges A; Schmalfeldt B; Wimberger P; Bronger H; Chi DS; Sehouli J; Aletti GD
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2025;35(2):100285Bizzarri N; Querleu D; Ricotta G; Capilna ME; Domingo S; Chiantera V; Akilli H; Cibula D; Novak Z; Zach D; Korompelis P; Chacon E; Zapardiel I; Lampe B; Svintsit-skyi V; Matylevich O; Ramshorst GHV; Taskiran C; Demirkiran F; Lengyel T; Vizzielli G; Loverro M; Ferron G; Martinez A; Gauroy E; Ladanyi E; Lago V; Montesinos-Albert M; Di Donna MC; Cucinella G; Slama J; Rosta V; Salehi S; Muallem MZ; Giannarelli D; Kucukmetin A; Miranda A; Kiss LS; Scambia G
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024Gonzalez-Molina J; Nabili P; Marciano D; Abdelnabi S; Gultekin O; Rasul MF; Zhang Y; Nadal C; Chrysanthou A; Alkasalias T; Salehi S; Balkwill F; Lehti K; Gautrot J
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024Sun Y; Rodgers-Furones A; Gultekin O; Khare S; Neo SY; Shi W; Galceran LM; Lam K-P; Dasgupta R; Fuxe J; Salehi S; Lehti K; Sarhan D
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2024;34(SUPPL_1):a300Kofoed NG; Falconer H; Penaloza O; Bottai M; Salehi S
- Conference publication: 2023;:a1108Sun Y; Rodgers-Furones A; Suzuki S; Gultekin O; Galceran L; Salehi S; Lehti K; Sarhan D
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2023;33:A113Bizzarri N; Querleu D; Dostalek L; Van Lonkhuijzen LR; Giannarelli D; Lopez A; Salehi S; Ayhan A; Kim SK; Isla Ortiz D; Klat J; Landoni F; Pareja R; Manchanda R; Kostun J; Ramirez PT; Meydanli MM; Odetto D; Laky R; Zapardiel I; Weinberger V; Dos Reis R; Pedone Anchora L; Amaro K; Akilli H; Abu-Rustum NR; Salcedo-Hernandez RA; Javurkova V; Mom CH; Scambia G; Falconer H; Cibula D
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2023;33:A390-A391Zach D; Pahlman J; Salehi S
- Review: MATRIX BIOLOGY. 2023;121:217-228Closset L; Gultekin O; Salehi S; Sarhan D; Lehti K; Gonzalez-Molina J
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2022;32:A9-A10Dostalek L; Benetova K; Klat J; Kim SH; Falconer H; Kostun J; Ricardo DR; Zapardiel I; Ortiz DI; van Lonkhuijzen LRCW; Lopez A; Odetto D; Borcinova M; Jarkovsky J; Salehi S; Nemejcova K; Dundr P; Park K; Javurkova V; Abu-Rustum NR; Cibula D
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2022;32:A52-A53Bizzarri N; Dostalek L; Lonkhuijzen LRCW; Giannarelli D; Lopez A; Falconer H; Querleu D; Ayhan A; Kim SH; Isla Ortiz D; Klat J; Obermair A; Landoni F; Rodriguez J; Manchanda R; Kostun J; Ramirez PT; Meydanli MM; Odetto D; Laky R; Zapardiel I; Weinberger V; Dos Reis R; Anchora LP; Amaro K; Salehi S; Akilli H; Abu-Rustum NR; Salcedo-Hernandez RA; Javurkova V; Mom CH; Scambia G; Cibula D
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2022Monzo HJ; Hyytiäinen M; Elbasani E; Kalander K; Wall J; Moyano-Galceran L; Tanjore-Ramanathan J; Jukonen J; Laakkonen P; Ristimäki A; Carlson JW; Lehti K; Salehi S; Puolakkainen P; Haglund C; Seppänen H; Leppä S; Ojala PM
- Conference publication: ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY. 2022;33:S387Cibula D; Benesova K; Klat J; Falconer H; Kim S; Van Lonkhuijzen L; Lopez A; Isla D; Landoni F; Kostun J; Dos Reis R; Odetto D; Zapardiel I; Borcinova M; Jarkovsky J; Javurkova V; Salehi S; Abu-Rustum N; Dostalek L
- Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2022Dostálek L; Benešová K; Klát J; Kim SH; Falconer H; Kostun J; dos Reis R; Zapardiel I; Landoni F; Ortiz DI; van Lonkhuijzen LRCW; Lopez A; Odetto D; Borčinová M; Parenica J; Salehi S; Němejcová K; Bajsová S; Park KJ; Javůrková V; Abu-Rustum NR; Dundr P; Cibula D
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2021;31:A50-A51Dostalek L; Borcinova M; Benesova K; Klat J; Falconer H; Kim SH; Van Lonkhuijzen LR; Lopez A; Isla Ortiz D; Landoni F; Kostun J; Dos Reis R; Odetto D; Zapardiel I; Jarkovsky J; Javukova V; Salehi S; Abu-Rustum NR; Graf P; Cibula D
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2019;29:A475Joneborg U; Salehi S; Falconer H; Nilsson PJ; Radestad AF
- Doctoral thesis: 2018Salehi S
- Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2018;28(3):426-427Salehi S; Hjerpe E; Falconer H
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2017;27:1207Salehi S; Avall-Lundqvist E; Legerstam B; Carlson JW; Falconer H
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2017;27:460Salehi S; Avall-Lundqvist E; Legerstam B; Carlson JW; Falconer H
- Conference publication: MODERN PATHOLOGY. 2016;29:278ACarlson J; Nastic D; Tibert B; Salehi S; Falconer H
- Conference publication: LABORATORY INVESTIGATION. 2016;96:278ACarlson J; Nastic D; Tibert B; Salehi S; Falconer H
- Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2015;112:DLDTSalehi S; Stålberg K; Marcickiewicz J; Rosenberg P; Falconer H
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Employments
- Clinical Assistant, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026
- Assistant Professor, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2024
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2018
- University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 2003