Viktor H. Ahlqvist
Postdoctoral Researcher
E-mail: viktor.ahlqvist@ki.se
Visiting address: Nobels väg 13, 17177 Solna
Postal address: C6 Institutet för miljömedicin, C6 Integrativ epidemiologi Fang, 171 77 Stockholm
Research
I am currently a postdoctoral fellow in statistical genetics and precision psychiatry at Aarhus University, where my research focuses on why individuals with neuropsychiatric conditions like ADHD and autism face an elevated risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS and Parkinson's as they age.
My background is in pregnancy drug safety, statistics, and causal inference. My doctoral thesis explored the benefits and risks of antiseizure medication use during pregnancy, utilizing registry-based pharmacoepidemiological surveillance and causal modeling.
Additionally, I contribute to studies on preschool health, cardiovascular epidemiology, and the advancement of causal inference methods.
Teaching
- Teacher in Biostatistics I and Biostatistics II, Master's Programme in Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet.
- Teacher in Statistics, General Practitioner Programme, Academic Primary Care Center - Region Stockholm.
- Frequent guest lecturer in causal inference and statistics.
Articles
- Article: MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS: DIGITAL HEALTH. 2025;3(3):100251
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2025;:zwaf535
- Journal article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE. 2025;:BJGP.2025.0092
- Article: BMJ MEDICINE. 2025;4(1):e001313
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2025
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2025;184:111820
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2025;298(3):200-213
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2025;22(5):e1004597
- Article: BMC PEDIATRICS. 2025;25(1):298
- Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2024;15(1):9640
- Article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2024;77:102877
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2024;16(1):58
- Article: LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;9(10):e776-e786
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2024;150(4):223-233
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2024;95(8):693-703
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2024;14(1):15024
- Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2024;131(8):1136-1145
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2024;231(1):107.e1-107.e19
- Article: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 2024;183:107969
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;24(1):1455
- Article: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2024;331(14):1205-1214
- Article: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2024;33(4):1003-1014
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2024;58(8):411-420
- Article: GENERAL PSYCHIATRY. 2024;37(1):e101201
- Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2024;131(1):15-25
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2024;21(1):e1004331
- Article: MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS. 2024;99(1):69-80
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2023;6(11):e2343947
- Article: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2023;32(8):886-897
- Article: FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. 2023;10:1173550
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;51(4):527-530
- Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2022;129(12):2010-2018
- Article: EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH. 2022;25(1):7-14
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;50(6):1840-1851
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;18(21):11041
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2021;18(10):e1003820
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2020;10(1):18661
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(10):e0239838
- Article: BMC PEDIATRICS. 2020;20(1):328
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2020;9(3):e014290
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2019;16(12):e1002996
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):9719
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All other publications
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025;MEDRXIV
- Editorial comment: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2025;:zwaf267
- Editorial comment: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2025;59(3):139-140
- Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2025;232(2):e54-e55
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024
- Letter: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2024;332(4):339-340
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024;MEDRXIV
- Conference publication: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2023;32:70-71
- Conference publication: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2023;32:507
- Conference publication: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2023;32:525-526
- Conference publication: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2022;31:501
- Conference publication: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2022;31:446-447
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2022;76:A34-A35
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
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Employments
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024
- Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 120 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2019