Sahar Salehi
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: JAMA SURGERY. 2026Salehi S; Norberg Hardie A; Smolders RGV; Anchora LP; Gil-Moreno A; Vizza E; Sanchez OA; Lundin E; Ponce J; Fagotti A; Johansson H; Brandberg Y; Fuglsang K; Dahm-Kähler P; Boll D; Frøding LP; Wijk L; Stålberg K; Legge F; Pilka R; Markauskas A; Geppert B; Baert T; Ottander U; Lambrechts S; Zusterzeel PLM; Estellés JG; Gerestein CG; Palsdottir K; Falconer H
- Article: GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY. 2026;212:152-159Riese C; Chen EY-T; Nilsson H; Salehi S; Oberg AS; Konig SM; Feltbower RG; Rousset-Jablonski C; Balcerek M; Rodriguez-Wallberg K
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2026;65:702-712Chilianu A; Riese C; Ul Hassan M; Darbo J; Falconer H; Eriksson L; Salehi S
- Article: EJSO. 2026;52(8):111918Hunde D; Kofoed NG; Kannisto P; Asp M; Ul Hassan M; Salehi S
- Journal article: EJSO. 2026;52(8):111918Hunde D; Kofoed NG; Kannisto P; Asp M; Hassan MU; Salehi S
- Article: EJSO. 2026;52(6):111839Kofoed NG; Hunde D; Ul Hassan M; Imboden S; Salehi S
- Journal article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2026;9(6):e2620335Bizzarri N; Novák Z; Ricotta G; Cãpîlna ME; Giannarelli D; Domingo S; Chiantera V; Akilli H; Cibula D; Zach D; Miranda A; Korompelis P; Chacon E; Zapardiel I; Lampe B; Svintsitskyi V; Matylevich O; van Ramshorst GH; Taskiran C; Demirkiran F; Lengyel T; Vizzielli G; Loverro M; Fanfani F; Marchetti C; Ferron G; Martinez A; Gauroy E; Ladanyi E; Kiss LS; Lago V; Montesinos-Albert M; Di Donna MC; Cucinella G; Slama J; Rosta V; Muallem MZ; Kucukmetin A; Fagotti A; Salehi S; Querleu D
- Article: EJSO. 2026;52(4):111468Zach D; Querleu D; Ul Hassan M; Loverro M; Ricotta G; Capilna ME; Domingo S; Cibula D; Novak Z; Miranda A; Chacon E; Zapardiel I; Svintsitskyi V; Matylevich O; van Ramshorst GH; Taskiran C; Demirkiran F; Vizzielli G; Fanfani F; Garganese G; Fagotti A; Martinez A; Gauroy E; Cucinella G; Muallem MZ; Bizzarri N; Salehi S
- Article: EJSO. 2026;52(4):111509Hunde D; Kofoed NG; Ul Hassan M; Wedin M; Kannisto P; Asp M; Salehi S
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2026;36(2):102820Bizzarri N; Querleu D; Ricotta G; Giannarelli D; 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; Ramshorst GHV; 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; Donna MCD; Cucinella G; Ayhan A; Slama J; Rosta V; Salehi S; Muallem MZ; Kucukmetin A; Scambia G
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2026;36(2):102820Bizzarri 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; Chiva L; 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 LS; 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: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2025;146(5):737-749Bizzarri N; Querleu D; Ricotta G; Giannarelli D; Capilna ME; Domingo S; Chiantera V; Akilli H; Cibula D; Novak Z; Zach D; Miranda A; Korompelis P; Chacon E; 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 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: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2025;69(9):e70112Hasselgren E; Kofoed NG; Falconer H; Bjorne 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: 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: TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY. 2025;59:102462Gultekin O; Gonzalez-Molina J; Sarhan D; Groes-Kofoed N; Ul Hassan M; Lehti K; 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;64:42994-430Kofoed 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
- Journal article: AME CLINICAL TRIALS REVIEW. 2025;3(0):8Salehi S; Falconer H
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All other publications
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2026Bondeville V; Tessem M-B; Gultekin O; Giskeødegård G; Kofoed NG; Westerhuis J; Lehti K; Salehi S
- Letter: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2026;9(6):e2620335Bizzarri N; Novak Z; Ricotta G; Capilna ME; Giannarelli D; Domingo S; Chiantera V; Akilli H; Cibula D; Zach D; Miranda A; Korompelis P; Chacon E; Zapardiel I; Lampe B; Svintsitskyi V; Matylevich O; van Ramshorst GH; Taskiran C; Demirkiran F; Lengyel T; Vizzielli G; Loverro M; Fanfani F; Marchetti C; Ferron G; Martinez A; Gauroy E; Ladanyi E; Kiss LS; Lago V; Montesinos-Albert M; Di Donna MC; Cucinella G; Slama J; Rosta V; Muallem MZ; Kucukmetin A; Fagotti A; Salehi S; Querleu D
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2026;36(2):103744Hunde D; Kofoed NG; Ul Hassan M; Wedin M; Kannisto P; Asp M; Salehi S
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2026;36(2):103106Kofoed NG; Hunde D; Ul Hassan M; Imboden S; Salehi S
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2026;36(2):104413Zach D; Querleu D; Hassan MU; Loverro M; Ricotta G; Capilna ME; Domingo S; Chiantera V; Akilli H; Cibula D; Novák Z; Miranda A; Korompelis P; Chacon E; Zapardiel I; Lampe B; Svintsitskiy V; Matylevich O; Van Ramshorst GH; Taskiran C; Demirkiran F; Lengyel T; Vizzielli G; Fanfani F; Garganese G; Fagotti A; Ferron G; Martinez A; Gauroy E; Ladanyi E; Kiss SL; Lago V; Albert MM; Di Donna MC; Cucinella G; Slama J; Rosta V; Muallem M-Z; Kucukmetin A; Bizzarri N; Salehi S
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2026;36(2):103061Loverro M; Querleu D; Ricotta G; Giannarelli D; Capilna ME; Domingo S; Chiantera V; Akilli H; Cibula D; Novak Z; Zach D; Miranda A; Korompelis P; Chacon E; Zapardiel I; Lampe B; Svintsitskyi V; Matylevich O; Van Ramshorst GH; Taskiran C; Demirkiran F; Lengyel T; Vizzielli G; Fanfani F; Fagotti A; Ferron G; Martinez A; Gauroy E; Ladanyi E-N; Kiss SL; Lago V; Albert MM; Catello M; Donna D; Cucinella G; Slama J; Rosta V; Salehi S; Muallem M-Z; Kucukmetin A; Bizzarri N
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2026;36(2):102895Mosgaard BJ; Heitz F; Aletti G; Reuss A; Guyon F; Du Bois A; Harter P; Fotopoulou C; Querleu D; Salehi S; Kramer B; Raspagliesi F; Lampe B; Burges A; Schmalfeldt B; Wimberger P; Bronger H; Chi D; Sehouli J; Mahner S
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2026;36(2):103065Bizzarri N; Novak Z; Ricotta G; Capilna ME; Giannarelli D; Domingo S; Chiantera V; Akilli H; Cibula D; Zach D; Miranda A; Korompelis P; Chacon E; Zapardiel I; Lampe B; Svintsitskyi V; Matylevich O; Van Ramshorst G; Taskiran C; Demirkiran F; Lengyel T; Vizzielli G; Loverro M; Fanfani F; Marchetti C; 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; Fagotti A; Querleu D
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2026;36(2):104569Falconer H; Hardie AN; Smolders R; Palsdottir K; Bizzarri N; Ponce J; Gil-Moreno A; Dahm-Kahler P; Gerestein CG; Ottander U; Boll D; Zusterzeel P; Sanchez OA; Pilka R; Baert T; Vizza E; Fagotti A; Wijk L; Geppert B; Lundin E; Stalberg K; Markauskas A; Froding LP; Legge F; Gilabert-Estelles J; Lambrechts S; Jensen PT; Salehi S
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2025Sun Y; Kaminskiy Y; Branca R; Li S; Gultekin O; Govindajaran K; Salehi S; Lehtiö J; Sarhan D
- 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
- Study protocol: 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
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. 2025;36(2):103529Chilianu A; Riese C; Ul Hassan M; Eriksson L; Darbo J; Falconer H; Salehi S
- Conference publication: 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
- Conference publication: 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
- 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
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Employments
- Clinical Assistant, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027
- 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