Gastrointestinal Surgery

Photo: The research group

The gastrointestinal surgery research group conducts research in upper abdominal surgery, colorectal surgery and acute abdominal surgery.

The research in Upper abdominal surgery is focused on three main areas; esophageal and gastric cancer, bariatric surgery, and hepatic surgery, and biliary- and pancreatic surgery.

Colorectal surgery has the following focus areas: colorectal cancer, peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC), proctology and inflammatory conditions. Acute care surgery studies optimisation of acute abdominal surgery and implementation of Enhanced Recovery Program (ERP).

Upper abdominal surgery
Colorectal surgery
Acute care surgery

Group members

Research leader: Magnus Sundbom

Group members: Håkan Andreasson, Christoph Ansorge, Sara Artursson, Tina Asgharian Dastenai, Karl-Johan Axelsson, Boris Bajic, Mikael Bergenheim, Helgi Birgisson, Farima Brandt, Maria Brolin, Eladio Cabrera, Peter Cashin, Abbas Chabok, Åsa Collin, Bahman Darkahi, Paul Dranichnikov, Khalid Elias, Malin Enblad, Jonathan Engborg, Caroline Eriksdotter, Ellinor Eriksson, Anna Eriksson, Emmanuel Ezra, Nina Farrokhnia, Joakim Folkesson, Petter Frühling, Lana Arezo Ghanipour, Wilhelm Graf, Josefine Gustafsson, Ulf Haglund, Jakob Hedberg, Bengt Isaksson, Tommy Ivanics, Christine Jestin, Pia Jestin, Kristin Jonsdottir, Thanos Kakoulidis, Urban Karlbom, Gustav Linder, Fredrik Linder, Mikael Ljungdahl, Erik Lundin, Danila Madonia, Bassam Hashim Mazin, Peter Moberger, Adrienne Molnár, Carolina Muszynska, Christopher Månsson, Filip Möller, Maziar Nikberg, Jennie Nordvall, Alexander Nyman, Alessandro Orru, Erik Osterman, Linnea Pettersson, Souheil Reda, Pearl Sanchez Salas, Olivia Sand, Srinivas Sanjeevi, Helene Siilin, Eduardo Sima, Martin Skogar, Filip Sköldberg, Jannica Smedberg, Katharina Stevens, Ingvar Sverrisson, Eva-Lena Syrén, Maria Söderström, Catarina Tiselius, Staffan Täckström, Jon Unosson, Jozef Urdzik, Silvia Valverde, Laura Zarantonello