Per Hellman M.D., Ph.D
Professor
Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
Uppsala University Hospital
Education and Faculty Appointments
- Medical School, Universities of Uppsala and Linköping, Sweden, 1981-86
- Internship, Sala hospital, Sweden, 1986-88
- Specialization in Surgery; Sala, Västerås and Uppsala, 1989-1995
- Research Work at the Department of Medical Cellbiology, Uppsala University and Clinical Chemistry, Linköping University 1982-1988
- Ph D education, Department of Surgery and Medical Cellbiology, Uppsala University 1989-1993
- Research Fellow in Medicine, Endocrine Unit, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. 1991-1993
Board Certifications
Clinical Interests
- Midgut carcinoid tumors
- Adrenal tumors
- Parathyroid tumors
- Thyroid disorders
- Pancreatic tumors
Research Interests
- Midgut carcinoid tumours – clinical and experimental: surgical technique, genetic disturbances, treatment options, epidemiology
- Pheochromocytoma: Regulation of apoptosis, PET scanning, genetic disturbances
- Adrenocortical tumours: PET scanning, hyperaldosteronism, surgical technique
- Endocrine pancreatic tumours: PET scanning, surgical technique
- Hyperparathyroidism: Late effects, calcium regulation, epidemiology
Honors and Awards
- Scientific Secretary of the Swedish Society of Surgery
- Invited lecturer at several national and international occasions/congresses. Among them: Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; University of Leiden, Holland; Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Heinrich-Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany; Stavanger Hospital, Norway; IAES meetings in: Vienna, Austria 1999, Brussels, Belgium 2001, Uppsala 2004, Durban South Africa 2005 and Montreal, Canada 2007
Publications
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Patient Appointments and Physicians Referral
The Department of Endocrine Surgery
Akademiska sjukhuset/Uppsala
University Hospital
SE-751 85 Uppsala
Sweden