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Catarina Tiselius serves as a Docent (Associate Professor) and consultant at Uppsala University's Department of Surgical Sciences within the Faculty of Medicine. She also maintains a clinical position at the Centre for Clinical Research, County of Västmanland, working from Västmanlands sjukhus in Västerås. Her dual appointments reflect her integration of academic research with clinical practice in surgical oncology.
Dr. Tiselius specializes in gastrointestinal oncology with particular expertise in colorectal cancer and appendiceal diseases. Her research program focuses on several critical areas including surgical outcomes in colon and rectal cancer, lymph node metastasis patterns, health-related quality of life metrics in cancer patients, and comparative effectiveness of surgical techniques including robot-assisted approaches. She has made significant contributions to national clinical guidelines, particularly the Swedish national guidelines for appendicitis management.
Her publication record demonstrates consistent productivity with research spanning surgical anatomy, cancer prognosis, and quality of life outcomes. Notably, her 2025 publication established health-related quality of life as a significant prognostic factor for cancer recurrence and survival, while her work on arterial vessel length in colon cancer surgery has advanced understanding of surgical standardization's impact on metastatic lymph node retrieval.
As a respected researcher in surgical oncology, Dr. Tiselius collaborates extensively with colleagues across multiple institutions, as evidenced by her co-authorship on numerous high-impact publications in journals including BMC Cancer, BJS Open, and Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer.
