Helena Kopp Kallner

Helena Kopp Kallner is an Associate Professor at Karolinska Institutet and Senior Physician at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Danderyd Hospital. She serves as the research group leader and is responsible for the clinical trial unit at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her academic appointment is within the Department of Clinical Sciences at Karolinska Institutet.

Dr. Kopp Kallner earned her Medical degree from Karolinska Institutet in 2000, followed by a Medicine Doctorate from the Department of Women's and Children's Health at Karolinska Institutet in 2012. She was appointed Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Karolinska Institutet in 2017.

Her research primarily focuses on contraception, abortion, and uterine fibroids, employing methodologies ranging from translational research to clinical studies and registry research. She serves as chairman of the Swedish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology's working and reference group for family planning and chairman of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health. Recently, her work has expanded to include the intersection of ADHD and hormonal fluctuations in women. Dr. Kopp Kallner is frequently invited as a lecturer on topics related to abortion, contraception, and fibroid treatment.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on clinical trials related to contraceptive methods, medical abortion procedures, and fibroid treatments. Her work often employs registry-based research methodologies common in the Swedish healthcare system, allowing for large-scale population studies. She has increasingly focused on the intersection of mental health conditions like ADHD with reproductive health outcomes, demonstrating an innovative cross-disciplinary approach.

Dr. Kopp Kallner holds leadership positions in professional organizations:

• Chairman, Swedish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology's working and reference group for family planning
• Chairman, European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health

She has supervised several students including Victoria Ankarcrona (research on episiotomy in vacuum extraction) and Sandra Bergendahl (research on vacuum extraction and pelvic floor injury). Her research group conducts both academic and sponsored studies across her areas of expertise, with funding from multiple sources supporting her clinical trials program.

Dr. Kopp Kallner leads the clinical trial unit at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Danderyd Hospital, where her research group focuses on practical clinical applications of reproductive health research. Her work often bridges the gap between academic research and clinical practice, with an emphasis on evidence-based approaches to women's healthcare. She actively collaborates with researchers across disciplines, including psychiatry for her ADHD work and molecular biology for her fibroid research.