Jenny Löfgren

Jenny Löfgren is an Associate Professor at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet. She leads the Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Global Surgery research group, focusing on surgical innovation, training, and patient outcomes in Sweden and globally.

• Research Interests: Global surgery, reconstructive techniques, wound healing, lymphedema, cleft lip/palate, and surgical equity in low-resource settings.
• Key Article Trends: Recent work examines hernia repair outcomes, radiation-induced skin injury mechanisms, cleft palate evaluation tools, and comparative surgical economics.
• Students: Includes
  • Alphonsus Matovu (PhD thesis on groin hernia surgery)
  • Petra Peterson (long-term cleft lip/palate outcomes)
  • Erik Swedenhammar (rectus diastasis repair)
• Collaborations: Partners in countries across income levels, including Uganda, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Ethiopia.