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Professor Knut Lönnroth is affiliated with Karolinska Institutet's Department of Global Public Health and leads the Social Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Migration research group. He holds a dual role as a senior consultant at the Centre for Epidemiology and Community Health, Region Stockholm, and serves as group leader for interdisciplinary tuberculosis research. His expertise spans tuberculosis epidemiology, health systems, and social interventions.
Education:
- Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 1992
- PhD in Social Medicine and Public Health, Göteborg University & Nordic School of Public Health, 2000
- MSc in Clinical Epidemiology, University of Newcastle, Australia, 1995
Research Interests: Dr. Lönnroth focuses on tuberculosis control, including social determinants, screening strategies, comorbidity management, and financial risk protection. Current projects include E-Detect (early TB detection in Europe), IMPACT-TB (case-finding in Nepal/Vietnam), and TB-Sequel (long-term consequences of TB).
Awards & Honors:
- Fellow of the European Respiratory Society (2016)
- Highly Commended BMA Book Award (2014)
- Top-Cited Papers in TB and Social Science Journals
Grants & Advising: Active grants include SPARKS (health/social protection network), CHEST (Mozambique healthcare coordination), and ASPECT (social protection in Vietnam). Supervised students include Jad Shedrawy (TB cost-effectiveness) and Jacob Creswell (TB case detection).
Labs/Teams: Leads Tobias Alfvén's Global Child Health research group and coordinates the SPARKS network for health/social policy research.
