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Lena M. S. Carlsson

Lena M. S. Carlsson

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Medicine

D-Index
87
Citations
37639
World Ranking
13446
National Ranking
253

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Lena M. S. Carlsson is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and works primarily within the field of Medicine. Their research contributions focus notably on bariatric surgery and related health outcomes.

Their recent publications include studies addressing clinical obesity, bariatric surgery, and its broader health implications. Notable papers authored or coauthored by Lena M. S. Carlsson include:

  • "Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity," 2025, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Life Expectancy after Bariatric Surgery in the Swedish Obese Subjects Study," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Association of Bariatric Surgery With Cancer Incidence in Patients With Obesity and Diabetes: Long-term Results From the Swedish Obese Subjects Study," 2021, Diabetes Care
  • "Fracture risk after three bariatric surgery procedures in Swedish obese subjects: up to 26 years follow-up of a controlled intervention study," 2020, Journal of Internal Medicine
  • "Development and validation of an interpretable machine learning-based calculator for predicting 5-year weight trajectories after bariatric surgery: a multinational retrospective cohort SOPHIA study," 2023, The Lancet Digital Health

The primary research topics represented in their work include:

  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research
  • Body Contouring and Surgery
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies

Frequent co-authors with whom Lena M. S. Carlsson has collaborated extensively include Markku Peltonen, Per-Arne Svensson, Johanna C. Andersson-Assarsson, Magdalena Taube, and Kajsa Sjöholm.

Their published work appears often in venues such as Diabetes Care, International Journal of Obesity, British Journal of Surgery, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

Subfields of study central to their contributions encompass Surgery, Oncology, Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Pharmacy.

Lena M. S. Carlsson was recognized with membership in Academia Europaea in the year 2000.

Best Publications

  • Effects of bariatric surgery on mortality in Swedish obese subjects.

    Lars Sjöström;Kristina Narbro;C. David Sjöström;Kristjan Karason

  • Variation in FTO contributes to childhood obesity and severe adult obesity

    Christian Dina;David Meyre;Sophie Gallina;Emmanuelle Durand

  • Bariatric Surgery and Long-term Cardiovascular Events

    Lars Sjöström;Markku Peltonen;Peter Jacobson;C. David Sjöström

  • Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of growth hormone (GH) deficiency in childhood and adolescence: Summary statement of the GH research society

    Kenneth M. Attie;Bengt Ake Bengtsson;Sandra L. Blethen;Werner Blum

  • Association of Bariatric Surgery With Long-term Remission of Type 2 Diabetes and With Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications

    Lars Sjöström;Markku Peltonen;Peter Jacobson;Sofie Ahlin

  • Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adulthood and the Effects of Growth Hormone Replacement: A Review

    P Carroll;E R Christ;B A Bengtsson;L Carlsson

  • Bariatric Surgery and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Swedish Obese Subjects

    Lena M S Carlsson;Markku Peltonen;Sofie Ahlin;Åsa Anveden

  • Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of adults with growth hormone deficiency: Summary statement of the growth hormone research society workshop on adult growth hormone deficiency

    A. Attanasio;K. Attie;R. Baxter;B. A. Bengtsson

  • T-cell-mediated cytotoxicity toward platelets in chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.

    Bob Olsson;Per-Ola Andersson;Margareta Jernås;Stefan Jacobsson

  • Effects of bariatric surgery on cancer incidence in obese patients in Sweden (Swedish Obese Subjects Study): a prospective, controlled intervention trial

    Lars Sjöström;Lars Sjöström;Anders Gummesson;C David Sjöström;Kristina Narbro

  • A new highly penetrant form of obesity due to deletions on chromosome 16p11.2

    R. G. Walters;S. Jacquemont;A. Valsesia;A. Valsesia;A. Valsesia;A. J. de Smith

  • Expression of Functional Leptin Receptors in the Human Ovary

    Cecilia Karlsson;Kajsa Lindell;Eva Svensson;Eva Svensson;Christina Bergh

  • Separation of human adipocytes by size: hypertrophic fat cells display distinct gene expression

    Margareta Jernås;Jenny Palming;Kajsa Sjöholm;Eva Jennische

  • Transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2 gene variant disentangles nonalcoholic steatohepatitis from cardiovascular disease

    Paola Dongiovanni;Salvatore Petta;Cristina Maglio;Anna Ludovica Fracanzani

  • The Effect of Anorexia Nervosa and Refeeding on Growth Hormone-Binding Protein, the Insulin-Like Growth Factors (IGFs), and the IGF-Binding Proteins

    D. R. Counts;H. Gwirtsman;L. M. S. Carlsson;M. Lesem

  • Human adipose tissue expresses angiotensinogen and enzymes required for its conversion to angiotensin II.

    Cecilia Karlsson;Kajsa Lindell;Malin Ottosson;Lars Sjöström

  • Pulsatile intravenous growth hormone (GH) infusion to hypophysectomized rats increases insulin-like growth factor I messenger ribonucleic acid in skeletal tissues more effectively than continuous GH infusion.

    Jorgen Isgaard;Lena Carlsson;Olle G. P. Isaksson;John-Olov Jansson

  • Common nonsynonymous variants in PCSK1 confer risk of obesity

    Michael Benzinou;John W M Creemers;Helene Choquet;Stephane Lobbens

  • Mutations of the Growth Hormone Receptor in Children with Idiopathic Short Stature

    Audrey D. Goddard;Robin Covello;Shiuh-Ming Luoh;Tim Clackson

  • Human adipose tissue expresses angiotensinogen and the enzymes required for its conversion to angiotensin II

    L. Carlsson;C. Karlsson;K. Lindell;M. Ottosson

Frequent Co-Authors

Markku Peltonen
Markku Peltonen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Lars Sjöström
Lars Sjöström University of Gothenburg
Philippe Froguel
Philippe Froguel Imperial College London
Stefano Romeo
Stefano Romeo University of Gothenburg
Jonas Bergh
Jonas Bergh Karolinska Institute
Gudmundur Johannsson
Gudmundur Johannsson Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Claude Bouchard
Claude Bouchard Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland
Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland University of Gothenburg
Håkan Billig
Håkan Billig University of Gothenburg
Mario Falchi
Mario Falchi King's College London

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