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Mattias Ekstedt

Deputy Head of Department, Senior Associate Professor

My research aims to improve the quality of life for patients through innovative treatments and diagnostic techniques. Through my teaching, I seek to spread knowledge about chronic liver diseases and convey what makes the medical profession exciting.

About me

CV

  • 2003 Medical Degree
  • 2008 Doctoral Degree
  • 2010-2015 LiÖ Research Assistant (Fo-Ass)
  • 2011 Specialist, Internal Medicine
  • 2013 STINT-Scholarship “Excellence in Teachingâ€, New York University, USA
  • 2013-2019 Medical Doctor (Specialistläkare), Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • 2015-2021 Senior Lecturer (Kombinationsanställning), HMV
  • 2019- Main/Co-Supervisor for > 15 PhD students
  • 2019- Senior Consultant (Överläkare), Stomach and Intestine Department
  • 2020 Associate Professor (Docent), Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • 2021- Senior Associate Professor, HMV

Teaching assignments

Medical Programme, LiU

  • Academic Group Supervisor
  • Course Manager K6
  • Member and former Chair, GNM Theme Group
  • Lecturer, Seminar Leader
  • Developed MEQ exams, OSCE, and oral/practical exams
  • Main Supervisor for Advanced Projects

Nursing Programme, LiU

  • Examiner, IMO3

Networks

  • Founder and Member, The Study Group for Ectopic Fat Storage
  • Member, SWEHEP
  • Board Member, Mag-Tarmfonden
  • Steering Committee Member SweLiv
  • Former National Lead for Sweden in LITMUS
  • Member, EASL International Liver Foundation NAFLD Policy Review Study Group
  • Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, CMIV

Awards

News

Publications

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Mattias Ekstedt, Lennart E Franzén, Ulrik L Mathiesen, Lars Thorelius, Marika Holmqvist, Göran Bodemar, Stergios Kechagias (2006)

Hepatology , Vol.44 , s.865-873

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Mattias Ekstedt, Hannes Hagström, Patrik Nasr, Mats Fredrikson, Per Stål, Stergios Kechagias, Rolf Hultcrantz (2015)

Hepatology , Vol.61 , s.1547-1554

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Patrik Nasr, Simone Ignatova, Stergios Kechagias, Mattias Ekstedt (2018)

Hepatology communications , Vol.2 , s.199-210

2025

Ying Shang, Johan Vessby, Kamal Kant Mangla, Riku Ota, Marc Kunkel Winther, Mattias Ekstedt, Hannes Hagstrom (2025) Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology (Article in journal)
Wile Balkhed, Martin Bergram, Fredrik Iredahl, Markus Holmberg, Carl Edin, Carljohan Carlhäll, Tino Ebbers, Pontus Henriksson, Christian Simonsson, Karin Rådholm, Gunnar Cedersund, Mikael Forsgren, Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard, Cecilia Jönsson, Peter Lundberg, Stergios Kechagias, Nils Dahlström, Patrik Nasr, Mattias Ekstedt (2025) Journal of Internal Medicine, Vol. 298, p. 173-187 (Article in journal)
Julia Blomdahl, Mikael Aberg, Michael Friden, Hakan Ahlstrom, Paul Hockings, Johannes Hulthe, Niclas Eriksson, Katja Gabrysch, Patrik Nasr, Ulf Riserus, Stergios Kechagias, Fredrik Rorsman, Mattias Ekstedt, Johan Vessby (2025) Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology (Article in journal)
Cecilia Jönsson, Showgy Ma'ayeh, Boxi Zhang, Stergios Kechagias, Mathias Liljeblad, Patrik Nasr, Sara F. Hansson, Mattias Ekstedt (2025) Clinical Biochemistry, Vol. 137, Article 110920 (Article in journal)
Jonas Agholme, Kim Ahtola, Ebba Toll, Carljohan Carlhäll, Pontus Henriksson, Stergios Kechagias, Peter Lundberg, Patrik Nasr, Oleg Sysoev, Magnus Wijkman, Mattias Ekstedt, Martin Ulander, Fredrik Iredahl (2025) Scientific Reports, Vol. 15, Article 8710 (Article in journal)

Research

Earlier projects

- Liver Investigation: Testing Marker Utility in Steatohepatitis (2017-2022) CORDIS keyword LITMUS

Coworkers

Organisation