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Helena Forsblad D´elia

Professor/ Chief Physician

Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research
Mail
helena.forsblad@rheuma.gu.se
Visiting address
Medicinaregatan 3, plan 5
41390 Göteborg
Postal address
Box 480
40530 Göteborg

About Helena Forsblad D´elia

About Helena Forsblad d’Elia

Helena is a professor of rheumatology. She holds a combined position and serves as a senior consultant in rheumatology at the Department of Rheumatology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Helena is responsible for semester 6 at the medical program at the University of Gothenburg.

Research

Helena conducts clinical, epidemiological, and translational research. Her studies focus on identifying factors important for the development of rheumatic diseases, particularly axial spondyloarthritis (ax-SpA), as well as disease severity, comorbidities, and the impact of the disease on patients’ lives. The research also examines patients’ pathways through healthcare before and after diagnosis, in order to identify healthcare-seeking patterns and develop models aimed at reducing the time to diagnosis, which is currently too long.

The research is based on clinically well-characterised patient cohorts with collected biological samples, imaging, survey data, as well as databases and national registries. Matched controls are used for comparison.

Helena leads the research group SpondyloArthritis Research Group https://www.gu.se/en/research/sparg-spondyloarthritis-research-group

Supervision

· Previous main supervisor of four graduated PhD students, co-supervisor of three PhD students and two post docs.

· Present main supervisor of one PhD student, co-supervisor of four PhD students and of three post docs.

Biography

  • MD, University of Gothenburg, 1988

  • Licensed physician, 1991

  • Specialist of rheumatology, 1996

  • PhD in rheumatology, University of Gothenburg, 2003

  • Associate professor in rheumatology, University of Gothenburg, 2009

  • Adjunct senior assistant master in rheumatology, University of Gothenburg, 2010

  • University senior consultant in rheumatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 2011

  • Professor in rheumatology, Umeå University, 2015

  • Senior assistant master in rheumatology, University of Gothenburg, 2020

  • Professor in rheumatology, University of Gothenburg, 2021