Thomas Gustafsson

Heart Failure & Transplant

Karolinska University Hospital

About

Thomas Gustafsson works in Heart Failure & Transplant affiliated with Karolinska University Hospital.

Thomas Gustafsson is a Professor of Clinical Physiology and Senior Physician at Karolinska Institutet, where he serves as Head of the Division of Clinical Physiology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine. He works as a Senior Consultant in the Department of Clinical Physiology at Karolinska University Hospital. His research integrates clinical parameters, physiological measurements, and molecular findings to study skeletal muscle and cardiovascular interactions in aging and heart failure.

Research focus

Skeletal muscle transcriptional dysregulation in heart failureExercise interventions for cardiac healthEchocardiographyCardiometabolic risk assessmentCardiac remodeling

Impact

429 pubs · 10,944 cites · h-index 55

Training

PhD
Karolinska Institutet
2005
MD
Karolinska Institutet
1994

Affiliations

Work Experience

Professor/Senior Physician

Karolinska Institutet · 2019 - Present

Head of the Division of Clinical Physiology

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet · 2014 - Present

Senior Consultant

Department of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska University Hospital · 2000 - Present

Associate Professor

Karolinska Institutet · 2010 - 2018