Johan G. Eriksson
Preventive Cardiology
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
About
Johan G. Eriksson works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Agency for Science, Technology and Research.
Johan G. Eriksson is a professor of general practice at the University of Helsinki and serves as the Executive Director of the A*STAR Institute of Human Development and Potential. He is also the programme director for the Human Potential Translational Research Programme at the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. His research focuses on life course epidemiology, examining how early life factors influence cardiometabolic health, including cardiovascular diseases.
Research focus
Fetal origins of cardiovascular diseaseLifestyle interventions for type 2 diabetes and heart disease preventionEpidemiology of cardiometabolic disordersGenetic factors in cardiovascular riskIntergenerational effects on heart health
Impact
1,785 pubs · 146,060 cites · h-index 165
Training
MD
University of Helsinki
1986
Specialist in Internal Medicine
University of Helsinki
1994
Specialist in General Practice
University of Helsinki
2005
Affiliations
Work Experience
Executive Director
A*STAR Institute of Human Development and Potential · 2024 - Present
Programme Director
National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Professor of General Practice
University of Helsinki · 2006 - Present
Chief Physician
Helsinki University Hospital · 2008 - Present
Director of Public Health Research Program
Folkhälsan Research Center · 2010 - Present