Dissertations Doctoral thesis review: David Freiholtz
Title: Ascending aortic aneurysm – implications of aortic valve phenotype
Welcome to David Freiholtz's doctoral thesis defence on Friday 29 May 2026, to be held in J3:11, Birger & Margareta Blombäck, Eugeniavägen 3.
Author:
David Freiholtz
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Cardiology.
Principal Supervisor:
Associate professor Hanna M Björck
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Cardiology.
Opponent:
Professor John A Elefteriades
Yale School of Medicine, Aortic institute.
Co-supervisor(s):
Doctor Anton Gisterå
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Cardiovascular medicine.
Associate professor Christian Olsson
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic surgery.
Professor Anders Franco-Cereceda
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic surgery.
Examination Board:
Associate Professor Karin Tran Lundmark
Lund University, Department of Experimental Medical Science and Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine.
Professor Dick Wågsäter
Uppsala University, Department of Medical Cell Biology,
Professor Karl Swärd
Lund University, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Division of Vascular Physiology.