With a passion for women’s health during different phases of life
Improving the quality of life for women is the aim of Helena Kopp Kallner’s work. Her research has already changed how women are treated across the world. Meet one of the new professors of Karolinska Institutet who will participate in this year's installation ceremony at Aula Medica on 8 October.
Text: Karin Tideström, for KI’s installation ceremony booklet 2026
Helena Kopp Kallner researches women’s health during different phases of life, from menstrual conditions to abortion, pregnancy, menopause and gynaecological diseases such as myoma and endometriosis. Her primary aim is to improve women’s quality of life, primarily through hormonal treatments.
“I want to make a difference, change healthcare for the better and help women attain their full potential,” she says.
By using clinical trials, she and her colleagues investigate how different novel treatments work. Amongst the most important advances are new treatments for myoma and adenomyosis and a new method for pain relief during the insertion of intrauterine contraceptive devices. She has also contributed to the methods currently in use for medical abortion at home and has created a model for contraceptive counselling that is being promoted worldwide.
“I really feel that my research has changed clinical practice and improved the lives of women – this is, after all, exactly what drives me to work even harder,” she says.
About Helena Kopp Kallner
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital as of 1 November 2025.
Helena Kopp Kallner was born in Stockholm in 1973. After obtaining her degree in medicine from Karolinska Institutet in 2000, she went on to train as a specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology at Danderyd Hospital. She combines the post of professor with that of senior physician in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Danderyd Hospital.