Brief CV Bengt Lindholm May 19, 2026
Bengt Lindholm, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Senior Research Specialist, Renal Research Novum, Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, M99 Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, 14186 Stockholm, Sweden
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[email protected] ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4269-4293
1. Higher education degrees
1971 Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden, B.Sc. (Econ); 1975 Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, M.D.; 1987 Specialist of Nephrology, and 1989 Specialist in Internal Medicine; both Swedish Board of Health and Welfare.
2. Doctoral degree
1987 Karolinska Institute, Ph.D., Renal Medicine. March 13. Thesis: Metabolic effects of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. A clinical study on glucose, lipid, electrolyte, protein and amino acid metabolism. Supervisor: Prof. Jonas Bergstrom.
3. Postdoctoral work
1987-1989 Karolinska Institutet, Renal Medicine
4. Appointment as Associate Professor
1989 Docent, Karolinska Institutet, April 13
5. Current positions
2022 – present Senior Research Specialist, Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology (Clintec), Karolinska Institutet.
2024 – present Associate Professor, Head Renal Research Novum, Renal Medicine, Clintec, Karolinska Institutet.
6. Previous positions
2020-2022 Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Renal Division, Clintec, Karolinska Institutet
2007–2020: Adjunct Professor, Renal Division, Clintec, Karolinska Institutet.
1993 – 2023 Head Baxter Novum, Renal Medicine, Clintec, Karolinska Institutet.
1993 – 2022 Director, Scientific Affairs, Renal Division, Europe, Baxter Healthcare
1990-1993 Head, Department of Renal Medicine, Huddinge University Hospital/Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm
1985-1993 Consultant/Staff Physician, Dept of Medicine, Huddinge University Hospital
1977-1985 Staff Physician, Nephrology, St. Erik´s Hospital and Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm
1973-1977 Registrar in Nephrology, Medicine and Surgery at St. Erik´s Hospital and Danderyd´s Hospital, Stockholm
7. Supervision of PhD students and post-docs and review tasks
Main supervisor (n=11) or co-supervisor (n=10) of 21 completed PhD graduations at Karolinska Institutet 1990-2021. Reviewer of 29 PhD dissertations as Graduate Thesis Review Committee Member/Opponent 1989-2026 in Sweden and abroad. Supervisor of: >50 post doc researchers from Europe, Latin America and Asia for periods of 1-4 years 1993-2026.
8. Current research projects: Chronic kidney disease and dialysis. Peritoneal transport kinetics and dialysis solutions. Metabolism, nutrition, oxidative stress, inflammation, cardiovascular disease and other factors influencing clinical outcomes in CKD patients including those undergoing kidney replacement therapies.
9. Scientific publications: As of May 13, 2026: 815 publications including 30 book chapters. According to Google Scholar cited 61974 times and Hirsch index 121
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=sv&user=n61zZ60AAAAJ www.researchgate.net/profile/Bengt_Lindholm
https://scholargps.com/scholars/36810949845239/bengt-lindholm?e_ref=25a025eb65d023985c01
https://research.com/u/bengt-lindholm
10. Lectures
Invited speaker to more than 400 international conferences, university symposia and other meetings.
11. Professional engagement and awards
Secretary General, International Society of Blood Purification (ISBP) Congress 1987
Secretary General of the International Society of Blood Purification 1989-1997
Co-opted Member of Council of ISBP 1997-2012
Chairman Publications Committee International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD), 1987-1989
Secretary General of the ISPD congress Stockholm 1995
Chairman International Advisory Committee, 8th Congress of ISPD, Seoul, 1998.
Honorary Member Polish Society of Nephrology 1998
Annual Dialysis Conference Life-Time Achievement Award in the Field of Peritoneal Dialysis, February 26, 2006
Treasurer, Renal Genomic Network (ReGeNet), 2006-2013
Organizer of the Annual Meeting of ISBP 2009, September 17-19, 2009
ERA-EDTA European Renal and Cardiovascular Medicine (EURECA-m) Working Group board member 2006-2013
Honorary Member Spanish Society of Nephrology 2012
European Society of Artificial Organs Board member (ESAO) 2013-2019
Member Scientific Committee 2015 ERA-EDTA Congress, London.
Medal IBIB PAN Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland 2015
Distinguished Fellow of the ERA-EDTA (FERA) 2017
Member International Advisory Board, IBIB PAN, Warsaw, Poland 2018-2022
Bengt Rippe research award 2022
12. International collaborations
Active collaborations with more than 30 university departments in Europe, Asia and North-, Central- and South America.
