Lars Sävendahl

Biography

Lars Sävendahl is a Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology, Dept of Women´s and Children´s Health, Karolinska Institutet. Senior Consultant, Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology, Karolinska University Hospital. Chief R&D, Children´s and Women´s Health, Karolinska University Hospital.

Research Interest

Lars Sävendahl research interest is in Longitudinal bone growth takes place in the growth plate which is a layer of cartilage in each end of most bones in the body. Lars Sävendahl and his team have developed new research models and have thereby managed to show how growth regulation takes place at the cellular level. The results have led to the forthcoming introduction of new treatment principles of different growth disorders. Please refer to the links below for more detailed description of individual research projects run by members of Lars Sävendahl´s team.