Anders Fasth MD, PhD

Anders Fasth, MD, PhD, is Professor of Pediatric Immunology at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. He established the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Program at the Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital, Gothenburg as a treatment for immunodeficiencies, leukemias and other blood disorders and acted as its Medical Director since the start in 1984 and until 2011. He is also Medical Director of the Swedish National Cord Blood Bank at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg and Consultant Immunologist at the National Children’s Hospital, San Jose, Costa Rica since 1985. His main research interest lies in primary immunodeficiencies and pediatric rheumatology.

Dr Fasth earned his MD and PhD at the University of Gothenburg. He has also completed clinical and research fellowship at UCLA, CA, USA and at Hospital for Sick Children at Great Ormond Street, London, UK. He has authored or coauthored more than 230 scientific articles plus several textbook chapters. Dr Fasth has also served as chairperson of the Educational Working Committee of ESID and is a board member of the Swedish Primary Immunodeficiency Association.