Paul W. Ackermann MD, PhD

Dr. Paul Ackermann, MD, PhD, Professor and Orthopedic Surgeon at the Karolinska Institute and University Hospital. Dr. Ackermann is the Head of the Orthopedic Research Laboratory, focusing his research on Neuronal Regulation of Pain and Musculo-skeletal Tissue Repair in collaboration with a global network of researchers. His mission in research is to understand and exploit neuronal pathways in the musculo-skeletal apparatus for restoring joint function and alleviating pain.

Dr. Ackermann is a specialist in orthopedic surgery with focus on trauma. His mission is to develop and translate basic research findings into clinical practice. Dr. Ackermann has developed adjuvant treatment protocols with intermittent pneumatic compression to optimize the blood supply in patients at risk. By this means Dr. Ackermann is combining experience from basic and clinical research into new improved treatment protocols for patients.

Specialties: Orthopaedic Surgery, Pain Research, Inflammation Research, Healing Research, Neuropeptide Research, Sports Medicine, Clinical Development.