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Björn Pasternak

Björn Pasternak

Principal Researcher | Docent
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Postal address: K2 Medicin, Solna, K2 KEP Askling Pasternak, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • 2002-2007 MD, Linköping University, Sweden
    2004-2008 PhD, Linköping University, Sweden
    2009-2016 Postdoc and Researcher, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
    2016- Senior/Principal Researcher, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
    2017- Associate Professor (docent), ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡

Research

  • Thriving on substantial expertise in large-scale register studies of adverse drug effects, we have the overall objective of using high-quality epidemiology to help inform evidence-based decisions in clinical practice. We have ongoing research programs in pediatric pharmacoepidemiology
  • safety and effectiveness of new diabetes drugs
  • and the area of expedited assessment of current drug safety concerns. My team’s scope is not limited to one single disease entity or therapeutic area
  • rather, we are in a constant process of seeking out and addressing emerging drug safety concerns with implications for clinical practice.

    TEAM MEMBERS
    * Peter Ueda [1], MD, PhD, assistant professor
    * Viktor Wintzell [2], PhD, coordinator/statistician
    * Henrik Svanström [3], PhD, senior statistician
    * Arvid Engström [4], MD, PhD-student
    * Carl-Emil Lim [5], MD/PhD-student
    * Laura Pazzagli [7], PhD, research specialist
    * Paulina J PhD, postdoc

    OUR RESEARCH IS AND HAS BEEN FUNDED BY
    * Swedish Research Council
    * ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Faculty Funded Consolidator Grant
    * Swedish Cancer Society
    * Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
    * Thrasher Research Foundation
    * Novo Nordisk Foundation
    * Nordic Cancer Union
    * Swedish Diabetes Foundation
    * Strategic Research Area Epidemiology (SfoEpi) at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
    * ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Foundations and Funds
    * Stiftelsen Frimurare Barnhuset
    * Alzheimerfonden
    * Dr Margaretha Nilsson Stiftelse för Medicinsk Forskning
    * Ã…ke Wibergs Stiftelse
    * Magnus Bergvalls Stiftelse

    SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
    Wintzell V, Svanström H, *Pasternak B. *Selection of comparator group in
    observational drug safety studies: alternatives to the active comparator new
    user design. *Epidemiology* 2022
    *Pasternak B*, Wintzell V, Melbye M, Eliasson B, Svensson AM, Franzén S,
    Gudbjörnsdottir S, Hveem K, Jonasson C, Svanström H, Ueda P. Use of
    sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors and risk of serious renal events:
    Scandinavian cohort study. *BMJ* 2020
    *Pasternak B, *Ueda P, Eliasson B, Svensson AM, Franzén S,
    Gudbjörnsdottir S, Hveem K, Jonasson C, Wintzell V, Melbye M, Svanström H.
    Use of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and risk of major
    cardiovascular events and heart failure: Scandinavian register based cohort
    study. *BMJ *2019
    Svanström H, Ueda P, Melbye M, Eliasson B, Svensson AM, Franzén S,
    Gudbjörnsdottir S, Hveem K, Jonasson C, *Pasternak B. *Use of liraglutide
    and risk of major cardiovascular events: a register-based cohort study in
    Denmark and Sweden. *Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol* 2019
    Ueda P, Svanström H, Melbye M, Eliasson B, Svensson AM, Franzén S,
    Gudbjörnsdottir S, Hveem K, Jonasson C, *Pasternak B. *Sodium glucose
    cotransporter 2 inhibitors and risk of serious adverse events: nationwide
    register based cohort study. *BMJ* 2018
    *Pasternak B, *Inghammar M, Svanström H. Fluoroquinolone use and risk of
    aortic aneurysm and dissection: nationwide cohort study. *BMJ* 2018
    Scheller NM, *Pasternak B*, Mølgaard-Nielsen D, Svanström H, Hviid A.
    Quadrivalent HPV Vaccination and the Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes. *New
    England Journal of Medicine* 2017
    Molgaard-Nielsen D, Svanstrom H, Melbye M, Hviid A, *Pasternak B*.
    Association Between Use of Oral Fluconazole During Pregnancy and Risk of
    Spontaneous Abortion and Stillbirth. *JAMA* 2016
    Scheller NM, Svanstrom H, *Pasternak B*, Arnheim-dahlstrom L, Sundstrom K,
    Fink K, et al. Quadrivalent HPV vaccination and risk of multiple sclerosis
    and other demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system. *JAMA* 2015
    Scheller NM, *Pasternak B*, Svanstrom H, Hviid A. Quadrivalent human
    papillomavirus vaccine and the risk of venous thromboembolism. *JAMA* 2014
    Nyboe Andersen N, *Pasternak B*, Basit S, Andersson M, Svanstrom H, Caspersen
    S, et al. Association between tumor necrosis factor-α antagonists and risk
    of cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. *JAMA* 2014
    Feenstra B, *Pasternak B*, Geller F, Carstensen L, Wang T, Huang F, et al.
    Common variants associated with general and MMR vaccine-related febrile
    seizures. *Nature genetics* 2014
    Molgaard-Nielsen D, *Pasternak B*, Hviid A. Use of oral fluconazole during
    pregnancy and the risk of birth defects. *New England Journal of Medicine*
    2013
    Hviid A, Melbye M, *Pasternak B*. Use of selective serotonin reuptake
    inhibitors during pregnancy and risk of autism. *New England Journal of
    Medicine* 2013
    Svanstrom H, *Pasternak B*, Hviid A. Use of azithromycin and death from
    cardiovascular causes. *New England Journal of Medicine* 2013
    *Pasternak B*, Svanstrom H, Melbye M, Hviid A. Association between oral
    fluoroquinolone use and retinal detachment. *JAMA* 2013
    *Pasternak B*, Svanstrom H, Molgaard-nielsen D, Melbye M, Hviid A.
    Metoclopramide in pregnancy and risk of major congenital malformations and
    fetal death. *JAMA* 2013
    *Pasternak B*, Svanstrom H, Hviid A. Ondansetron in pregnancy and risk of
    adverse fetal outcomes. *New England Journal of Medicine* 2013
    *Pasternak B*, Svanstrom H, Molgaard-nielsen D, Krause Tg, Emborg Hd, Melbye
    M, et al. Risk of adverse fetal outcomes following administration of a
    pandemic influenza A(H1N1) vaccine during pregnancy. *JAMA* 2012
    *Pasternak B*, Svanstrom H, Molgaard-nielsen D, Krause Tg, Emborg Hd, Melbye
    M, et al. Vaccination against pandemic A/H1N1 2009 influenza in pregnancy
    and risk of fetal death: cohort study in Denmark. *BMJ* 2012
    Svanstrom H, *Pasternak B*, Hviid A. Association of treatment with losartan
    vs candesartan and mortality among patients with heart failure. *JAMA* 2012
    *Pasternak B*, Hviid A. Use of acyclovir, valacyclovir, and famciclovir in
    the first trimester of pregnancy and the risk of birth defects. *JAMA* 2010
    *Pasternak B*, Hviid A. Use of proton-pump inhibitors in early pregnancy and
    the risk of birth defects. *New England Journal of Medicine* 2010

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Articles

  • Article: THE BMJ. 2024;387:e080925
    Svanstrom H; Mkoma GF; Hviid A; Pasternak B
  • Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2024;7(11):e2445055
    Nakitanda AO; Odsbu I; Cesta CE; Pazzagli L; Pasternak B
  • Article: JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2024;184(11):1301-1312
    Ueda P; Soderling J; Wintzell V; Svanstrom H; Pazzagli L; Eliasson B; Melbye M; Hviid A; Pasternak B
  • Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL (EHJ) - CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOTHERAPY. 2024;10(5):432-443
    Engstrom A; Soderling J; Hviid A; Eliasson B; Gudbjornsdottir S; Wintzell V; Hveem K; Jonasson C; Melbye M; Pasternak B; Ueda P
  • Article: HEPATOLOGY. 2024;79(6):1401-1411
    Engstrom A; Wintzell V; Melbye M; Svanstrom H; Eliasson B; Gudbjornsdottir S; Hveem K; Jonasson C; Hviid A; Ueda P; Pasternak B
  • Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2024;22(6):1226-1237.e14
    Ueda P; Wintzell V; Melbye M; Eliasson B; Soderling J; Gudbjornsdottir S; Hveem K; Jonasson C; Svanstrom H; Hviid A; Pasternak B
  • Journal article: THE BMJ. 2024;385:e078225
    Pasternak B; Wintzell V; Hviid A; Eliasson B; Gudbjörnsdottir S; Jonasson C; Hveem K; Svanström H; Melbye M; Ueda P
  • Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2024;103(3):531-539
    Nakitanda AO; Odsbu I; Pasternak B; Karlsson P; Pazzagli L
  • Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2024;58(2):66-73
    Kader M; Pasternak B; Lim C-E; Neovius M; Forssblad M; Svanstroem H; Ludvigsson JF; Ueda P
  • Article: THE BMJ. 2024;385:e078225
    Pasternak B; Wintzell V; Hviid A; Eliasson B; Gudbjornsdottir S; Jonasson C; Hveem K; Svanstrom H; Melbye M; Ueda P
  • Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;44:ehad655.2445
    Lim C-E; Simonsson M; Pasternak B; Jernberg T; Edgren G; Ueda P
  • Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY (EJPC). 2023;30(8):634-643
    Lim C-E; Pasternak B; Eliasson B; Danaei G; Ueda P
  • Article: THE LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;8(4):e256-e265
    Ueda P; Pasternak B; Lim C-E; Neovius M; Kader M; Forssblad M; Ludvigsson JF; Svanstroem H
  • Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY MFM. 2023;5(4):100860
    Nakitanda AO; Kieler H; Odsbu I; Rhedin S; Almqvist C; Pasternak B; Pazzagli L
  • Article: JAMA PEDIATRICS. 2023;177(3):267-277
    Noh Y; Jeong HE; Choi A; Choi E-Y; Pasternak B; Nordeng H; Bliddal M; Man KKC; Wong ICK; Yon DK; Shin J-Y
  • Article: DIABETES CARE. 2023;46(2):351-360
    Engstroem A; Wintzell V; Melbye M; Hviid A; Eliasson B; Gudbjoernsdottir S; Hveem K; Jonasson C; Svanstroem H; Pasternak B; Ueda P
  • Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;33(5):707-714
    Wintzell V; Svanstrom H; Pasternak B
  • Article: VACCINE. 2022;40(33):4686-4692
    Ortqvist AK; Dahlqwist E; Magnus MC; Ljung R; Jonsson J; Aronsson B; Pasternak B; Haberg SE; Stephansson O
  • Article: CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE. 2022;15(5):1112-1122
    Wang Y-H; Wintzell V; Ludvigsson JF; Svanstrom H; Pasternak B
  • Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(4):e060771
    Wang Y-H; Svanstrom H; Wintzell V; Ludvigsson JF; Pasternak B
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All other publications

  • Letter: THE LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;8(7):e483
    Ueda P; Pasternak B; Lim C-E; Neovius M; Ludvigsson JF; Svanstroem H
  • Editorial comment: THE BMJ. 2022;379:e074093
    Ueda P; Pasternak B; Svanstrom H; Lim C-E; Neovius M; Forssblad M; Ludvigsson JF; Kader M
  • Editorial comment: DIABETES CARE. 2022;45(5):e93-e96
    Ueda P; Svanstrom H; Hviid A; Eliasson B; Svensson A-M; Frazen S; Gudbjornsdottir S; Hveem K; Jonasson C; Wintzell V; Melbye M; Pasternak B
  • Letter: ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2021;174(6):873-875
    Pasternak B; Neovius M; Soderling J; Ahlberg M; Norman M; Ludvigsson JF; Stephansson O
  • Letter: JAMA PEDIATRICS. 2021;175(2):209-210
    Wang Y-H; Pasternak B
  • Letter: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (JAMA). 2019;322(15):1515-1517
    Neovius M; Pasternak B; Naslund I; Soderling J; Johansson K; Stephansson O
  • Letter: DIABETES CARE. 2019;42(6):e92-e94
    Ueda P; Pasternak B; Eliasson B; Svensson A-M; Franzen S; Gudbjornsdottir S; Hveem K; Jonasson C; Melbye M; Svanstrom H
  • Letter: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (JAMA). 2018;319(22):2333-2335
    Pasternak B; Wintzell V; Furu K; Engeland A; Neovius M; Stephansson O
  • Letter: JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2015;175(12):1990-1992
    Andersen NN; Pasternak B; Andersson M; Nielsen NM; Jess T
  • Letter: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2015;60(10):1586-1587
    Pasternak B; Feenstra B; Melbye M; Hviid A
  • Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2015;190:4-6
    Pasternak B; Mattsson A; Svanstrom H; Hviid A
  • Letter: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (JAMA). 2014;312(2):187-188
    Scheller NM; Pasternak B; Svanstrom H; Hviid A
  • Letter: ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (CHICAGO, ILL. : 1908). 2011;171(3):259-260
    Pasternak B; Hviid A
  • Review: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2009;80(6):693-703
    Pasternak B; Aspenberg P

Employments

  • Principal Researcher, Department of Medicine, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2022-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2017

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