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Kenny Rodriguez-Wallberg

Kenny Rodriguez-Wallberg

Adjunct Professor
Telephone: +46852481213
Visiting address: BioClinicum J 5:30 Visionsgatan 4, 17164 Solna
Postal address: K7 Onkologi-Patologi, K7 Forskning Rodriguez-Wallberg, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • My specific area of interest and expertise focuses on the impact of cancer
    treatment on fertility potential and the prevention of infertility through
    fertility preservation strategies. This new ̽ѡ field has been recently
    recognized and it could be named “Reproductive Oncology”. In the U.S. the
    term “Oncofertility” has become popular. As several methods are available
    for fertility preservation and those are currently used for cancer patients,
    I consider of outmost importance the investigation of their safety in the
    oncological context.
    My research is supported by the Clinical Investigator’s grant from
    Stockholm county council, the Swedish research council, the Swedish Childhood
    Cancer Foundation, Radiumhemmets Research Fonds, the Cancer foundation, and
    ̽ѡ.
    I completed my ̽ѡ education and my residency in obstetrics and
    gynecology in my home country, Colombia. As specialist I was then awarded a
    fellowship from the Groupement Français de Gynécologie de l’Enfant et de
    l’Adolescence and completed my training in Pediatric Gynecology at Hôpital
    Necker Enfant Malades in Paris, as well as in Reproductive Endocrinology,
    Infertility and Assisted Reproduction at Cochin-Baudelocque. In 2005 I earned
    her PhD degree at Uppsala University in Sweden and since 2007, I am a Senior
    Consultant in Reproductive Medicine at Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm and
    Head of the Program for Fertility Preservation. I am currently sharing her
    clinical work with both clinical and translational research. Since 2013, I am
    an Associate Professor at ̽ѡ and in January 2017 I was
    promoted to the position of University Lecturer in Reproductive Oncology at
    the Department of Oncology-Pathology of ̽ѡ.

Research

  • My research encompasses the impact of several variables and interventions,
    such as the performance of ovarian surgery, even conservative and for benign
    diseases, in the development of infertility, as well as the treatment of
    infertility, in particular by using assisted reproductive techniques.
    Psychological aspects of infertility after cancer, ethics in health care
    provision and a better understanding of specific patient groups’ access and
    barriers to healthcare are also subject of my research.
    My research activity is clinically oriented and integrated into my clinical
    work as senior consultant at the Reproductive Medicine clinic of Karolinska
    University Hospital, where I have been the clinical responsible for the
    program for fertility preservation since 2007, as well as into my current
    clinical fellowship at the Department of Oncology of Karolinska University
    Hospital. My Ph D thesis was dedicated to the study of health aspects in
    menopause and after completed in 2005, I initiated independent research in
    2007 on fertility preservation, which was thereafter supported by a fulltime
    2-year postdoctoral grant from the Swedish Society of Medicine Research,
    SSMF, and by a 3-year grant from the Swedish Research Council. Since then my
    projects have developed into both clinical and experimental research and thus
    my current research network includes clinicians and basic science
    researchers. Our research results have contributed to the improvement of
    potentially safer stimulation protocols for female patients with
    hormone-sensitive tumors including breast cancer, one of the most challenging
    patient groups in the field of fertility preservation. I have introduced the
    use of aromatase inhibitors for stimulation protocols of patients with breast
    cancer at Karolinska University Hospital in 2010 and shared my experience
    with colleagues of several Swedish hospitals, who have thereafter implemented
    those protocols at their hospitals successfully. Several of my current
    projects in fertility preservation are prospective and of national coverage.
    Those projects include the evaluation of safety and efficacy of fertility
    preservation by surgical methods, such as in case of gynecological cancer,
    and by the performance of assisted reproductive technologies.
    I am currently a Principal Investigator and research team leader at the
    department of Oncology-Pathology of ̽ѡ.

Articles

  • Journal article: BIOMARKER RESEARCH. 2024;12(1):125
    Hao X; Zhao J; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA
  • Journal article: GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY. 2024;189:101-108
    Johansen G; Lampic C; Radestad AF; Dahm-Kahler P; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA
  • Article: FERTILITY AND STERILITY. 2024;122(4):706-714
    Ye M; Palomares AR; Iwarsson E; Oberg AS; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA
  • Article: LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-EUROPE. 2024;42:100925
    Stenmarker M; Mallios P; Hedayati E; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Johnsson A; Alfredsson J; Ekman B; Legert KG; Borland M; Mellergard J; Eriksson M; Marteinsdottir I; Davidson T; Engerstrom L; Sandsveden M; Keskisaerkkae R; Singull M; Hubbert L
  • Journal article: CANCER RESEARCH. 2024;84(9):gs02-13-gs02-13
    Lambertini M; Blondeaux E; Agostinetto E; Hamy-Petit A-S; Kim HJ; Chiodi C; Bernstein-Molho R; Hilbers F; Pogoda K; Lopez EC; Punie K; Bajpai J; Ignatiadis M; Moore H; Phillips K-A; Toss A; Rousset-Jablonski C; Peccatori FA; Renaud T; Ferrari A; Paluch-Shimon S; Fruscio R; Cui W; Wong S; Vernieri C; Ruddy K; Dieci MV; Matikas A; Rozenblit M; Garza CV; De Marchis L; Del Mastro L; Puglisi F; Estevez-Diz MDP; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Mrinakova B; Meister S; Livraghi L; Clatot F; Yerushalmi R; De Angelis C; Sanchez-Bayona R; Meattini I; Cichowska-Cwalinska N; Berliere M; Salama M; De Giorgi U; Sonnenblick A; Azim H; Partridge A
  • Journal article: ESMO OPEN. 2024;9:103325
    Lambertini M; Magaton IM; Hamy-Petit A-S; Linn S; Molho RB; Peccatori FA; Ferrari A; Carrasco E; Paluch-Shimon S; Agostinetto E; Venturelli M; Luis IVV; Rodriguez-Wallberg KR; Kim HJ; Sorouri K; Bruzzone M; Demeestere I; Azim H; Partridge AH; Blondeaux E
  • Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2024;202:114010
    Helgadottir H; Matikas A; Fernebro J; Frodin J-E; Ekman S; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA
  • Article: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2024;39(4):647-657
    Alteri A; Arroyo G; Baccino G; Craciunas L; De Geyter C; Ebner T; Koleva M; Kordic K; Mcheik S; Mertes H; Pavicic Baldani D; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Rugescu I; Santos-Ribeiro S; Tilleman K; Woodward B; Vermeulen N; Veleva Z
  • Article: EMBO REPORTS. 2024;25(4):1752-1772
    Zhao A; Jiang H; Palomares AR; Larsson A; He W; Grunler J; Zheng X; Wallberg KAR; Catrina S-B; Deng Q
  • Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2024;103(4):684-694
    Lundberg FE; Gkekos L; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Fredriksson I; Johansson ALV
  • Article: HUMAN REPRODUCTION OPEN. 2024;2024(2):hoae027
    Gkekos L; Johansson ALV; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Fredriksson I; Lundberg FE
  • Article: CELL REPORTS. 2024;43(1):113651
    Lin Z; Li D; Zheng J; Yao C; Liu D; Zhang H; Feng H; Chen C; Li P; Zhang Y; Jiang B; Hu Z; Zhao Y; Shi F; Cao D; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Li Z; Yeung WSB; Chow LT; Wang H; Liu K
  • Article: JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH. 2024;23(1):238-248
    Mear L; Hao X; Hikmet F; Damdimopoulou P; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Lindskog C
  • Article: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2024;331(1):49-59
    Lambertini M; Blondeaux E; Agostinetto E; Hamy A-S; Kim HJ; Di Meglio A; Molho RB; Hilbers F; Pogoda K; Carrasco E; Punie K; Bajpai J; Ignatiadis M; Moore HCF; Phillips K-A; Toss A; Rousset-Jablonski C; Peccatori FA; Renaud T; Ferrari A; Paluch-Shimon S; Fruscio R; Cui W; Wong SM; Vernieri C; Ruddy KJ; Dieci MV; Matikas A; Rozenblit M; Villarreal-Garza C; De Marchis L; Del Mastro L; Puglisi F; Estevez-Diz MDP; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Mrinakova B; Meister S; Livraghi L; Clatot F; Yerushalmi R; De Angelis C; Sanchez-Bayona R; Meattini I; Cichowska-Cwalinska N; Berliere M; Salama M; De Giorgi U; Sonnenblick A; Chiodi C; Lee Y-J; Maria C; Azim HAJ; Boni L; Partridge AH
  • Journal article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2024;67:102335
    Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Kieler H; Foukakis T; Li J; Gissler M; Oberg AS; Bergh J; Lundberg FE
  • Article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2024;67:102335
    Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Kieler H; Foukakis T; Li J; Gissler M; Oberg AS; Bergh J; Lundberg FE
  • Article: BMJ OPEN. 2023;13(12):e078023
    Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Nilsson HP; Bergh J; Malmros J; Ljungman P; Foukakis T; Stragliotto CL; Friman EI; Linderholm B; Valachis A; Andersson A; Harrysson S; Vennstrom L; Frisk P; Moerse H; Eloranta S
  • Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2023;62(12):1599-1606
    Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Ahlgren J; Smedby KE; Gorman JR; Hellman K; Henriksson R; Stahl O; Wettergren L; Lampic C
  • Article: AIDS PATIENT CARE AND STDS. 2023;37(12):566-573
    Sergouniotis F; Olofsson JI; Westling K; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA
  • Article: ANTIOXIDANTS. 2023;12(12):2043
    Kjellberg A; Lindholm ME; Zheng X; Liwenborg L; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Catrina S-B; Lindholm P
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All other publications

  • Review: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2024;103(5):786-798
    Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Nilsson HP; Rothe EB; Zhao A; Shah PS; Acharya G
  • Editorial comment: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2024;103(4):628-629
    Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Pettersson K
  • Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024
    Zhao A; Jiang H; Palomares AR; Larsson A; He W; Grünler J; Zheng X; Rodriguez Wallberg K; Catrina S-B; Deng Q
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023
    Kjellberg A; Zhao A; Lussier A; Hassler A; Al-Ezerjawi S; Boström E; Catrina S-B; Bergman P; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Lindholm P
  • Review: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2023;70:e30551
    Appiah LC; Moravek M; Hoefgen H; Rotz S; Childress K; Samis J; Benoit J; Rodriguez-Wallberg K; Anazodo A
  • Editorial comment: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;102(8):968-969
    Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Veleva Z
  • Conference publication: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2023;38
    Ye M; Palomares A; Iwarsson E; Rodriguez-Wallberg K; Oberg S
  • Review: LIFE-BASEL. 2023;13(5):1195
    Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Jiang Y; Lekberg T; Nilsson HP
  • Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRANSGENDER HEALTH. 2023;24(1):7-25
    Rodriguez-Wallberg K; Obedin-Maliver J; Taylor B; Van Mello N; Tilleman K; Nahata L
  • Conference publication: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2023;38
    Palomares AR; Dindini K; Rodriguez-Wallberg K
  • Conference publication: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2023;38
    Jiang Y; Varshney M; Palomares AR; Inzunza J; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA
  • Conference publication: FERTILITY AND STERILITY. 2022;118(4):E347
    Palomares AR; Ruiz Galdon M; Reyes Engel A; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA
  • Conference publication: FERTILITY AND STERILITY. 2022;118(4):e236
    Weibring K; Lundberg F; Cohn-Cedermark GC; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA
  • Conference publication: FERTILITY AND STERILITY. 2022;118(4):E333
    Hao X; Zhao J; Palomares AR; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022
    Kjellberg A; Hassler A; Boström E; Gharbi SE; Al-Ezerjawi S; Kowalski J; Rodriguez-Wallberg K; Bruchfeld J; Ståhlberg M; Nygren-Bonnier M; Runold M; Lindholm P
  • Conference publication: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2022;37(Supplement_1):deac105.108
    Marklund A; Lundberg FE; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022
    Kjellberg A; Abdel-Halim L; Hassler A; Gharbi SE; Al-Ezerjawi S; Boström E; Sundberg CJ; Pernow J; Medson K; Kowalski J; Rodriguez-Wallberg K; Zheng X; Catrina S-B; Runold M; Ståhlberg M; Bruchfeld J; Nygren-Bonnier M; Lindholm P
  • Conference publication: ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY. 2022;33:S153-S154
    Dar HA; Johansson A; Nordenskjold A; Yau C; Benz C; Essermann L; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Nordenskjold BA; Perez-Tenorio G; Stal O; Fornander T; Lindstrom L
  • Review: FERTILITY AND STERILITY. 2022;117(5):992-1002
    Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Nilsson HP; Lind T
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022
    Kjellberg A; Douglas J; Hassler A; Al-Ezerjawi S; Boström E; Abdel-Halim L; Liwenborg L; Hetting E; Jonasdottir-Njåstad A-D; Kowalski J; Catrina S-B; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Lindholm P
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Grants

  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026
  • Barncancerfonden
    1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024
  • Improving fertility and reproductive health of women treated for cancer by enhancing follicle survival and ovarian reserve in ovarian transplants
    Novo Nordisk Foundation
    1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025
  • Barncancerfonden
    1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 December 2022 - 30 November 2025
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024
  • Barncancerfonden
    1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022
  • Barncancerfonden
    1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022
  • Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2018 - 31 December 2020
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2017 - 31 December 2019
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2012 - 31 December 2014

Employments

  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Oncology-Pathology, ̽ѡ, 2021-2028

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, ̽ѡ, 2013

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