Helena Litorp
Helena Litorp (MD, PhD, Assoc. Professor) is a board-certified specialist physician in obstetrics/gynecology and an associated professor in global health at Karolinska Institutet. She has 15+ years of experience from clinical work, education, supervision, and international research collaboration.
Her main research interest is in maternal and neonatal health and quality improvement interventions and innovations for emergency obstetric care.
Since her start as physician at CTC in 2019, she has served as principal investigator and co-investigator in 50+ clinical trials within different therapeutic areas. As Chief Medical Officer (CMO), she is responsible for the overall medical safety at CTC, coordinating the physician group and medical experts, and a member of the strategic management as well as crisis management groups.
Latest publications
Improved obstetric management after implementation of a scaled-up quality improvement intervention: A nested before-after study in three public hospitals in Nepal 12 February, 2023
Incidence and outcomes of intrapartum-related neonatal encephalopathy in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis 29 December, 2022
Effects of a novel weight-loss combination product containing orlistat and acarbose on obesity: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial 20 September, 2022
Low use of vacuum extraction: Health care Professionals' Perspective in a University Hospital, Dar es Salaam 8 June, 2020