Departments

• Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
  The Departments of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care are the focal points at the core of emergency medical services. We are located in Huddinge as well as in Solna.
• Biomedical Engineering (BME)
  Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Karolinska University Hospital makes sure that hospital departments and external clients use safe, well-functioning equipment and systems to ensure that patients receive optimal diagnosis and treatment.
• Cardiology
  The Department of Cardiology provides care for patients with ischaemic heart disease, arrhythmias, heart failure, congenital or acquired valvular disorders as well as heart transplantations.
• Center for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplants
  CAST, the Center for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplants, is located at the Huddinge division of Karolinska.
• Centre for Inherited Metabolic Diseases
  Our centre is a specialized laboratory for inherited metabolic diseases.
• Clinical Chemistry
  Our laboratories analyze the concentration of various biochemical substances in blood, urine, and other body fluids. We also conduct analyses in hematology and coagulation.
• Clinical Genetics
  The Department of Clinical Genetics is part of the Karolinska University Laboratory at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna.
• Clinical Immunology
  Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine includes a fully equipped clinical immunology laboratory, a regional blood center, and extensive R&D and education-related activities.
• Clinical Microbiology
  Clinical Microbiology provides diagnostics and advice in bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology.
• Clinical Pathology and Cytology
  Our laboratory conducts diagnostics of cell and tissue samples from clinics and health care centers representing both highly specialized and general health care.
• Clinical Pharmacology
  Clinical pharmacology is a special resource for the latest findings on the properties and correct usage of pharmaceuticals. The goal is to ensure effective drug treatment with minimal side effects.
• Clinical Physiology
  The main task of the department is to diagnose, establish severity of disease, and monitor the effects of treatment in patients with various cardiac, pulmonary, renal, and vascular diseases.
• Department of Nutrition
  For many illnesses, diet is an important part of the treatment. In many cases the right diet is a prerequisite for enabling the medical treatment to function optimally.
• Department of Urology
  The department of Urology treat surgical illnesses in the urinary tract and male reproductive organs.
• Dermatology and Venereology
  The operation are dominated by outpatient care within dermatology and venereology, which is carried out at both the Huddinge and the Solna units.
• Ear, Nose and Throat
  The Departments of Ear, Nose and Throat examine and treat children and adults with illnesses in the ear, respiratory passages, speech organs and the upper areas of the digestive canal and the base of the skull.
• ECMO Center
  ECMO- Extra Corporeal MembranOxygenering.
• Emergency
  Every year, the emergency room in Huddinge, at the Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital and the emergency room in Solna, treat over 200,000 emergency patients.
• Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
  The Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes specializes in diagnostics, treatment and follow-up of patients metabolic disorders.
• Gastro Center
  Gastro Center Karolinska is divided into three units; Gastro Center Surgery, Gastroenterology and Gastro Center Care.
• Geriatrics
  Geriatrics is the science of identifying, diagnosing and treating elderly patients with often multiple illnesses. We treat patients with strokes, acute hip fractures and elderly patients with multiple diseases.
• Hearing and Balance
  The department provides diagnostic, habilitation, and rehabilitation services for hearing and balance disorders at Huddinge, Solna and Södermalm.
• Hematology
  The Hematology Center, Karolinska, was formed through a merger of the departments at former Karolinska Hospital and Huddinge University Hospital.
• Infectious Diseases
  The main task of the clinic is to take responsibility for the diagnoses, treatment and care of infectious diseases and infection related conditions.
• Medical Physics
  The Department of Medical Physics has been delegated radiation protection responsibility from the hospital management for all operations with radiation at the Karolinska University Hospital.
• Neurology
  The department is responsible for neurological care in Stockholm County and also provides extensive regional, national, and international care.
• Neurophysiology
  We provide diagnostic examinations of functional disorders in the central and peripheral nerve system, muscles and certain sense organs, and conduct sleep analyses for diagnosing apnea and other sleeping disorders.
• Neurosurgery
  The Department of Neurosurgery treats injuries, diseases, and deformities in the nervous system (the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves).
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
  The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology examines and treats women with, among other things, blood disorders, incontinence and various tumor diseases.
• Oncology
  The Department of Oncology treats all types of cancers and provides all types of non-surgical interventions.
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Karolinska University Hospital is one of Sweden’s leading departments within this area.
• Orthopedics
  The Department of Orthopedics is a department with emergency and scheduled care of patients with diseases and injuries affecting the locomotor system.
• Outpatient Laboratory Services and Preanalysis
  Outpatient Laboratory Services and Preanalysis is a quality-assured facility within Karolinska University Laboratory.
• Outpatient Medical Center
  The Outpatient Medical Center houses the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Division’s clinics for patients with cardiac, pulmonary, cardiothoracic, and vascular diseases, as well as allergies.
• Pediatric Departments
  Children's Hospital and Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital.
• Physical Therapy
  The aim of the Department of Physical Therapy is to provide highly specialized physiotherapy treatment, research and development at Karolinska University Hospital.
• Plastic Surgery
  We specialize in surgical treatment of congenital deformities, immediate or secondary reconstruction in cancer patients, and reconstruction after various types of trauma.
• Psychology
  The Department of Psychology is an independent operation within the realm of somatic care. A total of 33 psychologists work at the department. Clinical expertise encompasses psychological problems associated with somatic diseases and functional disabilities.
• Radiology
  The Radiology Departments carry out advanced examinations that comprise an important component in work-up and treatment of various medical conditions.
• Renal Medicine
  The department is responsible for renal medical care and dialysis treatment of patients from the majority of the greater Stockholm area in total, close to 1.5 million inhabitants.
• Respiratory Medicine and Allergy
  The Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy at Huddinge University Hospital and Karolinska Hospital have been merged into a single clinic at Karolinska University Hospital with operations in Huddinge and Solna.
• Rheumatology
  We admit and treat patients with rheumatological diseases, both localized and general, which affect the joints, muscles, fibrous tissues and skeleton.
• Social Work
  Disease and trauma entail changes in life for both patients and their families. Patients may face new and unfamiliar situations and social workers may offer support in such situations.
• Speech and Language Therapy
  We examine, diagnose and treat patients with voice, speech and language impairments, as well as those with eating and swallowing difficulties.
• Spinal Cord Injury Center
  Spinal Cord Injury Center is a part of Rehab Station Stockholm.
• Surgery
  The Department of Surgery offers general surgical care on an emergency and scheduled basis.
• Surgical Operations
  Surgical operations healthcare at the Karolinska University Hospital is divided among several different departments.
• Thoracic Surgery
  The Department of Thoracic Surgery treats diseases of the heart, lungs and the heart’s major blood vessels.
• Transplantation Surgery
  The Department of Transplantation Surgery at Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge is responsible for all kidney-, pancreas- and islet transplantations performed in the Stockholm region and is together with Gothenburg the main referral centre for liver transplantations in Sweden. Heart transplantations are carried out in collaboration with the departments of cardiology at Karolinska and Uppsala University Hospital. Thoracic surgical partner is Skåne Universtiy Hospital in Lund.
• Vascular Surgery
  The Department of Vascular Surgery primarily provides care for patients with diseases in the blood vessels outside the heart.