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David Ljungman is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, specializing in colorectal surgery. He is a consultant colorectal surgeon at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden. Ljungman completed his PhD focusing on the clinical experimental aspects of pancreatic cancer. His current research interests revolve around early-onset colorectal cancer and global surgery data capture methods. Ljungman has been a Paul Farmer Global Surgery Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School from 2016 to 2018 and served as a Bengt Ihre Research Fellow from 2018 to 2020, later becoming co-director of the Bengt Ihre Research School in 2024. His work has contributed significantly to the understanding and prevention of colorectal cancer, particularly in relation to Lynch syndrome. His research output includes several published articles in notable journals, exploring various aspects of surgical oncology, including the impact of the gut microbiome on cancer development and innovative surgical practices in low-resource settings. Ljungman advocates for improved surgical outcomes and the importance of research in enhancing global health.
Administered by the Department of Political Science; focus on International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG).