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Mats Börjesson MD

Mats Börjesson MD

Professor, Sports Physiology, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg; Director, Centre for Lifestyle Intervention, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden

Mats Börjesson is Professor of Sports Physiology, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Sweden. Specialist in Cardiology and Internal Medicine. FESC, FACC, FACSM. Director of the Center for lifestyle intervention (CFLI), Sahlgrenska University Hospital.

Chairman of the section of Sports Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology, 2008-10 Chairman of the Swedish Society of Cardiology, 2016-18. Chairman of the Swedish Society of Exercise and Sports Medicine 2013-15. Currently chairman of the Swedish Football Association Medical Committe. Board of Trustees, ACSM (2024-). Team physician at 11 European, World Cups and Olympic Tournaments, mainly for Swedish Women’s soccer team (2009-). FIFA venue medical officer at WC 2022 and Arab Cup 2021. Editor of the Swedish reference book on exercise prescription (FYSS2021) and the ESC Sports Cardiology book (2019).  Main research areas are Physical activity for health, Sports Cardiology and Sports Medicine. 276 peer-reviewed publications. Invited speaker at >180 international conferences.

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Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:

  1. Cardiovascular Events Following COVID-19 Vaccination in Adults

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