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Lisbet Haglund (PhD)

Academic title(s): 
  • Professor, Department of Surgery 
  • Co-director, Orthopaedic Research Laboratory 
Lisbet Haglund (PhD)
Contact Information
Email address: 
lisbet.haglund [at] mcgill.ca
Department: 
Surgery
Division: 
Orthopaedic Surgery
Degree(s): 

PhD

Area(s): 
Basic Sciences
Location: 
Montreal General Hospital
Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada
Graduate supervision: 

Currently supervising students

Group: 
Currently Recruiting
M.Sc. Students
M.Sc. Non-Thesis projects
Ph.D. Students
Research areas: 
Regenerative Medicine
Surgical Education and Simulation
Translation and Innovation
Medical Technology
Areas of expertise: 

Musculoskeletal Research 

Current research: 

My research focuses on characterization of molecular mechanisms leading to intervertebral disc degeneration and progression, and to develop molecular markers to follow disease state, progression or effect of treatment, and most importantly novel therapeutic interventions for degenerative and painful intervertebral disc degeneration.  

Courses: 

EXSU 601 

Biography: 

Dr Haglund completed her doctoral degree in cell and molecular biology at Lund University Sweden followed by post-doctoral studies at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Montreal, QC, Canada. She joined the Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics as Assistant Professor in 2009 and is now tenured full Professor. 

Her expertise is in musculoskeletal research spanning from tissue injury, degeneration and inflammation to regenerative medicine. She is leading a multi-disciplinary team that develops novel approaches for diagnosis and treatment of spinal pathologies. Current projects focus on translational research in intervertebral disc degeneration and associated pain, and in novel approaches to spine reconstruction. 

Selected publications: 

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