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Rickard Ånell

Researcher, PhD, MD

Phone: + 46 8 790 48 85

E-mail: ricane@kth.se

Rickard Ånell CV

Research profile at the Department of Environmental Physiology

The research examines medical risks in aviation.

Degrees

Certified Registered orthopaedic Surgeon, Certified Registered Flightsurgeon, Advanced, Certified Hyperbarmedicine Physician, Certified Staff Medical officer, Trauma Life Support Instructor, (ATLS), NAEMT Pre-Hospital trauma life support (PHTLS-I), Assessment and Treatment of Trauma Instructor (ATT-I), Medical Director Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), Prehospital Disaster Medicin, Advanced Life Support (ALS). SK-60 training FLU-151.

PhD, Physiology, Stockholm, 2021

Publications

>10 original publications in peer reviewed journals, 2019-

Resemedicin

NOSOCOM Medical Handbook

Travelmedicine

Vård i det vilda, Svenska jägarförbundet

Professional experience

Swedish Armed Forces Parttime 2001 –

  • Senior Medical Officer, Flight Surgeon Fulltime 2009-2014
  • Trauma instructor ATLS, TCCC PHTLS Parttime 1995-
  • Responsible for medic training international Parttime 1999-
  • Senior Medical Officer, FöMedC Parttime 2014-
  • Flight Surgeon Swedish Airforce Malmen Parttime 2015-

Swedish Armed Forces Medical Department

  • Flight Surgeon 1997   
  • Hyperbar Medicine 1999
  • Pilot selection 2008-
  • Space environment training 2012-

County Council of Östergötland Emergency Department 2009-2010

  • EM physician

County Council of Östergötland Orthopedic Department 1998-2009

  • Orthopedic Surgeon
  • Clinical trainer for junior physicians

Civilian employer 2014-

  • Global Medical Adviser SAAB AB

Swedish Rapid Reaction Unit (SWERAP) 1999/03-2000/05

  • Medic, Rescue team

Swedish Armed Forces   

  • Deployment Bosnia 1995
  • Deployment Afghanistan 2001
  • Deployment Afghanistan 2011

Swedish civilian organisations

  • Kamtchatka 2005   
  • North Pole 2009
  • Ethiopia 2010
  • Namibia 2016

Awards

Armed Forces Service Medal in Silver, United Nations Medal in Bronze, Nato Medal for service in Former Yugoslavia, Armed Forces Medal in Bronze for international service (2), Exceptional actions in medical field SF/SIG, Farfarslänken Swedish Airborne Rangers Corps. Aerospace Medical Association's 2021 Arnold D. Tuttle Award.

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