Martin Englund, MD, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Musculoskeletal diseases are a rapidly growing cause of disability, chronic pain, and reduced quality of life in an ageing population. My research aims to gain novel insights into these diseases, osteoarthritis in particular – their etiology, occurrence, natural history, treatments, prediction, disease monitoring, and disease burden – to allow for better healthcare decision-making and disease prevention. I also have a particular interest in the role of meniscus in osteoarthritis. I use a multidisciplinary approach to study osteoarthritis, including tissue biobanking and proteomics, structural imaging, and population-wide register based studies of epidemiology and health economics.

Publications

  • Published 6/12/2026

    Nevanranta EA, Karjalainen VP, Brix M, Hellberg I, Turkiewicz A, Shakya B, Önnerfjord P, Ylisiurua S, Sjögren A, Elkhouly K, Hughes V, Tjörnstrand J, Saarakkala S, Englund M, Finnilä MAJ. Characterizing Meniscal Calcifications with Photon Counting-Based Dual-Energy Computed Tomography. Ann Biomed Eng. 2026 Jun 12. PMID: 42283929.

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  • Published 5/16/2026

    Karjalainen VP, Hellberg I, Turkiewicz A, Shakya B, Khoshimova N, Nevanranta E, Gupta SD, Elkhouly K, Sjögren A, Finnilä MAJ, Önnerfjord P, Hughes V, Tjörnstrand J, Englund M, Saarakkala S. Characterization of calcifications in posterior horn of human meniscus using micro-computed tomography. Osteoarthr Cartil Open. 2026 Sep; 8(3):100820. PMID: 42254336.

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  • Published 4/30/2026

    Kalske R, Sihvonen R, Paavola M, Malmivaara A, Itälä A, Joukainen A, Kalske J, Nurmi H, Toivonen P, Sillanpää N, Kiekara T, Turkiewicz A, Englund M, Taimela S, Järvinen TLN. Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy for Degenerative Tear - 10-Year Outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2026 Apr 30; 394(17):1757-1759. PMID: 42054686.

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  • Published 4/22/2026

    B Wrammerfors ET, Pierantoni M, Dejea H, Sjögren A, Orozco GA, Das Gupta S, Gstöhl SJ, Schlepütz CM, Nygård K, Englund M, Isaksson H. Synchrotron phase-contrast microtomography reveals the impact of degeneration on the 3D structure of human articular cartilage. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2026 Apr 22. PMID: 42031145.

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  • Published 4/16/2026

    Dell'Isola A, Magnusson K, Turkiewicz A, Recenti F, Lohmander S, Englund M, Kiadaliri A. Metformin use and the risk of incident osteoarthritis among individuals with diabetes: a register-based nested case-control study. BMJ Open. 2026 Apr 16; 16(4):e115587. PMID: 41991265.

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Education

  • Lund University, MD
  • Lund University, PhD
  • Boston University School of Public Health, MSc

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