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 5/8/2025

    Lawford BJ, Kiadaliri A, Englund M, Bennell KL, Hinman RS, Hall M, Dell'Isola A. Change in willingness for surgery and risk of joint replacement after an education and exercise program for hip/knee osteoarthritis: A longitudinal cohort study of 55,059 people. PLoS Med. 2025 May; 22(5):e1004577. PMID: 40338890.

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  • Published 2/26/2025

    Battista S, Recenti F, Kiadaliri A, Lohmander S, Jönsson T, Abbott A, Vinblad J, Rolfson O, Englund M, Dell'Isola A. Impact of an intervention for osteoarthritis based on exercise and education on metabolic health: a register-based study using the SOAD cohort. RMD Open. 2025 Feb 26; 11(1). PMID: 40010941.

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  • Published 2/3/2025

    Xie D, Englund M, Lane NE, Zhang Y, Li X, Wei J, Zeng C, Lei G. Postoperative Weight Loss After Antiobesity Medications and Revision Risk After Joint Replacement. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Feb 03; 8(2):e2461200. PMID: 39982723.

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  • Published 1/30/2025

    Cronström A, Risberg MA, Englund M, Strauss DB, Neuman P, Tiderius CJ, Ageberg E. Symptoms indicative of early knee osteoarthritis after ACL reconstruction: descriptive analysis of the SHIELD cohort. Osteoarthr Cartil Open. 2025 Mar; 7(1):100576. PMID: 39991670.

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  • Published 1/21/2025

    Turkiewicz A, Magnusson K, Timpka S, Kiadaliri A, Dell'Isola A, Englund M. Physical health in young males and risk of chronic musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases by middle age: A population-based cohort study. PLoS Med. 2025 Jan; 22(1):e1004517. PMID: 39836663.

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Education

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

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