Specialist in cardiology and internal medicine; senior consultant cardiologist. I am chairman of The Swedish Society of Medicine’s delegation for medical quality, and I am a member of the quality assurance group, Health Technology Assessment (HTA)-centrum, Region Västra Götaland. Areas of expertise: acute coronary syndromes, older adults, frailty, multimorbidity, risk prediction, quality assessment, priority setting.
Niklas Ekerstad
Adjunct Associate Professor, Docent
MD, PhD, Associate professor (Docent) in evaluation and health economics.
Presentation
I am MD, PhD, Associate professor (Docent) in evaluation and health economics. I have extensive experience in performing clinical evaluation studies of older adults, and I am supervisor of four PhD students.
Specialist in cardiology and internal medicine; senior consultant cardiologist. I am chairman of The Swedish Society of Medicine’s delegation for medical quality, and I am a member of the quality assurance group, Health Technology Assessment (HTA)-centrum, Region Västra Götaland. Areas of expertise: acute coronary syndromes, older adults, frailty, multimorbidity, risk prediction, quality assessment, priority setting.
Specialist in cardiology and internal medicine; senior consultant cardiologist. I am chairman of The Swedish Society of Medicine’s delegation for medical quality, and I am a member of the quality assurance group, Health Technology Assessment (HTA)-centrum, Region Västra Götaland. Areas of expertise: acute coronary syndromes, older adults, frailty, multimorbidity, risk prediction, quality assessment, priority setting.
Publications
2026
Mild to moderate frailty among older adults does not affect long-term quality of life or functional outcomes after colon cancer surgery
Colorectal Disease, Vol. 28, Article e70438
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/codi.70438
"Having surgery is necessary" - a qualitative analysis of the experiences of frail older adults treated with, and recovering from colorectal cancer surgery
BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 26, Article 484
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-026-07356-3
2025
A qualitative analysis of the experiences of frail older adults treated and recovering from colorectal cancer surgery
British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 112, p. xi20-xi20
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf149.071
Frailty Is an Independent Marker of Post-Operative Mortality Following Colorectal Cancer Resection Surgery in Older Adults
Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 132, p. 198-204
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jso.28137
Experiences of participating in a preoperative comprehensive geriatric assessment and care intervention among frail older adults before colorectal cancer resection surgery
BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 25, Article 310
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-05922-9