Bio Dr Heidi Stensmyren

Bio Dr Heidi Stensmyren
Dr Heidi Stensmyren is President Elect of the World Medical Association (WMA). She
previously served as Chair of the WMA Medical Ethics Committee 2017-2019 and has
actively participated in several WMA working groups, including on WMA Governance, the
Declaration of Geneva and the International Code of Medical Ethics.
Dr. Stensmyren is an anesthesia and intensive care specialist. 2014-2020 she was President
of the Swedish Medical Association (SMA) as well as Chair of the SMA Negotiation
Committee and Chair of The Swedish Medical Journal. She has also chaired the Swedish
Council for Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation at the National Board of Health
and Welfare. She has been an expert in two recent Swedish national enquiries regarding
organ and tissue donation and transplantation. Dr. Stensmyren has been a committee member
of the Swedish government´s Life Science Advisory Board and board member of Research
Sweden. She has also served as board member of the Swedish Agency for Health
Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services.
Dr Stensmyren is currently Managing Director at the Women´s Health and Allied Health Professionals
Department, Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden.