Johan Christenson, M.D., Ph.D.
HealthCap
Johan is currently a Partner of HealthCap based in Stockholm. Prior to joining HealthCap in 2001, Dr. Christenson was with SEB Företagsinvest (the venture capital arm of SEB) to supervise its healthcare portfolio. He has senior management experience from Astra Pain Control as Project Director, AstraZeneca as Global Product Director and was a member of the global therapy area management team of Pain & Inflammation.
Dr. Christenson received his medical training at the Karolinska Institute and received his Ph.D. in basic neuroscience in 1991. He served as a lecturer in neuroscience and also held a position as Assistant Dean at the Karolinska Institute Graduate School for two years. Dr. Christenson has four years of clinical specialist training in pediatrics and pediatric neurology.