Biomedical Engineer, Medical Imaging and Physiology

Karolinska University Hospital is one of Europe's largest and most prestigious university hospitals, serving as both a leading healthcare provider and a major research institution affiliated with the Karolinska Institute, home to the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The hospital is renowned for its cutting-edge medical technology and innovative patient care approaches.

During my time at Karolinska University Hospital, I operated at the intersection of advanced medical technology and patient care, ensuring seamless operation of sophisticated imaging systems that directly impact diagnostic accuracy and treatment outcomes.

Comprehensive Equipment Support: Served as the primary technical resource for the hospital's entire fleet of medical imaging equipment, providing first-line support across multiple modalities and vendor platforms. This responsibility required maintaining operational readiness of diagnostic tools that healthcare professionals depend on for patient care, demanding both rapid response capabilities and deep technical expertise across diverse imaging technologies.

Multi-Vendor Technology Integration: Worked extensively with advanced visualization solutions from major medical technology vendors including GE, Philips, and Siemens, developing comprehensive understanding of how different systems integrate within the hospital's complex technical ecosystem. This experience provided valuable insight into vendor-specific architectures while maintaining system interoperability across the entire imaging infrastructure.

Systems Architecture and Integration: Developed understanding of clinical and technical workflows for RIS/PACS integrations with the regional Hospital Information System (HIS). This work involved learning system architectures that support imaging solutions in clinical environments. Gained experience with healthcare communication protocols including DICOM and HL7, which are essential for medical imaging workflows.

Infrastructure and Process Management: Enhanced technical capabilities through hands-on experience with Active Directory management and ITIL framework implementation for technical support processes.