Mitselou Nicky

Doctoral Dissertation

Mitselou, N., “Preterm Birth and Allergic Disease.” Doctoral Dissertation, Örebro University, Sweden (2022)

PhD

Örebro University, Sweden (2022)

Subspecialty Certification

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Sweden (2018)

Specialty Certification

Pediatrics, Greece and Sweden (2014)

Medical License

Greece and Sweden (2007)

Medical Degree

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, Greece (2007)

• Senior Consultant, Pediatric Allergy Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Eskilstuna Hospital, Sweden (April 2026-present)
• Scientific Associate, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece (October 2025-present)
• Senior Consultant, Primary Healthcare Services, Örebro, Sweden (April 2023-present)
• Senior Consultant, Department of Pediatrics, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden (June 2021-December 2025)
• Medical Director, Barnmottagning Stora Holmen, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden (October 2021-April 2023)
• Consultant in Pediatrics and Pediatric Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden (April 2018-May 2021)
• Consultant in Pediatrics and Fellow in Pediatric Allergy, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden - Additional specialised training in Pediatric Allergy and Pediatric Pulmonology at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, and Sachsska Children's Hospital, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden (January 2015-April 2018)
• Consultant in Pediatrics and Pediatric Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, Karlstad Central Hospital, Sweden (February 2014-December 2014)
• Resident Physician in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Karlstad Central Hospital, Sweden (March 2010-February 2014)
• Resident Physician in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Sundsvall Hospital, Sweden (August 2008-February 2010)
• Resident Physician in General Practice, Bollnäs Healthcare Centre, Sweden (March 2008-July 2008)

• Mentor and Clinical Supervisor of three Pediatric Residents, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden (2017-2024)
• Mentor and Clinical Supervisor of one Pediatric Allergy Fellow, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden (2022-2024)
• Coordinator of Weekly Continuing Medical Education Sessions for Physicians, University Department of Pediatrics, Örebro, Sweden (2020-2023)
• Lecturer in Pediatric Allergy, delivering biannual lectures to ninth-semester medical students, Örebro University, Sweden (2020-2025)
• Clinical Supervisor of groups of eight sixth-semester medical students during their pediatric training, Örebro University, Sweden – Supervision of two groups annually (2019-2022)
• Instructor in Pediatric Asthma and Pediatric Allergy, Advanced Pediatrics Course for Pediatric Residents (SK-kurs i Avancerad Pediatrik), organised by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) (2017, 2019 and 2024)
• Instructor in Pediatric Asthma and Pediatric Allergy, Pediatrics Course for General Practice Residents (SK-kurs i Barnmedicin), organised by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) (2018)
• Instructor in Emergency Pediatric Allergy and Acute Allergic Reactions (Akuta allergiska reaktioner), Emergency Pediatrics Course for Pediatric Residents, organised by six counties in Central Sweden (2022)
• Organiser of a Pediatric Allergy Educational Seminar for Pediatric Residents, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden (2022)
• Lecturer in Pediatric Allergy as part of the weekly continuing medical education programme, University Department of Pediatrics, Örebro, Sweden – Topics included “Treatment of Acute Asthma” (Behandling av akut astma), “Inhalation Protocols in the Emergency Department” (Inhalationsrutiner på akutmottagningen), “Updates in Pediatric Allergy” (Barnallergologiska nyheter) and “Chronic Urticaria” (Kronisk urtikaria) (2015-2023)
• Speaker at Research Seminars, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden - “Perinatal Factors and Allergic Disease in Children” (Perinatala faktorer och allergisjukdom hos barn) (2020) and “Preterm Birth and Allergic Disease” (Prematuritet och allergisjukdom) (2022)

Publications

1. Mitselou N, Uchida A, Roelstraete B, Melén E, Garber JJ, Ludvigsson JF. Risk of asthma in individuals with eosinophilic esophagitis: population-based cohort study with sibling analyses. Clin Transl Allergy. 2025;e70068.
2. Mitselou N, Uchida A, Roelstraete B, Melén E, Garber JJ, Katzka D, et al., Ludvigsson JF. Association of celiac disease with eosinophilic esophagitis: Nationwide register-based cohort study with sibling analyses. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global. 2024;3(3):100254.
3. Mitselou N, Stephansson O, Melén E, Ludvigsson JF. Exposure to Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy in Pregnancy and Risk of Congenital Malformations and Other Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2022;10(6):1635–1641.e2.
4. Mitselou N, Andersson N, Bergström A, Kull I, Georgelis A, van Hage M, Hedman AM, Almqvist C, et al. Preterm birth reduces the risk of IgE sensitization up to early adulthood: A population-based birth cohort study. Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2022;77(5):1570–1582.
5. Mitselou N, Andersson N, Bergström A, Kull I, Georgelis A, van Hage M, Hedman AM, Almqvist C, et al. Preterm birth and risk of IgE sensitization up to early adulthood: a population-based birth cohort study. Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2021;76(Suppl. 110):397–399.
6. Mitselou N, Hallberg J, Stephansson O, Almqvist C, Melén E, Ludvigsson JF. Adverse pregnancy outcomes and risk of later allergic rhinitis – Nationwide Swedish cohort study. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 2020;31(5):471–479.
7. Mitselou N, Melén E, Ludvigsson JF. The very preterm neonate's role in prevention of atopic disease: Reply. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2019;143(5):1972–1973.
8. Mitselou N, Hallberg J, Stephansson O, Almqvist C, Melén E, Ludvigsson JF. Cesarean delivery, preterm birth, and risk of food allergy: Nationwide Swedish cohort study of more than 1 million children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2018;142(5):1510–1514.e2.
9. Mitselou N, Hedlin G, Hederos C-A. Spacers versus nebulizers in treatment of acute asthma – a prospective randomized study in preschool children. Journal of Asthma. 2016.

Scientific Presentations

1. “Exposure to Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy in Pregnancy and Risk of Congenital Malformations and Other Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.” Oral Abstract Presentation, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Annual Congress, Prague, Czech Republic (2022).
2. “Perinatal Factors and Allergic Disease in Children” (Perinatala faktorer och allergisjukdom hos barn). Presentation of the doctoral dissertation “Preterm Birth and Allergic Disease” at the Annual Pediatric Allergy Meeting of Central Sweden (Mellansvensk Allergidag), Örebro, Sweden (2022).
3. “Preterm Birth and Risk of IgE Sensitization up to Early Adulthood: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study.” Poster Presentation, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Annual Congress, Kraków, Poland (2021).
4. “Evaluation of OptiChamber Diamond in the Treatment of Children with Asthma in the Emergency Department at Örebro University Hospital” (Utvärdering av OptiChamber Diamond vid behandling av barn med astma på akutmottagningen vid Universitetssjukhuset Örebro). Poster Presentation, Annual Congress of the Swedish Paediatric Society (2019).
5. “Caesarean Delivery, Preterm Birth, and Association with Food Allergy in Children – Swedish Nationwide Cohort Study of 1 Million Children.” Oral Abstract Presentation, Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Meeting (PAAM), organised by EAACI, London, United Kingdom (2017).
6. “AVENE Study – Spacer Devices Versus Nebulisation in the Treatment of Acute Asthma in Children” (Studie AVENE – Andningsbehållare VErsus NEbulisering vid behandling av akut astma hos barn). Presentation of a Randomised Clinical Trial conducted in the Emergency Department of Karlstad Hospital, Sweden, at the Pediatric Allergy Meeting of Central Sweden (Mellansvensk Allergidag) (2014).

1. 2021 – Selected Video Abstract, Allergy Journal
   “Preterm Birth and Risk of IgE Sensitization up to Early Adulthood: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study.” Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2021;76(Suppl. 110):397–399. The article was selected by the journal for presentation as a one-minute video abstract on the official Allergy YouTube channel, highlighting the study's findings.
2. 2020 – Editor's Choice Article, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
   “Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Risk of Later Allergic Rhinitis – Nationwide Swedish Cohort Study.” Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 2020;31(5):471–479. The article was selected as the “Editor's Choice Article” for the July issue by Philippe Eigenmann, Editor-in-Chief of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.
3. 2018 – Featured Research, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
   “Cesarean Delivery, Preterm Birth, and Risk of Food Allergy: Nationwide Swedish Cohort Study of More Than 1 Million Children.” Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2018;142(5):1510–1514.e2. The article was selected by the journal's editors to be featured in the “Latest Research” section of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) website.

1. Swedish Medical Association (Läkarförbundet)
2. Athens Medical Association
3. Swedish Paediatric Society (Svenska Barnläkarföreningen)
4. Swedish Society for Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonology (Svenska Barnläkarföreningen, Delföreningen för Allergi och Lungmedicin)
5. Hellenic Society of Pediatric Allergy
6. European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)