Conference Speaker · 2026

Goran Algren

Goran Ahlgren, MD, PhD

Senior Consultant Urologist · Associate Professor of Urology

Peritus ClinicLund, Sweden

Sweden

Current roleSenior Consultant and Medical Advisor in Urology · Peritus Clinic

Academic degreePhD in Urology · Lund University

Academic statusAssociate Professor of Urology · 2017

Clinical experienceMore than four decades

Professional profile

Urology, prostate cancer and clinical trials

Göran Algren is a senior consultant urologist and associate professor of urology with over four decades of clinical experience. A significant portion of his professional work is related to prostate cancer management, clinical research, and medical leadership.

Since July 2020, he has been working at Peritus Clinic in Lund as a senior consultant and medical advisor in urology. Prior to that, he worked at the Department of Urology at Malmö University Hospital for almost three decades.

Main professional focusProstate cancer management, clinical trials, urological education, and medical leadership.

Career path

Main stages

1981

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Lund University, Sweden.

1984–1988

Residency in Surgery and Urology

Trelleborg General Hospital and Lund University Hospital.

1988

Urology specialist

Lund University Hospital.

1990–2001

Consultant urologist

Malmö University Hospital.

1999

PhD in Urology

Lund University — Dissertation on prognostic factors in prostate cancer and the effect of hormonal treatment.

2001–2020

Senior Consultant

Department of Urology, Malmö University Hospital.

2017

Associate Professor of Urology

Lund University.

2020–present

Senior Consultant and Medical Advisor

Peritus Clinic, Lund, Sweden.

Professional activity

Research, Leadership, and Teaching

Research and leadership activities

2011–2019 — Chair of the Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group (SPCG).
Principal Investigator, Local Principal Investigator, Coordinator or Co-Investigator of 13 clinical trials — including Phase I–III prostate cancer trials.
Selected studies include the AdPro/SPCG-12, Tookad (STEBA), SPCG-15, and SPCG-11/ZEUS programs.

Invited lectures and teaching

European Urology Residents Education Programme (EUREP), Prague — 2009–2014.
Invited lecturer at meetings and courses of the European Association of Urology and the European School of Urology.
European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), London — 2011.
Many years of teaching activities at Nordic Urological Association meetings and postgraduate courses in prostate cancer.

Professional Membership

Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group (SPCG)European urology education activitiesPeritus Clinic

Original peer-reviewed scientific article · 1989–2018

Scientific activities

Clinical trials and prostate cancer management

According to his CV, Göran Algren has authored or co-authored 42 original peer-reviewed articles between 1989 and 2018, and an additional 8 articles in other scientific journals. His research experience includes multiple Phase I–III clinical trials in prostate cancer.

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