Henrik Sjövall

Henrik Sjövall, MD, PhD, is Professor of Gastrointestinal Physiology and Pathophysiology and vice Chair of Depart-ment, Department of Internal Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Senior Consultant in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sahlgren's University Hos-pital, Gothenburg, Sweden. Dr Sjövall trained in integrative physiology with a focus on enteric neural control of epithelial transport. His main current interests are neural control of colo-nic barrier function and the mucin system in humans.