Professor Karin Hellner

About Professor

Dr. Hellner is a Consultant Gynaecologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Clinical Lead for Colposcopy and Senior Fellow in Women's Health at the Nuffield Department of Reproductive & Women's Health, Oxford University. She received her medical degree from the Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany, and trained in Obstetrics & Gynaecology between 2004 and 2015 in Berlin and Oxford.Dr. Hellner is passionate is passionate in the field of research, having obtained a medical PhD and spent 4 years as a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, where she worked on the discovery of novel therapeutics for cervical cancers.Dr. Hellner joined the University of Oxford in 2011, where she is continuing her research interest, leading a research program in the field of molecular biology and clinical management of HPV induced cervical disease. She has authored many papers and published a book chapter. Her clinical work focusses on detection and treatment of precancerous cervical disease. She is the chief investigator of an international vaccine trial – the first of its kind aiming to treat persistent HPV infection in women with low-grade lesions.Dr. Hellner's research interest alongside her practice means that she is always abreast of the most recent advances in medicine and the best treatments for her patients.Diseases, Medical Tests and TreatmentsGynaecological assessmentGynaecological ultrasoundColposcopy (examination of vagina and cervix)Human papillomavirusCervical screeningAbnormal smearDyskaryosisHPV vaccination