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Hire Dr. Ivanka S.
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Professor of Neurology & Neuroscientist Specializing in Human Brain Function, Gender Differences, Stress

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Subject Matter Expertise
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Writing Medical Writing
Research Scientific and Technical Research
Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting
Product Development Concept Development
Work Experience

Karolinska Institutet

- Present

Professor, MD, PhD

UCLA

January 2016 - Present

Education

Professor (Kvinnors och Barns Hälsa)

Karolinska Institutet

- Present

Certifications
  • MD

    Karolinska Institute

    January 1978 - Present

Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Khorashad BS, Wang Y, Holmberg M, Dhejne C, Savic I(2024). Gender Incongruence and Autistic Traits: Cerebral and Behavioral Underpinnings . Archives of sexual behavior.
Nasrullah N, Khorashad Sorouri B, Lundmark A, Seiger R, Savic I(2023). Occupational stress is associated with sex and subregion specific modifications of the amygdala volumes . Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands).
Nasrullah N, Kerr WT, Stern JM, Wang Y, Tatekawa H, Lee JK, Karimi AH, Sreenivasan SS, Engel J, Eliashiv DE, et al.(2023). Amygdala subfield and prefrontal cortex abnormalities in patients with functional seizures . Epilepsy & behavior : E&B.
Kerr WT, Tatekawa H, Lee JK, Karimi AH, Sreenivasan SS, O'Neill J, Smith JM, Hickman LB, Savic I, Nasrullah N, et al.(2022). Clinical MRI morphological analysis of functional seizures compared to seizure-naïve and psychiatric controls . Epilepsy & behavior : E&B.
Kerr WT, Lee JK, Karimi AH, Tatekawa H, Hickman LB, Connerney M, Sreenivasan SS, Dubey I, Allas CH, Smith JM, et al.(2021). A minority of patients with functional seizures have abnormalities on neuroimaging . Journal of the neurological sciences.
Wang Y, Khorashad BS, Feusner JD, Savic I(2021). Cortical Gyrification in Transgender Individuals . Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991).
Khorashad BS, Manzouri A, Feusner JD, Savic I(2021). Cross-sex hormone treatment and own-body perception: behavioral and brain connectivity profiles . Scientific reports.
(2021). Emotion regulation in congenital adrenal hyperplasia. HORMONE RESEARCH IN PAEDIATRICS.
Moody TD, Feusner JD, Reggente N, Vanhoecke J, Holmberg M, Manzouri A, Sorouri Khorashad B, Savic I(2020). Predicting outcomes of cross-sex hormone therapy in transgender individuals with gender incongruence based on pre-therapy resting-state brain connectivity . NeuroImage. Clinical.
Majid DSA, Burke SM, Manzouri A, Moody TD, Dhejne C, Feusner JD, Savic I(2020). Neural Systems for Own-body Processing Align with Gender Identity Rather Than Birth-assigned Sex . Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991).
Lanzenberger R, Kranz GS, Savic I(2020). Preface . Handbook of clinical neurology.
Lisa A. Kilpatrick, Mats Holmberg, Amirhosein Manzouri, Ivanka Savic (2019). Cross sex hormone treatment is linked with a reversal of cerebral patterns associated with gender dysphoria to the baseline of cisgender controls . European Journal of Neuroscience.
Sarah M. Burke, D. S. Adnan Majid, Amir H. Manzouri, Teena Moody, Jamie D. Feusner, Ivanka Savic (2019). Sex differences in own and other body perception . Human Brain Mapping.
Budhiraja M, Pereira JB, Lindner P, Westman E, Jokinen J, Savic I, Tiihonen J, Hodgins S(2018). Cortical structure abnormalities in females with conduct disorder prior to age 15 . Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging.
Amirhossein Manzouri, Alexander Annala, Ivanka Savic(2018). Multimodal MRI suggests that male homosexuality may be linked to cerebral midline structures . PLOS ONE. 13. (10). p. e0203189. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})
Lindner P, Flodin P, Budhiraja M, Savic I, Jokinen J, Tiihonen J, Hodgins S(2018). Associations of Psychopathic Traits With Local and Global Brain Network Topology in Young Adult Women . Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging.
Burke SM, Manzouri AH, Dhejne C, Bergström K, Arver S, Feusner JD, Savic-Berglund I(2018). Testosterone Effects on the Brain in Transgender Men . Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991).
Lindner P, Flodin P, Larm P, Budhiraja M, Savic-Berglund I, Jokinen J, Tiihonen J, Hodgins S(2018). Amygdala-orbitofrontal structural and functional connectivity in females with anxiety disorders, with and without a history of conduct disorder . Scientific reports.
(2018). Associations of Psychopathic Traits With Local and Global Brain Network Topology in Young Adult Women . BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY-COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROIMAGING.
Manzouri A, Savic I(2017). Cerebral sex dimorphism and sexual orientation . Human brain mapping.
Arsić Arsenijević V, Otašević S, Janić D, Minić P, Matijašević J, Medić D, Savić I, Delić S, Nestorović Laban S, Vasiljević Z, et al.(2017). Candida bloodstream infections in Serbia: First multicentre report of a national prospective observational survey in intensive care units . Mycoses.
Lindner P, Budhiraja M, Westerman J, Savic I, Jokinen J, Tiihonen J, Hodgins S(2017). White matter correlates of psychopathic traits in a female community sample . Social cognitive and affective neuroscience.
Budhiraja M, Savic I, Lindner P, Jokinen J, Tiihonen J, Hodgins S(2017). Brain structure abnormalities in young women who presented conduct disorder in childhood/adolescence . Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience.
Feusner JD, Lidström A, Moody TD, Dhejne C, Bookheimer SY, Savic I(2017). Intrinsic network connectivity and own body perception in gender dysphoria . Brain imaging and behavior.
Savic I, Frisen L, Manzouri A, Nordenstrom A, Lindén Hirschberg A(2017). Role of testosterone and Y chromosome genes for the masculinization of the human brain . Human brain mapping.
(2017). Female and Male Similarities and Differences in Cerebral Processing of own and Others' Bodies in Relation to Self. NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY.
(2017). White matter correlates of psychopathic traits in a female community sample . SOCIAL COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE.
Dokic M, Urosevic I, Savic I, Sekulic B, Savic A, Milosevic I, Rajic N(2016). A Case of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Occurring During Treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia . Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.
(2016). Cortical and Subcortical Abnormalities in Young Women Who Presented Conduct Disorder Prior to Age 15. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY.
Feusner JD, Dervisic J, Kosidou K, Dhejne C, Bookheimer S, Savic I(2015). Female-to-Male Transsexual Individuals Demonstrate Different Own Body Identification . Archives of sexual behavior.
(2015). GENERALIZED EPILEPSY SYNDROMES AND CALLOSAL THICKNESS: DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS BETWEEN PATIENTS WITH JUVENILE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY AND THOSE WITH GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURES ONLY. EPILEPSIA.
Abé C, Johansson E, Allzén E, Savic I(2014). Sexual orientation related differences in cortical thickness in male individuals . PloS one.
Golkar A, Johansson E, Kasahara M, Osika W, Perski A, Savic I(2014). The influence of work-related chronic stress on the regulation of emotion and on functional connectivity in the brain . PloS one.
Savic I(2014). Sex differences in human epilepsy . Experimental neurology.
(2014). Sex differences in human epilepsy . EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY.
Savic I(2013). Structural changes of the brain in relation to occupational stress . Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991).
Koepp MJ, Woermann F, Savic I, Wandschneider B(2013). Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy--neuroimaging findings . Epilepsy & behavior : E&B.
Bäckström T, Bixo M, Nyberg S, Savic I(2012). Increased neurosteroid sensitivity--an explanation to symptoms associated with chronic work related stress in women? . Psychoneuroendocrinology.
(2012). Reduced dopamine transporter binding in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy studied by [11C] PE2I and PET using parent and metabolite combined arterial plasma input - A new approach. JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE.
Odano I, Varrone A, Savic I, Ciumas C, Karlsson P, Jucaite A, Halldin C, Farde L(2011). Quantitative PET analyses of regional [11C]PE2I binding to the dopamine transporter--application to juvenile myoclonic epilepsy . NeuroImage.
Savic I, Arver S(2011). Sex dimorphism of the brain in male-to-female transsexuals . Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991).
Kompus K, Westerhausen R, Nilsson LG, Hugdahl K, Jongstra S, Berglund A, Arver S, Savic I(2011). Deficits in inhibitory executive functions in Klinefelter (47, XXY) syndrome . Psychiatry research.
(2011). A new quantitative approach for dopamine transporter binding using [11C]PE2I and PET allowing BBB-penetrating radiolabeled metabolite. JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE.
Sjöstrand C, Savic I, Laudon-Meyer E, Hillert L, Lodin K, Waldenlind E(2010). Migraine and olfactory stimuli . Current pain and headache reports.
Savic I, Garcia-Falgueras A, Swaab DF(2010). Sexual differentiation of the human brain in relation to gender identity and sexual orientation . Progress in brain research.
(2010). Dopamine transporter binding in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy using [11C]PE2I and PET. JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE.
(2010). SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE HUMAN BRAIN, THEIR UNDERPINNINGS AND IMPLICATIONS Preface. SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE HUMAN BRAIN, THEIR UNDERPINNINGS AND IMPLICATIONS.
(2010). Migraine and Olfactory Stimuli . CURRENT PAIN AND HEADACHE REPORTS.
(2010). Sexual differentiation of the human brain in relation to gender identity and sexual orientation . SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE HUMAN BRAIN, THEIR UNDERPINNINGS AND IMPLICATIONS.
Savic I, Hedén-Blomqvist E, Berglund H(2009). Pheromone signal transduction in humans: what can be learned from olfactory loss . Human brain mapping.
(2009). Automated receptor imaging system (ARIS) in neuroreceptor binding studies with PET. JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE.
Savic I, Lindström P(2008). Reply to Coles: The results stand . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
Paterson DL, David K, Mrsic M, Cetkovsky P, Weng XH, Sterba J, Krivan G, Boskovic D, Lu M, Zhu LP, et al.(2008). Pre-medication practices and incidence of infusion-related reactions in patients receiving AMPHOTEC: data from the Patient Registry of Amphotericin B Cholesteryl Sulfate Complex for Injection Clinical Tolerability (PRoACT) registry . The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy.
Savic I, Lindström P(2008). PET and MRI show differences in cerebral asymmetry and functional connectivity between homo- and heterosexual subjects . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
(2008). PET and MRI show differences in cerebral asymmetry and functional connectivity between homo- and heterosexual subjects . PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
(2008). Reply to Coles: The results stand . PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Vas A, Shchukin Y, Karrenbauer VD, Cselényi Z, Kostulas K, Hillert J, Savic I, Takano A, Halldin C, Gulyás B(2007). Functional neuroimaging in multiple sclerosis with radiolabelled glia markers: preliminary comparative PET studies with [11C]vinpocetine and [11C]PK11195 in patients . Journal of the neurological sciences.
Hillert L, Musabasic V, Berglund H, Ciumas C, Savic I(2007). Odor processing in multiple chemical sensitivity . Human brain mapping.
Berglund H, Lindström P, Savic I(2006). Brain response to putative pheromones in lesbian women . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
(2006). Brain response to putative pheromones in lesbian women (vol 103, pg 8269, 2006) . PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
(2006). Odor activation in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy shows impaired processing and functional connectivity of the limbic circuits. EPILEPSIA.
Meschaks A, Lindstrom P, Halldin C, Farde L, Savic I(2005). Regional reductions in serotonin 1A receptor binding in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy . Archives of neurology.
Savic I, Berglund H, Lindström P(2005). Brain response to putative pheromones in homosexual men . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
Ryzhikov NN, Seneca N, Krasikova RN, Gomzina NA, Shchukin E, Fedorova OS, Vassiliev DA, Gulyás B, Hall H, Savic I, et al.(2005). Preparation of highly specific radioactivity [18F]flumazenil and its evaluation in cynomolgus monkey by positron emission tomography . Nuclear medicine and biology.
Savic-Berglund I(2004). Imaging of olfaction and gustation . Nutrition reviews.
Kovács G, Gulyás B, Savic I, Perrett DI, Cornwell RE, Little AC, Jones BC, Burt DM, Gál V, Vidnyánszky Z(2004). Smelling human sex hormone-like compounds affects face gender judgment of men . Neuroreport.
Savic I, Berglund H(2004). Passive perception of odors and semantic circuits . Human brain mapping.
Savic I, Gulyás B, Berglund H(2002). Odorant differentiated pattern of cerebral activation: comparison of acetone and vanillin . Human brain mapping.
Savic I(2002). Imaging of brain activation by odorants in humans . Current opinion in neurobiology.
Savic I(2002). Brain imaging studies of the functional organization of human olfaction . The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry.
Cerebral changes due to occupational stress.
PREPRINT
Moody TD, Feusner JD, Reggente N, Vanhoecke J, Holmberg M, Manzouri A, Khorashad BS, Savic I(2020). Predicting outcomes of cross-sex hormone therapy in gender dysphoria based on pre-therapy resting-state brain connectivity .