Anders Wallensten

Anders Theodor Wallensten (born 22 January 1974 in Stockholm^[1]) is a Swedish physician and epidemiologist. He is the son of Richard Wallensten and Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg, both physicians.^[2]

Anders Wallensten
Deputy State Epidemiologist of the Public Health Agency of Sweden
Personal details
Born	Anders Theodor Wallensten (1974-01-22) 22 January 1974 (age 51) Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
Parents	Richard Wallensten (father) Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg (mother)
Alma mater	Uppsala University
Profession	Physician, epidemiologist, civil servant

He obtained his medical degree at Uppsala University in 2000, and later obtained his PhD at Linköping University in 2006 for a thesis on the Influenza A virus among wild birds.^[3] He currently serves as the Swedish deputy state epidemiologist, under state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell.^[4]