| Honorific Prefix: | Professor |
| Honorific Suffix: | PhD, FRCP(Edin) |
| Alma Mater: | Karolinska Institute |
| Occupation: | Oncologist |
Professor Jan Stjernswärd PhD, FRCP(Edin) (born 1936) is an oncologist, specialising in palliative care.
Stjernswärd obtained a medical degree at the Karolinska Institute, and subsequently worked there as an assistant professor in tumour biology and as a specialist in radiotherapy and oncology.[1]
From 1980 to 1986, he worked for the World Health Organization, as their head of cancer. While in that role he instigated development of the 'WHO Three-Step Pain Ladder' and worked to improve cancer care globally.