Current Position(s): Professor of Paediatrics, Specialist in Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Workplace: Department of Paediatrics, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
Title(s): MD, PhD, Professor
Education: Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Finland: MD (1984), PhD (1994), Specialty in Paediatrics (1995) and Paediatric Infectious Diseases (2000), Docent (2001); University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, USA (Research fellowship 1996-1998).
Relevant Networks: Program for Infection Biology and Infectious Diseases, BioCity Turku and University of Turku, Finland (vice director); ESPID Research Committee, International Society for Otitis Media
Specific expertise: Clinical intervention and follow-up studies, viral respiratory infections