Olli Raitakari#
| Membership Number: | 6621 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2023 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FINLAND |
| Homepage(s): | http:// |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2019 Director of the Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital
- 2019 - 2023 Academy Professor, University of Turku
- 2017 Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine (leave of absence)
- 2007 Director of the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Finland
- 2012 - 2016 Academy Professor, University of Turku
- 2007 - 2016 Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine (part time), University of Turku
- 2007 - 2008 Senior Scientist Grant, Academy of Finland
- 2004 - 2016 Chief Physician, Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Turku University Hospital (leave of absence 2012-2016)
- 2002 - 2004 Consultant in Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Turku University Hospital
- 2002 Head of Nuclear Medicine Department, Turku University Hospital (1 mo)
- 2000 - 2003 Head of Clinical Physiology Department, Turku University Hospital (3 mo)
- 2000 - 2005 Senior Fellow Post, Academy of Finland
- 1998 - 2000 Postdoctoral Research Post, Academy of Finland
- 1996 - 1997 Consultant in Clinical Physiology, Turku University Hospital
- 1991 - 1996 Positions as Resident in Clinical Chemistry, Nuclear Medicine, and Clinical Physiology, Turku University Hospital
- 1988 - 1990 Positions as General Practitioner and Resident in Internal Medicine or Surgery
Fields of Scholarship
- Preventive cardiology
- Atherosclerosis imaging
- Cardiovascular epidemiology
Honours and Awards
- SCIENTIFIC AWARDS
- 2016 Turku University Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine Golden Medal
- 2013 Recipient of the Frederick H. Epstein Memorial Lecture Award
- 2009 Turku University Tuomas Peltonen Medal
- 2008 Turku University Central Hospital Prize for Successful Achievements in 2007
- 2007 Scandinavian Society of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine Big Prize for Scientific Achievement
- 2007 Finnish Society for Nutrition Research for the best article in nutrition
- 1997 Leiras Scientific Foundation Research Award
- 1996 Turku Duodecim Association’s Young Investigator Prize (best thesis in 1995)
- HONOURS
- 2014 Member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
- 2013 The First Class Medal of the White Rose of Finland
