Background
Svardsudd, Kurt Folke was born on September 7, 1942 in Pitea, Sweden. Son of Ernst Folke and Karin Cecilia (Lundmark) Svardsudd.
Svardsudd, Kurt Folke was born on September 7, 1942 in Pitea, Sweden. Son of Ernst Folke and Karin Cecilia (Lundmark) Svardsudd.
Bachelor of Medicine, Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1964. Doctor of Medicine, Umea University, Sweden, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1978.
Intern, resident, Boden, Sweden, 1968-1980. Intern Gothenburg, 1968—1980. Research associate University Minnesota, 1980-1981.
Lecturer internal medicine Göteburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1982-1987. Lecturer family medicine Uppsala University, 1987-1990, professor epidemiology, 1990-1995, professor, chairman department family medicine, 1995-1997, chairman department public health, caring science, 1998—2002, chairman family medicine, clinical epidemiology, since 2002. Medical captain Swedish Army, 1970-1989.
Fellow Swedish Medical Society (board directors 1995-1997), Swedish Medical Association. Member Swedish Epidemiology Association (chairman 1993-1995), International Society and Federation Cardiology.
Married Gudrun Katharina Elisabeth Sundberg, October 16, 1965. Children: Charlotte, Ulf, Mats.