Background
Larsson, Kjell Åke was born on September 6, 1948 in Stockholm. Son of Åke Georg and Britta (Pettersson) Larsson.
Larsson, Kjell Åke was born on September 6, 1948 in Stockholm. Son of Åke Georg and Britta (Pettersson) Larsson.
Doctor of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockhom, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Pulmonary Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockhom, 1985.
Assistant physician department internal medicine Nacka (Sweden) Hospital, 1975-1980. Assistant physician department clinical physiology South Hospital, Stockholm, 1980-1982. Assistant physician department pulmonary medicine Karolinska Hospital, 1982-1985.
Associate professor Karolinska Institute, 1988. Senior researcher National Institute Occupational Health, Solna, Sweden, since 1985. Professor pulmonary medicine Karolinska Institute, since 1999, professor occupational pulmonary medicine, since 2001.
Science secretary Swedish Association Chest Physicians, 1989-1993. Member science board Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation, since 1994. Member European School Respiratory Medicine, since 1994.
Fellow American College Chest Physicians. Member European Respiratory Society (co-chairman annual meeting), Swedish Society Respiratory Medicine (chairman since 2000).
Married Agneta Gunilla Leining Granstrand, November 2, 1973 (divorced September 1981). Children: Joakim, Martin. Married Karin Elisabeth Lilja, February 26, 1994.
1 child, Charlotta Elisabeth.