Background
Svanborg, Alvar was born on November 15, 1921 in Umea, Sweden. Son of Arvid and Althea (Lindstrom) Svanborg.
researcher geriatrics educator
Svanborg, Alvar was born on November 15, 1921 in Umea, Sweden. Son of Arvid and Althea (Lindstrom) Svanborg.
Doctor of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1948. Phd, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1951.
With University Goteborg, Gothenburg, Sweden, since 1954, professor geriatric and long term medical care Sweden, 1976-1988, professor emeritus geriatric and long term medical care Sweden, since 1988. Professor medicine University Illinois Chicago, 1988-1996, Beth Fowler Vitoux and George E. Vitoux Distinguished professor geriatric medicine, 1994-1996, professor emeritius, since 1996. Science advisor Swedish National Board Health & Welfare, Stockholm, 1968-1988.
Advisor, consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, since 1970. Chairman Federation Gerontology Nordic Countries, 1977-1988. Advisor United States Governmental Organization, National Institutes of Health, United States Senate and The White House.
Expert Supreme National Swedish Insurance Court, Stockholm, 1969-1988. Swedish delegate United Nations, 1982. Member expert advisory panel to director general World Health Organization, since 1984.
Program director American Veterans of World World War II, Korea, Vietnam Reactivation Center, Edward Hines, Junior Veterans Administration Hospital, Chicago, 1996-1997. Member Royal Society Art and Sciences of Sweden, Illinois Geriatric Society, American Geriatric Society, Gerontological Society of America, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Marianne Lindh, December 11, 1948. Children: Catharina, Elisabeth, Anna, Arvid.