Background
Sovijarvi, Anssi Raimo Antero was born on October 6, 1945 in Helsinki, Finland. Son of Antti Arvi and Aune Rakel (Alaspä+206) Sovijarvi.
Sovijarvi, Anssi Raimo Antero was born on October 6, 1945 in Helsinki, Finland. Son of Antti Arvi and Aune Rakel (Alaspä+206) Sovijarvi.
Doctor of Medical Science, University Helsinki, 1973. Specialist in clinical physiology, University Helsinki, 1976. Subspecialist in nuclear medicine, University Helsinki, 1980.
Research associate Department of Physiology, University Helsinki, 1967-1973. House officer Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, 1974-1975, Department Clinical Physiology, Academic Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden, 1975-1976. Senior physician Department Clinical Physiology, Tampere University Hospital, Finland, 1977-1982.
Chief physician Department Pulmonary Medicine, Lung Function Laboratory, Helsinki University, since 1982. Professor clinical physiology Helsinki University, since 1994. President VIII Scandinavian Congress of Clinical Physiology, Helsinki, 1989.
President 19th International Conference of Lung Sounds, 1992. Official examiner in clinical physiology Central Medical Board in Finland, since 1983. President XI Scandinavian Congress of Clinical Physiology, III Nordic Congress of Nuclear Medicine, 1998.
Project leader European Community Biomed I Project, 1994-1997.
Member of the board Public School, Helsinki, 1985-1992. Fellow American College of Chest Physicians. Member International Lung Sound Association(board directors), Scandinavian Society of Clinical Physiology (chairman since 1996).
Married Sari Maarit Vartiovaara, April 6, 1974. Children: Olli, Tapio.