Background
Leppäniemi, Ari Kalevi was born on May 30, 1954 in Kokkola, Ostrobotnia, Finland. Son of Olavi Kalervo and Anna Margareta (Niemi) Leppäniemi.
Leppäniemi, Ari Kalevi was born on May 30, 1954 in Kokkola, Ostrobotnia, Finland. Son of Olavi Kalervo and Anna Margareta (Niemi) Leppäniemi.
Medical License, University Helsinki, Finland, 1980. Specialist in surgery, University Helsinki, Finland, 1987. Specialist in gastroenterology, University Helsinki, Finland, 1992.
Docent in surgery, University Helsinki, Finland, 1995.
Resident in surgery 2d department surgery Helsinki University Hospital, 1981, 85-87, senior resident in gastroenterology, 1990-1991. Assistant surgeon Kuusankoski District Hospital, Finland, 1982-1983. Attending surgeon, assistant professor 2d department surgery Helsinki University Hospital, 1991-1994, 96-98, chief emergency surgery and surgical Intensive Care Unit, since 1999.
Senior house officer Abmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, 1983-1984. Field surgeon International Committee Red Cross, Thailand, 1985, Kenya, 1986, Pakistan, 1992. Chief surgeon United Nations Development Program, Tuvalu, Central Pacific, 1988-1989.
Visiting assistant professor Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, 1994-1995.
Member of Surgical Infection Society Europe, Finnish Traumatology Association, Finnish Association for General Surgery (president since 2005), Scandinavian Networking Group of Trauma and Emergency Management (chairman 2004-2006), Eastern Association Surgery of Trauma, European Association Trauma & Emergency Surgery (vice president 2002-2004, president 2004-2006), International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (secretary-treasurer 2001-2005, president 2005-2007), Ambroise Pare International Military Surgical Forum (assistant secretary 1995-1997, secretary 1997-1999, president-elect 1999—2001, president 2001-2003, past president since 2003), International Surgical Society, American Assn for Surgery of Trauma.
Married Eija Helinä Riikonen, August 12, 1987. Children: Ville Oskari, Kaapo Santeri.