Background
Tala, Eero Otto was born on September 26, 1931 in Kiikka, Finland. Son of Otto Jalmari and Olga Maria (Järvinen) Tala.
internist chest diseases educator
Tala, Eero Otto was born on September 26, 1931 in Kiikka, Finland. Son of Otto Jalmari and Olga Maria (Järvinen) Tala.
Doctor of Medicine, University Turku, Finland, 1957. Division of Medical Sciences, University Turku, Finland, 1967. Professor, University Turku, Finland, 1970.
Research fellow in pharmacology University Turku, 1958-1961, resident in chest diseases and medicine, 1962-1967. Associate chief physician, chief physician Paimio Hospital, Preitilä, Finland, 1968-1994. Professor diseases of chest University of Turku, 1970-1994, dean medical faculty, 1983-1985.
Retired, since 1994
Temporary expert World Health Organization, Geneva, since 1989. President for Europe, International Union Against Tuberculosis, 1982-1990, assessor Uppsala Universities/U. College London Medical School.
Member Finnish Lung Association (president Turku 1973-1976), Hungarian Chest Association (honorary), Latin American Lung Association (honorary), Royal Science Society Uppsala.
Married Maija-Leena Teinilä, December 4, 1955. Children: Juhani, Leena, Marianna, Eeva.