Background
Valovirta, Erkka Juhani was born on June 22, 1954 in Uskela, Finland. Son of Vilho Valtteri and Siro Mariatta Valovirta.
Valovirta, Erkka Juhani was born on June 22, 1954 in Uskela, Finland. Son of Vilho Valtteri and Siro Mariatta Valovirta.
Doctor of Medicine, Turku University, 1980. Master of Science, Turku University, 1987.
Junior research fellow, department pharmacology University Turku, 1977—1978, resident, specialist, senior lecturer in pediatrics, 1980—1995, research fellow, allergy consultant, senior lecturer in allergology, department clinical allergology, 1988—1990, senior research fellow, department pediatrics, since 1995. Pediatrician Turku Allergy Center, since 1988, pediatrics allergologist, since 1991, senior medical officer, since 1995.
Member of World Allergy Organization (specialty committee), ARIA (executive committee, advisory board), European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Association, Finnish Allergy and Asthma Association (board member since 1997), Finnish Pediatric Society (treasurer, section allergology and immunology since 1997), Finnish Society Allergology and Clinical Immunology (member advisory board since 1994, chairman 2001-2003), Turku Allergy and Asthma Association (member board since 1987, board vice president 1988-1989), European Academy Allergy and Clinical Immunology (member section board in pediatrics 1998—2001, secretary, immunotherapy interest group 2001-2003, member executive committee since 2003), European Society Pediatric Allergology and Clinical Immunology (chairman immunotherapy committee 1993—2001, council member 1997—2001).
Married Satu Tellervo Valovirta, February 9, 1985. Children: Kaarle Valttei, Iiris Ilona.