Background
Ström, Gunnar Olof Fredrik was born on July 12, 1922 in Malmö, Sweden. Son of Vilhelm K.J. and Agda (Schubert) Ström.
physician Clinical physiology educator
Ström, Gunnar Olof Fredrik was born on July 12, 1922 in Malmö, Sweden. Son of Vilhelm K.J. and Agda (Schubert) Ström.
Doctor of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden, 1947. Division of Medical Sciences, Lund University, Sweden, 1950.
Amanuensis in biochemistry, physiology and pathology, Lund U., 1943-1949;
research associate physiology, University College, London, 1952;
research associate neurophysiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1950-1951;
reader pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1953;
registrar clinical physiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1953-1956;
assistant professor, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1956-1959;
professor, University Hosp, Uppsala, Sweden, 1959-1988;
emeritus professor, University Hosp, Uppsala, since 1988. Visiting professor Medical School, U. Colorado, Denver, 1973. Committee chairman National Board Postgraduate Medical Education, Sweden, 1969-1977.
Member medicine and health care del.Nat. Board Universities, Sweden, 1977-1983.
Captain, flight surgeon Swedish Air Force, 1955-1970. Fellow Royal College Physicians Education. Member International Academy Astronautics, International College Chest Physicians, Association Medical Education in Europe (president 1986-1990), Uppsala Academy Arts and Sciences (vice president 1975-1978), Uppsala Society Sciences, Swedish Society Behavioral Medicine (president 1991-1994), Swedish Society Psychosomat.
Medicine (president 1994-1996), Finnish Society Clinical Physiology (honorary), Polish Medical Society (honorary), National Board Health and Welfare (governor board 1977-1983), Uppsala County Council.
Married Inger Bagger, July 3, 1948 (divorced 1975). Children: Karin, Barbro, Annika, Hakan. Married Birgitta Her Majesty Wistrand, December 31, 1975.
Children: Emma, Hanna, Karl.