Ilmars Lazovskis

Background

Lazovskis, Ilmars was born on November 19, 1931 in Riga, Latvia. Son of Rudolfs and Olga (Aboltina) Lazovskis.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Riga (Latvia) Medical Institute, 1956; D Medical Habilitation, Riga (Latvia) Medical Institute, 1978.

Career

Resident internal medicine, District Hospital in Gulbene, Latvia, 1956-1959; assistant internal medicine, Riga Medical Institute, 1959-1965; assistant professor internal medicine, Riga Medical Institute, 1965-1972; World Health Organization fellow, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, Hammersmith Hospital, London, 1971-1972; professor, head department, Latvian Medical Academy, Riga, since 1978. Visiting doctor Elisabethian Hospital, Linz, Austria, 1980. Consultant internal medicine P. Stradins Eastern State Hospital, Riga, since 1978, consultant nephrologist, since 1978.

Achievements

• Ilmars Lazovskis has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member county Popular Front of Latvia, 198-89. Counselor to prime minister, Riga, 1993-1994. Member Latvian Association Nephrology (president 1992-1995, vice president since 1995), Latvian Association Internists (president 1987-1991, vice president since 1991), M. International Society Nephrology, European Renal Association, Latvian Academy Science, New York Academy Science.

Interests

• Avocations: medical terminology, philosophy (phenomenology and chaos theory), boating, cross-country skiing.

Connections

Married Edite Kreplina, July 30, 1955. Children: Juris, Mara Grudule.

Father:

Rudolfs Lazovskis

Mother:

Olga (Aboltina) Lazovskis

Spouse:

Edite Kreplina

child:

Mara Grudule Lazovskis

child:

Juris Lazovskis