Kari Veikko Kahanpää

Background

Kahanpää, Kari Veikko was born on December 2, 1939 in Mäntsälä, Finland. Son of Veikko Ilmari and Irma (Wichmann) Kahanpää.

Education

Licentiate of medicine, University Helsinki, 1966. Doctor of Medicine, University Helsinki, 1976.

Career

Research fellow Cardiovascular Research Institute, University California, San Francisco, 1970-1972. Resident in obstetrics-gynecology Helsinki University Center Hospital, 1973-1978, senior resident, 1978-1981. Private practice in gynecological oncology The Helsinki (Finland) Diaconess Hospital, since 1981.

Member staff obstetrics-gynecology State Maternity Hospital, Helsinki, 1982-1986, Helsinki City Maternity Hospital, 1986-1989. Chief, department obstetrics-gynecology Peijas Hospital, Vantaa, Finland, since 1989.

Achievements

• Kari Veikko Kahanpää has been listed as a noteworthy gynecologist, obstetrician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant Commander Medical Corps, United Nations Forces on Cyprus, 1966-1967. Member Finnish Gynecological Association (board directors 1988-1990).

Interests

• Stamp collecting/philately.

Connections

Married Sari Annele Touri, December 31, 1967. Children: Nina, Mikko, Anna.