Onni Johannes Niemela

Background

Niemela, Onni Johannes was born on September 22, 1959 in Kuivaniemi, Finland. Son of Toivo Johannes and Rauha Annikki (Puhakka) Niemela.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, University Oulu, Finland, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oulu, Finland, 1985.

Career

Research associate, lecturer biochemistry, junior lecturer/lecturer University Oulu, 1981-1988. Postdoctoral fellow University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1986-1987. Physician, specialist physician Oulu University Hospital, 1988-1992, assistant senior physician laboratory to head chief physician, since 1999.

Chief physician Laboratory of Central Hospital Southern Ostrobothnia, Seinäjoki, Finland, since 1992. Professor laboratory medicine University Tampere, since 2001. Consultant physician in hematology Deaconess Institute, Oulu, since 1997.

Consultant physician in addiction medicine, Oulu, since 1997. Private practice, Oulu, since 1988. Consultant physician in nuclear medicine, Seinäjoki, since 1998.

Member ethical committee Southern Osthrobothnia Hospital District, since 1999.

Achievements

• Onni Johannes Niemela has been listed as a noteworthy physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member executive committee Labquality, Finland, 1995-2000, chairman working party for education, 1996-1997. Member Finnish Working Party for Hospital Assessment and Certified, since 1998. Chairman working group European Commission confederation of Clinical Chemistry, 1999-2000.

Second lieutenant Finnish Military, 1979. Member Finnish Medical Association (clinical chemistry section, member executive committee 1994-2000, vice president 1996-1997, president 1998-2000), Finnish College Physicians (Young Investigator award 1991), International Society for biomedical Research on Alcoholism, Finnish Society Addiction Medicine, Finnish Society for Clinical Chemistry, Finnish Society for Gastroenterology, Finnish Liver Research Club, Finnish Arteriosclerosis Study Club, Frontiers in Bioscience Society of Scientists.

Connections

Married Marjukka Savola, March 14, 1986. Children: Teemu, Ilona, Markus, Annukka.