Background
Hayry, Pekka Juha was born on December 13, 1939 in Vihti, Finland. Son of Olavi K. and Aili (Harjula) Hayry.
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Pekka Juha Häyry
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Education
Doctor of Medicine, University Helsinki (Finland), 1965, Doctor of Philosophy, 1966. Postdoctoral fellow Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, 1967-1970. Resident in surgery U. Helsinki Hospital, 1971-1973, associate chief surgery, 1973-1979.
Assistant professor immunology U. Helsinki, 1970-1979.
Assistant professor surgery U. Oulu, Finland, 1973-1979. Professor transplantation surgery and immunology U. Helsinki and Helsinki U. Central Hospital, 1979.
Visiting professor U. Rene Descartes, Paris, 1974, Duke University, 1977, U. North Carolina, 1977, U. Adelaide, Australia, 1981.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, 1967-1970. Resident in surgery University Helsinki Hospital, 1971-1973. Assistant professor immunology University Helsinki, 1970-1979, University Oulu, Finland, 1973-1979.
Professor transplantation surgery and immunology University Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, since 1979. Professor clinical surgery and pathology University Calgary, Canada, since 2002. Visiting professor University Rene Descartes, Paris, 1974, Duke University, 1977, University North Carolina, 1977, University Adelaide, Australia, 1981.
Served to 1st lt Finnish Army Med Corps, 1960-1961.
Achievements
Membership
Served to First lieutenant Finnish Medical Corps, 1960-1961, 95. Member Finnish Academy Sciences and Lettres, Scandinavian Society Immunology (board directors 1980-1985), American Association Immunologists, American Society Transplant Surgeons, International Society Heart Transplantation, The Transplantation Society (vice president 1988-1990, councillor 1992-1994, president-elect 1994-1996, president 1996), International Society Nephrology.
Interests
Connections
Son of Olavi K and Aili (Harjula) Häyry. 1 child Valtteri.
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Nationality
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Education
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1965
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1966
Career
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1967 - 1970
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1970 - 1979
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1971 - 1973
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1973 - 1979
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1979
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2002
Awards
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Decorated Commander Order of Lion, Order of White Rose, Finland, Order of Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Order of Mayo, Argentina, Order of Merit, Italy, Grand Commander Order of Angus Dei, Finland, Order St. Peter and Paul, Antioch, Order of the Phoenix, Greece, 1st class Order St Mark, Alexandria, 3rd class Order of Platon, Estonia. Named to, Archon Megas Referendarios Court of His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch, Constantinople. Recipient Matti Äyräpää prize, Finnish Medical Society, 1988, medal, President of Argentina, The Medix prize, 1994, Karel Pavlik prize, Czech Transplant Foundation, 2006.Decorated Commander Order of Lion, Order of White Rose, Finland, Order of Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Order of Mayo, Argentina, Order of Merit, Italy, Grand Commander Order of Angus Dei, Finland, Order St. Peter and Paul, Antioch, Order of the Phoenix, Greece, 1st class Order St Mark, Alexandria, 3rd class Order of Platon, Estonia. Named to, Archon Megas Referendarios Court of His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch, Constantinople. Recipient Matti Äyräpää prize, Finnish Medical Society, 1988, medal, President of Argentina, The Medix prize, 1994, Karel Pavlik prize, Czech Transplant Foundation, 2006.