Background
Sorensen, Ricardo Uwe was born on May 13, 1939 in Valdivia, Chile. Son of Hans C. and Emmeli (Detjens) Sorensen. came to the United States, 1976.
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Ricardo Uwe Sorensen
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Doctor of Medicine, U. Chile, Santiago, 1962; medical degree, U. Chile, Santiago, 1964; postdoctoral, World Health Organization, 1970.
Career
Rotating intern departments pediatrics, medicine, surgery and obstertrics hospitals, U. Chile School Medicine, Santiago, 1963-1964;
clinical consultant immunologic disorders, U. Chile School Medicine, Santiago, 1968-1974;
resident department pediatrics, Hospital Calvo Mackenna/U. Chile School Medicine, Santiago, 1964;
staff pediatrician emergency ward, Hospital Calvo Mackenna/U. Chile School Medicine, Santiago, 1967-1971;
assistant professor department pediatrics, Hospital Calvo Mackenna/U. Chile School Medicine, Santiago, 1971-1974;
associate professor, development, head division clinical immunology department pediatrics, Hospital Calvo Mackenna/U. Chile School Medicine, Santiago, 1974-1976;
German Academic Exchange Service pediatric immunology fellow department pediatrics, Eppendorf U. Hospitals, Hamburg, Germany, 1965;
resident department pediatrics, U. Bonn Hospitals, Germany, 1966;
development, head division immunopathology, Instituto Bacteriologico de Chile, Santiago, 1968-1973;
development, head department immunology, Instituto Bacteriologico de Chile, Santiago, 1973-1976;
member of staff division allergy and immunology department pediatrics, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1977-1989;
assistant professor pediatrics, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1977-1980;
associate professor pediatrics, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1980-1989;
assistant professor experimental pathology department pathology, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1979-1985;
associate professor pathology Institute Pathology, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1986-1989;
acting head division immunology department pediatrics, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1982-1984;
professor pediatrics, head division allergy and immunology, co-director allergy-immunology training program Medical Center, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, since 1989;
director clinical immunology laboratory, Children's Hospital, New Orleans, since 1991. World Health Organization fellow Control Laboratory Netherlands Red Cross, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Germany, 1973. Member bone marrow transplantation committee Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital, Case Western Reserve U., 1978-1984.
Department pediatrics representative to General Clinical Research Center, Medical Center New Orleans, since 1990. Invited lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Academy Allergy Immunology, American College Allergy and Immunology, American Association Immunologists, Association Medical Laboratory Immunologists, Clinical Immunology Society, Society for Pediatric Research, Louisiana Allergy Society, Sociedad Chilena de Immunologia (founder, first president), Sociedad Chilena de Alergia e Immunologia (honorary).
Connections
Married Sally O. Bruch. Children: Sonja, Cynthia, Monica.
