Background
Hedström, Sven Åke was born on November 22, 1935 in Falkenberg, Sweden. Son of Harry and Vivi (Larsson) Hedström.
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Sven Åke Hedström
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Physician's License, University Lund, Sweden, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Lund, Sweden, 1974.
Career
Associate professor University Lund, 1975. Professor emeritus; associate head physician department infectious diseases Hospital of Lund, 1976-1984. Director clinical research Astra Pharmaceutical Company, Södertälje, Sweden, 1984-1985, senior medical adviser Sweden, 1985-1986.
Head physician department infectious diseases Hospital of Lund, 1986-1988. Director department infectious diseases Halmstad (Sweden) Hospital, 1988-1998. With Rotary Doctor Bank, Kenya, since 2000.
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Membership
Captain United Nations Forces, 1965. Fellow Infectious Disease Society American. Member Swedish Medical Society, Swedish Infectious Disease Society (secretary 1979-1982), American Society Microbiology Washington, New York Academy Science, European Bone & Joint Infection Society, European Society Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Planetary Society, Rotary.
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Married Kerstin Elisabeth Ljungnér, June 18, 1959. Children: Peter, Kristina, Sofie.
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1964
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1974
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1975
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1976 - 1984
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1984 - 1985
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1986 - 1988
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1988 - 1998