Background
Scheinin, Theodor Mikael was born on December 4, 1924 in Helsinki. Son of Moses and Esther (Rubinstein) Scheinin.
Scheinin, Theodor Mikael was born on December 4, 1924 in Helsinki. Son of Moses and Esther (Rubinstein) Scheinin.
Bachelor of Medicine, University Helsinki, 1947. Licence in medicine, University Helsinki, l95l. Doctor Medicine and Surgery, University Helsinki, 1958.
Fellow in surgery Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1962-1963. Assistant professor surgery University Oulu (Finland), 1964-1967, University Turku (Finland), 1964-1967, associate professor, 1967-1971. Assistant chief surgery University Hospital Oulu, 1964-1965, University Hospital Turku, 1965-1967.
Resident in surgery University Hospital, Helsinki, 1956-1959, resident in thoracic surgery, 1960-1962, professor surgery 4th department, 1971-1989, head Surgical Hospital, 1971-1989. Specialist in surgery State Medical Board, l959—, specialist in thoracic surgery, l962—.
Fellow American College of Surgeons (honorary), Nordic Surgical Society (honorary, general secretary 1971-1979), Finnish Surgical Society (honorary, president 1984-1986, medal of Faltin), Finnish Medical Society (honorary, president 1979-1980). Member Finnish Gastroenterological Society (honorary, president 1982-1984), European Society Surgical Oncology (executive committee 1981-1988), International Surgical Group (invited).
Married Barbro Mary-Anne Sederholm, August 12, 1955. Children: Patrik, Tom, Jan Mikael.