Toomas Podar

Background

Podar, Toomas was born on May 8, 1956 in Tartu, Estonia. Son of Uno and Heli (Aben) Podar.

Education

Doctor of Medicine cum laude, U. Tartu, Estonia, 1980; D in Medical Sciences, U. Tartu, Estonia, 1994; candidate medical science, I Moscow Medical Institute, 1988; Master in Public Health, U. Pittsburgh, 1991; postgraduate, U. Pittsburgh, since 1995.

Career

Assistant professor, Tartu (Estonia) State University, 1980-1988; associate professor, Tartu (Estonia) State University, 1988-1990, 92-93; postdoctoral fellow, U. Pittsburgh, 1990-1992; chief physician, Hospital Endocrinology, U. Tartu, since 1993. Chief endocrinologist Republic of Estonia, since 1994. Advisor Ministry ofSocial Affairs of Estonia, since 1994.

Member Board of the Clinicum, U. Tartu, since 1995.

Achievements

• Toomas Podar has been listed as a noteworthy Health services administrator, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Board Sick Fund City of Tartu, since 1996, Ethics Committee Clinicum U. Tartu, since 1997, Council Informatics, Clinicum U. Tartu, since 1997. Captain Medical Superior vena cava syndrome Republican of Estonia, 1988. Member Estonian Endocrine Society (chairman since 1992), International Society Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes, International Diabetes Federation.

Interests

• Avocations: music, tennis, bridge.

Connections

Married Iris Tumashevski, October 12, 1979. Children: Ingrid, Tanel.

Father:

Uno Podar

Mother:

Heli (Aben) Podar

Spouse:

Iris Tumashevski

child:

Tanel Podar

child:

Ingrid Podar