Kimmo
Taari (President)
Kimmo Taari has been Professor of Urology and Chairman at the Department
of Urology, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of
Helsinki, Finland, since 2009.
Born 1956 in Helsinki, MD 1983 at University of Helsinki, surgeon 1990,
urologist 1992, PhD 1994 (Partial nephrectomy), FEBU 1997, Docent 1999.
He has been Secretary and Treasurer of the Finnish Urological Association
1992-97, Editor-in-Chief of Urologia Fennica (the official journal of the
Finnish Urological Association) 1992-97, Editor-in-Chief of NUF-Bulletinen
1997-2001, Secretary of the Finnish Surgical Society and Editor-in-Chief
of the official journal of the Finnish Surgical Society 2002-2005.
Has been
member of the
Neurourology and Urodynamics collaboration group 1995–2003. Member of the
Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Study Group (SPCG) since 2004.
Main field of interest: urological oncology, especially prostate and renal
cell cancer, new technologies in urology and translational research.
He is the President of the Scandinavian Association of Urology since 2009.
Mail to Kimmo Taari
Börje Ljungberg (Treasurer)
Börje Ljungberg Professor of urology, Department of Surgical and Perioperative
Sciences, Urology and Andrology, Umeå University, Sweden.
Born 1949 in Umeå, M.D. at Umeå University 1975, PhD 1986.
Urological training and clinical work, research, teaching at urology and
andrology, University Hospital of Umeå, Umeå Sweden.
Has previously been president of the Nordic Urological Associations renal
cell carcinoma group. Was previously also secretary of the Swedish Urological
Association.
Main field of interest: urological oncology, especially renal cell and
bladder carcinoma. Have performed studies on tumour genetics, DNA ploidy,
angiogenesis and cell cycle regulation.
Lisbeth
Nerstrøm Salling (General Secretary).
Lisbeth Nerstrøm Salling, Consultant Urologist (Overlæge)
at the Urological Department Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen.
Born 1955 in Denmark, MD at University of Copenhagen 1986, ph.d. 1994
(experimental model of prostate cancer). Urological training and
research in Århus and from 1994 urological education in Copenhagen.
Has been Secretary of the Danish Surgical Society for 4
years and is a member of the SAU collaboration group of reconstructive
urology.
Clinical lecturer (assistant professor) at the University
of Copenhagen.
Main field of interest: Bladder cancer.
Mail to
Lisbeth Nerstrøm Salling
