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.
He is the Treasurer of the Scandinavian Association of Urology.
Alexander Schultz (General secretary)
Alexander Schultz Consultant Urologist (Overlege) at the Urological
Department Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo.
Born 1946 in Oslo, Medical studies at Copenhagen University. Postgraduate
education as general surgeon from several Danish Hospitals, Urological
training at Glostrup Hospital and Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen.
In 1988 the longing for snow and mountains became to strong to resist,
and he moved to Oslo to become Consultant at Rikshospitalet in Oslo.
Has been member of the SAU collaboration groups on Renal stones and Reconstructive
urology.
Main field of interest: Reconstructive urological surgery.
Mail to Alexander
Schultz
