K.Solbritt M. Rantapää Dahlqvist

Education:

• Qualified as medical doctor at the University of Umeå, Sweden 1 Febr., 1973.
• Qualified as a physician of the Swedish Health Authority 2 Sept., 1974.
• Qualified as a Specialist in Rheumatology 23 June, 1981.
• Qualified as a Specialist in Internal medicine 31 July, 1981.
• Doctor of Medicine (Ph.D.), University of Umeå 27 Sept., 1985.
• Associated professor in Rheumatology and Internal medicine 12 Dec., 1989.
• Professor in Rheumatology, Umeå University , 5 May, 2000.

Previous employment:

• Assistent physician at the Region Hospital in Boden 1971-1976 Assistent physician at the University Hospital in Umeå 1977-1981.
• Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospital, Umeå 1981 to 30 Sept 1991.
• During that period research fellow 1980-86 1 year and 4 months.
• Research fellow 1996-97 UCSF, San Francisco, Ca, USA (prof Jon Levine’s lab)

Present position:

• Consultant in Rheumatology, University Hospital, Umeå since 1 Oct., 1991 and professor since 5 May 2000