Veikko Salomaa works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.
Veikko Salomaa is a Research Professor Emeritus at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, where he focuses on cardiovascular epidemiology and omics research. He has authored over 800 peer-reviewed publications on topics including genetic factors in blood lipids and cardiovascular risks. He is a member of the Working Group of Preventive Cardiology in the Finnish Cardiac Society and contributes to projects like the Global Cardiovascular Risk Consortium.
1,539 pubs · 162,814 cites · h-index 182
Assoc. Prof.
University of Helsinki
1994
PhD
University of Helsinki
1988
MD
University of Helsinki
1976
Research Professor (emeritus)
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare · 2005 - Present
Chief Physician, Head of Unit
THL-KTL · 1995 - 2014
Visiting Scientist
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1997 - 1998
Visiting Scientist
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1991 - 1992
Resident Physician
University Hospital of Helsinki · 1982 - 1984