Jaakko Tuomilehto
General / Preventive / Lipids
University of Helsinki
About
Jaakko Tuomilehto works in General / Preventive / Lipids affiliated with University of Helsinki.
Professor Emeritus of Public Health at the University of Helsinki, Finland, affiliated with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. Research interests include the epidemiology and prevention of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other non-communicable diseases. Initiated the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study demonstrating lifestyle intervention effects.
Research focus
Diabetes PreventionCardiovascular EpidemiologyLifestyle InterventionsGenetic Epidemiology of DiabetesPublic Health and NCD Prevention
Impact
1,070 pubs · 184,799 cites · h-index 173
Training
MD
University of Turku
1973
MA (Sociology)
University of Turku
1975
PhD (Epidemiology and Community Medicine)
University of Turku
1975
Affiliations
Work Experience
University of Helsinki
2012 - Present
Dasman Diabetes Institute
2016 - 2018
Danube-University Krems
2011 - 2016
University of Helsinki
2000 - 2011
National Public Health Institute
1987 - 2000