Markku Peltonen

General / Preventive / Lipids

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

About

Markku Peltonen works in General / Preventive / Lipids affiliated with Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.

Markku Peltonen is a Research Professor and Head of Unit at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in Helsinki, Finland. He holds a PhD and focuses on epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. His work includes studies on bariatric surgery outcomes, CVD trends in Finland, and ideal cardiovascular health metrics.

Research focus

Bariatric surgery outcomes and cardiovascular risksDiabetes prevention and epidemiologyCardiovascular disease incidence and mortalityObesity and lipoprotein researchPublic health interventions for CVD risk factors

Impact

670 pubs · 59,093 cites · h-index 90

Training

PhD
Unknown

Affiliations

Work Experience

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

2012 - Present