Prof. Aila Rissanen Obesity Research Unit, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland

Professor Rissanen graduated as Doctor of Medicine from Helsinki University Medical School, and obtained her PhD from the same University. After academic appointments in Finland, Sweden and the US, she has been Head of the Obesity Research Unit at the Helsinki University Central Hospital since 1991. She also holds the... read morepositions of Senior Consultant at the Department of Psychiatry as well as Medical Advisor to the Social Security Institution of Finland. She has published more than 200 scientific articles about obesity, diabetes, nutrition and eating disorders.