SHAPE Society

1. Erling Falk, Nov 2002

2. • Born 09.01.1950, Denmark (DK)
• MD Odense University (OU), 1975, DK
• Specialist Certified Pathologist 1984, DK
• DMSc-thesis (PhD) Critical and Acute Coronary Lesions, OU 1989,
DK
• Associate Professor 1988-1992, Institute of Forensic Medicine, OU,
DK
• Visiting Associate Prof. 1992-1993 (1½ years), Harvard University and
• Cardiac Unit, MGH, Boston, USA. Chief: Prof.
Valentin Fuster
• Worked together with Prof. PK Shah, now at Cedars-Sinai,
LA
• Associate Professor 1993-1995, Institute of Forensic Medicine, OU,
DK
• Research Professor 1995-2001, Dept. Cardiology and Inst. Exp.
Clin. Res.
• Aarhus University Hospital (Skejby), DK
• Profesor of Pathology 2001-, Professor of Experimental Cardiovascular
Pathology
• Aarhus University Hospital (Skejby), DK
• Director of CPR Coronary Pathology Research, Institute of Experimental
Clinical Research, Aarhus University, DK
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3. • Editorial Boards Circulation, 1991-1993 & 1996-
• European Heart Journal, 1991-1995,
2003-
• Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal
1997-2000
• Herz 1998-
• Award of Honour August H. Jensen’s Award (Med. Soc.
Jutland), 1989
• The Danish Society of Cardiology, 1994
• Nikkilä Lecture, 1997
• Pfizer’s Cardiovascular Award (Pii’s
Mindelegat), 1998
• Research Award from the Danish Heart
Foundation, 2000
• Council Head Pathology and Clinical Classification of
Vulnerable Plaque
• www.vulnerableplaque.org, 2001-
•
Coronary Pathology Research, Institute of Experimental Clinical
Research
• Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
• Director: E Falk

4. The Falk family: three are enough (Christmas 2001)
Dorrit, the mother
Tine, oldest daughter
Gitte, the youngest

5. The only quiet falcon (falk in Danish) in the Falk home

6. What are you looking at?
I don‘t belong to the family

7. Coronary Pathology Research, Aarhus, DK
pig in atherosclerosis research

8. Coronary Pathology Research, Aarhus, DK
a good beginning

9. 01.10.0101.10.01
Coronary Pathology Research, Aarhus, DK
a real good beginning
Jacob
medical student
Henrik
Heidi

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I am still happy

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a happy ending?

12. Coronary Pathology Research, Aarhus, DK
a famous professor from Italy passed through
Raffaele
De Caterina
professor
mouse

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and left his PhD-student behind
Antonella Zampolli

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all were happy - and are still good friends

15. Coronary Pathology Research, Aarhus, DK
echo of a python: univentricular heart?
Ulrik
PhD-student
Tobias
ass. professor
pythonpython

16. Coronary Pathology Research, Aarhus, DK
echo of a python: univentricular heart? It’s normal
Tobias
Ulrik

17. ESC scientific session in Berlin, 2002
Scientific collaboration across the water