László Kornél Tabár, currently Professor Emeritus, Uppsala University. M.D., University of Pécs, Faculty of Medicine, Hungary, 1967. Doctor of Medical Sciences, Ph.D., Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 1978. Medical Director, Department of Mammography, Central Hospital, Falun, Sweden, April 1977–Oct 2010. Work experience includes leading the Department, reading 200 mammographic screening examinations daily, training 182 physicians in mammography for six-week periods, quality control, multidisciplinary management of breast cancer, collection and analysis of population screening data, publication of 170 research articles and 15 teaching books. Research interests: evaluation of a randomized controlled trial and organized breast cancer service screening and their impact on breast cancer deaths; correlation of imaging biomarkers with long-term patient outcome; search for the correct anatomic site of breast cancer origin. Doctor, Honoris Causa, University of Pécs, Faculty of Medicine, Hungary. American Cancer Society's Distinguished Service Award, 2001. Honorary member, American College of Radiology.
Falun Hospital
Falun, Dalarna, Sweden
Department of Mammography