György Miklós Böhm Portuguese

Prof. György Miklós Böhm

Briefly: I was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 04/12/1936 and went to Denmark in May 1945, due to problems of a war far beyond my responsabilities ! Together with my family I arrived in Brazil in December 1947 much to my liking (perspective of indians, snakes and many other adventures!). We lived in Porto Alegre, the once very beautiful capital of the southernmost State of Brazil but far away from the fancied rain forrests. I got my MD and PhD degrees from the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, in 1961. Since 1962, I am hired by the University of São Paulo and started to work in the Department of Pathology of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto. This is a town in middle of the State of São Paulo and for decades was the coffee capital of the world. From 1977 onwards I am full professor of Pathology at the Faculty of Medicine of the USP, in the megalopolis São Paulo, the capital of the State with the same name.

My decision was to specialize in experimental pathology and therefore I went to work with Professor Walter Graham Spector, one of the greatest researchers of the inflammatory process of his time. I stayed with him in the Departament of Pathology of the St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, from 1964 to 1965.

The list of my publications and responsabilites occupied in the University you may see in my curriculum vitae.

Beside my professional activities I tried quite a few sports - and liked some of them - however never attained any excellence whatever. I fared much better in my ambitions to see the world and to know other people. For 20 years - 1953-73 - I was a globetrotter and after a frequent traveller. Since childhood I love music and the instrument of my preference is the human voice. Which of the 3 great tenors I like the best ? Well, Enrico Caruso is getting better each day... The greatest singer of our century ? Only one ? Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is a strong candidate.

Professional address:

	Faculdade de Medicina Departamento de Patologia Av.Dr.Arnaldo 455, São Paulo CEP 01246-903 São Paulo - SP Phone: (55) (11) 30614011 ext.l 2233
	Useful links: http://www.saudetotal.com.br/publico/poluicao/poluicao.htm Air pollution in São Paulo, addressed to the general public. (in Portuguese) http://www.saudetotal.com.br/saude/doencpol/doencpol.htm Health effects of some urban pollutants, addressed to health professionals. (in Portuguese) http://www.ffm.br     Foundation ‘Faculdade de Medicina’, a supporting organization of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo.