1980
1980
1980
1981
1981
1984
1986
1985
EDUCATION
1968-1974
1974
1974-1977
1977
1980
1987
1990
1990-
NAME
SEX
DATE OF BIRTH
FAMILY
U Kjell O Tullus
Male
15 August 1950
Since 1977 married to Barbro Westman Tullus, who is a freelance journalist
Three children; Carl, Lisa and Erik born in 1979, 1982 and 1984
QUALIFICATION
ADDRESS
M. D., Specialist in Paediatrics, Ph. D. , Docent (Assistant professor).
104 North End House, Fitzjames Avenue, West Kensington, London W14
0RY.
WORK ADDRESS Great Ormond Street Hospital, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH
GMC REF NUMBER 6040410
1994
1995-1996
1996
1999
2000
2000
1999-2000
Medical student at the Karolinska Institute
Graduate from medical school.
Internship
Qualification as MD
One week course in Paediatric oncology.
One week course in Paediatrics in the developing world.
One week course in Normal growth and development.
One week course in Perinatal medicine.
One week course in Paediatric neurology.
One week course in Paediatric nephrology.
Basic course in medical statistics.
Advanced course in medical statistics and research planning.
One week course in Diabetes in childhood
One week course in teaching, "universitets pedagogiska kursen"
One week course in Epidemiology
Several courses in Paediatric Nephrology at the Hospital for Sick Children,
Great Ormond Street, London
Visiting the Department of Paediatric Nephrology at the Hospital for Sick
Children, Great Ormond Street, London during two months.
Training in leadership, "Chef-KS".
Course in leadership of the hospital during a disaster.
Three day course in Acute Renal Failure in Munich, Germany
Renal biopsy in medical diseases of the Kidneys, New York
Genetics and renal disease, Sestri Levante, Italien
Participant in the tutor training program of the Karolinska Hospital
CLINICAL WORK
1977-1981
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1981
1981-1989
1989-1997
1998-2001
1997-2002
1998-2001
1998-2001
2003-2006
2002-
2005-2007
Specialist training in paediatrics at the Department of Paediatrics, Danderyd
Hospital.
Specialist in paediatrics.
Consultant in paediatrics at the Department of Paediatrics Danderyd Hospital.
Work as a general paediatrician with main responsibility in nephrology and diabetology.
Consultant in paediatrics at St. Göran´s Children´s Hospital. Head of the emergency room and the outpatient clinic.
Main clinical responsibility is nephrology.
Head of the program for gastroenterology and uro-nephrology at Astrid
Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska Hospital.
Head of the section of Nephrology at Astrid Lindgren Children´s Hospital.
Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Leading the vasculitis and lupus service
Leading the hypertension including the renovascular hypertension service
2001-June 2002
June 2002-
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
1985-1989
1989-1998
Head of the outpatient ward at Danderyd Hospital.
Head of the emergency room and the outpatient clinic at St. Göran´s
Children´s Hospital.
1991-1995
Shared responsibility for the paediatric nephrology.
Secretary of "beredningsgruppen" the board of the Department of Paediatrics
1991-1995
1993-1997
1989-1997 with representatives for the management and the staff of the department.
Responsible for the newly implemented DRG-system and it´s effects on the economy of the department.
Responsible for the planning of program 1 (Emergency Department and
Infectious Disease Ward) for Astrid Lindgren Children´s Hospital.
Responsible for the planning of the organisation of the Children´s Hospital in the event of a disaster. Member of the committee for planning for disaster at St
Görans Hospital.
1995-1997
1997-1998
Member of the committee for planning for disasters at Karolinska Hospital.
Medically responsible for the planning of the moving of the Departments of
Paediatrics, Paediatric Surgery, Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Paediatric
Radiology from St. Göran's Children's Hospital to the new location at Astrid
Lindgren Children's Hospital at the Karolinska Hospital
Member of the European Board of Paediatrics (EBP) and Confederation of
European Specialists in Paediatrics CESP. Attending the twice yearly meeting representing the European Society for Paediatric Infections Disease
I did write and get approved the first training program for specialist in
Paediatric Infectious Diseases in Europe.
Head of the program for gastroenterology and uro-nephrology at Astrid
Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska Hospital
Member of the management group of Astrid Lindgren Children´s Hospital acting as advisers to the Head of the Hospital
Unit Training Director in the nephro-urology unit at GOSH
Supervising visitor program at Nephrology unit GOSH
Member of Guideline Development Group with the National Institute of
Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). We developed during 25 whole day meetings new guidelines for the management of UTI in children.
RESEARCH
1982-1986
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1986
1986-
Thesis on the importance of faecal colonisation with uropathogenic E.coli for the development of acute pyelonephritis in infants.
PhD at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Continued research work in different fields.
Major research interests: a. Virulence factors in E.coli b. Nosocomial spread of infections and virulent bacteria c. Factors of importance for the development of antimicrobial resistance. d. Invasive infections (septicemia and meningitis) with Gram-negative bacteria and Group B Streptococci in neonates and infants. e. Typing methods of bacteria. f. Inflammatory responses in acute pyelonephritis in children and in experimental pyelonephritis. g. Inflammation in the development bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
1989 "Docent" (assistant professor) at the Karolinska Institute.
The research is mostly done in collaboration with colleagues at the National
Bacteriological Laboratory and the Bacteriological Laboratory at the
Karolinska Hospital.
Reference list includes some 150 papers of which more than 130 can be regarded as original papers.
SCIENTIFIC WORK
1990-
1996
Member of several examination boards at the defences of doctorial thesis.
Acted as opponent at Dr. Ingegerd Adlerberth´s presentation of her doctorial thesis on
1997
1999
2000
Bacterial adherence and intestinal colonisation in newborn infants.
Acted as opponent at Dr Jerker Isacson´s doctorial thesis on Studies of pertussis epidemiology and of serum antibody responses to Bordetella pertussis antigens after disease and vaccination.
Tutor for dr Adli Khalil and dr Ying Hua Li for their PhD studies.
Dr Adli Khalil passes his licentiate thesis on Studies on the inflammatory response in
2000 experimental acute pyelonephritis and its importance for the development of renal scarring
Ying Hua Li passes his half-time examination on inflammatory responses in the development of chronic lung disease in the new-born
Dr Ying Hua Li presents his PhD thesis Ureaplasma urealyticum induced pulmonary 2001
2001 inflammation in the development of chronic lung disease of prematurity.
Acted as opponent at dr. Mats Söderhäll´s dissertation on The importance of
Escherichia coli fimbriae in urinary tract infection.
Dr Adli Khalil presents his PhD thesis on the inflammatory response in experimental 2002
2006 acute pyelonephritis in mice
Examiner of PhD thesis for Mr K Li
2005-2007 Paediatric Nephrology representative in work group at NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) meeting in 26! Full day meeting writing new guidelines on UTI for England and Wales
2007
The research has been presented at several international congresses and the abstract reference list includes some 100 abstracts.
Dr Stephen Marks presented his MD thesis in lupus nephritis in children. I was Dr Marks’ tutor.
MAJOR GRANTS
The research is supported by several research grants and during nine years by a major grant by the
Swedish Medical Research Council.
MEMBERSHIPS
Member of several international and national societies including, European Society for Paediatric
Nephrology (ESPN), International Paediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA), American Society for Nephrology (ASN), European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), European
Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), the Swedish Society for
Physicians, The Swedish Society for Paediatricians, the Swedish Society for Paediatric Nephrology and the Swedish Society for Nephrology.
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1996-1999
1995-2000
1996-2002
1998-2002
1998-2002
Member of the board of ESPID
Member of the International Editorial Board of Pediatric Emergency Care .
Member of the Editorial Board of Infection
Member of the Educational Committee of ESPID
Member of EBP (European Board of Paediatrics) and CESP (Confederation of
Specialists in Paediatrics)