Walter Kofler (born May 27, 1945, Tyrol, Austria) is an Austrian physician and philosopher of medicine. Until 2010 he was professor at the Innsbruck Medical University and teaches since 2012 at the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. [1] He is President of the International Academy of Science, Munich. [2] [3]
Kofler is an internationally recognized scientist for environmental medicine, air pollution and an international expert for environmental protection. He published 182 scientific articles and 14 books. [4] Starting 1970 he was one of the pioneers of the environmental movement in Austria and Europe, for decades he was board (vice-president) of the largest environmental umbrella organization (Umweltdachverband) of Austria (39 organizations with 1.4 million members). [5] Kofler made significant discoveries (e.g. principle of toxicopy) and applications such as the First Environmental Impact Assessment in Europe.
Walter Kofler studied medicine at the University of Innsbruck, received a doctorate in medicine and made his habilitation 1976 for the subject of hygiene. Kofler taught or researched at Harvard University; Cincinaty Ohio (NIOSH); University of Kyoto, Japan; Moscow University of Humanities; Institute for Public Health, University of São Paulo and TU Munich. He was director of the Section Social Medicine - School of Public Health at the Department of Hygiene, Microbiology and Social Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck. [4]
He is elected member in different academies, 2005 he was elected as foreign member into the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
His current research interests are public health research: complex understanding of the effects of traffic-related environmental impacts on health, illness and recovery needs and suggestibility; science: Extended view model for a theory of health of a person as a social being. Concern for the "Convergence Project" to reconcile the various scientific and non scientific empirical sciences - as a basis for the derivability of health-related statements.
This is a partial list. See [4] for more.
this is a partial list. See [4] for more.
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