Marquis Who's Who Millennium Magazine

175 A Marquis Who's Who Magazine W ith the many injustices the LGBTQ community has faced in the past and is still facing presently, it is imperative that individuals within that community have people who not only support them, but care for their health and well-being. Patients who identify as homosexual can benefit from the care of doctors like Sven Grutzmeier, who is well-versed in the illnesses and diseases that affect the homosexual community at a higher rate than the heterosexual community. Dr. Grutzmeier is a skilled physician who specializes in infectious diseases. He received a medical degree from Aarhus University in Denmark. Having the desire to learn more about the field of medicine, he began to study several specialties. Dr. Grutzmeier studied internal medicine and hematology in Linkoping, Sweden, in 1986. He began studying infectious diseases at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, which would set him on the path to making a difference in the lives of homosexual men. Before becoming the groundbreaking doctor he is today, Dr. Grutzmeier started as a resident in Norrkoping, Sweden, in 1977 and Linkoping in 1981. He continued progressing professionally and eventually became the director of the Gay Men’s Health Clinic in Linkoping, a role he held from 1985 to 1991. Dr. Grutzmeier decided to leave the Gay Men’s Health Clinic in Linkoping and take on a position as assistant director at the Gay Men’s Health Clinic in Stockholm in 1992. He became a senior consultant for the clinic the same year and has remained in that position to this day. In addition to his amazing work in medicine, Dr. Grutzmeier has contributed to many medical journals and written chapters in books. He has also offered his services to other health- related organizations in the fight to help treat and prevent diseases within the homosexual community. Dr. Grutzmeier has been a consultant for several medical organizations and has arranged many conferences for physicians and dentists on health issues for gay men and lesbians. He is also a teacher for the department of microbiology, tumor and cell biology at Karolinska Institutet. For nearly 40 years, Dr. Grutzmeier has made noteworthy contributions to health care and medicine. He continues to do so today. Dr. Sven S. Grutzmeier Health Facility Administrator Gay Men's Health Clinic Teacher, Department of Microbiology Tumor and Cell Biology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden