Professor Anja Tuulonen, M.D., Ph.D., is Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, Tays Eye Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland. Prior to this position, she was the Clinic Head, Department of Ophthalmology, Oulu University Hospital 1995-1999, 2006-08, and Head of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Oulu in 2009. Other leadership roles Professor Tuulonen has held include: Professor, Tampere School of Public Health 2009, Project manager 2009, Tampere University Hospital, Department head, Tampere University Hospital 2009, 2011-present, Head of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Oulu, 2008, and Division Head, Surgical Unit, Tampere University Hospital, 2012.

Professor Tuulonen completed her medical training, and residency at the University of Oulu, Finland, received her doctoral degree in 1985, also from the University of Oulu, and conducted a post-doctoral Research Fellowship at Tufts NEMC, Boston, USA 1985-1986. She became a Docent of the University of Oulu in 1991, a full Professor in 1995 and received tenure in 2000.

Professor Tuulonen's research interests include: Health services research, health economics, secondary research (systematic reviews), and glaucoma diagnostics and therapy. She served as a Visiting Professor in the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen (Scottish Government) in 2010. She has also been involved in multidisciplinary leadership programs at the Universities of Oulu and Tampere, and the Health Care Leadership Program in University School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland.
Professor Tuulonen has held and currently holds positions in Regional, National and International Societies. 1) Regionally, she was an Auditor for the University of Oulu funds from 2002-2008, and was the Chair of the Residency Training Program at the University of Oulu from 2003-2008 and in 2010. 2) Nationally, she has served as both an executive board member and President of the Finnish Ophthalmological Society, President, as an executive board member and Secretary of the Duodecim Association Oulu, was part of the Ministry of Education, Evaluator of Finnish Residency Programs, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Research group, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Access to Care Group, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Advisory Board for health care professionals.

Professor Tuulonen was also (and is currently) the Chair of the Fin-EMB Guide line, Evaluator of the Surgical Unit, Kuopio, a Finnish Quality Award Evaluator, and has served on the Quality Council of the Finnish Medical Association. 3) Internationally, Professor Tuulonen is the past and current Secretary of the Glaucoma Research Society; she has served as an executive board member, Treasurer and Current Vice President of the European Glaucoma Society, is an active member of the European Glaucoma Society Health Economic Special Interest Group, and holds a position on the International Advisory Group of the Cochrane Eyes and Vision Group.

Anja Tuulonen is engaged in multiple national and international research collaborations; she is dedicating to teaching and mentoring new clinicians, researchers and clinical researchers; she has published extensively in her field and has presented her work to a wide international audience.