Þórólfur Guðnason
Þórólfur Guðnason | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 October 1953 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Education | University of Iceland 1981 University of Connecticut 1988 University of Minnesota 1990 |
| Occupation | Chief Epidemiologist of the Directorate of Health |
| Known for | COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Infectious Disease Control |
| Institutions | Directorate of Health |
Þórólfur Guðnason (born 28 October 1953) is an Icelandic doctor and the Chief Epidemiologist of the Icelandic Directorate of Health since 2015.[1][2] He has been one of the lead members of the Iceland's Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland, along with Alma Möller and Víðir Reynisson.[3][4]
Early life and education
Þórólfur grew up in Eskifjörður and later in Vestmannaeyjar where he lived until the age of 19.[3]
He specialized in pediatrics and pediatric infectious disease.[2] In 2013 he defended his doctoral thesis on the epidemiology of pneumococcal infections in young Icelandic children.[2]
References
- ^ Gunnar Gunnarsson (13 March 2020). "Eskfirðingur í eldlínunni". Austurfrétt (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Nýr sóttvarnalæknir". The Directorate of Health (in Icelandic). 10 August 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ a b Einar Þór Sigurðsson (22 March 2020). "Nærmynd af Þórólfi: "Hann hefur alltaf komið manni til aðstoðar"". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Sunna Kristín Hilmarsdóttir (13 March 2020). "Vinna vel saman á óraunverulegum tímum en eru oftast ósammála við upphaf verkefna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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