Erik Fosse
Norwegian physician
Intro | Norwegian physician | |
Places | Norway | |
is | Surgeon Professor | |
Work field | Academia Healthcare | |
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Birth | 2 December 1950 | |
Age | 74 years |
Erik Fosse (born December 2, 1950) is a Norwegian physician, professor of medicine at the University of Oslo, and musician.
Fosse is a specialist in general surgery and thoracic surgery, and is director of the Intervention Centre at the National Hospital. He was appointed Professor of Medicine (professor II, a part-time position) at the University in 1999. He is noted for his humanitarian work for NORWAC on the Gaza Strip with Mads Gilbert during the Gaza War; they published a book together on their experiences in 2013, Eyes in Gaza. King Harald V of Norway appointed Fosse as Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 2013 for his work within medicine and civic engagement.