Dagfinn Aarskog

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Dagfinn Aarskog
Knight of the Order of St. Olav

Dagfinn Aarskog (10 December 1928 – 27 May 2014) was a Norwegian physician, geneticist, and professor of pediatrics. He has been called "one of the most prominent figures in Norwegian pediatrics."[1]

Life

He was born in

growth disorders and cytogenetics, and he published over 250 articles on these topics. In 1970, he first described the condition later called Aarskog–Scott syndrome.[2][3]

Aarskog was appointed professor of pediatrics at the University of Bergen. He became a senior consultant at the pediatric clinic at Haukeland Hospital in 1971. From 1988 to 1993 he was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bergen.

He held several international positions of trust, including president of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology, and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1992.[1]

He died in Bergen in 2014.[4]

References

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  2. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. doi:10.1016/j.optm.2007.10.010
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  4. ^ "Dødsannonse". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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