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Norwegian surgeon

Leif Efskind
Born(1904-05-10)10 May 1904
Verdal Municipality, Norway
Died26 February 1987(1987-02-26) (aged 82)
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Occupation(s)physician, a surgeon
Employers
ChildrenLasse Efskind

Leif Efskind (10 May 1904 – 26 February 1987) was a Norwegian surgeon. He was the first to perform regular heart surgery in Norway.

He was born at Verdal Municipality in Nordre Trondheim county, Norway. He graduated from the University of Oslo. He was associated with the Rikshospitalet and was a professor of surgery at the University of Oslo. He was the father of Lasse Efskind.

References

  1. ^ "Leif Efskind". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  2. ^ Walløe, Lars. "Leif Efskind". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  3. Bryhn, Rolf. "Lasse Efskind". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

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