Background
Secher, Niels Henry was born on June 24, 1946 in Fredericksberg, Denmark. Son of Ole Vilhelm S. and Lili Suel (Kiersgaard) Secher.
Secher, Niels Henry was born on June 24, 1946 in Fredericksberg, Denmark. Son of Ole Vilhelm S. and Lili Suel (Kiersgaard) Secher.
Doctor of Medicine, University Copenhagen, 1975. Doctor, University Copenhagen, 1984.
In the single sculls, he finished eights at the 1968 Summer Olympics. After retiring from competitions Secher focused on medical research, becoming professor and head of the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory at the Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet). His research is focused on brain blood flow and oxygenation.
Board directors REE LEGAT, since 1985. Member Nordic Anesthesiology Society, Scandinavian Society Physiology, American Physiological Society.
Married Lisbeth Gudrun, January 3, 1991. Children: Anne Camilla, Anne Katherine, Erik, Frederik, Christian.