Asger Dirksen

Background

Dirksen, Asger was born on January 21, 1950 in Copenhagen. Son of Edgar August Wilhelm and Sonja Maria (Cordes) Dirksen.

Education

Graduate medical school, U. Copenhagen, 1975; Doctor of Medicine, U. Copenhagen, 1983; studied health economics, U. Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 1988.

Career

Intern, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, 1975-1976; resident, Hørsholm sygehus, Gentofte sygehus, Rigsohospitalet, Hillerød sygehus, Bispebjerg Hospital, Hvidovre hospital, Copenhagen, 1977-1985; consultant, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, 1988-1993; chief physician, Bispebjerg Humulus Lupulus, Copenhagen, since 1993; lecturer, U. Copenhagen, 1990-1993; professor, U. Copenhagen, since 1993. Consultant National Board Health, Copenhagen, 1990.

Achievements

• Asger Dirksen has been listed as a noteworthy Pulmonology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Danish Pulmonary Society (board directors 1991).

Connections

Married Karen-LisbethBay, August 25, 1978. Children: Carsten, Steffen, Jakob.

Father:

Edgar August Wilhelm Dirksen

Mother:

Sonja Maria (Cordes) Dirksen

Spouse:

Karen-LisbethBay

child:

Jakob Dirksen

child:

Carsten Dirksen

child:

Steffen Dirksen