Birger Thorsteinsson

Background

Thorsteinsson, Birger was born on June 19, 1950 in Løgstør, Jylland, Denmark. Son of Hjalmar and Gerda (Kruse) Thorsteinsson.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. Copenhagen, 1976; Division of Medical Sciences, U. Copenhagen, 1990.

Career

Registrar, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, 1976-1981; registrar, County Hospitals, Copenhagen, 1985-1987; senior registrar, Hørsholm (Denmark) Hospital, 1987-1988; senior registrar, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, 1988-1990; registrar, Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark, 1981-1985; senior registrar, Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark, 1991; senior registrar, Herlev Hospital, 1991-1993; consultant, Hillerod (Denmark) Hospital, since 1993. Referee American Journal Physiology, Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Diabetic Medicine, Diabetologia, since 1981. Referee Acta Endocrinologica, since 1981, proof reader, since 1990.

Achievements

• Birger Thorsteinsson has been listed as a noteworthy Internist, endocrinologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Danish Society for Internal Medicine, Danish Society for Endocrinology, Danish Diabetes Association, Scandinavian Society for Study Diabetes, European Association for Study Diabetes, International Diabetes Federation.

Interests

• Avocations: history, music, painting.

Connections

Married Susanne Lanng, April 30, 1977. Children: Kristina, Anne-Luise, Troels.

Father:

Hjalmar Thorsteinsson

Mother:

Gerda (Kruse) Thorsteinsson

Spouse:

Susanne Lanng

child:

Troels Thorsteinsson

child:

Kristina Thorsteinsson

child:

Anne-Luise Thorsteinsson