Background
Gudjonsson, Birgir was born on November 8, 1938 in Akureyri, Iceland. Son of Gudjon and Kristjana (Jakobsdottir) Vigfusson.
Gudjonsson, Birgir was born on November 8, 1938 in Akureyri, Iceland. Son of Gudjon and Kristjana (Jakobsdottir) Vigfusson.
Doctor of Medicine, University Iceland, 1965.
Intern, Stamford Hospital, Connecticut, 1966-1967, resident, 1967-1968. Resident in medicine Yale New Haven Hospital, 1968-1970. Assistant professor medicine Yale University Medical School, 1972-1973, 77-78, 82.
Practice medicine specializing in internal medicine and gastroenterology, Reykjavik, since 1974.
Consultant City Hospital, Reykjavik, 1974-1977, Medical Clinic, since 1974.
Member Icelandic Athletic Federation, since 1981. Fellow American College of Physicians, Royal College Physicians London, Royal Society Medicine. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Amateur Athletic Federation (medical committee), American Gastroenterol.
Association, British Society Gastroenterology, British Association Sport and Medicine, American College Sports-Medicine, International Hepato Pancreato Biliary assosiation, New York Academy Science.
Club: Reykjavik Athletic.
Married Heidur Anna Vigfusdottir, October 21, 1961. Children: Asdis, Gunnar, Sigrun.