Background
Gudbjornsson, Bjorn was born in 1955 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Gudbjorn Gudjonsson and Hrafnhildur Helgadottir.
Gudbjornsson, Bjorn was born in 1955 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Gudbjorn Gudjonsson and Hrafnhildur Helgadottir.
Doctor of Medicine, University Iceland, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, University Uppsala, Sweden, 1994.
Chief resident department medicine University Hospital, Reykjavik, 1983-1985. Resident department rheumatology Huddinge Hospital, Sweden, 1985-1988. Consultant department rheumatology Uppsala University Hospital, 1988-1995.
Head department internal medicine Hospital Akureyri (Iceland), 1995—2001. Associate professor rheumatology, specialist at Center for Rheumatology Research University Iceland, since 1999. Chairman National Bioethical Committee Iceland, 2001—2006, Osteoporosis Foundation Iceland, 2001—2002.
Member of Scandinavian Society Rhematology (president 2004-2006), National Osteoporosis Society (chairman since 2001), Icelandic College Rheumatology since 2003, Swedish National College Rheumatology, Icelandic Association Physicians.
Married Kolbrun Albertsdottir, 1956. Children: Gudbjorn Logi, Aron Hjalti, Helgi Hrafn, Hulda Hrund.