Carsten Tjell

Background

Tjell, Carsten was born on September 12, 1947 in Dronninglund, Denmark. Son of Hjalmar and Randi Tjell. arrived in Sweden, 1975.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Arhus, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1998.

Career

Assistant physician, Kiruna, Sweden, 1975-1978. Surgeon ENT department Central Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden, 1978-1982, Trondheim, Norway, 1982-1984, medical directors, chief ENT Department Visby, Sweden, 1984-1988, consultant otolaryngologist Skovde, Sweden, 1988—2002, chief ENT department Sweden, 2002—2004. Neurotologic and audiologic chief ENT department Sorlandet Sykehus, Arendal, Norway, since 2004.

Instructor middle ear surgery, New Delhi, 1992. Speaker in field.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, European Academy Otology and Neuro-Otology, Swedish Society Otosurgery, Swedish Vestibular Society, Movement Disorder Society, Association Physicians Audiology, International Association Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War, Danish Traffic Accident Society (Research prize 1999).

Interests

• Avocations: philosophy, mountain tracking, classical music, gastronomy, politics.

Connections

Married Wenche Iglebekk, September 17, 2007. Kirsten Wiese, September 12, 1970 (divorced June 2007). Children: Lise, Mette.

Father:

Hjalmar Tjell

Mother:

Randi Tjell

Spouse:

Wenche Iglebekk

child:

Mette Tjell

child:

Lise Tjell