Background
Pettersson, Gosta Bengt was born on June 23, 1944 in Uddevalla, Sweden. Son of Frank Henry Algot and Maerta Sofia (Martinsson) Pettersson.
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Gosta Bengt Pettersson
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Gosta Bengt Pettersson, Swedish Thoracic surgeon. Certified specialist general surgery, thoracic surgery, Sweden, Denmark. University of Illinois fellow, 1979-1980; recipient Generalkonsul Ernst Carlsens Fond's prize, 1992, Honorary Gift William Nielsen Fond, 1993, Winterthur Legate, 1993, Heart Friend of Year, Danish Heart Patients Association Chilern's Club, 1993, Simonsen Weel prize, 1994, Richard Faltin medal Finland, 1994.
Education
Doctor of Medicine, U. Gothenburg, Sweden, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Gothenburg, 1979.
Career
Intern, U. Gothenburg Affiliated Hospital, County Hospital, 1969-1972; resident in general surgery, U. Gothenburg Affiliated Hospital, County Hospital, 1972-1976; resident in thoracic surgery, Sahlgrenska Hospital, U. Gothenberg, 1977-1981; consultant surgeon department thoracic cardiovascular surgery, Sahlgrenska Hospital, U. Gothenberg, 1981-1990; professor, chief department cardiothoracic surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen U. Hospital, 1990-1998. Guest professor department thoracic surgery Huddings (Sweden) Hospital, 1996, Fourth Military Medical U. Second Affiliated Hospital, Xian, China, 1996, Albany (New York) Medical Center, 1996, Medical Direction Center Cardiovasc. Diseases, OpenHeart Foundation, Bucharest, Romania, 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow EBCTS; member Finnish Surgical Society (honorary), Lithuanian Society Cardiothoracic Surgery (honorary), Romanian Science Academy (honorary), Romanian Medical Academy (honorary), European Association Cardiothoracic Surgery, American Association Thoracic Surgery, Warren H. Cole Society, Scandinavian Association Thoracic Surgery, Danish Society Surgery, Danish Society Thoracic Surgery, Danish Society Cardiology, Danish Society Lung Medicine, Danish Society Transplantation, Danish Society Thrombosis Hemostasis, International Society Heart Lung Transplantation, International Society Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Ross Society, Pete's Club, European Congenital Heart Surgeons Club.
Interests
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Avocations: hunting, sailing, skiing. E-mail: [email protected].
Connections
Married Ingegaerd Junie Bolmstrand, August 7, 1971. Children: Malin, Pontus, Lisa.
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University of Illinois fellow, 1979-1980. Recipient Generalkonsul Ernst Carlsens Fond's prize, 1992, Honorary Gift William Nielsen Fond, 1993, Winterthur Legate, 1993, Heart Friend of Year, Danish Heart Patients Association Chilern's Club, 1993, Simonsen Weel prize, 1994, Richard Faltin medal Finland, 1994.University of Illinois fellow, 1979-1980. Recipient Generalkonsul Ernst Carlsens Fond's prize, 1992, Honorary Gift William Nielsen Fond, 1993, Winterthur Legate, 1993, Heart Friend of Year, Danish Heart Patients Association Chilern's Club, 1993, Simonsen Weel prize, 1994, Richard Faltin medal Finland, 1994.