Background
Svennevig, Jan Ludvig was born on January 10, 1943 in Flekkefjord, Norway. Son of Simon Tobias and Nora Aslaug (Syvertsen) Svennevig.
Svennevig, Jan Ludvig was born on January 10, 1943 in Flekkefjord, Norway. Son of Simon Tobias and Nora Aslaug (Syvertsen) Svennevig.
Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, University Heidelberg, Germany, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oslo, 1982.
Intern, Drammen and Kvinestad, Norway, 1968-1970; head medical services, Lista Airport, Norway, 1970-1971; resident general surgery, Aust-Agder Control Hospital, Arendal, Norway, 1971-1975; resident general surgery, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, 1975-1977; assistant professor department III, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, 1977-1978; chief resident department III, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, 1979; resident cardiovascular surgery department III, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, 1980-1981; consultant cardiovascular surgery department III, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, 1984-1989; resident cardiovascular surgery, The National Hospital, Oslo, 1981-1983; professor cardiovascular surgery, The National Hospital, Oslo, since 1989; department chairman surgery A, The National Hospital, Oslo, since 1994.
Major Norwegian Air Force. Member Norwegian Council on Cardiovasc. Diseases (chairman, president since 1995), European Association Cardiothoracic Surgery (county member).
Married Ingrid Brigitte Gawrisch. Children: Bettina, Katja Christiane.