Background
Godtfredsen, John was born on December 6, 1938 in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark. Son of Erik and Inge (Hö+338k) Godtfredsen.
Godtfredsen, John was born on December 6, 1938 in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark. Son of Erik and Inge (Hö+338k) Godtfredsen.
Doctor of Medicine, U. Copenhagen, 1966.
Resident, Slagelse Control Hospital, 1966-1970; fellow in cardiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1973-1974; chief resident, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, 1974-1978; consultant cardiologist, Herlev University Hospital, Denmark, since 1980; consultant, Ibn al Bitar Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, 1990.
Fellow European Society Cardiology, American Heart Association (clinical county 1985). Member Danish Heart Foundation (president 1986-1990), Danish Society Cardiology (president 1982-1986).
Married Inger Skavlan, June 4, 1963 (divorced 1987). Children: Nina, Ulla, Jens. Married Elisabeth Bindslev, April 28, 1989.