Background
Vigmo, Josef was born on November 12, 1922 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Son of Olaf Johan Olsen-Vigmostad and Aline Josefine (Zachariassen) Hervik. arrived in Sweden, 1956.
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Josef Vigmo
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Josef Vigmo, Swedish geriatrician. Licence in internal medicine, cardiology, geriatrics, Sweden. Recipient Gold medal Älvsborg County Council, 1987. Member Swedish Medical Association, Swedish Geriatrics Association, Swedish Association Chief Medical Officers, South-Älvsborg County Association Chief Medical Officers.
Education
Doctor of Medicine, University Iceland, 1953. Postgraduate, University Gothenburg, Sweden, 1960.
Career
Assistant medical officer, Sandträsks Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Sweden, 1953-1954; resident in pulmonary diseases, Sandträsks Tuberculosis Sanatorium, 1956-1957; rotating intern, White Memorial Hospital and Clinic, Loma Linda U., Los Angeles, 1954-1955; resident in internal medicine, Piteå County Hospital, Sweden, 1958-1959; resident in internal medicine, Kalix and Skene County Hospitals, Norrköping General Hospital, Sweden, 1961-1965; sub-chief medical officer, Hultafors Health Center, Sweden, 1960; sub-chief medical officer geriatric department, Borås General County Hospital, Sweden, 1966-1977; chief medical officer geriatric department, Borås General County Hospital, 1977-1987; retired, 1987. Consulting cardiologist, Borås General County Hospital, since 1978, lecturer School Nursing, since 1967.
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Membership
Member Swedish Medical Association, Swedish Geriatrics Association, Swedish Association Chief Medical Officers, South-Älvsborg County Association Chief Medical Officers.
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Married Soffía Axelsdóttir, January 24, 1953. Children: Terje, Sylvi Aline.
Education
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1953
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1960
Career
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1953 - 1954
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1954 - 1955
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1958 - 1959
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1960
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1961 - 1965
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1966 - 1977
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1987