Background
Ytrehus, Kirsti was born on June 2, 1953 in Drammen, Norway. Daughter of Kjell and Ingeborg (Ramm) Ytrehus.
heart researcher medical educator
Ytrehus, Kirsti was born on June 2, 1953 in Drammen, Norway. Daughter of Kjell and Ingeborg (Ramm) Ytrehus.
Doctor of Medicine, University Oslo, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tromsø (Norway), 1988.
Member staff Community Hospital, Narvik, Norway, 1982-1983, Community Health Service, Balsfjord, Norway, 1983. Research fellow University Tromsø (Norway), 1982-1987. Associate professor University Tromsø, Norway, 1987-1992.
Visiting associate professor University South Alabama, Mobile, 1992-1993. Professor University Tromsø, since 1994, University Bergen, Norway, 1995-1996, University Tromsø, since 1996. Consultant Norwegian Research Council, Oslo, 1989-1996, 1998—2003.
Member Nordic Committee Arctic Medical Research, Oslo, 1989-1996. Board directors National Institute Occupational Health, Oslo, 1995—2005. Member Norwegian Medical Association, Norwegian Society Cardiology, International Society Heart Research.
Married Svein Ingvald Karoliussen. Children: Ingvild, Torkel, Egil.