Background
Svendgaard, Niels Aage was born on November 28, 1932 in Astrup, Aarhus, Denmark. Son of Christian and Mary (Rasmusen) Svendgaard. arrived in Sweden, 1962.
Svendgaard, Niels Aage was born on November 28, 1932 in Astrup, Aarhus, Denmark. Son of Christian and Mary (Rasmusen) Svendgaard. arrived in Sweden, 1962.
Doctor of Medicine, University Aarhus, 1962. Diploma in neurosurgery, University Lund, Sweden, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University Lund, Sweden, 1975.
Trainee general surgery and medicine, Mora Hospital, Sweden, 1962-1965;
trainee in anesthesiology, Malmoe (Sweden) General Hospital, Malmoe, Sweden, 1965-1966;
trainee in neurosurgery, University Hospital, Lund, 1966-1971;
senior chief neurosurgeon, University Hospital, Lund, 1971-1990;
associate professor, University Hospital, Lund, 1976-1990;
professor, department chairman neurosurgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, since 1991. Founder, director Neurosurg. Research, Lund, 1980-1990.
Professor pro term department neurosurgery University Hospital, Lund, 1984.
Married Helen Rebot; children: Nathaniel, Cynthia.