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Niels Henry Secher, Danish anesthesiologist. Research fellow Gentofte Hospital, Denmark, 1975-1976, Herlev Hospital, Denmark, 1976-1977. Board directors REE LEGAT, since 1985. Member Nordic Anesthesiology Society, Scandinavian Society Physiology, American Physiological Society.

Background

Secher, Niels Henry was born on June 24, 1946 in Fredericksberg, Denmark. Son of Ole Vilhelm S. and Lili Suel (Kiersgaard) Secher.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, University Copenhagen, 1975. Doctor, University Copenhagen, 1984.

Career

In the single sculls, he finished eights at the 1968 Summer Olympics. After retiring from competitions Secher focused on medical research, becoming professor and head of the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory at the Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet). His research is focused on brain blood flow and oxygenation.

Achievements

  • Niels Henry Secher has been listed as a noteworthy anesthesiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors REE LEGAT, since 1985. Member Nordic Anesthesiology Society, Scandinavian Society Physiology, American Physiological Society.

Interests

  • Rowing.

Connections

Married Lisbeth Gudrun, January 3, 1991. Children: Anne Camilla, Anne Katherine, Erik, Frederik, Christian.