Background
Bjornsson, Sigurdur was born on June 5, 1942 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Bjorn Sigurdsson and Una (Johannesdottir) S.
department chairman medical oncologist
Bjornsson, Sigurdur was born on June 5, 1942 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Bjorn Sigurdsson and Una (Johannesdottir) S.
Doctor of Medicine, U. Iceland, 1968. Diplomate American Board Internal Medicine.
Intern University Iceland Hospital, Reykjavik, 1969. Resident New Britain General Hospital, Connecticut, 1970-1972. Fellow Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, 1974-1978.
Research assistant professor medicine State University of New York, 1977-1978. Consultant medical oncologist City Hospital, Reykjavik, 1978-1996. Attending physician internal medicine and oncology St. Joseph's Hospital, 1978-1996, chief department internal medicine, 1989-1996.
Chief department hematology and medical oncology Reykjavik Hospital, 1996—2001. Chief department medical oncology Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, 2001—2008. Consultant medical oncologist University Hospital, Reykjavik, 1978-1996.
Lecturer medicine and oncology University Iceland, Reykjavik, since 1978.
Board directors Icelandic Cancer Society, Reykjavik, 1980, president, 1998-2008. Board directors Icelandic Physicians for the Prevention Nuclear War. Member American Society Clinical Oncology, American Association Cancer Research, European Society for Medical Oncology, Icelandic Medical Association (board directors 1996-2002), Icelandic Association Medical Specialists (chairman), Icelandic Society Internal Medicine, World Medical Association.
Children: Kristin, Björn, Signy Sif.