Background
Grøntvedt, Torbjørn was born on August 7, 1949 in Ørland, Norway. Son of Oddvar Hilding and Klara Ovedie Grøntvedt.
Grøntvedt, Torbjørn was born on August 7, 1949 in Ørland, Norway. Son of Oddvar Hilding and Klara Ovedie Grøntvedt.
Doctor of Medicine, University Copenhagen, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, University Trodheim, Norway, 1996. Doctor of Philosophy in Orthopaedics Surgery, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 1996.
Intern, Sundsvall, Sweden, 1977-1979; resident in general surgery, Trondheim, Norway, 1980-1984; resident in orthopaedic surgery, Trondheim, 1984-1988; consultant orthopaedic surgery, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, since 1988; assistant professor orthopaedic surgery, Trondheim University Hospital, since 1995. Orthopaedic researcher, Minneapolis, 1994.
Lieutenant Norwegian Air Force, 1979-1980. Member Norwegian Sports Medicine Association (president 1993).
Married Randi Moe (divorced February 1994). Children: Hans Ove, Nina, Karin. Married Grete Sofie Hortemo, 1997.
Children: Emma, Sondre.