Dagfinn Aarskog (10 December 1928 – 27 May 2014) was a Norwegian physician, geneticist, and professor of pediatrics. He has been called "one of the most prominent figures in Norwegian pediatrics."[1]
Dagfinn Aarskog | |
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Born | Ålesund, Norway | 10 December 1928
Died | 27 May 2014 Bergen, Norway | (aged 85)
Occupation | Physician |
Known for | Aarskog–Scott syndrome |
Awards | Knight of the Order of St. Olav |
Life
editHe was born in Ålesund, Norway. He received his MD at the University of Bergen in 1956, and received a PhD in medicine in 1965. Aarskog was a specialist in pediatrics from 1964 and in medical genetics from 1974. From 1964 to 1965, he worked as a research assistant at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Aarskog's research focused on perinatal endocrinology, calcium metabolism, growth disorders and cytogenetics, and he published over 250 articles on these topics. In 1970, he first described the condition later called Aarskog–Scott syndrome.[2][3][4]
Aarskog was appointed professor of pediatrics at the University of Bergen. He became a senior consultant at the pediatric clinic at Haukeland Hospital in 1971. From 1988 to 1993 he was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bergen.
He held several international positions of trust, including president of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology, and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1992.[1]
He died in Bergen in 2014.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Skadberg, Britt; Markestad, Trond; Reigstad, Hallvard; Bjerknes, Robert; Greve, Gottfried; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2 September 2014). "Minneord". Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (in Norwegian Bokmål). 134 (16). doi:10.4045/tidsskr.14.0829. ISSN 0029-2001.
- ^ Depeyre, Arnaud; Schlund, Matthias; Gryseleyn, Rémi; Ferri, Joël (October 2018). "Dental and Maxillofacial Signs in Aarskog Syndrome: A Review of 3 Siblings and the Literature". Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 76 (10): 2202–2208. doi:10.1016/j.joms.2018.03.027. ISSN 1531-5053. PMID 29689188.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Dagfinn Aarskog". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ Taub, Marc B.; Stanton, Allison (July 2008). "Aarskog syndrome: A case report and literature review". Optometry-Journal of the American Optometric Association. 79 (7): 371–377. doi:10.1016/j.optm.2007.10.010. PMID 18577494.
- ^ "Dødsannonse". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).[dead link ]