Olafur Baldursson

Chief Medical Officer at Landspitali University Hospital

Olafur Baldursson has extensive work experience in the healthcare industry. Olafur worked as a Resident Physician and Fellow Physician at The University of Iowa Health Care from June 1993 to July 2000. Olafur then joined Landspitali University Hospital in November 2000, where they served as an Internist/Pulmonologist and later became the Chief Medical Officer, focusing on patient safety, quality of clinical services, and staff professional development. From 2017 to 2020, they served as a Board Member at EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals. In June 2022, they briefly worked as an interim Verksamhetschef (ME Lung and Allergy) at Karolinska University Hospital. Currently, they are working as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Health Iceland, starting from August 2023.

Olafur Baldursson's education history is as follows:

From 2019 to 2021, Olafur attended the University of Iceland and obtained a Diplomate degree in Public Administration.

Between 1996 and 2004, Olafur pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University Iceland/University of Iowa. The field of study for this degree is not provided.

During the period of 1993 to 2000, Olafur was enrolled at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Here, they participated in an Internal Medicine Residency Program and pursued a Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

Lastly, Olafur Baldursson earned an MD degree from the University of Iceland from 1984 to 1990. The specific field of study for this degree is not mentioned.

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  • Chief Medical Officer

    October, 2009 - present

  • Internist Pulmonologist

    November, 2000