Study

Board examination, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland 1981. General medical license in Iceland 1983, Specialist license in orthopedic surgery in Iceland 1989. General medical license in Sweden 1984. Specialist license in orthopedic surgery in Sweden 1988. Specialist examination in orthopedic surgery in Sweden 1995.

Career

Doctoral studies in Reykjavík and Húsavík 1981-1983. Specialization in orthopedics at the hospitals in Sundsvall and Härnösand, Sweden, 1983-1987. Work as a department physician at the Department of Orthopedics at Malmö University Hospital, parallel to the doctoral studies that ended with a doctoral thesis in 1993. Work as a specialist at the Department of Hand Surgery at Akranes Hospital 1995-2002. From June 1, 2002 to June 2015, chief physician at the Fracture Medicine Department of the Department of Orthopedics at Malmö University Hospital, Sweden. Since 1995, independent practice in Reykjavík.

Interests

General orthopedics, fracture and accident medicine.

Actions

Arthroscopy procedures, for example in; knee, shoulder and ankle. Foot procedures, for example, protruding bones, toe deformities, nerve root impingement. Hand procedures, for example; hand numbness, ganglion, tendon sheath spasms. Tendon and ligament procedures, for example, in shoulder, elbow, ankle and knee.

Scientific interests

Epidemiology of fractures, causes of osteoporosis, Rehabilitation after orthopedic surgery.

Area of activity

General assessment of patients with orthopedic problems. Assessment with regard to certificate writing.