Þórólfur Guðnason (born 28 October 1953) is an Icelandic doctor and the Chief Epidemiologist of the Icelandic Directorate of Health since 2015.[1][2] He has been one of the lead members of the Iceland's Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management addressing the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in Iceland, along with Alma Möller and Víðir Reynisson.[3][4]
Þórólfur Guðnason | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Icelandic |
Education | University of Iceland 1981 University of Connecticut 1988 University of Minnesota 1990 |
Occupation | Chief Epidemiologist of the Directorate of Health |
Known for | 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Iceland |
Medical career | |
Field | Infectious Disease Control |
Institutions | Directorate of Health |
Early life
Þórólfur grew up in Eskifjörður and later in Vestmannaeyjar where he lived until the age of 19.[3]
References
- ^ Gunnar Gunnarsson (13 March 2020). "Eskfirðingur í eldlínunni". Austurfrétt (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Nýr sóttvarnalæknir". The Directorate of Health (in Icelandic). 10 August 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ a b Einar Þór Sigurðsson (22 March 2020). "Nærmynd af Þórólfi: „Hann hefur alltaf komið manni til aðstoðar"". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Sunna Kristín Hilmarsdóttir (13 March 2020). "Vinna vel saman á óraunverulegum tímum en eru oftast ósammála við upphaf verkefna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2020.