• Professor of Surgery
• Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery Division

Board Certifications

• General Surgery and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Norwegian Medical Association (Norway)
• General Surgery, National Medical Council (France)
• General Surgery, National Board of Health (Denmark)
• Emergency Surgery, Bologna University School of Medicine (Italy)

Training

• University of Milan (1980; Italy)

• University of Bergen (1996; Norway; field, Colorectal Cancer)

• General Surgery, Hautepierre University Hospital, Strasbourg, France (1984-86)
• Trauma Surgery, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, England (1986)
• General Surgery, Kirkenes Hospital, Kirkenes, Norway (1987-88)
• Orthopedic Surgery, University Kyst-hospitalet i Hagavik, Hagavik, Norway (1988-90)
• Trauma and General Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway (1991)
• General Surgery (Chief Resident), Angers University Hospital, Angers, France (1992-93)

• Colorectal Cancer, University of Bergen, Norway

Affiliated Specialty Center

• Cancer Center

Clinical Interests/Expertise

• Laparoscopic and conventional surgery for colon and rectal cancer, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, and rectal prolapse
• Treatment of anorectal abscess, fistula, fissure, rectocele, hemorrhoids, obstructed defecation, and fecal incontinence
• Colonoscopy
• Laparoscopic surgery for gallbladder, appendix, or spleen removal, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD; chronic severe heartburn), achalasia (severe swallowing difficulty), incisional/ventral hernia, and groin hernia