Knut Bjøro
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Knut Jahr Bjøro was a Norwegian physician.
He was born in Skedsmo
. He took the dr.med. degree in 1966. He worked at Rikshospitalet, and was hired as a docent
at the University of Oslo
. He was a professor from 1971 to his retirement, and his specialties were obstetrics and gynaecology
. He died in March 2010.
He was born in Skedsmo
Skedsmo
Skedsmo is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillestrøm. About one third of the municipal population lives in Lillestrøm. Other important towns are Skedsmokorset, Skjetten and...
. He took the dr.med. degree in 1966. He worked at Rikshospitalet, and was hired as a docent
Docent
Docent is a title at some European universities to denote a specific academic appointment within a set structure of academic ranks below professor . Docent is also used at some universities generically for a person who has the right to teach...
at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
. He was a professor from 1971 to his retirement, and his specialties were obstetrics and gynaecology
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Obstetrics and gynaecology are the two surgical–medical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs in their pregnant and non-pregnant state, respectively, and as such are often combined to form a single medical specialty and postgraduate training programme...
. He died in March 2010.