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Guðrún Dóra Clarke is the new Chief Medical Executive at HSN

25th November 2024

Guðrún Dóra Clarke has been appointed as Chief Medical Executive at the Healthcare Institution of North Iceland (HSN). It is planned that Guðrún Dóra will start working soon.

Guðrún Dóra Clarke

Guðrún Dóra completed her medical studies from the University of Iceland in 2004 and then received a specialist license in home medicine in 2011. For the most part she has worked at the Healthcare Center in Akureyri as a general practitioner and for a period as a superintendent at the same location. She has also worked as a general practitioner in Norway and at Heilsuvernd health clinic. She has also been the Director of Specialization in Family Medicine since 2020.

“As we thank Örn Ragnarsson for his selfless work and excellent collaboration over the years, we are glad to have the powerful professional who Guðrún Dóra is back at HSN, now as Chief Medical Executive,” says CEO of HSN Jón Helgi Björnsson. “HSN’s vision is to be a progressive institution, an attractive place to work and at the forefront of healthcare and health education in the countryside. It is therefore valuable to have such an experienced and professional person in the job as Guðrún Dóra is, to work to make the vision real with us.”

The appointment is granted subject to confirmation by the Medical Director's Status Committee.