New head physician of orthopedic surgery
15th January 2024
In the spring 2023, Elísabet Björgvinsdóttir was appointed the new head physician of orthopedic surgery at the Akureyri Hospital.
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![Elísabet Björgvinsdóttir](https://images.ctfassets.net/8k0h54kbe6bj/552ubNf563dHhzD1GbnSwv/8b3c011647ce8166f9ba23f6ac4e0481/El_sabet_Bj_rgvinsd_ttir_Yfirl_knir__b_klunarskur_l_kninga-PEDR4639.jpg?w=774&fm=webp&q=80)
Elisabeth has worked at SAk since 2021, but previously worked as an orthopedic surgeon in Sweden in the years 2011-2021 and as a specialist since 2018.