Ellen Schlichting Explained

Ellen Schlichting (born 27 July 1957 in Oslo) is a Norwegian gastroenterological surgeon. She was the first President of the Norwegian Society of Gastroenterology from 1998 to 2000.

Schlichting graduated with the cand.med. degree in 1984 and received a dr.med. degree in 1995, both at the University of Oslo. She became a specialist in gastroenterological surgery in 1998. She was one of the first female surgeons in Norway. Since 2002 she has been head of gastroenterological surgery at Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål.^{[1] [2]}

Schlichting was a contributor to Store medisinske leksikon (Norwegian Encyclopedia of Medicine), where she was responsible for surgical topics.

Honours

• Physician of the Year, Oslo Medical Association, 2009^[3]

References

1. http://gastroenterologen.no/2015/11/intervju-med-ellen-schlichting/ Intervju med Ellen Schlichting
2. Encyclopedia: Schlichting, Ellen . Norges leger . 1996 . 4 . 684 .
3. http://legeforeningen.no/lokal/oslo/Om-oss/Oslo-legen/2009/ Ellen Schlichting ble Oslolegen 2009