Prof Jacon Bergsland, MD, PhD
|Member.
Oslo, Norway.
EDUCATION
- 1972 MD University of Oslo Medical Faculty
- 1973 -75 Intern -Central Hospital, Fredrikstad, Norway
- 1974 -75 Intern, Lurøy og Træna Legedistrikt
- 1975 -76 Resident -General Surgery, Kristinehamn Hospital, Sweden
- 1976 -81 Resident -General Surgery, State University of NY at Buffalo 1981 -83 Resident -Cardiothoracic Surgery, SUNYAB
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
- 2001- Cardiac Surgeon, Interventional Center, Rikshospitalet
- 2008- Medical Director, BH Heart Center, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1997- International Director, Cardiovascular Clinic Tuzla, Tuzla,BIH
- 1997-2001 Director Center for Less Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York
- 1985 -2001 Staff Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Buffalo General Hospital, New York
- 1999 -2001 Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Millard Fillmore Hospital, New York,
- 1995 -1996 Director Heart Transplantation, Buffalo, New York
- 1992 –2001 Consultant, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo New York
- 1988 – 1999 Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Buffalo, New York
- 1983 -88 Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Buffalo, New York
- 1983 -2001 Clinical Associate and Assistant Professor of Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo
- 1976 -1983 Clinical Instructor of Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo.
MILITARY
- 1974 -75 Royal Norwegian Air Force, Flight Surgeon – Captain
- 1994 Major, Surgeon Normedcoy Unprofor Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina
BOARD CERTIFICATION
- American Board of Surgery 1992
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery 1993
- FELLOWSHIP F.A.C.S. 1986
- LICENSE: Norway and Sweden 1973
- State of New York 1976 1976
GRANTS
- Veterans Administration, Application of Tissue Gluing in Lung Surgery Using Fibrin Seal. $25,000.00 Principal Investigator 1983
- State University of New York at Buffalo, Uptake of Radionuclides in Transplanted Rat Hearts. $25,000.00 Principal Investigator 1985
- Veterans Administration, Electrophysiology in Rejecting Transplanted Hearts. $54,828.00 Principal Investigator 1986-1988
- Veterans Administration, Uptake of Myocardial Imaging Agents by Transplanted Hearts. $162,028.00 Co-Investigator 1986-1989
- American Heart Association. Grant in Aid: Physiological Changes in Rejecting Cardiac Allografts. The Effect of Platelet Aggregation. $60,390.00 Principal Investigator 1988-1990
- Veterans Administration, Effect of Platelet Activating Factor on Cardiac Xenografts and Allografts. $100,000.00 Principal Investigator 19891992
- Veterans Administration. Merit Review. Uptake of Imaging Agents and Functional Changes in Cardiac Transplant. $295,000.00 Principal Investigator 1989-1991
- American Heart Association, Physiological Changes in Rats Bearing Allografts. The Influence of Platelet Aggregation.î $60,000.00 Principal Investigator 19891992
- Initiator and Coordinator American Health Alliance Partnership between Tuzla Clinical Medical Center and Buffalo General Hospital. USAID grant $2,000,000. 1995-1997
- Research Grant from Helse og Rehabilitering. Ischemi under bankende hjerte kirurgi effect av shunt. Principal Investigator. 980 000 NOK 2004-2005. 11) Support Grant for academic cooperation, Rikshospitalet/ Cardiovascular Clinic Tuzla 1 000 000 NOK, Initiator and Principal Investigator. 2003-2005
- Continued support for Academic Program Rikshospitalet// Cardiovascular Clinic Tuzla, 1 000 000 NOK. Principal Investigator. 2004-2006.
- Development of an E-Health Portal for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rikshospitalet Oslo, Norway 5,400 000 NOK, 2008.
CONSULTANT POSITIONS
- Cardiothoracic Systems Inc, Cupertino CA (Consultant for Off pump coronary bypass surgery product line)
- Guidant Corporation Inc , Minneapolis, Minn(Consultant for Off pump coronary bypass surgery product line
- Medtronic Inc , Minneapolis, Minn (Consultant for Off pump coronary bypass surgery product line)
- Medistim ASA, Oslo Norway ( Development and Marketing of Transittime Flowmetry in US and Worldwide)
- JenaValve Inc, Munchen, Germany ( Medical Advisory Board Member for development of percutanous valve)
- BIT Center Tuzla, Member of Steering Board
- Business Incubator, Banja Luka, BIH
PUBLICATIONS
- 123 publications in peer reviewed journals.
- More than 50 published abstracts and numerous international and domestic presentations.