Prof Jacon Bergsland, MD, PhD

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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