Leif Efskind | |
Birth Date: | 10 May 1904 |
Birth Place: | Verdal, Norway |
Nationality: | Norwegian |
Alma Mater: | University of Oslo |
Occupation: | physician, a surgeon |
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Children: | Lasse Efskind |
Leif Efskind (10 May 1904 - 26 February 1987) was a Norwegian surgeon.[1] He was the first to perform regular heart surgery in Norway.[2]
He was born at Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. He graduated from the University of Oslo.[2] He was associated with the Rikshospitalet and was a professor of surgery at the University of Oslo.[1] He was the father of Lasse Efskind.[3]