Ellen Schlichting

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. ↑ Intervju med Ellen Schlichting. Gastroenterologen 20 November 2015
2. ↑ "Schlichting, Ellen". Norges leger. 4. 1996. p. 684. 
3. ↑ Ellen Schlichting ble Oslolegen 2009, Norwegian Medical Association