Address: Icelandic Health Symposium Reykjavík Capital Region Iceland
Dr Gudmundur Johannsson is an internal medicine specialist and an emergency medicine physician at the Department of Emergency Medicine at Landspitali University Hospital in Reykjavik, Iceland. He is also CEO of the Icelandic Health Symposium (www.icelandichealthsymposium.is), a non-profit organization whose objective is to bring together regularly some of the best and brightest minds from the scientific world as well as a broad range of other fields concerning human health and wellbeing. The symposium aims to give them the platform to share their cutting-edge knowledge and ideas on optimum nutrition and other issues with health care professionals, policy makers and the public. 5)
Dr Axel Sigurdsson is an internal medicine specialist and a cardiologist at the Department of Cardiology at The Landspitali University Hospital in Reykjavik, Iceland and practices at Hjartamidstodin (The Heart Center), a private clinic in the Reykjavik area. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, The Icelandic Society of Cardiology and the Swedish Society of Cardiology. He has treated heart disease patients for more than 20 years. He has become increasingly aware of the importance of preventive measures to fight disease. He says healthy nutrition and lifestyle are key to health and well-being but require knowledge. To that end, he writes the Doc’s Opinion blog.
Address: Smáratorg Tower Kópavogur Capital Iceland
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