Helga Salvesen

Helga Birgitte Salvesen (23 December 1963^[1] – 20 January 2016) was a Norwegian physician and professor of medicine at the University of Bergen.

Early life and education

Salvesen was born in Asker, but moved to Bergen at the age of four.^[2] She took the cand.med. degree in 1991 and the dr.med. degree in 2000, with the doctoral thesis Tumor Biomarkers and Prognostic Factors in Endometrial Carcinoma.

Professional career

She became chief physician at Haukeland University Hospital, and in 2003 also professor of gynecology and obstetrics at the University of Bergen. Here, she became co-director of the excellent research centre Centre for Cancer Biomarkers.

In 2015 she was elected as a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.^[3]

Death and legacy

Salvesen died suddenly in January 2016.^[4] In 2017, the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) created an award in her memory to recognise researchers who excel in the field of gynecological cancer research.^[5]

Personal life

She was married to fellow physician Pål Rasmus Njølstad in 1986, and had four children, all boys.^[2]

References

1. "Jubilanter". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 23 December 2013. p. 41.
2. Salvesen, Hans-Christen; Haldorsen, Ingfrid Salvesen; Salvesen, Øyvind (23 February 2016). "Minneord". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 41.
3. Olsen, Dag Rune; et al. (1 February 2016). "Helga Birgitte Salvesen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 21.
4. Staff, Annetine; et al. (6 February 2016). "Helga Birgitte Salvesen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 49.
5. "ESGO Helga Salvesen Award for the Best contribution in Translational research". European Society of Gynaecological Oncology. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-10-28.