Nordic Cardiac Foundation
Who we are
Nordic Cardiac Foundation was founded by a group of cardiothoracic surgeons and cardiologists, in collaboration with other specialist health professionals, as a means to provide cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology to underdeveloped countries. We have over 10 years of experience with this types of missions, and are coming from a background of highly skilled clinical work from different Nordic university hospitals.
Nordic Cardiac Foundation fulfils all requirements and is registered as an official foundation in Norway.
Below is a short presentation of the main founders, more of our board members and members will be added shortly.
Rune Haaverstad Professor, MD, PhD
Senior Cardiothoracic surgeon. Professor of Cardiothoracic surgery., University of Bergen, Norway.. Professor, University of Addis Ababa. Chairman and co-founder of Nordic Cardiac Foundation.
Chief of Cardiothoracic surgery 2007-2024, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
President, Norwegian Association for Cardiothoracic surgery 2002-2013President, Scandinavian Association or Thoracic Surgery 2015, 2021
Experience in cardiothoracic surgery from several high- and low-income countries. Team leader of project "Cardiology and Cardiac surgery in Ethiopia" 2014 - 2025
Nigussie Bogale MD, PhD, FESC
Interventional and Structural Cardiologist at Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. Associate professor, University of Addis Ababa. Co-founder of Nordic Cardiac Foundation.
Received both medical degree and PhD from the University of Bergen, Norway. Completed training in internal medicine and cardiology at Stavanger University Hospital, Norway. Fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of British Columbia/Vancouver General Hospital, Canada.
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