Erik Fosse (born December 2, 1950) is a Norwegian physician, professor of medicine at the

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, and musician. Fosse is a specialist in general surgery and thoracic surgery, and is director of the Intervention Centre at the National Hospital. He was appointed Professor of Medicine (''professor II'', a part-time position) at the University in 1999. He is noted for his humanitarian work for NORWAC on the

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with

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during the Gaza War; they published a book together on their experiences in 2013, ''Eyes in Gaza''. King

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appointed Fosse as Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 2013 for his work within medicine and civic engagement.

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Norwegian surgeons 1950 births Living people Academic staff of the University of Oslo {{Norway-med-bio-stub