Staff
Aðalsteinn Arnarson
Specialist in general surgery
Aðalsteinn practises abdominal surgery, focusing on laparoscopic surgery of the upper abdomen. This includes procedures for gallstones, acid reflux, hernias, and obesity. Additionally, he has years of experience in gastroscopy and ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography). At Klíníkin, Aðalsteinn will place a special emphasis on treating patients with obesity issues, thereby utilising his years of experience with those surgeries. Several types of procedures are offered to meet the diverse needs of patients in this group.
Aðalsteinn studied medicine at Christian-Albrechts Universität in Kiel, Germany, and received his general medical licence in 2003.
During his residency in general surgery, Aðalsteinn worked at Blekingesjukhuset in Sweden and obtained his specialist certification in Sweden in 2007 and in Iceland in 2008. He also holds a specialist licence in Norway, which he obtained in 2009.
Aðalsteinn worked as a specialist in general surgery at Blekingesjukhuset in Sweden from 2007 to 2015. From 2011 to 2015, he also worked part-time at Sørlandet Sykehus Arendal, Norway.
