The Norwegian Society of Pediatricians (Norwegian: Norsk barnelegeforening) is the Norwegian association of pediatricians. The society was founded in 1919 by Axel Johannessen, the first professor of pediatrics in Norway. The society was originally named the Norwegian Pediatric Society (Norwegian: Norsk Pediatrisk Selskap), and was an independent association from its establishment. In 1928 it formally became a specialist association within the Norwegian Medical Association. As of 2012, the society had 845 members, including 593 certified specialists in pediatrics. The society's journal is called Paidos – Journal of the Norwegian Society of Pediatricians (παιδός paidos is genitive of Greek παῖς país, child), and was established in 1983.
Chairmen Axel Johannessen 1919 - 1922 Chr. Døderlein 1923 - 1924 Th. Frølich 1925 - 1926 Chr. Johannessen 1927 - 1928 R. Tschudi 1929 - 1930 Arthur Collett 1931 - 1932 Alex Brinchmann 1933 - 1934 K. Utheim Toverud 1935 - 1936 E. Ziesler 1937 - 1938 L. Stoltenberg 1939 - 1940 L. Salomonsen 1941 - ... Arne Njå 1951 Jens Marstrander Martin Fredrik Seip 1960-1962 ... Sverre O. Lie 1979 Oddmund Søvik Jon Steen-Johnsen 1984–1985 Karl W. Wefring 1989 Jon Lunde -1999 Gro Flatabø Zanussi 1999-2001 Hans Jacob Bangstad 2001-2003 Jørgen Hurum 2003-2005 Leif Brunvand 2005-2007 Kristin Hodnekvam 2007-2009 Thor Willy Ruud Hansen 2009-2011 Marianne Nordhov 2011-
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