Svanur Sigurbjörnsson, MD, BS medicine / BA philosophy, MA in Biomedical Ethics. Physician - Internal Medicine and toxicology Scholar degrees: Candidate in surgery and medicine (Cand. med. et chir.) and BS degree, Univ. of Iceland, June 1994. Medical license, general physician, Sept. 1st. 1995. USMLE 1, 2 and 3 exams 1997-98. Residency in Internal Medicine, Cornell Weil NY Univ. School of Med. at Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, The Bronx, NYC. 7/1998 - 6/2001. American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) test certification, Oct. 2001. Certified Internist in New York State. Medical license in Internal Medicine by the Iceland Health Ministry, 2001. Diploma in Clinical Toxicology, Univ. of Cardiff, Wales, June 2014. BA in Philosophy (as major combined with BS minor in medicine), Univ. of Iceland, Dept. of History & Philosophy, June 2018. MA in Biomedical Ethics (Applied Ethics), Univ. of Iceland, Dept. of History & Philosophy, February 2020. MA thesis: Ethical Virtues and Medical Education - A Conceptual Framework of Character Education of Physicians. Research interests: - Biomedical ethics - Virtue ethics and character education - Critical thinking - Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) and Exercise physiology - Various fields in Internal Medicine, especially endocrinology. General practitioner: Attending physician (hospitalist) at Landspítali, Iceland University Hospital, Reykjavík. 1/2023 - current. Attending physician at Lincoln Med. & Mental Health Ctr., Emergency Dept. 2/2002 - 8/2004. Mosfellsbaer (town) Health Care Centre 1/2005 - 4/2013. General practitioner and clinical toxicologist: Emergency Dept. of Iceland Univ. Hospital, Reykjavík, 5/2013 - 8/2017. Physician/subinvestigator/researcher: deCODE Genetics' Research Service Centre, Kópavogur, Iceland, 5/2018 - current. Primary field as researcher: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (articles in process). Topics as subinvestigator: Alzheimer's ds., migraine and Lp(a). Adjunct at University of Iceland, Dept. of Medicine, 9/2017 - current. Biomedical Ethics and Critical Thinking Skills. Adjunct at University of Iceland, Dept. of Pharmacology 1/2022 - current Biomedical Ethics and Critical Thinking Skills. Chair of Iceland Medical Association's Ethical Committee, 2/2015 - 12/2021 Comprehensive and extensive revision process of IMA's Codex Ethicus (1/2018 - 10/2021) leading to ratification of its 9th edition, Codex Ethicus 2021.