Jan Frich

Jan Frich is a Norwegian medical doctor who graduated from University of Oslo and trained as a Neurologist with a special interest in neurogenetic conditions such as Huntingtons disease and neuromuscular diseases. In August 2023 he became the CEO of Diakonhjemmet Hospital, a non-profit general deaconess hospital in Oslo. Dr. Frich holds a Master’s degree in Medical Anthropology from Brunel University London and is Master in Health Administration from University of Oslo. From 2018 until 2022 he was Chief Medical Officer of a regional health authority responsible for specialist health services for a population of 3.1 million people in Norway. Dr. Frich is Adjunct Professor of health management and leadership at University of Oslo. In the academic year 2013/2014 he was Visiting Professor at the Yale School of Public Health and the Norwegian Commonwealth Fund’s Harkness Fellow in Health Policy and Practice. He serves as Associate Editor in BMJ Leader.