Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson (born 1964), specialist in paediatrics at the Department of Paediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital, and the Morbid Obesity Centre, Vestfold Hospital Trust. He is professor at the Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen.
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Jøran Hjelmesæth (born 1957), specialist in internal medicine and nephrology, head of the Morbid Obesity Centre, Vestfold Hospital Trust, and professor at the University of Oslo.
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Robert Bjerknes (born 1958), specialist in paediatrics and senior consultant at the Department of Paediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital, with special competence in growth and endocrinology. He is professor and vice-rector at the University of Bergen.
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Mathieu Roelants (born 1965), PhD, post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Leuven, Belgium.
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