Ole Petter Ottersen

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Professor Ole Petter Ottersen Dr.med.
Rector of the University of Oslo
In office 2009–2017
Preceded by	Geir Ellingsrud
Succeeded by	Svein Stølen
Rector of the Karolinska Institute
Incumbent
Assumed office 2017
Preceded by	Karin Dahlman-Wright (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1955-03-17) 17 March 1955 (age 69) Kongsberg, Norway

Ole Petter Ottersen (born 17 March 1955^[1]) is a Norwegian physician and neuroscientist. He took office as the rector of Karolinska Institute in Sweden in August 2017. Ottersen has been professor of medicine at the University of Oslo since 1992 and served as the university's directly-elected rector from 2009 to 2017.