Par Olofsson

Pär Olofsson, MD, PhD, is a retired senior physician and consultant specialising in general and vascular surgery, with more than 35 years' experience in medical emergencies. He has been an Associate Professor at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm since 1994, has served as a Surgeon in Command for disaster management in Stockholm County, and was a skipper in the Swedish Search and Rescue (SAR) organisation from 2011 to 2023. Pär has sailed with his wife, Nina, since 1977, including their six-year long-distance Atlantic cruise.