Dutch Atherosclerosis Society

Prof. dr. W.J. van der Giessen, treasurer 

Degree's

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION	DEGREE	CONFERRED	FIELD OF STUDY
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam	M.D.	1980	Clinical and experimental
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam	Cardiologist	1987	cardiology/cardiovascular
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam	Ph.D.	1990	physiology/pharmacology

Research and Clinical Positions

1987 Staff Experimental Cardiology, Erasmus MC
1992 Senior staff, Interventional Cardiology
2002 Deputy Director and Research Coordinator, Experimental Cardiology

Memberships and Honors

1989 Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology

1997 American College of Cardiology/ European Society of Cardiology International Academic Fellowship Award

1998 Board member of the Dutch Atherosclerosis Society

2001 Associate member of the Scientific Board of InterUniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands

2001 Member Congress Program Committee, European Society of Cardiology

2007 Treasurer of the Dutch Atherosclerosis Society

Teaching and research activities

Since 1991 10 PhD students have been successfully supervised (degree granted).

More than 120 presentations have been given at national and international meetings.

Author (or co-author) of more than 200 full papers.