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Staff members with discipline Medicine, Research & Experimental

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

Overview of all disciplines

dr. W.H. (Wayel) Abdulahad
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w.abdulahad umcg.nl
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Assistant Professor / Principal Investigator
Biomarkers for Food and Health
Epidemiology
Metabolic Syndrome
Muscle mass
Kidney Transplantation
Diabetes
Diabetic Nephropathy
prof. dr. S.J.L. (Stephan) Bakker
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s.j.l.bakker umcg.nl
+31 50 361 3677
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Professor of Internal Medicine
Main interest: issue engineering and use of stem cells in wound repair. Expertise in collagen (connective tissue diseases; fibrosis) and cell/matrix interactions.
prof. dr. R.A. (Ruud) Bank
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r.a.bank umcg.nl
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Professor
first 1000 days
nutritional programming
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e.m.van.der.beek umcg.nl
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prof. dr. G.J. (Gerard J.) van den Berg
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gerard.van.den.berg rug.nl
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Professor
Heart Failure
Translational cardiology
R.A. (Rudolf) de Boer
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r.a.de.boer umcg.nl
+31 50 361 5340
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Cardiologist & Head Experimental Cardiology
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m.c.bolling umcg.nl
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Dermatologist, MD PhD
Biobank / Biobanking, Big Data, Social Psychology, Ethics, Innovative Technology
R. (Reinder) Broekstra
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r.broekstra umcg.nl
+31 6 5469 7054
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Postdoc
Transfusion medicine and consultancy
P.J.M. (Peter) van den Burg
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p.j.m.van.den.burg rug.nl
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Epidemiology (methodology).
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h.burger umcg.nl
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Associate professor
prof. dr. J.K. (Janette) Burgess
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j.k.burgess umcg.nl
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Professor of Extracellular Matrix in Disease Pathogenesis
B.K. (Ba Khuong) Cao
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c.ba.khuong umcg.nl
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Infectious diseases, clinical microbiology, infection prevention
C. (Cansu) Cimen
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c.cimen umcg.nl
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M.D., PhD candidate
prof. dr. R.P. (Rob) Coppes
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r.p.coppes umcg.nl
+31 50 361 6124
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Professor
Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist
dr. K. (Kevin) Damman
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k.damman umcg.nl
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Cardiologist
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l.e.deelman umcg.nl
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Assistant professor
Research in General Practice
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j.h.dekker umcg.nl
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Associate professor
neurology, ageing, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome, neurochemistry, neuroinflammation, biomarkers
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p.p.de.deyn umcg.nl
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Neurologist, professor
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i.dudurych umcg.nl
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PhD Candidate
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m.duin rug.nl
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Researchanalist
D.J. (Douglas) Eleveld
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d.j.eleveld umcg.nl
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Assistent Professor
Psychiatry, Psychotic disorders.
S. (Sara) Farhang
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s.farhang umcg.nl
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Drug formulations, Dosage forms for drugs; Biopharmaceutical aspects of drugs; Industrial production of drugs and dosage forms; Pulmonary drug administration; Stabilisation of biopharmaceuticals (proteins, vaccines, genetic material); Sugar glass... read more
prof. dr. H.W. (Henderik Willem) Frijlink
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h.w.frijlink rug.nl
+31 50 36 33285
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy
I am developing jointly with my supervisor's team research about how exposure to oxidative stress develops mitochondrial failure in severely ill patients and how this is related to long-term outcomes. Previously, I worked as an epidemiologist at the... read more
M. (Maryory) Galvis Pedraza, MSc
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m.galvis.pedraza rug.nl
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Lung transplantation
dr. C.T. (Tji) Gan
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c.t.gan umcg.nl
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Respiratory and Lung Transplant Physician
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w.h.van.gilst umcg.nl
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Head of Experimental Cardiology
Health Technology Assessment, Epidemiology
dr. H. (Henk) Groen
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h.groen01 umcg.nl
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Assistant Professor in Epidemiology
Respiratory System, Cell and Molecular Biology, Mucosal Immunology, Asthma, COPD, In vitro models, Epithelium, Regeneration
prof. dr. H.I. (Irene) Heijink
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h.i.heijink umcg.nl
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Full Professor
Hibernation, organ transplant, ischemia/reperfusion injury, cooling/rewarming, mitochondria
dr. K.D.W. (Koen) Hendriks
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k.d.w.hendriks umcg.nl
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MD/PhD
Vascular remodeling in chronic diseases such as chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and solid organ transplants
prof. dr. J.L. (Jan-Luuk) Hillebrands
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j.l.hillebrands umcg.nl
+31 50 361 2875
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professor Experimental Vascular Pathology
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h.hillege umcg.nl
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Cardiology
F. (Famke) Huizinga
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f.huizinga umcg.nl
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PhD-candidate
ACL injury; ACL reconstruction; neuromuscular and biomechanical control; knee laxity. 
dr. M.N.J. (Michèle) Keizer
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m.n.j.keizer umcg.nl
+31 6 8316 5130
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Teacher and researcher
COPD and astma
prof. dr. H.A.M. (Huib) Kerstjens
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h.a.m.kerstjens umcg.nl
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Professor
Neurologists Movement Disorders http://movementdisordersgroningen.com/en
prof. dr. M.A.J. (Marina) de Koning-Tijssen
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m.a.j.de.koning-tijssen umcg.nl
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chronic inflammation, immunology of ageing, MS, EAE animal models, innate immunity, brain, skin, microbial antigens, peptidoglycan, evolutionary medicine
prof. dr. J.D. (Jon) Laman
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j.d.laman umcg.nl
+31 6 2740 2046
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Full professor Immunology of Ageing
Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery
prof. dr. B. (Berend) van der Lei
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b.van.der.lei umcg.nl
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Professor Plastic Surgery, in particular Aesthetic Surgery
Transplantation, Organ Preservation, Physiology
prof. dr. H.G.D. (Henri) Leuvenink
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h.g.d.leuvenink umcg.nl
+31 50 361 9801
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Professor
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g.b.liemburg umcg.nl
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hartfalen
implanteerbare cardiale devices
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a.h.maass umcg.nl
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staff cardiologist
R.S. (Lenny) Marapin
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r.s.marapin umcg.nl
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MD-PhD candidate
dr. A. (Anna) Meijer
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anna.meijer rug.nl
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Academic Editor
Cardiologie
Echocardiografie
Congenitale hartziekten
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j.p.van.melle umcg.nl
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regulatory science
prof. dr. P.G.M. (Peter) Mol
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p.g.m.mol umcg.nl
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professor of drug regulatory science
dr. J. (Jill) Moser
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j.moser umcg.nl
+31 6 5272 4325
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Assistant Professor
dr. L.J. Mouton
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l.j.mouton umcg.nl
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Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Hypertension, Nutrition, Lifestyle Medicine
G.J. (Gerjan) Navis
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g.j.navis umcg.nl
+31 50 361 4441
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Professor
Rehabilitation, burns
dr. M.K. (Marianne) Nieuwenhuis
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m.k.nieuwenhuis umcg.nl
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Professor of Functional recovery and quality of life after burns Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing
(genetic) metabolic diseases
translational research
nutrient sensing
stable isotope-based metabolic flux analysis
transcriptional regulation
dr. ir. M.H. (Maaike) Oosterveer
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m.h.oosterveer umcg.nl
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Principal Investigator
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egbert.otten umcg.nl
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Professor of NeuroMechanics and Prosthetics
Bacterial culturomics, spezialized in anaerobic bacteria.
Host-Microbe interaction models.
N. (Niels) Plomp, MSc
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n.plomp umcg.nl
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PhD candidate
Drug targeting, liver diseases, therapeutic proteins
prof. dr. K. (Klaas) Poelstra
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k.poelstra rug.nl
+31 50 36 33287 Farm acie
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Professor
BiotechnologyPharmaceutical BiologyMolecular BiologyAntibiotics 
For more details See Publications in Google Scolar
prof. dr. W.J. (Wim) Quax
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w.j.quax rug.nl
+31 50 36 32558
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Biology
Arrhythmias, in particular Atrial fibrillation; Heart failure; Implantable cardiac devices
prof. dr. M. (Michiel) Rienstra
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m.rienstra umcg.nl
+31 50 361 1327
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Cardiologist, professor of Clinical Cardiology, MHA
- Developmental and perinatal pathology
- Placental pathology
- Neuropathology
- Autopsy
dr. M.H. (Mirthe) Schoots
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m.h.schoots umcg.nl
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Pathologist
Cannabinoid Research
N.H.B. (Nic) Schräder
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n.h.b.schrader umcg.nl
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Promovendus
dr. H.H.W. (Herman) Sillje
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h.h.w.sillje umcg.nl
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Head Experimental Cardiology Laboratory
Nutrition and Outcome after Bariatric Surgery: focus on Weight Reduction, Muscle and Metabolism.
D. (Dionne) Sizoo
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d.sizoo rug.nl
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PhD student
Cardiovasculair
Botdichtheid
Nynke Smidt studied physiotherapy (cum laude) and Human Movement Sciences, specializing in Epidemiology. She is associated professor in Epidemiology, and leader of the unit Health Behaviour Epidemiology of the department of epidemiology and the research... read more
dr. N. (Nynke) Smidt
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n.smidt umcg.nl
+31 6 1289 9220
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Associate Professor in Epidemiology
Infectious diseases, mycobacteria, HIV, clinical epidemiology, internal medicine
prof. Y. (Ymkje) Stienstra
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y.stienstra umcg.nl
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Professor of Medicine, tropical and poverty related infectious diseases, internist/infectious diseases specialist and clinical epidemiologist
Immunology, Inflammation, Autoimmune Diseases, ANCA-associated Vasculitis
dr. M.M. (Mirjan) van Timmeren
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m.m.van.timmeren rug.nl
+31 50 36 38547
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Academic advisor Pharmacy
Intestinal Transplantation
dr. G. (Guido) Trentadue
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g.trentadue umcg.nl
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Researcher
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w.t.c.uniken.venema umcg.nl
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MD, PhD-student
- Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Anatomy
drs. O.C. (Otis) van Varsseveld
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o.c.van.varsseveld umcg.nl
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MD | PhD candidate dept. Surgery - div. Pediatric Surgery
Hyperkinetic movement disorders
dr. S. (Sterre) van der Veen
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s.van.der.veen04 umcg.nl
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MD/PhD-candidate
Francine Vos started in April 2022 as a PhD candidate with a research project on infections of vascular and breast prostheses. It is a multi-centre, cross-border collaborative project involving the UMCG, the Medical Center Leeuwarden, Nij Smellinghe... read more
F. (Francine) Vos
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f.vos umcg.nl
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PhD-candidate
Infectiepreventie, HAI
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a.voss umcg.nl
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Chair Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention
Neuro-oncology
Pediatric-oncology
Radiation induced brain damage
Proton Therapy
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h.l.van.der.weide umcg.nl
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MD Radiation Oncology
prof. dr. ir. H.P. (Hero) Wit
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h.p.wit umcg.nl
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Professor Audiology
Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine
prof. dr. A.P. (André) Wolff
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a.p.wolff umcg.nl
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