Occupation and positions held
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Internist Endocrinologist, Department of Internal Medicine, Spaarne Gasthuis
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Head, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Spaarne Gasthuis
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Founder, Dutch Anabolic Steroid Centre of Expertise and Outpatient Clinic
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Previous appointments:
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2003-2011 internist-endocrinologist, dept of endocrinology, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam.
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Academic qualifications:
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1996 MD Erasmus University Rotterdam
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2003 specialist accreditation in internal medicine and endocrinology (Rotterdam)
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2006 PhD Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Memberships:
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Dutch Society of Internal Medicine
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Dutch Society of Endocrinology
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Research interests include:
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Pathofysiology and treatment of male hypogonadism
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Biological and medical effects of anabolic androgenic steroid use in athletes and bodybuilders
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Principle investigator of the HAARLEM study, an observational cohort study investigating side effects of androgen abuse
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Publications:
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Author of more than 50 peer reviewed manuscripts
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Reviewer for multiple international scientific journals
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Speaker at national and international scientific conferences
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Lead author of the first Dutch guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of adverse effects of androgen abuse
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Co-author of a report for the Dutch Health Council concerning the extent and health effects of androgen abuse in the Netherlands
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