Curriculum Vitae

The author of this thesis was born in Hilversum, The Netherlands on May 22, 1974. He finished the Christelijk College Stad en Lande, Huizen and obtained his Atheneum diploma in 1992.

He received his dental degree in 1998 at the Academic Center for Dentistry (ACTA)/ University of Amsterdam (UvA), and started with his medical study at the Academic Medical Centre (AMC), UvA. During this period, he worked part-time at the department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, and as a dentist in different dental clinics. In the year 2000 he interrupted his medical study to become a resident in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery (head: Prof. dr. H.P. van den Akker). He finished his residency in 2004, and joined the staff of the Oral and Maxillofacial surgery department, AMC, Amsterdam, and continued his medical study. In 2005 he obtained his medical degree, and was registered as an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon. Between 2005 and 2007, he worked as a consultant at the Oral and Maxillofacial surgery department, AMC, and different Oral and Maxillofacial clinics in the Netherlands. In 2007, he accepted a part-time position as a consultant at the Amstelland Hospital, Amstelveen and he combines this with his academic work at the Amsterdam UMC. In 2017, he completed a master course (MSc) in aesthetic facial surgery EFMZ at the University Witten/ Herdecke, Germany, and obtained a University Teaching Qualification (BKO), Faculty of Medicine (UvA).

His special interest are in the field of orthognatic surgery, dentoalveolar surgery, esthetic facial surgery, and oral implantology.