A. Pieter Kappetein

A. Pieter Kappetein, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam Thoraxcenter, Department of Thoracic Surgery, P.O. Box 2040 Rotterdam 3000 CA Netherlands 31-10-7034476 31-10-7033993 (Fax)

Specialty

• Adult Cardiac Surgery
• General Thoracic Surgery

Background

• Leiden University
• Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis, The Hague, General Surgery residency
• Leiden University Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency
• Consultant Department Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (
• Professor Cardio-thoracic Surgery Erasmus MC
• Residency Program Director, Erasmus MC Rotterdam

Interests

• Valve surgery, indications, outcome
• Transcatheter valve implantation
• Coronary Surgery
• Thoracic surgery
• Education
• Manpower planning
• Trials, statistics, research