About Mr. Dr. Eric Sijbrands

Eric Sijbrands is associate professor of internal medicine at the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He is an expert in vascular diseases and metabolic disorders.

After obtaining his qualification as medical doctor in 1990, he was given the opportunity to receive his training in internal medicine and to work in scientific research at the universities of Leiden and Amsterdam. In his current role, coaching of young talent is a major part of his scientific assignment. His research group is leading in the field of cardiovascular genetics and genetics of diabetes mellitus.

Professor Sijbrands participated in IT innovation of patient care being involved in developing software (Medicator, VISY, etc.) that is used in many hospitals today. His latest invention is the interactive DiabetesStation.