MD, PhD, BC
Anesthesiologist and Pain Specialist
Martini General Hospital Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
Hans D. de Boer studied medicine at the University of Groningen and underwent specialist training at the Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, both in the Netherlands. He is currently senior consultant anesthesiologist at the Martini General Hospital Groningen.
In 1997, Dr. De Boer started his training in anesthesiology and pain medicine at the Institute for Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen (Department Chair: Prof. Dr. LHDJ Booij). After his registration as anesthesiologist, he accepted an appointment as a staff member and research scientist at the Radboud University Medical Centre and is currently working at the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the Martini General Hospital Groningen. During his specialist training, Dr. de Boer began conducting research on sugammadex at the Experimental Laboratories of Anesthesiology at the same institution in 1998. After finishing his thesis on sugammadex (award winning: best national thesis prize 2009) in 2008 his involvement in the development program of sugammadex continued and resulted in over 40 publications and more than 200 international lectures on this subject.
Furthermore, he is past Chairman and past Treasurer of the ERAS Society and Chairman of the Dutch ERAS Society, implementing evidence based medicine in many different surgical procedures. colorectal surgery, urologic and gynaecologic surgery and implementing opioid free/opioid sparing anesthesia techniques programs. He is founder of INIPC Academy. He has special interest in neuromuscular management (thesis on sugammadex), obstetric anesthesia, procedural sedation, perioperative management and patient safety, innovations in anesthesiology and healthcare in general and legal issues in perioperative patient care as member of the Dutch Board of Medical Licensure & Discipline
He is furthermore scientifically interested in neuromuscular management, perioperative management and patient safety, innovations in anesthesiology and legal issues in perioperative patient care. Dr. de Boer is a member of the Dutch Society of Anesthesiology, the Dutch Society of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Anesthesiologist, the International Anesthesia Research Society, the European Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care (member Research Group NMBM-Net), European Society for Peri Operative Care of the Obese Patient and the Dutch ERAS Society (founder). He is the author of several journal publications, abstracts, book chapters, reviews and is a guest reviewer of the major international anesthesia journals and is a member of the Dutch Board of Medical Licensure & Discipline. Furthermore, Dr. de Boer is involved in local, national and international committees regarding patient’s safety and innovations in anesthesia and healthcare.