prof. dr. G.J. (Gert Jan) de Borst
prof. dr. G.J. (Gert Jan) de Borst
- Department of Vascular Surgery
Research Programs
Biography
Biography
Gert Jan de Borst was born in Utrecht , the Netherlands on December 14th, 1970. Following medical school at the University of Utrecht he obtained his medical degree at the University of Utrecht in 1996 and graduated in September 1999. Subsequently he became a research fellow at the Department of Vascular Surgery of the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht where he participated in a substudy of the Dutch Bypass Oral anticoagulant or aspirin study (BOA trial). In the same period he performed animal experiments on endovascular venous valve transplantation.
In 2001 he started his residency in general surgery at the department of Surgery (Prof dr IHM Borel Rinkes). Between January 2007 and December 2009 he did a fellowship in Vascular Surgery (Prof dr FL Moll). Within this timeframe he finished his PhD on carotid artery revascularization in August 2007.
Since april 2009 he works as a vascular surgeon at the department of Vascular Surgery of the UMC Utrecht. He is actively involved in the training of surgical residents (co-supervisor) and training of vascular fellows (supervisor). His area of main clinical and research interest is cerebrovascular pathology. As a result, most of his research activities focus on carotid artery revascularization. In February 2015 he had 161 Pubmed registered publications, and in may 2015 he will be co-promotor for the eighth PhD student defending her thesis.
Besides, he is the director of the vascular animal experimental laboratory in Utrecht. He is associate editor of the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, and editor of the Journal of Endovascular Therapy and Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. Furthermore, he is regular reviewer for the most relevant journals in his field of expertise (JAMA, Stroke, Journal of Neurology, Journal of Vascular Surgery, etc). Since 2012 he is secretary of the Dutch Association of Vascular Surgeons.
He is married with three kids and lives in Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
Side Activities
2014 - present Editorial board Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
2012 - present Associate editor European Journal Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
2011 - present Editorial Board International Journal of Angiology
2009 - present Editorial Board Journal of Endovascular Therapy
2009 - 2013 Editorial Board Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Heelkunde
2008 Director of Cerebrovascular Surgical Programme UMC Utrecht
2008 Director of Animal Vascular Research programme
Fellowship and Awards
NVVG-MSD prijs 2013
FP 7 Health Grant
Research Output (446)
Groenland Eline H., Vendeville Jean Paul, Bots Michiel L., de Borst Gert Jan, Nathoe Hendrik M., Ruigrok Ynte M., Blankestijn Peter J., Visseren Frank L.J., Spiering Wilko Mar 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17
Slenders Lotte, Landsmeer Lennart P L, Cui Kai, Depuydt Marie A C, Verwer Maarten, Mekke Joost, Timmerman Nathalie, van den Dungen Noortje A M, Kuiper Johan, de Winther Menno P J, Prange Koen H M, Ma Wei Feng, Miller Clint L, Aherrahrou Redouane, Civelek Mete, de Borst Gert J, de Kleijn Dominique P V, Asselbergs Folkert W, den Ruijter Hester M, Boltjes Arjan, Pasterkamp Gerard, van der Laan Sander W, Mokry Michal Jan 2022, In: European heart journal open. 2 , p. oeab043
de Borst Gert J. Jan 2022, In: Stroke. 53 , p. 108-110 3 p.
Graham Sarah E, Clarke Shoa L, Wu Kuan-Han H, Kanoni Stavroula, Zajac Greg J M, Ramdas Shweta, Surakka Ida, Ntalla Ioanna, Vedantam Sailaja, Winkler Thomas W, Locke Adam E, Marouli Eirini, Hwang Mi Yeong, Han Sohee, Narita Akira, Choudhury Ananyo, Bentley Amy R, Ekoru Kenneth, Verma Anurag, Trivedi Bhavi, Martin Hilary C, Hunt Karen A, Hui Qin, Klarin Derek, Zhu Xiang, Thorleifsson Gudmar, Helgadottir Anna, Gudbjartsson Daniel F, Holm Hilma, Olafsson Isleifur, Akiyama Masato, Sakaue Saori, Terao Chikashi, Kanai Masahiro, Zhou Wei, Brumpton Ben M, Rasheed Humaira, Ruotsalainen Sanni E, Havulinna Aki S, van der Laan Sander W, van Setten Jessica, de Kleijn Dominique, de Borst Gert J, Asselbergs Folkert W, Kraaijeveld Adriaan O, Beulens Joline W J, Pasterkamp Gerard, Hoefer Imo E, van der Harst Pim, Holmes Michael V, 9 Dec 2021, In: Nature. 600 , p. 675-679 5 p.
Sharif Shahnam, Van der Graaf Y, Cramer M J, Kapelle L J, de Borst G J, Visseren Frank L J, Westerink Jan, 9 Nov 2021, In: Cardiovascular Diabetology. 20 , p. 1-8
Verwer Maarten C., Teraa Martin, van Eijk Luuk, Hazenberg C. E.V.B., de Borst Gert J. 22 Oct 2021, In: Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. 165
Poorthuis Michiel H F, Herings Reinier A R, Dansey Kirsten, Damen Johanna A A, Greving Jacoba P, Schermerhorn Marc L, de Borst Gert J 12 Oct 2021, In: Stroke. 53 , p. 87-99 13 p.
Cheng Suk F, Richards Toby, Gregson John, Brown Martin M, de Borst Gert J, Bonati Leo H, Oct 2021, In: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 62 , p. 513-521 9 p.
Fassaert Leonie M, Heusdens Julia F, Haitjema Saskia, Hoefer Imo E, van Solinge Wouter W, van Wolfswinkel Leo, Bijker Jilles B, Immink Rogier V, de Borst Gert J 22 Sep 2021, In: International Angiology. 40 , p. 478-486 9 p.
Halliday Alison, Bulbulia Richard, Bonati Leo H., Chester Johanna, Cradduck-Bamford Andrea, Peto Richard, Pan Hongchao, Potter John, Henning Eckstein Hans, Farrell Barbara, Flather Marcus, Mansfield Averil, Mihaylova Boby, Rahimi Kazim, Simpson David, Thomas Dafydd, Sandercock Peter, Gray Richard, Molyneux Andrew, Shearman Cliff P., Rothwell Peter, Belli Anna, Herrington Will, Judge Parminder, Leopold Peter, Mafham Marion, Gough Michael, Cao Piergiorgio, MacDonald Sumaira, Bari Vasha, Berry Clive, Bradshaw S., Brudlo Wojciech, Clarke Alison, Cox Robin, Fathers Susan, Gaba Kamran, Gray Mo, Hayter Elizabeth, Holliday Constance, Kurien Rijo, Lay Michael, Poorthuis Michiel, Schmidt Andrej, de Borst Gert J., Moll Frans L., Toorop Raechel, van der Worp Bart H., Vonken Evert J., Kappelle Jaap L., 18 Sep 2021, In: The Lancet. 398 , p. 1065-1073 9 p.