prof. dr. G.J. (Gert Jan) de Borst
Full Professor
- Department of Vascular Surgery

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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 (355)
de Bakker Marie, Timmerman Nathalie, van Koeverden Ian D, de Kleijn Dominique P V, de Borst Gert J, Pasterkamp Gerard, Boersma Eric, den Ruijter Hester M okt 2020, In: Atherosclerosis. 310 , p. 1-10 10 p.
Timmerman Nathalie, Galyfos George, Sigala Fragiska, Thanopoulou Kalliopi, de Borst Gert J, Davidovic Lazar, Eckstein Hans-Henning, Filipovic Nenad, Grugni Roberto, Kallmayer Michael, de Kleijn Dominique P V, Koncar Igor, Mantzaris Michalis D, Marchal Elisabeth, Matsagkas Miltiadis, Mutavdzic Perica, Palombo Domenico, Pasterkamp Gerard, Potsika Vassiliki T, Andreakos Evangelos, Fotiadis Dimitrios I, 20 sep 2020, In: European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 50 , p. e13411
Zwakenberg Sabine R., de Jong Pim A., Hendriks Eva J., Westerink Jan, Spiering Wilko, de Borst Gert J., Cramer Maarten J., Bartstra Jonas W., Doesburg Teddo, Rutters Femke, van der Heijden Amber A., Schalkwijk Casper, Schurgers Leon J., van der Schouw Yvonne T., Beulens Joline W.J., 13 jul 2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15 14 p.
de Kleijn Robert J.C.M.F., Schropp Ludo, Westerink Jan, de Borst Gert J., Petri Bart Jeroen jul 2020, In: Annals of Vascular Surgery. 66 , p. 654-661 8 p.
Waissi Farahnaz, Dekker Mirthe, Bank Ingrid E M, Korporaal Suzanne J A, Urbanus Rolf T, de Borst Gert J, Pasterkamp Gerard, Scholtens Asbjorn M, Grobbee Diederick E, Mosterd Arend, de Kleijn Dominique P V, Timmers Leo jul 2020, In: Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis. 4 , p. 879-885 7 p.
Timmerman Nathalie, Rots Marjolijn L, van Koeverden Ian D, Haitjema Saskia, van Laarhoven Constance J H C M, Vuurens Annemiek M, den Ruijter Hester M, Pasterkamp Gerard, Kappelle L Jaap, de Kleijn Dominique P V, de Borst Gert J jun 2020, In: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 59 , p. 872-880 9 p.
Poorthuis M H F, Bulbulia R, Morris D R, Pan H, Rothwell P M, Algra A, Becquemin J-P, Bonati L H, Brott T G, Brown M M, Calvet D, Eckstein H-H, Fraedrich G, Gregson J, Greving J P, Hendrikse J, Howard G, Jansen O, Mas J-L, Lewis S C, de Borst G J, Halliday A, 12 mrt 2020, In: British Journal of Surgery. 107 , p. 662-668 7 p.
Poorthuis Michiel H.F., Brand Eelco C., Halliday Alison, Bulbulia Richard, Schermerhorn Marc L., Bots Michiel L., de Borst Gert J. 2 mrt 2020, In: Journal of Vascular Surgery. 72 , p. 335-343.e17
Wijnand Joep G J, van Koeverden Ian D, Teraa Martin, Spreen Marlon I, Mali Willem P T M, van Overhagen Hans, Pasterkamp Gerard, de Borst Gert J, Conte Michael S, Gremmels Hendrik, Verhaar Marianne C 1 mrt 2020, In: Journal of Vascular Surgery. 71 , p. 869-879 11 p.
Leenstra Bernard, Wijnand Joep, Verhoeven Bart, Koning Olivier, Teraa Martin, Verhaar Marianne C, de Borst Gert J mrt 2020, In: Angiology. 71 , p. 208-216 9 p.