prof. dr. L.P.H. (Loek) Leenen
prof. dr. L.P.H. (Loek) Leenen
- Division of Surgical Specialties
Research Programs
Biography
Biography
Luke PH Leenen (1957) graduated from medical school of the Radboud University in Nijmegen in 1982. From 1980 until 1985 he was a research fellow in the anatomical department of the Radboud University. He earned his PhD (1985) in basic neuroanatomical research on an electron microscopical analysis of the pyramidal tract of the rat.
From 1985 until 1988 he trained as a surgical resident at the Radboud University Hospital Nijmegen (Program director: Prof de Boer, later Prof Goris). He continued (1988-1991) his training in the Elisabeth Hospital Tilburg (Prof van Vroonhoven, later Prof vd Werken). After completion of his residency he visited Prof Waneboo in Providence for a oncology fellowship, followed by a AO fellowship in Chur (CH) with Prof Ruedi. From 1992 on he was staff surgeon at the Canisius Hospital Nijmegen responsible for Trauma and was appointed director of the Emergency Department.
From June 1993 he returned to Tilburg as a staff surgeon responsible for Trauma and Intensive Care.
He went to Utrecht in 1999 as a staff surgeon for Trauma and Intensive Care. He is the director for Surgical Intensive Care (until 2005), Emergency Department (until 2012) and the Major Incident Hospital (Calamiteitenhospitaal) (until 2021). In 2000 he was appointed professor of “Integral quality management in hospitals”. In 2002 he was appointed Professor of Trauma, Intensive Care and Acute Care Surgery.
He holds the position as chair of the trauma department and is the medical manager of the Traumacenter and local trauma registry.
Side Activities
Secretary of the Dutch Trauma Society (1993-1999)
Founding board member and secretary of the European Trauma Society (currently ESTES). European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (www.estes-online.org) past president
Board member of the World Coalition for the care of Trauma.
Founding father of the Dutch ATLS foundation.
Chairman of the Dutch Advanced Life Support Group (until 2017)
Chaiman of the MedicALS foundation (until Dec 2021)
Member of the supervisory board of the Regional Ambulance service (RAVU) (until 2015).
Part of the group reengineering the Dutch Medical Disaster organization (GHOR) (1995-1999)
Founder of the Dutch Trauma Registry
Chair of the Scientific board of the Dutch Trauma Registry, Landelijk Netwerk Acute Zorg
Member of the Dutch National Traumacenter Advisory board, Landelijk Netwerk Acute Zorg
Member of the advisory board of the Centre of Trauma research of the Ulm University Germany
Associate editor European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Member of the editorial board of Journal of Trauma and emergency surgery and Der Unfallchirurg
Research Output (376)
Sweet Arthur A.R., de Bruin Ivar G.J., Peek Jesse, IJpma Frank F.A., van Baal Mark C.P.M., Leenen Luke P.H., Houwert Roderick M. Apr 2023, In: European Journal of Pediatrics. 182 , p. 1887-1896 10 p.
Sweet Arthur A.R., Kobes Tim, Houwert Roderick M., Groenwold Rolf H.H., Moeskops Pim, Leenen Luke P.H., de Jong Pim A., Veldhuis Wouter B., van Baal Mark C.P.M. 2023, In: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 49 , p. 1947-1958 12 p.
Sam A. S.Y., Nawijn F., Benders K. E.M., Houwert R. M., Leenen L. P.H., Hietbrink F. Dec 2022, In: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 48 , p. 4877-4887 11 p.
Kobes Tim, Sweet Arthur A R, Klip IJsbrand T, Houwert Roderick M, Veldhuis Wouter B, Leenen Luke P H, de Jong Pim A, van Baal Mark C P M 27 Nov 2022, In: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 49 , p. 1295-1302 8 p.
Kobes Tim, Sweet Arthur A R, Verstegen Sophie B H, Houwert R Marijn, Veldhuis Wouter B, Leenen Luke P H, de Jong Pim A, van Baal Mark C P M 27 Nov 2022, In: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 49 , p. 1393-1400 8 p.
de Fraiture Emma J, Bongers Suus H, Jukema Bernard N, Koenderman Leo, Vrisekoop Nienke, van Wessem Karlijn J P, Leenen Luke P H, Hietbrink Falco 8 Nov 2022, In: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 49 , p. 1023-1034 12 p.
Ochen Yassine, Gademan Maaike Gj, Nelissen Rob Ghh, Poolman Rudolf W, Leenen Luke pH, Houwert R Marijn, Groenwold Rolf Hh 14 Oct 2022, In: Annals of epidemiology. 76 , p. 13-19 7 p.
de Fraiture E J, Vrisekoop N, Leenen L P H, van Wessem K J P, Koenderman L, Hietbrink F 20 Sep 2022, In: Frontiers in medicine. 9 , p. 1-9
van Maarseveen Oscar E.C., Huijsmans Roel L.N., Leenen Luke P.H., Ham Wietske H.W. 15 Sep 2022, In: BMC Emergency Medicine. 22 , p. 1-6
van Maarseveen Oscar E C, Ham Wietske H W, van Cruchten Stijn, Duhoky Rauand, Leenen Luke P H 11 Jul 2022, In: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 48 , p. 4797-4803 7 p.