C.J.P. Webers, MD PhD
Casper Webers is a clinical researcher and epidemiologist at the department of Internal Medicine (division of Rheumatology) at Maastricht University and the Maastricht University Medical Centre+. His major research interest is spondyloarthritis (SpA), with a focus on personalised care for SpA and socioeconomic outcomes.
- Epidemiology and research methodology (design, conduct and analysis of trials, observational studies/registries)
- Health economic evaluations (trial-based and model-based evaluations)
- Statistics (various type of regression analyses, longitudinal data analysis, health economic modelling, handling of missing data)
Originally trained as a medical doctor, Casper decided to pursue a fulltime academic research career. After his medical education, he completed his PhD in Rheumatology at the division of Rheumatology of the MUMC+ under the supervision of prof. Annelies Boonen and prof. Astrid van Tubergen. His thesis focused on health and socioeconomic outcomes in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), and the role of context on these outcomes. After completion of his PhD, he continued working at the same division as a postdoctoral researcher. During this period his also completed a second Master's degree in Epidemiology. His current research is focused on personalised care for patients with SpA. Examples of topics of his research include treat-to-target strategies, residual disease and difficult-to-treat axSpA. In addition to conducting his own research, he supervises several PhD students as well as Master students for the Epidemiology programme, and teaches at the UM (Medicine).
