Prof Dr Andre Knottnerus (J.A.)
André Knottnerus (1951) obtained his MD degree at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where he subsequently completed vocational training in general practice. He worked as general practitioner in Amsterdam and was staff member at the Vrije Universiteit until 1982, when he started epidemiology training at Maastricht University. In 1986 he delivered his PhD thesis on the development and application of clinical epidemiological research methods in diagnostic research. In 1988 he was appointed as professor of general practice and primary care research at Maastricht University. In 1990-1991 he was dean of the Medical Faculty in Maastricht, and subsequently research executive of the board of the Maastricht Medical School until 1994. From 1994 he was founding scientific director of the university’s research institute for primary care research (until 2000) and the Netherlands School of Primary Care Research (until 2002). From 2001 to 2010 he was president of the Health Council of the Netherlands (of which he was vice-president from 1996 to 2001. From 2010 to 2017, André Knottnerus was chair of the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR). Knottnerus holds positions in various national and international scientific and public health boards. Since 1999 he is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. In 2004 André Knottnerus was elected as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW), and from 2009 to 2013 he was chair of the Medical Section of the Academy. His research interest is focused of clinical epidemiological and quality of care research, especially in primary and community care. Until date, Knottnerus coached 69 research students towards their PhD degree. He (co)authored more than 450 international scientific articles in medical and public health journals, several books, and more than 300 articles in national (Dutch language) journals.
Other positions
Chair of the Board of Governors of the Netherlands School of Primary Care Research (CaRe); Chair of the General Advisory Council of the Dutch Cancer Foundation KWF; Vice-chair Supervisory board International Primary Care Research Leadership Programme, University of Oxford, UK; Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (honorarium goes to employer); Chair of the National Committee State of Public Health and Health Care (Netherlands Institute of Public Health and the Environment- RIVM); Member Curatorium of the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG, Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten); Member Advisory Board of Museum CORPUS; Member Supervisory Board Adelante (Clinical Rehabilitation Limburg) (honorarium goes to employer); Member Advisory Board Amsterdam Public Health Institute; Member Advisory Board Biosciences and Society (Stichting Bio-Wetenschappen en Maatschappij); Member Forum Lid Forum A to Z (Foundation for Reading and Writing - Stichting Lezen & Schrijven); Member Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (KNAW); Member Royal Dutch Society of Sciences (Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (KHMW); Honorary Member Health Council of the Netherlands (Gezondheidsraad).
André Knottnerus is blood donor and registered as organ donor.
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