Dr L.J.M. Smits
Luc Smits is full professor at the Department of Epidemiology at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences of Maastricht University. Title f his chair is 'Clinical epidemiology and risk-based care'.
Luc Smits is a clinical epidemiologist with a focus on risk-based care.
Current Position
2010 - now:
- Full Professor, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), Dept. Epidemiology
- Vice President of Research Line Optimizing Patient Care, CAPHRI
- Head of the Clinical Epidemiology Research Unit, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), (since 2012)
Past Employments
2000 - 2010: Assistant Professor, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), Dept. Epidemiology
2003 - 2005: Freelance Medical Journalist working for Geassocieerde Persdiensten(GPD)
1998-2000: Postdoc researcher, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology
1998: Assistant teacher in epidemiology (Radboud University)
1994-1998: PhD student, Radboud University, Dept. Epidemiology. Academic promotion: 17. November 1998
1991-1993: Public health researcher, Radboud University; Research Assistant, Radboud University; Assistant teacher in epidemiology, Radboud University
Academic Work Abroad
1995: Institut interuniversitaire de recherches sur les populations (IREP), Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada, working visit (2 months)
2010: University of Auckland, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Dept Obstetrics and Gynaecology, New Zealand (2 months)
2010: University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Dept Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Australia (2 months)
