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 of his chair is 'Clinical epidemiology and risk-based care'.

Expertises

Luc Smits is a clinical epidemiologist with a focus on risk-based care. 

Career history

Current Position

2018 - 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)