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Cees H. Wittens, MD, PhD

International Chair
ECoP
the hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Emeritus Prof. dr. Cees H.A. Wittens is a vascular surgeon who dedicated, the last two decades, his practice and research to venous pathology. He is specialized in rheology and hemodynamics and has invented several surgical techniques and implants. The last decade he dedicated himself to improve deep venous pathology diagnostics and treatment in acute and chronic venous occlusive disease. He became the first professor of venous surgery in 2010 at the European Venous Centre in Aachen, Maastricht performed around 350 to 400 deep venous reconstructions per year. A team of around 10 researchers were conducting several trials and analyze new innovative treatment options in vitro, vivo and clinically. As the chairman of the Dutch College of Phlebology and the European College of Phlebology he supported and developed new training and education programs for all coworkers in the field of venous pathology. It was his goal that from 2020 every specialist would need a Venous Certificate to prove his knowledge and skills to treat patients with venous diseases.
He wrote more then 200 papers, more then 25 books and gave more then 1000 presentations all over the world. He retired September the 1st 2019 from his clinical duties, but is still active in the field of venous disease.

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