Healthcare

Shoulder Pathology

Tendinitis/tendinosis

Biceps pathology

Frozen shoulder

Rotator cuff tear

Shoulder instability

Shoulder arthritis

Elbow Pathology

Diagnostic arthroscopy

Total elbow arthroplasty

Roel Janssens
Roel has been active as physician assistant at both the east and west location of OLVG since 2016. His interest in the shoulder and elbow started during his work as a physiotherapist. Due to the variety and complexity of the pathology, he experiences this field as challenging, which drives his interest. As physician assistant, Roel is active at the outpatient clinic and assists during surgery. In addition, he specializes in autologous blood injections to treat patients suffering from a persistent tennis or golfer’s elbow.

Mariska Mooij
With her experience on working with the shoulder and elbow joint as a physiotherapist and surgical assistant, Mariska is currently following a study to become a Physician Assistant in orthopaedics. Her interest for the shoulder joint stems from the great flexibility and complexity of the joint. Mariska is active at both the east and west location of OLVG at the outpatient clinic and the clinic.

Karin Hekman
As a physiotherapist she specialized herself in shoulder care for 15 years. During this time she gained clinical rehabilitation experience in an academic hospital and diagnostic experience in the outpatient shoulder clinics. Her eagerness for improving shoulder care drives her to be active in physiotherapeutic shoulder networks, education and care projects. She started her own Shoulder Clinic in 2016 and has a special interest for shoulder instability and complex shoulder problems.  

Michel van den Bekerom
Michel obtained his medical degree in 2004 at the Katholieke Universiteit van Leuven (Belgium) and completed his residency at the AMC/Slotervaart and Spaarne Gasthuis. As an orthopedic surgeon he was able to gain experience with shoulder and elbow pathology during his shoulder and elbow fellowship. Michel is primarily interested in shoulder and elbow pathology and arthroscopy. Furthermore, he has a passion for scientific research, which has resulted in many research projects and publications.

Scientific input:
The Amsterdam Shoulder and Elbow Center of Expertise stimulates performing scientific research to get a better understanding of the biology and biomechanics of shoulder and elbow pathology. A list of Michel’s publications can be found here.

Derek van Deurzen
Dr van Deurzen graduated form the Bisschoppelijk College in Sittard and obtained his Medical Degree at the Rijks Universiteit, Leiden, the Netherlands. Following this, he earned additional subspecialty by fellowship training in UMCU with prof Saris and in the Military Hospital with dr van Haeff. As part of training in Sports Medicine he performed a visiting fellowship with dr PJ Millett in Vail, USA. Subsequently he was further fellowship trained in complex shoulder reconstructions with dr Willems in the OLVG in Amsterdam.

Next to his work in the Shoulder and Elbow Center of Expertise in Amsterdam, dr van Deurzen is actively involved in several research projects (Joint Research OLVG, ACES Amsterdam) and in the education of students, residents and orthopedic surgeons. He is organizing member of the annual A & A shoulder course www.shoulder-elbow-knee.nl

Dr van Deurzen is past president of the Dutch Shoulder and Elbow Society (Werkgroep schouder Elleboog / NOV) and actively involved as member of the Nederlandse Orthopaedische Vereniging (NOV), Nederlandse Vereniging voor Arthroscopie, Nederlandse Vereniging voor Orthopedische Traumatologie, Vereniging Sportgeneeskunde, member of SECEC – ESSSE (European Society Shoulder & Elbow  Surgery) and Dutch Shoulder Elbow Society.

Scientific input
The Amsterdam Shoulder and Elbow Center of Expertise stimulates performing scientific research to get a better understanding of the biology and biomechanics of shoulder and elbow pathology. Dr. van Deurzen has authored and co-authored many peer-reviewed scientific articles and several book chapters. A list of Derek’s publications can be found here.

Department of Radiology
The Department of Radiology  contains experts specialized in recognizing musculoskeletal pathology. These experts are linked to the Shoulder and Elbow Center of expertise. A linkt to their website can be found here (Dutch).

Department of Trauma Surgery
Trauma surgery and orthopedics are closely related. In the Netherlands, these specialisms are not necessarily part of the same department. A link to their website can be found here (Dutch).

Department of Sports Medicine
A linkt to their website can be found here (Dutch).

Department of Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation is very important in the time period following surgery. A linkt to their website can be found here (Dutch).

Pain Clinic
A linkt to the website of the OLVG pain clinic can be found here (Dutch).

A linkt to the website of the Medisch Centrum Jan van Goyen pain clinic can be found here (Dutch).

Department of Neurology
A linkt to their website can be found here (Dutch).