Alfons den Broeder MD PhD

Alfons den Broeder associate professor

Alfons den Broeder is a rheumatologist - clinical epidemiologist, and is working since 2007 as head of rheumatology staff in Sint Maartenskliniek in Nijmegen. In addition to patient care and management, he has developed several research lines, including biological dose optimalisation, implementation of quality of care in rheumatology, and imaging and treatment of osteoarthritis. He has served as PhD counsil at several occasions, and has published over 80 peer reviewed articles. He is commissioner of quality at the Dutch Society for Rheumatology. He is active in several national and international collaborations in the field of disease measurement, protocol development and quality , resulting in an extensive network of cooperation partners include UK , USA , France and Sweden.

Additional functions

• Den Broeder has served as PhD counsil at several occasions.
• Commissioner of quality at the Dutch Society for Rheumatology.
• He is active in several national and international collaborations in the field of disease measurement, protocol development and quality , resulting in an extensive network of cooperation partners include UK , USA , France and Sweden.

Personal prizes & awards national & international

• 2014: Noortje van Herwaarden - best presentation top-abstract NVR scientific meeting
• 2012: Thomas Hoogeboom PhD project - prize for the best thesis of the scientific college for physical therapy
• 2005: Eefje de Jong - best RadboudUMC medical research student project internal medicine