Koen van der Ploeg

Koen van der Ploeg is a Researcher at Erasmus MC specializing in the Gastroenterology & Hepatology department. His work focuses on endoscopic device safety and hospital infection control.

• Key Research Areas:
• Infection prevention in endoscopy units
• Medical device contamination analysis
• Tertiary care hospital epidemiology
• Endoscope cleaning technologies
• Prospective and retrospective clinical studies

Recent publications highlight his expertise in duodenoscope-associated infections and evaluation of single-use endoscopes. Research spans endoscopic techniques, microbiology, and clinical epidemiology.

• Core Methodologies:
• Whole genome sequencing of pathogens
• Likert scale assessments for device performance
• Interventional studies on cleaning protocols
• Longitudinal contamination tracking