Jan Kors

Jan Kors is a Medical Informatics Researcher at Erasmus University Medical Center, where he leads innovative work at the intersection of clinical medicine and data science. His research program focuses on leveraging electronic health records and physiological signals to address critical questions in cardiology and pharmacovigilance.

His research interests form a cohesive program spanning:

• Medical Informatics: Advanced analysis of Electronic Health Records through natural language processing and structured data mining
• Cardiovascular Medicine: Electrocardiogram interpretation, atrial fibrillation mechanisms, and heart rate variability in diverse populations
• Pharmacovigilance: Medication error detection using disproportionality analysis in international databases
• Epidemiological Methods: Application of Mendelian randomization and cohort study designs to clinical questions

Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal a strategic focus on translating informatics methods into clinical solutions. His team develops novel approaches for extracting complementary information from EHRs, characterizes demographic patterns in medication errors, and investigates cardiac conditions in underserved populations including older adults with intellectual disabilities. This work frequently utilizes large-scale datasets like the Rotterdam Study to ensure population relevance.

Dr. Kors actively mentors the next generation of researchers, having supervised 12 research projects that bridge computer science and clinical medicine. His collaborative network spans cardiology, geriatrics, and pharmacology domains, with recent work involving international pharmacovigilance databases and specialized cardiac studies.