Jan van Ditshuizen

Jan van Ditshuizen is a Researcher at Erasmus MC (Erasmus University Rotterdam) specializing in trauma medicine and injury assessment. His work focuses on evaluating outcomes for severely injured patients through trauma registries and network analysis, with particular emphasis on psychological health, traumatic brain injury classification, and geriatric trauma care.

His research interests span multiple critical areas of trauma medicine including triage systems, abbreviated injury scale applications, traumatic brain injury assessment, psychological health outcomes after major trauma, and age-related trauma patterns. His work integrates clinical practice with epidemiological analysis to improve trauma care systems and patient outcomes across different levels of trauma centers in the Netherlands.

Van Ditshuizen actively collaborates with the BIOS-group and multiple Dutch medical centers on multicenter trauma studies. His research demonstrates strong methodological approaches including Delphi consensus methods, secondary data analysis, and standardized radiologic assessment protocols. His work has particular relevance for improving trauma systems, especially regarding helicopter emergency medical services and care for elderly trauma patients.

His scientific contributions focus on improving trauma classification systems and outcome measurement, with particular attention to mental health outcomes and quality of life after major trauma. His research has implications for trauma registry development, trauma system evaluation, and evidence-based improvements to trauma care protocols across the Netherlands.