Lijckle van der Laan

Lijckle van der Laan serves as Professor of "Appropriate Care" at Tilburg University's TIAS School of Business and Society through a collaboration with Amphia Hospital. He maintains dual clinical-academic roles as a vascular surgeon at Amphia Hospital in Breda and as a visiting professor at University Hospitals Leuven's Department of Vascular Surgery.

His research focuses on aging surgical populations with emphasis on delirium prevention, frailty management, eHealth interventions for vascular conditions, and prehabilitation strategies. He pioneered the "do no further harm" conservative treatment principle in vascular surgery for vulnerable patients, leading to Amphia Hospital's Department of Vascular Surgery and Geriatrics being designated a top clinical expertise center by the Dutch Society for Clinical Research (STZ).

His recent publications reveal strong thematic consistency in elderly vascular care, with 7 of 10 analyzed articles addressing delirium prevention, frailty assessment, or eHealth solutions for abdominal aortic aneurysm and critical limb ischemia management. The research demonstrates integration of clinical practice with health services research, particularly through national audit systems like DACI and DSAA.

Prof. van der Laan holds significant administrative responsibilities including: board membership in the Dutch Society for Vascular Surgery (quality portfolio), national oversight of vascular surgery training programs, and co-founding Amphia Hospital's central training committee. He supervises PhD research on healthcare transitions while contributing to over 150 peer-reviewed publications.

His clinical leadership extends to national quality registries including the Dutch Audit for Carotid Interventions (DACI) and Dutch Surgical Aneurysm Audit (DSAA), establishing him as a key figure in vascular surgery quality improvement initiatives across the Netherlands.