Cees M. P. M. Hertogh MD, PhD

Cees Hertogh studied Medicine and Philosophy of Medical Sciences at the VU University in Amsterdam. He obtained his doctorate there in 1986. Cees has been a registered specialist in geriatric medicine since 1991.

In 2009 he was appointed professor of ethics of care, and in 2012 as professor of 'geriatric medicine & ethics of care. Cees is head of the department of geriatric medicine of the department of family medicine & geriatric medicine, as well as vice-chairman of this department. In addition, he heads the research section in geriatric medicine and teaches at the medical faculty and in the training for specialist geriatric medicine (GERION).

His research focuses on dementia, gerontopalliative care, geriatric rehabilitation, and ethical issues in the care and treatment of vulnerable elderly people with multimorbidity. He is currently supervising 18 Ph.D. students. Cees is a member of the Ethics steering group of Alzheimer Europe and of the INTERDEM group on early diagnosis and intervention in dementia.