Marinus De Kleuver MD, PhD

Professor Marinus de Kleuver is head of the department of orthopedic surgery, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (since October 2016). From 1998 he pursued a clinical career in spinal surgery in the Sint Maartenskliniek, and he was appointed professor of spinal surgery at VU university medical center in 2011. He completed an international executive program (IEP) at INSEAD business school (France) in 2006, and was director of the orthopedic center of the Sint Maartenskliniek from 2007-2012.

Clinical work and research are currently focused on the surgical and non-surgical treatment of spinal deformities in children and adults, and low back pain. Most research work concentrates on the evaluation of outcomes and improving care. He is the principal investigator of a "personalized spine care consortium" with international partners in Hong Kong, Finland, and Switzerland, and Principle investigator of the "Core Outcome Set Scoliosis (COSCO) study group".

He completed a Ph.D. in 1998 (awarded the Dutch Orthopedic Association Mathijssen prize) and has co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and several book chapters. He is a board member of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), Chair-elect of the SR's research council, past chairman of the SRS World Wide Course Committee, and Chair of the AOSpine Knowledge forum for spinal deformity. He has traveled extensively, has been visiting professors, and performed live surgery demonstrations in India and China.