Thomas W. L. Scheeren MD

Thomas W. L. Scheeren is a Professor in the Department of Anaesthesiology at the University Medical Center Groningen. His Ph.D. thesis at the University Hospital in Dusseldorf, Germany included numeral studies on cardiovascular physiology and was completed in 1999 after which he got his Habilitation (Associate Professor, Privat-Dozent). At present, he runs an active research group on cardiovascular physiology and hemodynamic monitoring at this Dutch University hospital. His long-lasting interest in the fields of cardiovascular anesthesiology and physiology, particularly focussing on hemodynamic monitoring including microcirculation and tissue oxygenation, has led to more than 100 peer-reviewed publications in international scientific journals and numerous lectures at national and international scientific meetings. He is currently Chair of the Scientific Subcommittee 14 (Monitoring, Ultrasound, and Equipment) of the European Society of Anaesthesiology as well as Deputy of the Section Cardiovascular Dynamics of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Furthermore, he is Associate Editor of the Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing.