Erik Stroes

Prof Erik Stroes is Chairman of the lipid clinic at Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) in the Netherlands. Prof Stroes is a vascular internist with a longstanding track of research in the field of lipidology, inflammation and atherosclerosis. His current research foci encompass the use of CT-angiography as a guide to tailored treatment regimens, pathophysiology of Lp(a) in atherogenesis and anti-inflammatory strategies in high cardiovascular risk patients. He has co-authored more than 540 peer-reviewed articles in the field of atherogenesis, (familial) hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular treatment. He is Chair of the Dutch foundation aiming to optimise screening for familial hypercholesterolemia (LEEFH) and involved in several landmark trials in the cardiovascular arena.