Albert Zwaveling

Background

Zwaveling, Albert was born on July 21, 1927 in Schoonebeek, Drente, Netherlands. Son of Jan Harm and Engelina Frederika (Hinnen) Zwaveling.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, State University Utrecht, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, State University Leiden, 1962.

Career

Army doctor, Dutch Army, various cities, 1954-1957; general practioner, Indonesian Government, Ternate, Indonesia, 1957-1958; surgical trainee, U. Hospital Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands, 1958-1963; fellow in oncology, U. Hospital Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 1963-1964; consultant, U. Hospital Leiden, 1964-1968; associate professor surgical oncology, U. Hospital Leiden, 1968-1972; professor surgery, U. Hospital Leiden, since 1972; head department surgery, U. Hospital Leiden, since 1981.

Achievements

• Albert Zwaveling has been listed as a noteworthy professor of surgery by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Royal Dutch Academy Arts and Sciences (chairman medical section since 1990), Dutch Concilium Chirurgicum (chairman since 1985), Dutch Association Surgery (honorary), Dutch Society Oncology (honorary), Dutch Society Surgical Oncology (honorary), American Society Clinical Oncology.

Interests

• Collecting modern plastic art, gardening.

Connections

Married Suzanne van Soest, August 1952 (deceased October 1966). 1 child, Jan Harm; married Anna Maria Bloem, September 1969. Children: Bastiaan, Sander.

Father:

Jan Harm Zwaveling

Mother:

Engelina Frederika (Hinnen) Zwaveling

Spouse:

Anna Maria Bloem

Spouse:

Suzanne van Soest

child:

Bastiaan Zwaveling

child:

Sander Zwaveling

child:

Jan Harm Zwaveling