Background
Meinders, Arend Edo was born on December 1, 1939 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, The Netherlands. Son of Arend and Carla (Sasse) Meinders.
Meinders, Arend Edo was born on December 1, 1939 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, The Netherlands. Son of Arend and Carla (Sasse) Meinders.
Doctor of Medicine, Medical School, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Medical School, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1969.
Research fellow London Hospital, 1963-1964. Resident in internal medicine University Amsterdam, 1966-1971, assistant professor, 1972-1973, associate professor, 1973-1974. Consultant in internal medicine Arnhem, The Netherlands, 1974-1987.
Professor medicine University Leiden, The Netherlands, since 1987, chairman department medicine, since 1988, chairman department endocrinology and metabolism, 1992—1999. Visiting professor Indiana Medical School, Indianapolis, 1971-1972. General health coun member, The Netherlands.
Chairman diagnostic strategies in medicine Dutch Insurance Cie.
Member European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Dutch Society for Training in Internal Medicine (chairman since 1995), Dutch Society for Internal Medicine (honorary. Board directors), Dutch Society Diabetes Research, Obesity, Vascular Medicine, and Lipid Research, Netherlands Organization Scientific Research.
Married Johanna Groeneveld, March 26, 1966. Children: Arend Jan, Jeroen, Bastiaan.