Background
Gips, Christiaan Hendrik was born on February 18, 1932 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Son of Pieter and Françoise Hendrika (Van Wort) Gips.
Gips, Christiaan Hendrik was born on February 18, 1932 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Son of Pieter and Françoise Hendrika (Van Wort) Gips.
Doctor of Medicine, Leiden University, Netherlands, 1957. Doctor of Medicine, Copenhagen University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy cum laude, Groningen University, 1968.
Resident, chief resident, Odense (Denmark) Herning Hospitals, 1959-1963; assistant, associate professor, State University Groningen, The Netherlands, 1963-1979; professor medicine, State University Groningen, The Netherlands, 1979-1993; professor emeritus, State University Groningen, The Netherlands, since 1993; head division hepatology, U. Hospital, Groningen, 1980-1993; director Professor Gips International School Hepatology & Tropical Medical, Groningen U., since 1993. Consultant Talma-Huis, Veenwouden, The Netherlands, 1969-1997. Co-founder, coordinator Netherlands Liver Transplant Program, 1977-1985.
Co-founder, vice chairman Netherlands Alcohol Foundation, The Hague, 1975-1980. Co-founder, secretary, chairman Netherlands Association Study Liver, Rotterdam, 1977-1983. Co-founder, chairman, adviser Netherlands Digestive Diseases Foundation, Nieuwe Gein, 1981-2001.
Co-founder, chairman, adviser Groningen Liver Foundation, 1985-2004. Member Project Management Group consecutive European Union projects on informatics in liver disease, 1990-1998. Active Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group, 1995—2007.
Coordinator multictr. liver cell cancer project Groningen-Indonesia Kanker Hati, Indonesia, 1995-1998, Groningen-Indonesia Liver Disease, 1997-2000. 1st lieutenant Medical Corps Royal Netherlands Army, 1957-1959. Member International Association Study of Liver, European Association Study of Liver (past president), Netherlands Association Study of Liver (honorary), Netherlands Association Internists (past board directors), Netherlands Association Liver Patients (honorary), Danish Association Study of Liver, North Netherlands Golf and Country Club, Chris Gips Foundation(initiator, advisor, professor, since 2008).
Married Barbara Frey Meihuizen, November 17, 1957 (deceased April 1987). Married Johanna Barones Van Asbeck, July 8, 1988. Children: Ariane Yvonne, Paul Jan, Cornelie Ernestine.