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Keurs, Henk E. D. J. ter was born on August 27, 1942 in Delft, The Netherlands.
Keurs, Henk E. D. J. ter was born on August 27, 1942 in Delft, The Netherlands.
Degree, Huygens Lyceum, Voorburg, The Netherlands, 1960; Doctor of Medicine, State University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy cum laude, State University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1970; Specialty Certified Medical Physiology, State University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1980; Specialty Certified Cardiology, State University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1983.
Research assistant department physiology, State University Leiden, 1963-1966;
docent department physiology, State University Leiden, 1966-1973;
senior research assoc department cardiology, State University Leiden, 1973-1984;
medical scientist, Alberta (Canada) Heritage Foundation, since 1984;
professor medicine and medical physiology, U. Calgary, Alberta, since 1984;
Merck Frosst chair in cardiovascular research, U. Calgary, Alberta, since 1994. Established investigator department cardiology Netherlands Heart Foundation, State University Leiden, 1976-1981. Research fellow Midhurst Medical Research Institute, United Kingdom, 1979-1985.
Chairman science review committee Heart and Stroke Foundation Canada, since 1992. Member cardiovascular A committee Medical Research Council Canada, since 1990. Member cardiovascular study section National Institutes of Health, since 1991.
Visiting scholar department anesthesiology U. Washington, 1976-1977. Guest lecturer department physiology U. Surinam, 1972-1975.
Secretary/treasurer Einthoven Foundation, 1983-1984, advisory county, since 1989. Fellow Council Circulation American Heart Association, 1986. Fellow Royal College Physicians and Surgeons Canada.
Member American Biophysics Society, Dutch Federation Physiology, Canada Cardiovascular Society, Physiolog. Society.U.K. (foreign).
Married; 3 children.