Background
Simoons, Maarten Laurens was born on January 25, 1946 in Schoorl, The Netherlands.
Simoons, Maarten Laurens was born on January 25, 1946 in Schoorl, The Netherlands.
Doctor of Medicine, University Utrecht (The Netherlands), 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Utrecht (The Netherlands), 1976.
Assistant department physiology, U. Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1965-1968; assistant professor department physiology, U. Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1968-1974; assistant professor department cardiology, U. Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1974-1978; cardiologist, member of staff, Thoraxcenter, 1978-1989; professor clinical cardiology and intensive cardiac care, Erasmus University, University Hospital Dijkzigt Rotterdam, 1989-1995; professor cardiology, Erasmus University, University Hospital Dijkzigt Rotterdam, since 1995.
Fellow American Heart Association (fellow council clinical cardiology), American College Cardiology, European Society Cardiology (board director since 1991), Royal College of Physicians. Member Netherlands Society Cardiology, Spanish Society Cardiology (correspondent), French Society Cardiology (correspondent).
Married Eva H.V. Haakma, 1968. Children: Pieter, Tjalling.
