Background
Pijls, Nico Hubert Joseph was born on September 24, 1952 in Heerlen, The Netherlands. Son of Willem New Jersey Pijls and Mia B. Bachaus.
Pijls, Nico Hubert Joseph was born on September 24, 1952 in Heerlen, The Netherlands. Son of Willem New Jersey Pijls and Mia B. Bachaus.
Master of Science cum laude, U. Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 1976; Doctor of Medicine cum laude, U. Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy cum laude, U. Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 1991.
Fellow, U. Nijmegen School Science, 1976-1977; research fellow, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1977-1978; resident internal medicine/cardiology, St. Radboud Hospital, Nijmegen, 1981-1986; research fellow, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge/Southborough, Massachusetts, 1985-1986; cardiologist, U. Nijmegen, 1986-1991; cardiologist, senior staff member, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, since 1992.
Fellow European Society Cardiology (county coronary circulation since 1990). Member American Heart Association (county circulation since 1989, county basic science since 1990), Dutch Heart Association (Vice-President working group interventional cardiology 1990-1992), Roundtable.
Married Francine A.A. Hillen, May16, 1981. Children: Marjolijn, Reinier, Margot.