Background
Suurmond, Dirk was born on January 4, 1926 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Jacobus Jan and Neeltje (Kater) Suurmond.
Suurmond, Dirk was born on January 4, 1926 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Jacobus Jan and Neeltje (Kater) Suurmond.
Doctor of Medicine, University Leiden (The Netherlands), 1953.
Training in dermatology, Municipal Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands, l955-59; member of staff, Municipal Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands, l959-62; lecturer dermatology department, University Hospital, Leiden, l959-62; associate professor, University Hospital, Leiden, l965-78; professor, department chairman, University Hospital, Leiden, l978-88; professor emeritus, University Hospital, Leiden, l988-. Hospital consultant, l989.
With Medical Corps, Dutch Army, l953-55. Member American Association Dermatology, Dutch Association Dermatology (honorary), Dutch Health Council (chairman medical ethics committee since 1996).
Married Hansje Van Leeuwen, August 29, 1959.