Johan Lange

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About Johan Lange

Professor Dr Johan Frederik Lange MD PhD Date of birth: 22th July 1953 Married, two children Focus of interest -Laparoscopic surgery (colorectal, adrenal, pancreatic)-Abdominall wall surgery (complex incisional hernia, enterocutaneous fistula)-Surgical anatomy -Surgical technology (joined research projects with Delft Technical University Faculties of Electronics (Professor Ir P. French), Industrial –Design (Professor Ir R.H.G. Goossens), Mechanical Engineering (Professor Dr. J.Dankelman)-Patient Safety -Clinical teaching: coaching/feedback, teamwork, patient centered-care -Blues/Jazz Positions -Professor of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam The Netherlands -from February 2012: Chair of Academic Colorectal Center Erasmus Medical Center-Havenziekenhuis Rotterdam -Principal investigator and director of the REPAIR-research group (REsearch Projects for Abdominal surgery Innovation Rotterdam) of Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam; main focus of research: complications of abdominal surgery and minimal invasive surgery: leakage of intestinal anastomosis, incisional hernia and burst abdomen, chronic pain after inguinal hernia correction, wound infection, postoperative ileus -Founder of Council for Patient Safety of the Dutch Surgical Association (NVvH) 2007 -Chair and founder (2001) of Taskforce for Surgical Anatomy of the Dutch Surgical Association -Member of the Board of the Dutch Surgical Association (Secretary for Patient Safety)-Member of the Presidium of Surgical Training of the Dutch Surgical Association (Concilium Chirurgicum NVvH) until Jan 2011 -Member of the Board of Registration of Dutch Specialist Training Centers on behalf of the Dutch Surgical Association (NVvH)(MSRC) until Jan 2011 -Director of Master of Medicine; Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam -Chair of commission for endoscopic surgery of Erasmus University Medical Center -Member of the Board of Patient Safety of the Erasmus University Medical Center Specialties-Laparoscopic surgery (colorectal, adrenal, pancreatic)-Abdominall wall surgery (complex incisional hernia, enterocutaneous fistula)-Surgical anatomy -Surgical technology (joined research projects with Delft Technical University Faculties of Electronics (Professor Ir P. French), Industrial –Design (Professor Ir R.H.G. Goossens), Mechanical Engineering (Professor Dr. J.Dankelman)-Patient Safety -Blues/Jazz