15/05/2023
About Rob P.A. Janssen, MD, PhD, Prof. ๐ณ๐ฑ
RPA Janssen MD PhD Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mรกxima Medisch Centrum
Rob Janssen studied Medicine in France, USA and The Netherlands. He obtained his MD degree in 1994 and then trained as an orthopedic surgeon. Since 2002, Janssen is consultant orthopedic knee surgeon at Mรกxima Medical Center, where he chairs the tertiary referral STZ Center of Expertise for Complex Knee Injuries and the European ESSKA PAMI Research Center for Pediatric ACL Injuries. He treats elite sports injuries, traumatic disorders, meniscus and cruciate ligament lesions, multi-ligament injuries, cartilage disorders and osteoarthritis of the knee. Janssen also works as knee consultant for the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). He is Course Director of the annual international Arthroscopy & Arthroplasty Utrecht Courses. Rob Janssen is an international keynote speaker on topics of pediatric and adult ACL injuries.
He has been involved in clinical and fundamental research since 1998, focusing on adult and pediatric ACL injuries, complex knee ligament injuries, sports medicine, cartilage and osteoarthritis. Rob Janssen co-authored various national knee guidelines for doctors and physiotherapists. He has a special interest in translational research โ using fundamental research results to generate meaningful health outcomes โ on the topic of remodelling of human tendon autografts in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions. His research ambition is to develop biomechanical, biological and imaging models for personalized medicine in adult and pediatric anterior cruciate ligament knee reconstructionsโฆ
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