Maurits Allessie (born 1945) is an emeritus professor of physiology at Maastricht University. As an electrophysiologist he developed better insights in atrial fibrillation.
Career[edit]
Allessie was born in 1945 in Gemert, the Netherlands,[1] and was raised in Amsterdam.[2] He obtained his MD from the University of Amsterdam in 1974, and his PhD from Maastricht University in 1977.[3] At age 38 he became a professor of physiology at the latter university, and seven years later he became head of the department.[1] During his career Allessie studied heart problems.[4]
In 1998 he received the Distinguished Scientist Award of the Heart Rhythm Society, and in 2011 the Founders Lectureship Award.[5]
Allessie became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003.[6] The academy praised Allessie for developing better insights into atrial fibrillation and electrophysiology of the heart. He was a professor between 2003 and 2008.[7] Allessie has stressed the importance of classical/integral physiology in research and education.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Mark Nicholls (16 August 2011). "Pioneer in Cardiac Electrophysiology: Maurits Allessie, MD, PhD" (PDF). Circulation. 124 (7). doi:10.1161/CIR.0b013e318213803a. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ a b "We werden niet gehinderd door bureaucraten" (in Dutch). Observant Online. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Maurits Allessie, MD, PhD". ENAFRA. Retrieved 9 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Problemen met het hart" (in Dutch). NPO Wetenschap. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Past Heart Rhythm Society Award Recipients". Heart Rhythm Society. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Maurits Allessie". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Maurits Allessie" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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