I try to take a broad approach in my communication with patients. Listening carefully and taking the time for a patient is important to me. In addition, I try to give a good explanation, so that the patient understands what is going on and we can draw up a treatment plan together. I also pay a lot of attention to lifestyle. I was born in Alphen aan den Rijn, but have lived in the Amsterdam region for most of my life. In 2019 I completed the training as an internist-nephrologist at the Amsterdam UMC. After that I worked at Dianet in the hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis department and in the kidney diseases and geriatric medicine departments of the Amsterdam UMC. Since May 2022 I am also registered as an internist-geriatric medicine.
Specialization/areas of interest
Hypertension, kidney disease, renal replacement therapy including dialysis and kidney transplantation, geriatric medicine.
Languages
Dutch and English
Work experience
2023 – present Internist-nephrologist-geriatric medicine – Acibadem IMC, Amsterdam
2022 – present Internist-nephrologist-geriatric medicine – De Praktijk Internisten
2020 – 2023 Internist-nephrologist – Dianet and Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam
2014 – 2022 AIOS Internal Medicine – Amsterdam UMC and OLVG-Oost, Amsterdam
2012 – 2014 AIOS Internal Medicine – Dijklander Hospital, Hoorn
2011 – 2012 ANIOS Internal Medicine – Dijklander Hospital, Hoorn
2008 – 2011 Physician-researcher Department of Kidney Diseases Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam
Education
2019 – 2022 Fellow geriatric medicine Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam
2017 – 2019 Training Internal Medicine, Fellow Kidney Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam
2014 – 2017 Training Internal Medicine, general, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam
2001 – 2007 Medicine – Maastricht University, Maastricht
2000 – 2001 Propaedeutic Health Sciences – Maastricht University, Maastricht
1993 – 1999 Gymnasium – St. Ignatius Gymnasium, Amsterdam
Publications
Musoro JZ, Struijk GH, Geskus RB, ten Berge IJ, Zwinderman AH. Dynamic prediction of recurrent events data by landmarking with application to a follow-up study of patients after kidney transplant. Stat Methods Med Res. 2016 May 2.
Struijk GH, Lammers AJ, Brinkman RJ, Lombarts MJ, van Vugt M, van der Pant KA, ten berge IJ, Bemelman FJ. Immunization after renal transplantation current clinical practice. Transpl Infect Dis. 2015 Apr;17(2):192-200.
Baas MC, Struijk GH, Moes DJ, van den Berk IA, Jonkers RE, de Fijter JW, van der Heide JJ, van Dijk M, ten Berge IJ, Bemelman FJ. Interstitial pneumonia caused by everolimus: a case-cohort study in renal transplant recipients. Transpl Int. 2014 May;27(5);428-36.
Struijk GH, Bouts AH, Rijkers GT, Kuin EA, ten Berge IJ, Bemelman FJ. Meningococcal sepsis complicating eculizumab treatment despite prior vaccination. Am J Transplant. 2013 Mar;13(3):819-20.
Bouts A, Monnens L, Davin JC, Struijk G, Spanjaard L. Insufficient protection by Neisseria meningitidis vaccination alone during eculizumab therapy. Pediatr Nephrol. 2011 Oct;26(10):1919-20.
Struijk GH, Gijssen AF, Zwinderman AH, Geerlings SE, Lettinga KD, van Donselaar-van der Pant KA, ten Berge IJ, Bemelman FJ. Risk of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia long after renal transplantation. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Oct;26(10):3391-8.
Struijk GH, Minnee RC, Koch SD, Zwinderman AH, van Donselaar-van der Pant KA, Idu MM, ten Berge IJ, Bemelman FJ. Maintenance immunosuppressive therapy with everolimus preserves humoral immune responses. Kidney Int. 2010 Nov;78(9):934-40.
