Pr Hans Kooistra
DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECVIM-CA
Hans Kooistra graduated
in 1990 at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
After working in a private practice for some time, he followed an internship
and a residency in internal medicine of companion animals at the Department of
Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht
University (from 1991-1994). After the residency he became Assistant Professor
(1994-2003) and Associate Professor (2004- now) at the same department. Duties
include patient care, education (to students, post graduate training and
training of interns and residents) and research in internal medicine of
companion animals, with special emphasis on endocrinology and reproduction. In
1997 he became Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal
Medicine-Companion Animals (ECVIM-CA). He successfully (“cum laude”) defended
his PhD thesis entitled “Adenohypophyseal function in healthy dogs and in dogs
with pituitary disease” in December 2000. Hans is (co-)author of more than 150
peer-reviewed articles and several book chapters.
In 1995 he married to
Hilde. They have two children, David (17 years of age) and Roselinde (14 years
of age). Another important member of the family is their dog Twister