prof. dr. Kees Kramers

About Kees Kramers

Kees Kramers (Dirksland, 1962) earned his Master of Medicine degree in 1986 from Leiden University. From 1989 to 1996, he completed his training as an internist, and from 1996 to 1998, he trained as an internist-clinical pharmacologist, both at Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc). In 1995, he obtained his PhD from Radboud University on research into antibodies involved in kidney failure in the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus.Kramers has worked at Radboudumc since 1989 as a staff member of the Department of Pharmacology-Toxicology, and since 1998, he has also been a staff member of the Department of Internal Medicine, with responsibilities in patient care, education, and research. Since 2010, he has been working part-time at the Clinical Pharmacy Department of Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital (CWZ) in Nijmegen. He developed a pharmacotherapy curriculum for medical students and educational programs on medication safety for junior residents at Radboudumc and CWZ Nijmegen. From 2016 to 2023, he served as chair of the Dutch Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Biopharmacy.

Education

• 1996-1998: Training as an internist-clinical pharmacologist, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. P. Smits. Radboudumc, Nijmegen
• 1989-1996: Training as an internist, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. A. van 't Laar and Prof. Dr. J.W.M. van der Meer. Radboudumc, Nijmegen
• 12-12-1995: PhD in Medical Sciences (Dissertation: Anti-nucleosome auto-antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. J.H.M. Berden)
• 1979-1986: Medical Studies, Leiden University
• 1973-1979: Atheneum B, National Secondary School, Goeree Overflakkee, Middelharnis

Personal prizes & awards

• 2024: Honorary Membership, Dutch Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Biopharmacy
• 2024: ZonMw Parel: Pharmacotherapy Final Examination.
• 2019: EACPT Stockholm. Best Scientific Paper (on behalf of the Pharmacotherapy Education Research Working Group of the Dutch Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Biopharmacy)
• 2019: PhD Thesis Award, NVKFB. Jacqueline Bos
• 2017:Award for Best Presentation of Research. Parallel Session at the Internist DaysCharlotte van der Heijden

Additional Functions

• 2024- Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the 'Geneesmiddelen Bulletin'
• 2011- Chair of the Interfaculty Working Group on Pharmacotherapy Final Examination.
• 2007 - Member of the Pharmaceutical Assistance/Scientific Advisory Board of the Healthcare Institute of the Netherlands (Zorginstituut Nederland)
• 2003 - Vice president expert group Toxicology Treatment information on behalf of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Klinische Farmacologie en Biofarmacie