Kevin Vernooy

Head of Cardiology

Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+), NL

Expertise

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia Atrial Fibrillation Pacing, Defibrillators & Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy Heart Failure Vascular Disease and Surgery Aortic Disease - General Aneurysm Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Biography

Personal History

Prof. Kevin Vernooy is based in Maastricht, The Netherlands, where he works as Head of Cardiology for Maastricht UMC+.

Academic History

Prof. Kevin Vernooy became a medical doctor in 2003, after completing his studies at Maastricht University. He completed his PhD in 2006 on cardiac resynchronisation therapy at Maastricht University. In 2012, he finished his cardiology training at Maastricht UMC+, with a subspecialisation on the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias as an clinical electrophysiologist .¹ He also holds a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Cardiac Arrhythmia Management” (DAS-CAM). This initiative is a collaboration between MUMC+, European Heart Academy and the European Heart Rhythm Association. His field of expertise is the treatment of arrhythmias in patients with heart failure, with special interest in cardiac resynchronisation therapy and ablation of ventricular arrhythmias.²

Career Overview

Since 2012, Prof. Vernooy has been working at Maastricht UMC+ as a clinical electrophysiologist. Since 2014, he has been heading the division of clinical electrophysiology in the Department of Cardiology and since 2018 has researched cardiac arrhythmias at the Department of Cardiology at the Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen. His research focuses on the invasive treatment of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with heart failure.³

In 2020, he became a Professor in Clinical Electrophysiology. Since March 2021, he has been chairing the head of department of cardiology at the MUMC+ and leader of the Division Heart at CARIM. His clinical research consists of co-authoring 157 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials in the past 15 years. He has co-authored 49 articles and participated in 3 clinical trials on the topic of heart block.

Career Timeline