Astrid B.M.Rijkenhuizen, Prof. Dr., Dipl ECVS

Personal Information

Date, place of birth, marital Status

11 maart 1956, Amsterdam (NL),  married

Profession

1980

Qualified in Veterinary Medicine State University of Utrecht / summa cum laude

1980

Veterinarian at the Department of Surgery and Large Animal Surgery

1985 - current 

Orthopaedic surgeon for companion animals at the Dierenkliniek Duurstede

1986

Assistant Professorat  the Department of Surgery and Large Animal Surgery, University of Utrecht

1988

Assistant Professor permanent position at the Department of Surgery and Large Animal Surgery, University of Utrecht

1989

PhD The arterial supply of the navicular bone

1990

Dutch Specialist Equine Surgery

1993

European Specialist Surgery: Diplomate ECVS
Seniorkwalification Education
Seniorkwalification Research

1993-1999

Associate Professor Researcher/Veterinarian/Teacher at the Department of Surgery and Large animal surgery. Professionally responsible for the veterinarians, farriers, technicians, administrative personnel.

1999-2012

Associate Professor (research / education/ Patientcare) Department of Equine Sciences, i.e. Patient coordinator of the equine Clinic (Internal Medicine, Gynaecology, Anaesthesiology, Surgery), Chef de Clinique Orthopaedic and Ambulant Clinic

2008-2010

Full Pofessor Equine Surgery at the University of Veterinary Medicine
Vienna, Austria   

2010

Free lance surgeon and equine Consultant

since 2011

Consultant and senior surgeon at Tierklinik Hochhmoor (D)

Awards

5de study year (function orientated Phase): award of the most promising student.

Equine Veterinary Journal open award 1990 for the paper of most outstanding merit published in the Equine Veterinary Journal during 1990: the first non native speaker that won the award.

Special interest

Orthopaedic surgery
Soft tissue surgery
Arthroscopy
Laparoscopy
Vesselsurgery.