Prof Erik Stroes is a vascular internist with a longstanding track of research in the field of lipidology, inflammation and atherosclerosis. Current research foci encompass the use of CT-angiography as a guide to tailored treatment regimens, pathophysiology of Lp(a) in atherogenesis and anti-inflammatory strategies in high cardiovascular risk patients.
He is leading the lipid-clinic at AmsterdamUMC in the Netherlands. He has co-authored more than 540 peer-reviewed articles in the field of atherogenesis, (familial) hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular treatment. He is Chair of the Dutch foundation aiming to optimize screening for familial hypercholesterolemia (LEEFH) and involved in several landmark trials in the cardiovascular arena.