Geert Kleinnibbelink

Chapter 11 248 CURRICULUMVITAE Geert Kleinnibbelink was born on 9 November 1989 in Doetinchem and he grew up in Varsseveld, the Netherlands. In 2008, he graduated from pre-university secondary school (Almende College, Silvolde). Thereafter, he combined studies in Technical Medicine at the University of Twente, Enschede and Medicine at theRadboudUniversity, Nijmegen. In 2011, he obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Technical Medicine with a scientific internship titled: ‘’Time lag determination between glucose concentration peaks in plasma and brain, measured in humans using 13 C MR spectroscopy’’ . This internship was supervised by Dr. Ir. B. ten Haken, Dr. Ir. K.C.C. van deVen and Dr. B.E. de Galan. After obtaining his Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Medicine (2013), he continued his study in Medicine. In 2016, he obtained his medical degree (MD). During his time at the university, Geert worked at PROVA, Erasmus MC and the Dutch College of General Practitioners where he was involved in the development of several Dutch evidence-based guidelines. After obtaining his medical degree, he worked at the department of cardiology at Rijnstate hospital and Radboudumc for 1 year. In 2018, he started his dual PhD at the Radboud University Medical Center, the Netherlands and the Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom under the supervision of Prof. Dr. D.H.J. Thijssen, Dr. D.L. Oxborough, Prof. Dr. K.P. George and Dr. A.P.J. van Dijk. The focus of his PhD dissertation was on the effect of exercise and altered haemodynamics in healthy individuals and patients with pulmonary hypertension. To carry out his research, Geert stayed alternately in Nijmegen and Liverpool and collaborated with other researchers and clinicians from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy and Brazil. Besides performing his research, Geert also supervised students during their scientific internships. The work described in this dissertation has been presented at various national and international conferences and has received several awards. In 2021, Geert started his cardiology