Franssen, Casper*
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Affiliation:
University Medical Center Groningen
Country:
The Netherlands
1. Current Status, Position
Casper Franssen is a Nephrologist at the University Medical Center Groningen in The Netherlands. He is responsible for the CKD outpatient clinic and the dialysis unit.
2. Education
Casper Franssen studied at the University of Nijmegen and became licenced as a nephrologist in 1994. In 1998 he obtained a PhD on the topic of vasculitis in the University Medical Center Groningen in The Netherlands.
3. Research Area
Casper Franssen’s research focusses on the effects of chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis on the cardiovascular system.
4. Conflict of interest
Casper Franssen has served on the Pharvaris and Baxter advisory boards, which were funded by industry in the last 24 months.