Erasmus University Medical Center - Rotterdam - Netherlands

PCR Fellowship Host Centre

Learn more about Erasmus University Medical Center, a participating institution in the PCR Fellowship Programmes. The centre contributes to the clinical, research and educational opportunities available through the fellowship network. Host Centre placements are allocated according to available grants and programme criteria.

Practical information 

  • Centre: Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Experience in hosting fellows:

- First fellowship programme: 1979
- Observerships, clinical and/or research fellowships; basic to advanced level

- Number of hosted fellows: 100+  clinical fellows and research fellows: 3 clinical, all for 2 year fellowships, research 8+, depending on time.
- Topics: Intracoronary physiology, intracoronary imaging, CTO, MSC
- Type of fellowships: Clinical and research-orië-ented fellowships
- Countries of origin: global

  • Research activities of the Host Centre:
    • 50+ clinical studies in cardiology, 15+ interventional cardiology
    • Participation in multicenter RCT's
    • High level publications with PhD opportunities
    • 5 internal PI's for international research.
  • Education activities of the Host Centre:
    • Organization of yearly iPCI meetings and imaging club
    • EuroCTO (Diletti)
    • 4+ live cases yearly
    • Biweekly Journal Club
  • Additional Information: Expertise in cardiovascular imaging, congenital heart disease, renal denervation.
  • Annual performance ✅
  • 1750 PCIs
  • 100 ECMO/MCS
  • 100 CTO procedures
  • 400 TAVI
  • 50 Mitral/Tricuspid interventions
  • 65 ASD/PFO
  • Physiology (FFR, vFFR) and imaging (IVUS, OCT, CT)- guided PCI

Fellowship Programme Coordinators/Supervisors

Joost Daemen

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Erasmus MC - Rotterdam, Netherlands

Wijnand Den Dekker

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Erasmus MC - Rotterdam, Netherlands