Arno W. Hoes

Dr. Arno W. Hoes serves as Vice-Chair of the Executive Board and Dean of the Medical Faculty at Utrecht University Medical Center. His academic credentials include an MD from Catholic University Nijmegen (1986) and a Ph.D. in Clinical Epidemiology (1992) from Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam. Through his Coursera course "Clinical Epidemiology," he helps students understand principles of clinical research and epidemiological methods. His research focuses on cardiovascular disease prevention, early diagnosis, and management, particularly in heart failure. As former Chair of the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (2010-2019), he led major research initiatives in clinical epidemiology. He co-authored a widely-used textbook on clinical epidemiology and has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers. His expertise spans clinical trials, diagnostic research, and preventive cardiology. He serves on the Dutch Medicines Evaluation Board and editorial boards of several medical journals, including the European Journal of Heart Failure. Recently, he co-founded U-TRIAL and The Healthcare Innovation Center (THINC) to advance clinical research and healthcare innovation.