Contributing physician
Gert Jan Lammers, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, chair for sleep disorders with emphasis on narcolepsy; Medical Director, SEIN Sleep-Wake Centres
Leiden University / LUMC / SEIN
His documented subject areas connect narcolepsy with vigilance disorders, sleep-wake disorders, and neurology.
Areas of expertise
- Narcolepsy
- Vigilance disorders
- Sleep-wake disorders
- Neurology
Professional biography
Gert Jan Lammers, MD, PhD, is Professor of Neurology at Leiden University, holding a chair dedicated to sleep disorders and in particular narcolepsy and related vigilance disturbances. He is Medical Director of the SEIN Sleep-Wake Centres.
Education and training
- Medicine, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
- Neurology residency, Leiden University Medical Center
- PhD, Leiden University, 1999 (dissertation «Narcolepsy»)
Professional experience
Neurologist and somnologist; general neurologist at LUMC for nearly 25 years; co-founder of SEIN’s Sleep-Wake Centres and medical director of all three SEIN sites from 2015; Professor by special appointment in sleep disorders, in particular narcolepsy, Leiden University / LUMC since 1 May 2020.
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