Andy I.M. Hoepelman, MD, PhD, is the former head of the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the University Medical Center Utrecht (Netherlands), and has served since 1998 as professor of medicine. Since 2016 he is the head of the deparment of Infectious Diseases. He also heads the training program in Infectious Disease for Internal Medicine specialists at the University Hospital Utrecht. Dr. Hoepelman earned his doctorate, medical degree, and PhD from the University of Utrecht, and is board certified as a specialist in internal medicine and infectious diseases. He is the former chairman of the hepatitis study group of ESMID. Currently he is chairman of the ID training committee of the Dutch Society of Internal medicine (NIV). From 1991-1992 he worked at the Rockefeller institute and the memorial Sloan Kettering hospital in New York. He received a honorary doctorate from the University of Leon, Nicaragua. He is the former editor-in-chief of the Netherlands Journal of Medicine and of the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. Dr. Hoepelman is currently one of the editors of the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, editor of the Dutch Textbook of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, and editor of Cohen and Powderly’s Infectious Diseases. He is also author/co-author of more than 400 peer reveiwed published articles.

Moreover, he is a winner of a bronze medal at the Montreal Olympics in 1976 and still active in Masters waterpolo among others European (2016) and World champion (2015) with his team teh Robben

-Member consulting platform on Infectious Diseases GLG (start 2010)

-Member editorial board tijdschrift: “Infectious Diseases” (start 2012)

-Lid editorial board Canadian Journal of Infectious Disease (start 2015)

-Incidenteel Adviseur Rechtbank, verzekeringen  & tuchtcollege (start 2007)

-Hoofdredacteur Nederlands leerboek voor Microbiologie & Infectieziekten (start 1999)

-Editor Amerikaans tekstboek “Infectious Diseases” revisie in 2015 (start 2005)

-Organisator en Docent HIV masterclass, verplichte opleidingsactiviteit aios in opleiding tot internist-infectioloog (start 2015)

- Organisator en Docent Hepatitis masterclass, verplichte opleidingsactiviteit aios in opleiding tot internist-infectioloog start 2009

-Voorzitter Sectie Infectieziekten NIV start 2012

-Incidenteel lid advisory board ViiV (HIV) start 2014

-Incidenteel lid advisory board Gilead (HIV) start 2014

Waterpolo:
Voorzitter regionaal waterpolo-opleidingscentrum RWPS/RTC start 2018
Lid FINA TWPC start 2016
Lid spelregelcommissie KNZB start 2019
Lid medische commissie KNZB start 2000

Honory Doctorate University of Leon, Nicaragua