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Luke PH Leenen (1957) graduated from medical school of the Radboud University in Nijmegen in 1982. From 1980 until 1985 he was a research fellow in the anatomical department of the Radboud University. He earned his PhD (1985) in basic neuroanatomical research on an electron microscopical analysis of the pyramidal tract of the rat.
From 1985 until 1988 he trained as a surgical resident at the Radboud University Hospital Nijmegen (Program director: Prof de Boer, later Prof Goris). He continued (1988-1991) his training in the Elisabeth Hospital Tilburg (Prof van Vroonhoven, later Prof vd Werken). After completion of his residency he visited Prof Waneboo in Providence for a oncology fellowship, followed by a AO fellowship in Chur (CH) with Prof Ruedi. From 1992 on he was staff surgeon at the Canisius Hospital Nijmegen responsible for Trauma and was appointed director of the Emergency Department.
From June 1993 he returned to Tilburg as a staff surgeon responsible for Trauma and Intensive Care.
He went to Utrecht in 1999 as a staff surgeon for Trauma and Intensive Care. He is the director for Surgical Intensive Care (until 2005), Emergency Department (until 2012) and the Major Incident Hospital (Calamiteitenhospitaal) (until 2021). In 2000 he was appointed professor of “Integral quality management in hospitals”. In 2002 he was appointed Professor of Trauma, Intensive Care and Acute Care Surgery.
He holds the position as chair of the trauma department and is the medical manager of the Traumacenter and local trauma registry.
Research interests
Immune reaction on Trauma
Organisational aspects of trauma
Quality of Care
Disaster Management
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Change in resuscitation influenced development and severity of inflammatory complications in severely injured
van Wessem, K. J. P., Benders, K. E. M., Leenen, L. P. H. & Hietbrink, F., 23 Jun 2025, In: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 51, 1, 232.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Computed tomography-based muscle and fat composition in a Dutch population: a cross-sectional study
Sweet, A. A. R., Kobes, T., Houwert, R. M., Haitjema, S., Leenen, L. P. H., Moeskops, P., de Jong, P. A., van Baal, M. C. P. M. & Veldhuis, W. B., 22 Nov 2025, In: Insights into Imaging. 16, 1, 10 p., 260.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Development and validation of prediction models for prehospital triage of military trauma patients
Lokerman, R. D., Van Der Sluijs, R., Waalwijk, J. F., Verleisdonk, E. J. M. M., Haasdijk, R. A., Van Deemter, M. M., Leenen, L. P. H., Van Heijl, M., Lansink, K. W. W., De Jongh, M. A. C., Hartog, D., Halm, J. A., Giannakópoulos, G. F., Edwards, M. J. R., Poeze, M., Van Grunsven, P. M., Van Der Waarden, N. W. P. L., Willeboer, M., Siegers, A. & Van Vliet, R. & 2 others, , 17 Dec 2025, In: BMJ Military Health. 171, e1, p. e56-e62Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Emergency medical service nurses’ experiences and perspectives on a protocol change of pre-hospital preventive immobilization of spinal injuries after trauma: A qualitative study
van de Breevaart, O. J., Van Loey, N. E. E., Leenen, L. P. H., Schoonhoven, L. & Ham, W. H. W., Feb 2025, In: International emergency nursing. 78, 101533.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Epidemiology, complications and patient-reported outcomes for surgically treated traumatic foot injuries
Berk, T. A., van der Vliet, Q. M. J., Usai, A., Smeeing, D. P. J., Reinders, J. S., van der Velde, D., Verleisdonk, E. J. M. M., Keizer, J., van Baal, M. C. P. M., Leenen, L. P. H., Hietbrink, F. & Houwert, R. M., Nov 2025, In: Injury. 56, 11, 112757.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Prizes
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Gold medal of the Dutch Association of Surgeons
Leenen, L. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Honorary fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Leenen, L. (Recipient), 24 Oct 2021
Prize: Honorary degree
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Honorary member of the European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Leenen, L. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: National/international honour
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