I am professor of Health Technology Implementation at the TechMed Center of the University of Twente and embedded in the Biomedical Photonics & Imaging group BMPI. I have been working for over 30 years as Clinical Physicist and Department head in University Hospitals (VU medical Center and UMC Utrecht). I received myMSc in Applied Physics at the Technical University Eindhoven in 1985 and my PhD in Medicine at the University Medical Center Utrecht in 1990. 
At the UT, I support/advise reseachers on the phases/actions on the complex road from idea/innovation to succesfull implementation in health care. I supervise students performing research internships in hospitals.  I am expert member on (inter)national committees on regulations for medical devices (MDR) and patient safety. My research interest and expertise started with medical laser applications and expanded to a broad range of surgical equipment and imaging modalities.
I have developed special imaging techniques for diagnostics and to study the interaction of equipment with the patient in view of safety, treatment quality and development of new applications. My advanced imaging facilities are being used for testing medical equipment of international companies. I am working in close collaboration with the clinical professionals and have practical experience in the OR assisting in surgery with complex technologies. I am active in patient safety, innovation and valorisation of new medical technology with several patents and devices being commercialized. I am author of over 200 papers, proceedings and book chapters.

Expertise

  • Medicine and Dentistry

    • Tissues
    • Patient
    • Skin
    • Child
    • Measurement
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

    • Oxygenation
    • Light
    • Temperature

Organisations

Ancillary activities

  • Central Committee of clinical research in human subjects at the Ministry of Health in The HagueMember of CCMO council at ministry VWS as expert Medical Devices
  • EU commission in BrusselsReviewer/advisor EU Expert Panel Medical Devices

Rudolf M Verdaasdonk is professor of Physics and Medical Technology at the Amsterdam University Medical Center (VUmc) since 2009 and at present assigned as visiting professor to the University of Twente. He contributes to the Erasmus Mundus program and IQ-Med project of Norwegian Colour and Visual Computing Laboratory at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU in Gjövik.He received his MSc in Applied Physics at the Technical University Eindhoven in 1985 and his PhD in Medicine at the University Medical Center Utrecht in 1990. 

Publications

2025

The Quantification of Terminal Hair by Digital Microscopy: Advancements Towards a More Objective Diagnosis of Hirsutism (2025)Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 18, 3041-3049. De Kroon, R. W. P. M., Den Heijer, M., Haarman, S. J., Verdaasdonk, R. M. & Heijboer, A. C.https://doi.org/10.2147/CCID.S543359Unveiling practical insights of eHealth implementation in Europe: A grey literature review on legal, ethical, financial, and technological (LEFT) considerations (2025)Frontiers in Digital Health, 7. Article 1575620. Bente, B. E., Beerlage - de Jong, N., Verdaasdonk, R. M. & van Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C.https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1575620Essential competencies of nurses working with AI-driven lifestyle monitoring in long-term care: A modified Delphi study (2025)Nurse Education Today, 149. Article 106659. Groeneveld, S. W. M., van Os-Medendorp, H., van Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C., Verdaasdonk, R. M., van Houwelingen, T., Dekkers, T. & den Ouden, M. E. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106659Implementation of a Web-Based Program for Advance Care Planning and Evaluation of its Complexity With the Nonadoption, Abandonment, Scale-Up, Spread, And Sustainability (NASSS) Framework: Qualitative Evaluation Study (2025)JMIR Aging, 8. Article e49507. van der Smissen, D., Schreijer, M. A., van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C., Verdaasdonk, R. M., van der Heide, A., Korfage, I. J. & Rietjens, J. A. C.https://doi.org/10.2196/49507Legal, Ethical, Financial, and Technological (LEFT) Considerations for eHealth Implementation in Europe: Developing a Roadmap (2025)In 2024 IEEE International Conference on E-health Networking, Application & Services (HealthCom) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. Bente, B., Beerlage - de Jong, N., Verdaasdonk, R. M. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C.https://doi.org/10.1109/HealthCom60970.2024.10880735

2024

Assessing health technology implementation during academic research and early-stage development: support tools for awareness and guidance: a review (2024)Frontiers in Digital Health, 6. Article 1386998. Roosink, M., van Gemert-Pijnen, L., Verdaasdonk, R. & Kelders, S. M.https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2024.1386998Measuring affective state: Subject-dependent and-independent prediction based on longitudinal multimodal sensing (2024)IEEE transactions on affective computing (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Berkemeier, L., Kamphuis, W., Brouwer, A. M., De Vries, H., Schadd, M., Van Baardewijk, J. U., Oldenhuis, H., Verdaasdonk, R. & Van Gemert-Pijnen, L.https://doi.org/10.1109/TAFFC.2024.3474098Hospitals as medical device manufacturers: keeping to the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) in the EU (2024)BMJ Innovations, 10(3), 74-80. Boyle, G., Melvin, T., Verdaasdonk, R. M., Van Boxtel, R. A. & Reilly, R. B.https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjinnov-2023-001150Integrating implementation during the conceptualization and early development of health technology innovations: the RECENTRE program (2024)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 38th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, EHPS 2024. Roosink, M., Şahin, Ö., John, A., Wan, M., Berendsen, A., Austin, J., Winkens, L., Witteveen, A. & Verdaasdonk, R. M.Thermal Effects of CO2, KTP, and Blue Lasers with a Flexible Fiber Delivery System on Vocal Folds (2024)Journal of Voice, 38(5), 1237-1246. Schimberg, A. S., Heldens, G. T. N., Klabbers, T. M., van Engen-van Grunsven, A. C. H., Verdaasdonk, R. M., Takes, R. P., Wellenstein, D. J. & van den Broek, G. B.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.03.006

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