Tristan Buck

Junior Researcher

Tristan Buck is a medical student in training. Before medical school, he obtained his degree in Physical Therapy. After finishing his bachelor in medical school, he started as research student at the department of Orthopaedics. His period as research student resulted in a position as PhD student under supervision of prof. dr. Kerkhoffs. Due to his interest in clinical research, he is a Clinical Epidemiologist in training at the University of Amsterdam. 

He is especially interested in sports traumatology. His work at this dynamic research department is focused on OsteoChondral Defects (OCDs) of the talus. More specific, his research will be about rehabilitation and etiology of OCDs.

Gino Kerkhoffs

Chair

Gino Kerkhoffs (1972) is professor and head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery of the Amsterdam University Medical Centers; chair of the Academic Center of Evidence based Sports medicine (ACES), and co-chair of the Amsterdam Collaboration on Health and Safety in Sports (ACHSS), one of the 11 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Centers of Research Excellence for the Prevention of Injury and Promotion of Health in Athletes. His clinical work focusses on sports injuries of the lower extremity and he has been honorary recognized as Team NL Preferred Physician for providing excellent orthopedic medical care to elite athletes by the Dutch National Olympic Committee. His main research topics are:

1. Early detection, diagnosis and (surgical) treatment of ankle cartilage injuries

2. Early detection, diagnosis and (surgical) treatment of muscle injuries of the lower extremity

3. Mental health issues in (elite) athletes.

Through his research Kerkhoffs tries to help athletes to return to sport safely and quickly as well as prevent long term after career sequelae osteoarthritis and mental health problems.