Petrus Jansen

Dr Petrus “Piet” Jansen has 20 years management experience in the circulatory support device industry. He began his career in 1997 as Director of Clinical Research for the Novacor Division of Edwards Lifesciences, a US company specializing in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease. In 2001, he was appointed Vice President at Jarvik Heart Inc in New York, where he was responsible for the clinical programs. From 2004 to 2009, he was Chief Medical Officer with World Heart Corporation.

Dr Jansen holds a PhD in medicine from the University of Amsterdam and graduated as medical doctor from Radboud University Nijmegen, both in the Netherlands.