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Michiel van Trommel (1963) is an orthopedic surgeon who earned his PhD on the recovery of the meniscus. He focuses daily on treating knee problems. Michiel van Trommel works as an orthopedic surgeon at the BovenIJ Hospital in Amsterdam. He is the founder of the KneeClinic, which was the first specialized clinic in the Netherlands to focus exclusively on a single joint. In 2022, the KneeClinic became part of a large healthcare network.<\/p>\n

In 2025, he founded the Dutch Hip and KneeClinic, a specialized clinic dedicated solely to prosthetic surgery for the hip and knee. The clinic serves patients from all over Europe. Its team consists of specialized orthopedic surgeons who are fully dedicated to treating a single joint.<\/p>\n

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Career<\/h2>\n

After high school, in 1989, Michiel van Trommel started studying medicine. He specialized in orthopedic surgery and later obtained his PhD in meniscus repair. During his studies, he worked as a student researcher at the university. Michiel van Trommel’s career began at the Leyenburg Hospital in The Hague and the Sofia Children’s Hospital in Rotterdam, where he worked during his specialization as an orthopedic surgeon.<\/p>\n

He then followed a fellowship in Spinal Trauma, Spinal Injuries Unit at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London in 1996. And in the same year he also followed a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Sports Medicine & Shoulder Service in New York. In 1997, he started working as Chef de Clinique Orthopaedie & Traumalogie at the Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis in Amsterdam. Since 1998, Michiel van Trommel has worked as an orthopedic surgeon at the BovenIJ Hospital.<\/p>\n

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KneeClinic<\/h2>\n

In 2009, Michiel van Trommel founded the KneeClinic, an independent treatment center specialized in simple to the most complex knee problems. The KneeClinic has a location in Haarlem and Amsterdam. The clinic strives to serve the patient faster and better with specialized doctors, without long waiting times. In 2022, the KneeClinic became part of XpertClinics.<\/p>\n

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Dutch Hip and KneeClinic<\/h2>\n

In 2025, a group of experienced orthopedic surgeons established a specialized clinic dedicated to prosthetic surgery for the hip and knee. People from all over Europe are welcome to receive a new hip or knee at the Dutch Hip and KneeClinic<\/a>. The clinic stands out for its highly specialized medical professionals and short waiting times.<\/p>\n

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Media<\/h2>\n

Michiel van Trommel regularly appears in the media. For example, he has appeared in SBS Shownieuws, Vinger aan de Pols, Man Bijt Hond and has sat down with Harry Mens several times for the program Business Class. He also writes columns for the health section of the Telegraaf.<\/p>\n

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Personal<\/h2>\n

Michiel van Trommel plays squash and runs, he has now run 12 marathons.<\/p>\n

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Michiel van Trommel is orthopedisch chirurg en gepromoveerd op het herstel van de meniscus. Dagelijks houdt hij zich bezig met het behandelen van knieproblemen. Michiel van Trommel is werkzaam als orthopedisch chirurg in het BovenIJ Ziekenhuis in Amsterdam.<\/p>

Loopbaan<\/h2>

\"Michiel<\/p>

Na het gymnasium, in 1989, ging Michiel van Trommel Geneeskunde studeren. Hij specialiseert zich tot orthopedisch chirurg en promoveert later op het herstel van de meniscus. Tijdens zijn studie werkt hij als student-onderzoeker op de universiteit. De carri??re van Michiel van Trommel begint in het Leyenburg Ziekenhuis in Den Haag en het Sofia kinderziekenhuis in Rotterdam, waar hij werkt gedurende zijn specialisatie tot orthopedisch chirurg. Vervolgens volgde hij in 1996 een fellowship Spinal Trauma, Spinal Injuries Unit in het Royal National<\/p>

Orthopaedic Hospital in Londen. En in datzelfde jaar volgde hij ook een fellowship in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Sports Medicine & Shoulder Service in New York. In 1997 gaat hij aan de slag als Chef de Clinique Orthopedie & Traumalogie in het Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis in Amsterdam. Sinds 1998 werkt Michiel van Trommel als orthopedisch chirurg in het BovenIJ Ziekenhuis.<\/p>

KneeClinic<\/h2>

In 2009 richtte Michiel van Trommel de KneeClinic op, een zelfstandig behandelcentrum gespecialiseerd in eenvoudige tot de meest complexe knieproblemen. De KneeClinic heeft een locatie in Haarlem en in Amsterdam. De kliniek streeft ernaar de pati??nt sneller en beter van dienst te kunnen zijn met gespecialiseerde artsen, zonder lange wachttijden. In 2022 is de KneeClinic onderdeel geworden van XpertClinics.<\/p>

Media<\/h2>

Michiel van Trommel verschijnt regelmatig in de media. Zo is hij te zien te geweest in SBS Shownieuws, Vinger aan de Pols, Man Bijt Hond en heeft hij meerdere keren aan tafel gezeten bij Harry Mens voor het programma Business Class. Daarnaast schrijft hij columns voor de gezondheidsrubriek voor de Telegraaf.<\/p>

Priv??<\/h2>

Michiel van Trommel (24 januari 1963) is getrouwd met Esther van Ravenswaay Claasen, tandarts bij Tandartsenpraktijk Kennemerland. Samen hebben ze vier kinderen: Maurits, Juli??tte, Philip en Frederique. Buiten werk om sport Michiel van Trommel graag. Hij squasht en loopt hard, hij heeft nu tien keer de marathon gelopen.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-475","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michielvantrommel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michielvantrommel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michielvantrommel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michielvantrommel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michielvantrommel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/michielvantrommel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":597,"href":"https:\/\/michielvantrommel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/475\/revisions\/597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michielvantrommel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}