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Arnold van de Laar

Arnold van de Laar
Arnold van de Laar is a surgeon in the Slotervaart Hospital in Amsterdam, specializing in laparoscopic surgery. Born in the Dutch town of 's-Hertogenbosch, van de Laar studied medicine at the Belgian University of Leuven before taking his first job as general surgeon on the Caribbean Island of Sint Maarten. He now lives in Amsterdam with his wife and two children where, a true Dutchman, he cycles to work every day. His first book, Under the Knife, is available from St. Martin's Press.


What Mysteries and Medicine Have in Common

Surgeon and Writer Arnold van de Laar on the Doctor as Detective
October 19, 2018  By Arnold van de Laar
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