Bjorn Meij
DVM, PhD, Dipl ECVS

Biography
Born:27-11-1960, Täby, Sweden
Title: Veterinary Surgeon, DVM, PhD, ECVS, Professor
Current position: Professor of Small Animal Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, Utrecht
University, The Netherlands (NL)
Education & Career:
- Veterinary Medicine (1980-1986, University of Ghent, Belgium)
- Internship and residency Small Animal Surgery (1986-1991, Utrecht, NL)
- European College of Veterinary Surgeons (1993, Cambridge, UK)
PhD Thesis: Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for treatment of pituitary–dependent
hyperadrenocorticism in dogs. 30.10.1997, Utrecht. Cum laude.
Fellowship Neurosurgery with Prof. Edward R. Laws, MD, 1999-2000, School of Medicine,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
Specialization and research focus: Orthopedics and Neurosurgery
- Intervertebral disc degeneration, Degenerative LS stenosis, Spinal surgery.
- Osteoarthritis, regenerative medicine, and joint/disc repair/replacement.
- Additive manufacturing 3D printing for oncologic and bone diseases.
- Shelf arthroplasty surgery in dogs with hip dysplasia (3DHIP)
- Pituitary and cranial surgery, oncogenesis of pituitary adenomas in dogs and cats.