Speakers

State of The Art on Degenerative Lumbosacral Stenosis | Florence, 17-18 April, 2026

Bjorn Meij

DVM, PhD, Dipl ECVS

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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

  1. Intervertebral disc degeneration, Degenerative LS stenosis, Spinal surgery.
  2. Osteoarthritis, regenerative medicine, and joint/disc repair/replacement.
  3. Additive manufacturing 3D printing for oncologic and bone diseases.
  4. Shelf arthroplasty surgery in dogs with hip dysplasia (3DHIP)
  5. Pituitary and cranial surgery, oncogenesis of pituitary adenomas in dogs and cats.