Robert Bandsma
Staff Gastroenterologist
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
SickKids
Canada
Biography
Dr. Robert Bandsma received his B.Sc. from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He then went on to complete a PhD in Nutrition and Metabolism at the University of Groningen. Dr. Bandsma completed his MD and subspecialty training at the University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands and a Subspecialty Fellowship in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Hospital for Sick Children. He then completed additional training in Tropical Pediatrics from Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Tropical School of Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom. He was a honorary lecturer at the University of Malawi, College of Medicine and was a staff physician at the Queen Elisabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre Malawi. During his period in Malawi, he performed multiple research projects funded through a post-doctoral research grant. He completed post-doctoral training in the laboratory of Dr. Gary Lewis, Division of Advanced Diagnostics – Metabolism, Toronto General Research Institute. During his Post-doctoral Fellowship, he received a Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award.
Research Interest
Dr. Bandsma’s clinical and basic research has focused on understanding the regulation of nutrient metabolism
