Eric Duckers
Chief Medical Officer
Cardiology
BioCardia, Inc.
United States of America
Biography
Eric Duckers has served as Chief Medical Officer since 2016. He has over 19 years of experience in cardiovascular research, is named inventor in 10 U.S. patents, and has authored 140 scientific publications in cardiology, neurology and cell biology. Dr. Duckers studied Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of Utrecht, as well as Management in Health Care (Univ.Rotterdam). From 1992-1993 he completed his PhD thesis at the Rudolf Magnus Institute for NeuroScience, Cum Laude, and obtained a registration as clinical pharmacologist. He was trained as an interventional cardiologist at the Thoraxcenter Rotterdam. Here, he supervised the molecular cardiology program and initiated and supervised several international research consortia, as well as several international multicentered clinical trials, related to interventional cardiology, stem cell therapy, and biomarkers. In addition, he initiated and led several spin-off companies based on IP generated from the research programs.Eric Duckers has served as Chief Medical Officer since 2016. He has over 19 years of experience in cardiovascular research, is named inventor in 10 U.S. patents, and has authored 140 scientific publications in cardiology, neurology and cell biology. Dr. Duckers studied Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of Utrecht, as well as Management in Health Care (Univ.Rotterdam). From 1992-1993 he completed his PhD thesis at the Rudolf Magnus Institute for NeuroScience, Cum Laude, and obtained a registration as clinical pharmacologist. He was trained as an interventional cardiologist at the Thoraxcenter Rotterdam. Here, he supervised the molecular cardiology program and initiated and supervised several international research consortia, as well as several international multicentered clinical trials, related to interventional cardiology, stem cell therapy, and biomarkers. In addition, he initiated and led several spin-off companies based on IP generated from the research programs.
Research Interest
Cardiology, Neurology and Cell Biology
