An unstoppable digital revolution is taking place, driving significant change in healthcare and medical imaging. Erik's vision is to promote the seamless integration of innovative A.I.-based solutions into clinical practice, with the goal of improving both diagnostic quality and workflow efficiency, ultimately benefiting the patient.

Erik is a forward-looking physician, speaker and expert in the healthcare and imaging informatics arena, able to combine his medical professionalism and scientific insight with an entrepreneurial drive. He is experienced in leading and advising professional organizations and teams in product development and value improvement, with a focus on applications in the field of imaging informatics and A.I.- based applications. He is able to create the missing bridge between AI developers and users, and thus optimizing mutual collaboration.

Based upon his wide experience and knowledge of the healthcare and AI market, he advises several AI start-ups and other companies. He gained business experience as co-founder of the Teleradiology company Eurad Consult. In his role as Chairman of the ESR e-Health and Informatics Subcommittee he gained in-depth expertise in imaging informatics. In his role as President of the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics, he succeeded in strengthening the role and influence of EuSoMII on an international level, establishing a partnership with the SIIM. At the ETZ Hospital in Tilburg, he was responsible for developing a hospital-wide A.I. infrastructure and user group. He co-edited and co-authored the first book about A.I. for Medical Imaging and recently published many scientific papers in the field of Artificial Intelligence for Medical Imaging.