Maurits Allessie (born 1945) is an emeritus professor of physiology atMaastricht University. As an electrophysiologist he developed better insights inatrial fibrillation.
Allessie was born in 1945 inGemert, the Netherlands,[1] and was raised in Amsterdam.[2] He obtained hisMD from theUniversity of Amsterdam in 1974, and his PhD fromMaastricht University in 1977.[3] At age 38 he became a professor of physiology at the latter university, and seven years later he became head of the department.[1] During his career Allessie studied heart problems.[4]
In 1998 he received the Distinguished Scientist Award of theHeart Rhythm Society, and in 2011 the Founders Lectureship Award.[5]
Allessie became member of theRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003.[6] The academy praised Allessie for developing better insights intoatrial fibrillation andelectrophysiology of the heart. He was a professor between 2003 and 2008.[7] Allessie has stressed the importance of classical/integral physiology in research and education.[2]
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