Associate Prof. Dr. Kak Khee Yeung, is a Vascular Surgeon and the Research Director and Principal Investigator in Vascular Surgery at Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
She is part of the ESVS Academy and the ESVS PAD pathway lead.
She is the Chief editor of the Journal of Endovascular Therapy.
She is specialized in complex aortic aneurysm treatment and has developed an international aortic surgery program in Amsterdam UMC.
Her research lines are focused on personalized diagnosis and treatment of vascular diseases for which she has set up an international dataplatform and biobank for over 18 years. Her topics include:
1. Aortic aneurysms: the pathophysiology, proteomics, genomics, imaging and updates in treatment (Biobanking, Artificial intelligence)
2. Peripheral arterial diseases: advanced diagnosis and treatment (artificial intelligence, microbubbles and nanomedicine techniques).
Recently, she is awarded with an Horizon Europe grant from the European Commission for her VASCUL-AID project (www.vascul-aid.eu). This project focuses on using AI to predict cardiovascular disease progression in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms or peripheral arterial diseases.