General surgeon · gastrointestinal · bariatric surgery
After completing my surgical training, I returned to my home country, Aruba. I have been working here since January 2021 with great pleasure.
Grew up on Aruba and left for the Netherlands in 2003 to study medicine in Groningen. Obtained his medical degree in 2012 through a combined MD/PhD Honours programme, in which excellent medical students are selected to combine their master's degree in medicine with a PhD programme. He earned his doctorate in 2013 for research on the treatment of oesophageal cancer at the University of Groningen. Title of his thesis: 'Response Evaluation of Chemoradiotherapy in Esophageal Cancer'. He subsequently began his specialisation in general surgery with differentiation in gastrointestinal surgery. He completed his specialisation at the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) and the STZ hospital ZGT in Almelo/Hengelo. ZGT is both a leading medical centre and a DSMBS-accredited bariatric hospital. Justin received further training in bariatric surgery there. He has been registered as a gastrointestinal surgeon since 2020 and has worked as a permanent member of the medical staff at the Dr. Horacio E. Oduber Hospital on Aruba since 2021. His practice encompasses a broad range of procedures, but he specialises primarily in GI oncology (colorectal and gastric carcinoma) and bariatric surgery.
Additional roles: member of the Medical Staff Board (ASHA) and board member of VMSA.