Jurgen C. de Graaff

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Jurgen C. de Graaff is a leading anaesthesiologist and researcher whose work centers on perioperative medicine, regional anaesthesia, and enhanced recovery after surgery. His major contributions lie in optimizing patient outcomes through rigorous clinical trials that bridge anaesthetic technique and postoperative quality of life. In his landmark 2019 randomised controlled trial on robot‑assisted radical prostatectomy, de Graaff demonstrated that adding intrathecal bupivacaine/morphine to general anaesthesia significantly improves early recovery—a finding that has shaped modern urological anaesthesia practice. This study, cited over 60 times, exemplifies his commitment to evidence‑based, patient‑centred care. Beyond this, de Graaff has published extensively on paediatric anaesthesia, pain management, and safety in the operating room, with his work collectively amassing hundreds of citations. He is also known for his leadership in clinical trial design and for mentoring the next generation of anaesthesia researchers. Through his methodical, translational approach, de Graaff continues to advance the science of perioperative medicine, directly improving how patients experience and recover from major surgery.