Robert completed his degree in 1989 in the Netherlands and became a senior partner in private practice. He moved to London in 1994 and set up sports injury clinics within premier health clubs in Central London and provided in-house services to national newspapers and investment banks. He co-founded Waterside Physiotherapy, in Canary Wharf in 2004.
He specialises in diagnostic ultrasound imaging, complex sports injuries, post-surgical rehabilitation and muscle/biomechanical imbalance. Robert is one of the pioneers and most experienced physiotherapists using diagnostic ultrasound imaging within sports and orthopaedic medicine in Europe. He was trained in MSK ultrasound imaging by the world leading musculoskeletal radiologists specialising in this field. Since 1996 he has fully integrated it within his clinics, combining his expertise in sports medicine with ultrasound imaging, providing detailed diagnosis and tailored sports injury rehabilitation programmes.
Robert lectures on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging in Sports Medicine and provides advanced ultrasound training to Physiotherapists, Sports Physicians and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons, both nationally and internationally.
