Dr. Arndt van Ophoven was born and raised in Germany. He received his medical degree from the University of Muenster in 1995. He started his carrier at the Dept. of Urology at the University of Bochum. In 2002 he obtained a German specialist degree in Urology. Earlier from 1998 to 1999 he had become postdoctoral research fellow at the Dept. of Urology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Hereafter he started working at the Dept of Urology, University Hospital of Muenster. In 2004 he became head of the section of Neuro-urology at the University of Muenster and headed the newly established Academic Centre for Continence Care. In July 2008 he was appointed to Head of the Division of Neuro-Urology at the University Hospital Bochum, located in Germany’s busy Ruhr area. Dr. van Ophoven is currently lecturing at the University of Bochum. He is a member of many national and international societies including ISCOS, AUA, EAU the Society for Infection and Inflammation in Urology, and the European Society for the Study of BPS/IC (ESSIC).
Dr. van Ophoven’s clinical activities and research interests focus on the treatment of voiding dysfunction including OAB, urogenital inflammation and pelvic pain syndromes. Research and application regarding innovative pharmacological as well as conservative treatment approaches for these conditions with special emphasis on clinical trials round off his profile.