Ferry Breedveld

Ferdinand Christoffel "Ferry" Breedveld (born 18 April 1950) is a Dutch rheumatologist.

[1] Breedveld served as chair of the board of directors of the Leiden University Medical Center from 2006 to 2015.

[2] In 2009, the hospital, under Breedveld's guidance announced a reduction of staff by 660 persons for the next three years.

[4] Breedveld was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003.

[5] In November 2015, after his departure from Leiden University Medical Center, he was appointed a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion for his scientific contributions.