• This disclaimer relates to the websites of the AMC and VUmc locations. Where the following refers to 'Amsterdam UMC', 'We' and 'Our', we mean both the VUmc and AMC locations jointly and each of these locations separately.
  • Although the content of our websites, including this one, is compiled with the greatest possible care, no rights may be derived from it. Amsterdam UMC accepts no liability for damage that could arise from information it has published or from any use to which such information is put.
  • Our websites and their related chatbot do not give medical advice. If you have any health-related complaints, you are advised always to contact your primary care physician or specialist. This also applies to patients who are receiving, or have received, treatment by our healthcare professionals.
  • The information on this website is in no way a substitute for information provided by a physician or nurse to a patient. You are advised to follow instructions and advice given by medically qualified healthcare professionals.
  • The reliability of the information provided by sites linked from our websites is regularly checked by our Communications Department. Nonetheless, we can never be held liable for the content on the pages of third parties. Amsterdam UMC is not responsible for the content of these other websites, for the privacy protection on these websites, or for any services they offer.
  • On this site, you can find an indication of the waiting time. No rights may therefore be derived from the waiting time. The physician treating you can give you an indication of your waiting time, taking account of your situation.
  • In addition, a particular course of treatment may result in longer waiting times. If you prefer to be treated by a particular specialist, that too can lead to longer waiting times. Obviously, the waiting times shown do not apply to emergencies.
  • The names of patients that you find on this site are fictitious, in order to protect their privacy.
  • Copyright: the rights on all elements (texts, photos, graphics, etc.) on this and other websites belong entirely to Amsterdam UMC, unless explicitly stated otherwise. If you believe that the rights of any material belong to a party not named as such, you should contact the Amsterdam UMC Communications Department.
  • The Amsterdam UMC General Procurement Terms and Conditions apply to and form an integral part of all legal relationships, including all procurement orders and agreements, between Amsterdam UMC, its legal predecessors, and third parties. The terms and conditions are on our website and will be sent on request.

Email disclaimer

  • No rights may be derived from email messages.
  • Email messages are intended solely for asking questions or making comments relating to the website and are expressly not intended for asking medical questions.
  • The personal information that you enter on the website is used exclusively for processing your message or to send you, at your request, vacancies, press releases, or items of news.
  • Email messages (including attachments) may be confidential. If you receive an email message in error, you are asked to inform the sender and to delete the message. The use or dissemination of any such message, in whole or in part, without permission, is prohibited.
  • Amsterdam UMC rejects any liability in the event of any information in an email message (including attachments) appearing to be incorrect or incomplete, or not provided in time, and in the event of any damage occurring as a result of the email message (including attachments) and damage occurring when the recipient uses the content of the email message (including attachments) in his own organization or provides it to third parties.
  • Amsterdam UMC does not guarantee that email messages (including attachments) cannot be intercepted or manipulated by third parties or computer programs that are used for electronic messages and transmitting viruses.