hiː lˈeɪɾɚ stˈʌdid mˈɛdəsən æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈæmstɚdˌæm, ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ hɪz ˌɛmdˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ænd hɪz pˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən.
He later studied medicine at the University of Amsterdam, receiving his MD in 1981 and his PhD in 1987.