Your partner for healthcare and performance
Discover how United Care Professionals supports professionals, executives, and elite athletes on their journey to optimal health and performance.
At United Care Professionals, we believe that true excellence is only possible with a foundation of optimal health. That’s why we offer more than care — we create exclusive programs that unite medical expertise, elite sports experience, and strategic advisory.
Our clients — from international executives to top athletes — experience lasting improvements in health, wellbeing, and performance. This is the result of our innovative approach, personal guidance, and direct access to a global network of specialists and consultants.
With 24/7 availability, tailor-made programs, and absolute discretion, we set a new standard in premium healthcare and performance services.
We combine medical expertise with strategic advisory to deliver sustainable health solutions
With more than 150 years of combined experience in healthcare and strategic consultancy, we offer valuable insights and solutions to our clients.
A select team of nine international experts combines medical excellence, elite sports experience, and strategic advisory to define the standard in premium healthcare.
We have supported more than 200 satisfied clients in improving their health and performance.
Our network of international experts allows us to deploy top specialists in every field when needed.
Our Team
Leading specialists from healthcare, elite sports, and consultancy — united for your success
Bouke Boden
Radiologist muscoskeletal
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Bouke Boden is a radiologist specializing in musculoskeletal imaging. He obtained his medical training at Leiden University and has been working as a medical specialist since the beginning of November 2013.
In his current role, Bouke focuses on the diagnosis and guidance of more complex musculoskeletal questions: from sports injuries to degenerative joint diseases. He combines in-depth medical knowledge with technological innovation to support healthcare providers and patients in making the right choices and accelerating recovery.
Within UCP, Bouke brings his expertise in imaging, musculoskeletal and sports medicine to optimize diagnostic processes, strengthen treatment plans and stimulate multidisciplinary collaboration between sports physicians, orthopedists, physiotherapists and radiologists.
Frank van Hellemondt
Sports Physician & High Performance Expert
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Frank is a renowned sports physician with decades of experience in elite sports and international healthcare. He is affiliated with Aspetar Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar — one of the world’s leading centers for sports medicine — and also practices at De Sportartsen Groep (OLVG West, Amsterdam).
Previously, Frank served as team physician for FC Utrecht, medical advisor for the Dutch national speed skating and football teams, and Head of the Medical Staff at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney.
His expertise lies in sports-related injuries and complex musculoskeletal conditions, helping athletes and professionals recover and sustainably optimize their performance.
Wouter van Hellemondt
Financial Advisor
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Wouter van Hellemondt is CEO and CFO of UCP, where he is responsible for the strategic direction, financial management and daily management of the organization. With a background in entrepreneurship and business administration and years of experience in building, structuring and growing companies, he brings a combination of vision, analytical skills and pragmatic decisiveness.
Within UCP he leads the development of new initiatives, monitors quality and continuity, and stimulates collaboration between healthcare, technology and business operations.
Marijn Houwert
Trauma surgeon & Strategy Advisor
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Marijn is a trauma surgeon. Until the end of 2024, he also served as Head of Surgical Training, focusing on craftsmanship, innovation, and team development.
As Chairman of the VvAA Association, Marijn advocates for the voice and position of healthcare professionals within an increasingly complex healthcare system. He is the author of the books Zorg voor je mensen (Care for Your People) and Blessuretijd (Injury Time), and co-founder of initiatives such as Stichting ZWiC and #vaniknaarwij, both aimed at fostering humanity and movement within healthcare.
His work combines medical excellence, leadership, and innovation — always with attention to the human side of care and a focus on lasting impact.
Taco Houwert
Strategy Advisor
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Taco is a physician and strategic advisor with more than twelve years of experience in international strategy consulting and healthcare innovation. After a career at McKinsey & Company and Gupta Strategists, he has focused on advising hospitals, startups, and investors on innovation, digital transformation, and scalable healthcare solutions.
As Chief Growth Officer at Pacmed, Taco played a key role in the development and implementation of AI-driven decision support for intensive care. His unique combination of medical background, strategic insight, and technological expertise enables him to translate complex healthcare challenges into sustainable, impactful solutions.
He operates at the intersection of medicine, strategy, and technology — always driven by the ambition to improve systems and create value for patients, professionals, and organizations
Suzanne Huurman
Sports Phyisician & High Performance Expert
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Suzanne Huurman is a sports physician with an international track record in elite sports. She has worked with Real Madrid C.F., within organizations of the City Football Group, and serves as a FIFA Match Doctor at World Cup tournaments. She also gained extensive experience at the Olympic Games, where she worked with TeamNL at the highest global performance level.
Suzanne combines medical expertise with performance optimization in complex high-performance environments. Her experience ranges from professional club football and international tournaments to multidisciplinary support of elite athletes within national teams, operating at the intersection of medical care, load management, and performance development.
In addition to her clinical work, she has deliberately developed her strategic and governance capabilities. She completed the Organizational Leadership Course at Harvard University and successfully finished the Executive Program in Professional Football Management at the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). This academic foundation supports her ambition to connect sports medicine expertise with leadership, governance, and organizational development within professional sports.
As an entrepreneur and strategic advisor, Suzanne develops innovative concepts in which medical care, performance, lifestyle medicine, and leadership are fully integrated. She works from a holistic, human-centered perspective, where recovery, sustainable load capacity, and performance enhancement are inherently interconnected.
Her substantive expertise focuses on sports-related injuries, complex musculoskeletal conditions, and exercise physiology. She has extensive experience with advanced exercise diagnostics, including cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and integrated performance assessments, enabling her to objectively and data-driven assess load capacity, limiting factors, and recovery potential.
From this analytical foundation, she supports elite athletes, teams, and professionals in both recovery and structural performance optimization. Her approach integrates medical diagnostics, training physiology, and lifestyle factors such as sleep, nutrition, and stress management, aiming to achieve sustainable performance and peak output at the highest level.
Joris Logher
GP & enterpreneur
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Joris Logher is a general practitioner and entrepreneur with a strong drive to make healthcare more accessible, efficient and future-proof. From his medical background, he combines practical experience with an enterprising view on innovation within primary care.
He focuses on improving healthcare processes, developing new working methods and building concepts that contribute to sustainable, people-oriented healthcare. With his analytical approach, calm style and solution-oriented mindset, Joris knows how to connect medical expertise with strategic thinking.
Sytse Oudkerk
Intervention radiologist & enterpreneur
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Sytse Oudkerk is a leading interventional radiologist with a keen eye for innovation in healthcare. As a specialist affiliated with L2C Clinics and active in clinical applications at the intersection of technology, medical imaging and therapy, he combines medical expertise with entrepreneurship.
Within UCP, he uses his expertise to build bridges between medical content, technology and practice, with the aim of continuing to improve the quality and accessibility of care.
Jeroen Peters
High Performance Expert & Strategy Advisor
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Jeroen is an experienced performance and leadership advisor with twenty years of expertise in elite sports, physiotherapy, and high-performance management. He has worked with AFC Ajax, FC Utrecht, and Club Brugge, guiding athletes, medical teams, and performance departments to national and international success.
His expertise centers on optimizing the off-pitch factors that drive performance — leadership, team culture, mindset, innovation, and sustainable performance systems. Through a holistic approach, he integrates sports science, physiotherapy, nutrition, psychology, and technology to build robust athletes and resilient teams.
Today, as a consultant and advisor, Jeroen supports elite athletes, coaches, and organizations worldwide. His philosophy is clear: 1% better every day — a principle he applies to help individuals and teams grow and excel sustainably.