Dr. Dorette Courtar
ST. EUSTATIUS--The public entity of St. Eustatius, in response to requests for additional support for its Public Health Department, has hired Dr. Dorette A. Courtar effective April 1.
In response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Courtar will focus on preparing and drafting protocols for primary prevention. Furthermore, she will be in charge of conducting informative meetings with medical professionals from cooperating health organisations such as the Public Health Department and the St. Eustatius Health Care Foundation.
Courtar is a medical specialist in gynaecology and has extensive experience in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. She obtained her medical training at University of Maastricht in the Netherlands. During her specialisation she was appointed to a research post with a focus on complicated pregnancies.
As a medical specialist, Courtar migrated to Hamburg, Germany, in 2006, where she worked as a senior consultant in a specialised unit for high-risk pregnancies.
In 2011 she moved to St. Maarten where she worked at St. Maarten Medical Center until her return to Statia in 2017. She currently operates her own medical clinic.
Dr. Courtar will be part of the Public Health Department’s team for at least three months.
