Practice information
Book your appointment or ask your GP your question online!
Make an appointment online or opt for an e-consult in your patient portal.
With the option for an a econsult you avoid having to come to us with minor medical problems. For more information and to open your portal please call our medical assistants on 020-6628636.
You can make an appointment to discuss one problem or question. Do you have several questions for your GP, contact our assistant.
Please prepare your consultation beforehand: What are your symptoms? What would you like to discuss? Which questions would you like answered?
Call 112 in a life threatening emergency
Medical emergency: 020-6628636 and press 1.
The practice is open between 08:00 - 17:00 on weekdays.
In case of an EMERGENCY please come to the practice immediately, and if possible, inform us you are on your way.
Home visit
If you are not physically able to come to the practice for consultation (due to health reasons , age or physical handicap) please phone the assistant and discuss the option of a home visit (preferably before 11am).
Please realize that the opportunities for adequate care are more optimal in the practice and that not all services can be offered at your home.
Evening-, night- and weekend
Huisartsenpost: 088-0030600
In the event of a (non-life-threatening) emergency or if you require acute consultation during out of office hours (evening, night and weekends), please phone the Amsterdam GP health care centre (Huisartsenpost) at 088-0330600.
All GP’s in our community collaborate to offer this service.
The team
General practitioners
We have three GP’s working in the practice Rivierenbuurt.
Anne Mieke Achterhuis is owner and general practitioner. She will not be seeing patients on a daily basis.
Lana van der Heijden, GP, is present on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday .
Jonat Zigelboim, GP, is present on Monday and Tuesday.
Johanna Lewens, GP, is present on Thursday morning and Friday.
Merijn Lewis is our physician assistant. Merijn is a specialised nurse who can independently perform complex medical tasks and actions. The physician assistant takes over tasks from the GP. Merijn is present on Tuesday (every two weeks) Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Medical assistants
Our medical assistants Joyce, Jessica and Douwe are your first point of contact when calling our practise. They will ask you (sometimes direct) questions regarding your symptoms and medical history. They are trained to asses the urgency of your problem and will make either an appointment or arrange for the GP to visit you at home.
They have their own consultation hours for medical issues and consult in vaccination and STD's. You can call them for results of urine or blood tests or repeat prescriptions.
Joyce de Vries | medical assistent and travel vaccinations
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday
Jessica van Drumpt | medical assistent and Practice Manager
Wednesday /Thursday /Friday
Douwe van der Meulen | medical assistent and POH-S
Tuesday
Daantje de Kruijff | assistant
General practice-based nurses (POH)
General practice-based nurse specialists have their own consulting hours in our practice but they all work supervised by the general practitioners.
POH-Somatic: Somatic Illness: Taking care of patients with diabetes, COPD and asthma. Counselling in quit smoking projects. Management and prevention of cardiovascular disease.
POH-elderly care: Care of the elderly. Very often elderly people living alone are fragile. They are prone to malnourishment or falling. The current trend to stay in your own home as long as possible can also pose difficulties. We try to prevent, to inform and help these patients and their care-givers.
POH-GGZ: general practice-based psychologist: Counselling in case of mental problems. Referral to specialised counselling.
Sigrid van Dijke | POH-elderly care
Monday/Thursday
Karin Vermond | POH-GGZ
Wednesday-afternoon/ Thursday-afternoon and evening
Janna ter Denge | POH-GGZ
Wednesday
Merijn Lewis | POH
Tuesday
Douwe van der Meulen | POH
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Daantje de Kruijff | assistant