Consultant Surgical Oncology
Ghent University Hospital
Ghent, Belgium
Current position
Consultant surgical oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. Since October 2019.
Medical school
Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands. Graduated in 2004.
General surgical and colorectal training
General training at Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (2009-2016)
Dutch Cancer Society sponsored clinical fellowship at the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (2016-2018).
Previous position: locum consultant surgical oncology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom (2019)
Main clinical and research interests
Locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer
Gynaecological oncology
Pelvic reconstruction and sexual function
Peritoneal carcinomatosis
Retroperitoneal sarcomas
Abdominal wall hernia
Additional information
PhD Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Wound failure in laparotomy (January 2014)
FEBS (Coloproctology) 2018
FECSM 2018
ESGO theoretical exam passed 2019
Member International Committee, Surgical Society for Oncology (SSO)
Member Mesh in Pelvis guidelines, European Society for Coloproctology
Associate editor, Colorectal Disease
Junior editoral board member and former editorial fellow, International Journal of Gynaecological Cancer
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Monday, February 28, 2022
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CST