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Published on May 21, 2018 by Vincent Vander Poorten

Vincent Vander Poorten – Leuven, Vlaanderen

Practice Contact Information

University Hospitals Leuven, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and KU Leuven, section Head and Neck Oncology, Dept. of Oncology
Herestraat

Leuven
Vlaanderen
3000
Belgium

Phone: 003216332342
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.uzleuven.be/en/ear-nose-and-throat-disorders-head-and-neck-surgery


Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon


Biography/Statement

CURRENT POSITION:
Vincent Vander Poorten, MD, PhD, MSc (Epid): Consultant, Full Professor and Clinical Head of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Section head of the section Head and Neck Oncology of the Department of Oncology of the faculty of Medicine at KU Leuven.

MEMBERSHIPS:
The Netherlands Epidemiological Society, The Royal Belgian Society for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the Netherlands Society for Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery, AHNS and its Endocrine Section, Flemish Head and Neck Society, IAOO, IHNSG, IFHNOS, ESGS, EAFPS, IAES, AOCMF, BAHNO, and the EHNS. He is also Honorary Member of the South African Society for Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.

EDITORIAL BOARDS:

Member of the editorial board of the European Journal of Surgical Oncology, Frontiers in Oncology, Frontiers in Surgery, B-ENT and Journal of Head and Neck Physicians and Surgeons

CLINICAL INTERESTS:
Area of expertise: head and neck oncology and surgery, with a specific focus on salivary gland and thyroid surgery, laser microendoscopic surgery, transoral robotic surgery, endoscopic and external approaches to the anterior skull base and pediatric head and neck surgery.

Clinical Trials

EORTC 1420 Best Of: Phase III study assessing the “best of” radiotherapy compared to the “best of” surgery (trans-oral surgery (TOS)) in patients with T1-T2, N0 oropharyngeal carcinoma (Best-Of)

Bibliography

https://lirias.kuleuven.be/cv?u=U0035358&allItems=true&layout=individueel%20dossier&link=false

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