prof. dr. R. (Richard) van Hillegersberg
prof. dr. R. (Richard) van Hillegersberg

- Department of Surgical Oncology
Research Programs
Biography
Biography
Richard van Hillegersberg attended medical school in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In 1993 he received his PhD with honor at the Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC in Rotterdam. From 1994-2000, he was trained in General Surgery in Rotterdam. From 2001-2002 he was fellow of Surgical Oncology in the Academic Medical Center and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Netherlands Cancer Center Amsterdam. Since 2003 he is appointed as staff surgeon at the University Medical Center Utrecht. From 2009 he is a full professor of gastrointestinal oncology. Research is focused on Upper GI minimally invasive and robotic surgery, surgical imaging and genetic profiling. He has authored over 15 chapters in textbooks concerning robotic forgut surgery and over 500 articles in international peer-reviewed journals. From 2018 he is chairman of the Educational committee of the European Society for Diseases for the Esophagus (ESDE) and member of the education committee of ISDE, he is associate editor of Diseases of the Esophagus and Digestive Surgery, founder and chairman of the Upper GI International Robotic Association (UGIRA).
Side Activities
Member board and educational committee Europen Society Diseases of the Esophagus (ESDE)
Member Council European Digestive Surgery
Member Scientific Committee United European Gastroenterology (UEG)
Member Committee Dutch Guidelines oesophageal cancer
Member board Dutch UpperGI Cancer Audit (DUCA)
Associate editor Digestive Surgery
Associate editor Diseases of the Esophagus
Proctor Upper GI robotic Surgery Intuitive Surgical (paid)
Fellowship and Awards
2014-present. Principle investigator. Cost effectiveness of laparoscopic gastrectomy as an alternative to open gastrectomy for gastric cancer (LOGICA trial). ClinTrial.gov: NCT02248519. ZonMw (837002502) Eu 400.000
2014-present. Principle investigator. Esophagectomy for Patients With Esophageal Cancer and Cervical Lymph Node Metastases (NODE trial). ClinTrial.gov: NCT02426879
2017-present. Intuitive Clinical Research Grant for the project “The International Registry for Robot-assisteted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy” (RAMIE). Unrestricted Grant $ 50.000
2017-present. International Database collaboration Robotic esophagectomy, Intuitive Surgical, Unrestricted Grant. Eu 50.000
2017-present. Coordinating Investigator of International Centers. Surgery for adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) type II: transthoracic esophagectomy vs. transhiatal extended gastrectomy (CARDIA trial). Analyzing in a multicenter international setting the optimal surgical strategy for tumors at the oesophago-gastric junction. This trial is now recruiting in collaboration with The University of Koln. Deutsches Register Klinischer Studien. DRKS-number: 00016923. Federal Ministry for Education and Research. Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) (grant number 01KG1816). Eu 1.940.000
2018-present. G.J.Meijer. Preoperative Image-guided Identification of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Esophageal Cancer (PRIDE). ClinTrial.gov: NCT03474341. KWF (10291) Eu 890.260
2020-present Principal investigator. Paravertabral catheter versus epidural anagesia in minimally invasive esophageal resection : a RCT (PEPMEN trail). ZonMw (852002004) Eu 392.650
Research Output (528)
Den Boer Robin, Fourie Lana, Weusten Bas, Moons Leon, Bleys Ronald, Cuesta Miguel, Ruurda Jelle, van Hillegersberg Richard Aug 2023, In: Anticancer Research. 43 , p. 3553-3561 9 p.
van den Ende Tom, Ezdoglian Aiarpi, Baas Lisanne M, Bakker Joyce, Lougheed Sinéad M, Harrasser Micaela, Waasdorp Cynthia, van Berge Henegouwen Mark I, Hulshof Maarten C C M, Haj Mohammad Nadia, van Hillegersberg Richard, Mook Stella, van der Laken Conny J, van Grieken Nicole C T, Derks Sarah, Bijlsma Maarten F, van Laarhoven Hanneke W M, de Gruijl Tanja D 17 Jul 2023, In: OncoImmunology. 12 14 p.
de Groot E. M., Goense L., Kingma B. F., Haverkamp L., Ruurda J. P., van Hillegersberg R. 1 Jul 2023, In: Diseases of the Esophagus. 36
Cuesta Miguel A, van Jaarsveld Romy C, Mingol Fernando, Bleys Ronald L A W, van Hillegersberg Richard, Padules Carmen, Bruna Marcos, Ruurda Jelle P 14 Jun 2023, In: Surgical endoscopy. 37 , p. 6895-6900 6 p.
Schurink B., Cleypool C. G.J., Brosens L. A.A., Ruurda J. P., Mackaaij Claire, Roeling T. A.P., van Hillegersberg R., Bleys R. L.A.W. Jun 2023, In: Translational Research in Anatomy. 31
Pullen Lieke C E, Noortman Wyanne A, Triemstra Lianne, de Jongh Cas, Rademaker Fenna J, Spijkerman Romy, Kalisvaart Gijsbert M, Gertsen Emma C, de Geus-Oei Lioe-Fee, Tolboom Nelleke, de Steur Wobbe O, Dantuma Maura, Slart Riemer H J A, van Hillegersberg Richard, Siersema Peter D, Ruurda Jelle P, van Velden Floris H P, Vegt Erik, On Behalf Of The Plastic Study Group 23 May 2023, In: Cancers. 15
Seesing Maarten F J, Janssen Henricus J B, Geraedts Tessa C M, Weijs Teus J, van Ark Ingrid, Leusink-Muis Thea, Folkerts Gert, Garssen Johan, Ruurda Jelle P, Nieuwenhuijzen Grard A P, van Hillegersberg Richard, Luyer Misha D P 16 May 2023, In: Nutrients. 15 16 p.
van Vulpen Jonna K, Witlox Lenja, Methorst-de Haan Alida C, Hiensch Anouk E, van Hillegersberg Richard, Ruurda Jelle P, Nieuwenhuijzen Grard A P, Kouwenhoven Ewout A, Siersema Peter D, May Anne M 6 May 2023, In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 31 , p. 320
van der Horst S., Weijs T. J., Braunius W. W., Mook S., Mohammed N. Haj, Brosens L., van Rossum P. S.N., Weusten B. L.A.M., Ruurda J. P., van Hillegersberg R. 1 May 2023, In: Annals of surgical oncology. 30 , p. 2755-2756 2 p.
van der Horst S., Weijs T. J., Braunius W. W., Mook S., Mohammed N. Haj, Brosens L., van Rossum P. S.N., Weusten B. L.A.M., Ruurda J. P., van Hillegersberg R. May 2023, In: Annals of surgical oncology. 30 , p. 2743-2752 10 p.