dr. S.M. (Stefan) Willems
Associate Professor - medical
- Department of Pathology
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Biography
Dr Stefan Willems was trained in medicin (2003 cum laude Catholic University Leuven) with a PhD in molecular pathology (2010, Leiden University) and specialized in pathology (2011, LUMC). After postdoc positions at Harvard Medical School (Gygilab) and NKI (Bernardslab) he has been working as a pathologist with special interest in molecular pathology and diagnostics. He is co-director of the molecular pathology lab in the University Medical Center Utrecht. He is associate professor in pathology and head of the molecular head and neck cancer line within the UMC Utrecht (1 postdoc, 8 PhDs). He is also affiliated with the department of pathology of the NKI-AvL and performs here translational head and neck research. He is board member of the PALGA Foundation.
Research Output (146)
Digital pathology-aided assessment of tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes in advanced stage, HPV-negative head and neck tumors
de Ruiter Emma J, de Roest Reinout H, Brakenhoff Ruud H, Leemans C René, de Bree Remco, Terhaard Chris H J, Willems Stefan M 24 jan 2020, In: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy. 69 , p. 581-591 11 p.
Patient-Derived Head and Neck Cancer Organoids Recapitulate EGFR Expression Levels of Respective Tissues and Are Responsive to EGFR-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy
Driehuis Else, Spelier Sacha, Beltrán Hernández Irati, de Bree Remco, M Willems Stefan, Clevers Hans, Oliveira Sabrina 5 nov 2019, In: Journal of Clinical medicine. 8
The potential use of big data in oncology
Willems Stefan M, Abeln Sanne, Feenstra K Anton, de Bree Remco, van der Poel Egge F, Baatenburg de Jong Robert J, Heringa Jaap, van den Brekel Michiel W M 12 sep 2019, In: Oral Oncology. 98 , p. 8-12 5 p.
Comparison of three PD-L1 immunohistochemical assays in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
de Ruiter E., Mulder F., Speel E., van den Hout M., de Roest R., Bloemena E., Devriese L., Willems S. sep 2019, In: Virchows Archiv. 475 , p. S90-S91
Update on Neuroendocrine Carcinomas of the Larynx
Strosberg Carolina, Ferlito Alfio, Triantafyllou Asterios, Gnepp Douglas R, Bishop Justin A, Hellquist Henrik, Strojan Primoz, Willems Stefan M, Stenman Göran, Rinaldo Alessandra, Hernandez-Prera Juan C 15 aug 2019, In: American journal of clinical pathology. 152 , p. 686-700 15 p.
Prognostic value of the nodal yield in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma:A systematic review
de Kort Willem W B, Maas Sybren L N, Van Es Robert J J, Willems Stefan M aug 2019, In: Head & neck. 41 , p. 2801-2810 10 p.
Well-differentiated Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Larynx:Confusion of Terminology and Uncertainty of Early Studies
Hunt Jennifer L, Barnes Leon, Triantafyllou Asterios, Gnepp Douglas R, Devaney Kenneth O, Stenman Göran, Halmos Gyorgy B, Bishop Justin A, Skálová Alena, Willems Stefan M, Hellquist Henrik, Rinaldo Alessandra, Ferlito Alfio 1 jul 2019, In: Advances in anatomic pathology. 26 , p. 246-250 5 p.
Depth of invasion in patients with early stage oral cancer staged by sentinel node biopsy
den Toom Inne J., Janssen Luuk M., van Es Robert J.J., Karagozoglu K. Hakki, de Keizer Bart, van Weert Stijn, Willems Stefan M., Bloemena Elisabeth, Leemans C. René, de Bree Remco 1 jul 2019, In: Head and Neck. 41 , p. 2100-2106 7 p.
High rate of unexpected lymphatic drainage patterns and a high accuracy of the sentinel lymph node biopsy in oral cancer after previous neck treatment
den Toom Inne J, Boeve Koos, van Weert Stijn, Bloemena Elisabeth, Brouwers Adrienne H, Hoekstra Otto S, de Keizer Bart, van der Vegt Bert, Willems Stefan M, Leemans C René, Witjes Max J H, de Bree Remco jul 2019, In: Oral Oncology. 94 , p. 68-72 5 p.
Pathology image exchange:The Dutch digital pathology platform for exchange of whole-slide images for efficient teleconsultation, telerevision, and virtual expert panels
van Diest Paul J., Huisman André, van Ekris Jaap, Meijer Jos, Willems Stefan, Hofhuis Hannelore, Verbeek Xander, van der Wel Myrtle, Vos Shoko, Leguit Roos, van den Brand Michiel, Hebeda Konnie, Grünberg Katrien 13 jun 2019, In: JCO clinical cancer informatics. 3 , p. 1-7 7 p.