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Richard Meijer

Associate Professor - medical

Strategic program(s):

Biography

Current positions

2018-present Associate Professor Oncological Urology, UMC Utrecht

2018-present Head Department Oncological Urology, UMC Utrecht Cancer Center

2012-present Oncological Urologist, University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), The Netherlands

2016-present Deputy Chief of the Specialist Medical Training Urology UMC Utrecht

2016-present Chairman of the Oncological Urology Tumour Group, UMCU Cancer Center

2016-present Member of the Oncology Committee, UMCU Cancer Center

2016-present Associate member of ERUS (EAU Robotic Urology Section)

2015-present Member of the Dutch Uro-Oncological Society (DUOS)

2015-present Member Workgroup Oncological Urology (WOU) of the Dutch Urological Association (Dutch: NVU)

2015 SKMS workgroup Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery

2014-present Associate member of ESOU (EAU Section of Oncological Urology)

2011-present Editorial Board Dutch Journal of Urology (Dutch: Tijdschrift voor Urologie)

Prior positions

2010-2012 Fellowship Oncological Urology, NKI-AVL, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Supervisor Prof. Dr. S. Horenblas

Oct 2009 Fellowship Laparoscopy, Universitäts Klinikum Leipzig, Germany; Supervisor Prof. Dr. J.U. Stolzenburg

2008-2009 Resident in Urology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands; Supervisor Prof. Dr. J.L.H.R. Bosch

2006-2007 Resident in Urology, JBZ, ’s-Hertogenbosch; Supervisor Dr. H.P. Beerlage

2004-2005 Resident in Surgery, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, Supervisor Dr. G.J. Clevers

Current research projects

Research support (institutional)

Janssen (Research-grant) (2017-2022)
Roche (Research-grant) (2017-2021)
Astellas (Research-grant) (2021-2022)
Merck (Educational-grant) (2022)
Janssen/Astellas/AstraZeneca/MSD/BMS/Roche/Merck (ProBCI support) (2018---)

Company Advisory Boards (institutional):

Merck
MSD
Janssen
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

2023 Framingham selection Urothelial Cancer Issues (Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; institutional)

Strategic program(s):

Contact

rmeijer6@umcutrecht.nl

Pure profile

Research groups

Translational oncology

Research aim

To develop, test, and implement novel therapeutic and diagnostic strategies to combat cancer by integrating fundamental and clinical research.

Go to group

Uro-oncology research group

Research aim

Pioneering precise diagnostics in urologic oncology research, employing cutting-edge imaging modalities and genetic profiling for early detection and personalized treatment strategies, revolutionizing patient care and outcomes.

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Recent publications

All publications

Multiparametric MRI for local staging in patients with suspected muscle-invasive bladder cancer Sebastiaan W. Van Koeverden, Lisa M.C. Van Hoogstraten, Maarten De Rooij, Marloes Van Der Leest, Janneke P.C. Grutters, Arnold Baars, Thierry N. Boellaard, Joost L. Boormans, E. J. Lars Bosboom, Quirijn J.A. Van Den Bouwhuijsen, Siebren Dijkstra, Cristina E. Firanescu, Jurgen J. Fütterer, Ernst P. Van Haarst, Tom J.N. Hermans, Erik J.R.J. Van Der Hoeven, Marina C. Hovius, Josephine C.B.M. Huige, Michael D.H. Kortleve, Anneke Kusters, Geert J.L.H. Van Leenders, Saskia Van Der Meer, Richard P. Meijer, Harm H.E. Van Melick, Laura S. Mertens, Gerd Jan Molijn, Rinze Reinhard, Ivo G. Schoots, Petra C.G. Simons, Ruth Smit, Femke Struik, Julie Swillens, Charlotte J. Tutein Nolthenius, Jeroen Veltman, Andre N. Vis, Thijn F. De Vocht, Jeanette Van Vooren, Frank J. Wessels, Carl J. Wijburg, Dennis De Witte, Monique Arts-Thijssen, Guus Venderbosch, Lambertus A.L.M. Kiemeney, Antoine G. Van Der Heijden
BMJ Open, 2025, vol. 15

Renal Arteriography and C-arm CT-Guided Ablation (RenACAGA) for Thermal Ablation of Challenging Renal Tumors Maarten L J Smits, Niek Wijnen, Rutger C G Bruijnen, Willem M Brinkman, Peter-Paul M Willemse, Khalil Ramdhani, Maurits M Barendrecht, Richard Meijer, Evert-Jan P A Vonken
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 2025, vol. 48, p.836–845

European Association of Urology Guidelines on Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer Antoine G van der Heijden, Harman Max Bruins, Albert Carrion, Richard Cathomas, Eva Compérat, Konstantinos Dimitropoulos, Jason A Efstathiou, Rainer Fietkau, Mithun Kailavasan, Anja Lorch, Alberto Martini, Laura S Mertens, Richard P Meijer, Param Mariappan, Matthew I Milowsky, Yann Neuzillet, Valeria Panebianco, Sæbjørn Sæbjørnsen, Emma J Smith, George N Thalmann, Michael Rink
European Urology, 2025, vol. 87, p.582-600

Intravesical Instillation of Chemotherapy Before Radical Surgery for Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Thomas van Doeveren, Sebastiaan Remmers, Egbert R Boevé, Erik B Cornel, Antoine G van der Heijden, Kees Hendricksen, Evelyne C C Cauberg, Rens Jacobs, Bin K Kroon, Annemarie M Leliveld, Richard P Meijer, Harm van Melick, Bob Merks, Jorg R Oddens, Benjamin Pradere, Luc A J Roelofs, Diederik M Somford, Peter de Vries, Bart Wijsman, Willemijn A K M Windt, Marit Yska, Peter J Zwaan, Katja K H Aben, Pim J van Leeuwen, Joost L Boormans
European Urology, 2025, vol. 87, p.444-452

The impact of positive surgical margins after cystectomy on oncological outcomes Jikke Bosveld, Tri Q Nguyen, Joost L Boormans, J Alfred Witjes, Antoine G van der Heijden, Niven Mehra, Lambertus A Kiemeney, Katja K H Aben, Richard P Meijer, Anke Richters,
BJU International, 2024, vol. 135, p.766-774

Consistencies in Follow-up After Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer Laura S Mertens, Harman Maxim Bruins, Roberto Contieri, Marek Babjuk, Bhavan P Rai, Albert Carrión Puig, Jose Luis Dominguez Escrig, Paolo Gontero, Antoine G van der Heijden, Fredrik Liedberg, Alberto Martini, Alexandra Masson-Lecomte, Richard P Meijer, Hugh Mostafid, Yann Neuzillet, Benjamin Pradere, John Redlef, Bas W G van Rhijn, Matthieu Rouanne, Morgan Rouprêt, Sæbjørn Sæbjørnsen, Thomas Seisen, Shahrokh F Shariat, Francesco Soria, Viktor Soukup, George Thalmann, Evanguelos Xylinas, Paramananthan Mariappan, J Alfred Witjes
European Urology Oncology, 2024, vol. 8, p.105-110

External positions

Panelmember EAU Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer (MIBC) Guidelines Panel - Aandachtsgebied blaaskanker - European Association of Urology

Panelmember EAU Guideline Primary Urethral Carcinoma - Europese richtlijn commissie - European Association of Urology

Stuurgroep ProBCI - Blaaskanker expertise - Stichting Prospectieve Blaaskanker Infrastructuur (ProBCI)

Plaatsvervangend opleider Urologie UMCU - Plaatsvervangend opleider Urologie UMCU - UMCU

Associate member of ERUS (EAU Robotic Urology Section) - Associate member of ERUS (EAU Robotic Urology Section) - European Association of Urology

Voorzitter UMC Utrecht Expertise Centrum voor testiculaire en extragonadale - Voorzitter UMC Utrecht Expertise Centrum voor testiculaire en extragonadale NFU accreditatie (ECZA) - UMCU

Lid van Dutch Uro-Oncological Society (DUOS) - Actief lid van de subgroepen blaaskanker en zaadbalkanker van de DUOS - Dutch Uro-Oncological Society (DUOS)

Lid Werkgroep Oncologische Urologie (WOU) van de NVU - Actief lid van de subgroepen blaaskanker en zaadbalkanker van de Werkgroep Oncologische Urologie (WO - Nederlandse Vereniging voor Urologie

Associate member of ESOU (EAU Section of Oncological Urology) - Associate member of ESOU (EAU Section of Oncological Urology) - European Association of Urology