Full Professor
Strategic program(s):
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).
Research aim
Our research concentrates on surgical treatment of esophageal and gastric cancer, addressing diagnostics, surgical techniques, postoperative recovery, and prognostic outcomes. By interdisciplinary collaboration we strive to enhance patient care.
Go to group2014-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
member - advisor - Dutch Guidelines Oesophageal Cancer (FMS)
Associate editor - paper editor - Digestive Surgery
member board and educational committee - management - The International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
Associate editor - paper editor - Diseases of the Esophagus
member board and educational committee - management - European Society Diseases of the Esopghagus (ESDE)
Onderwijs robotchirurgie - Slokdarmchirurgie, robotchirurgie - Intuitive Surgical
editorial board - chirurgische oncologie - Springer Healthcare Benelux
Proctor - training van chirurgen in robot chirurgie - Intuitive Surgical
member scientific committee - management - United European Gastroenterology (UEG)
board member - chirurgische oncologie - DICA
Bestuur - Penningmeester - Stichting Chirurgische Oncologie
member - management - European Digestive Surgery
member board - advisor - Dutch Upper GI Cancer Audit (DUCA)
