Rolf Urbanus

Associate Professor

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Biography

Rolf Urbanus is an associate professor of thrombosis and hemostasis at the Van Creveldkliniek and head of the minidonor dienst, a blood donation facility for research purposes at UMC Utrecht. He received his doctorate in medicine at Utrecht University. Dr. Urbanus has authored or coauthored more than 100 scientific publications on thrombosis and inherited bleeding disorders and is best known for his work on the auto-immune thrombotic disorder antiphospholipid syndrome. Dr. Urbanus is part of the steering committee of the Thrombocytopathy in the Netherlands (TiN) study, a nationwide study on inherited platelet disorders. He is currently a member of the editorial board of Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, a reviewer for numerous journals and serves in the scientific advisory board of the Netherlands Thrombosis Foundation.

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Contact

rurbanus@umcutrecht.nl

Pure profile

Research groups

Thrombosis and hemostasis

Research aim

We aim to advance knowledge in the field of thrombosis and hemostasis and translate scientific findings into improved clinical care and outcomes for patients affected by blood clotting disorders.

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Recent publications

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Limited value of testing for factor XIII and α2-antiplasmin deficiency in patients with a bleeding disorder of unknown cause Sander Ariëns, Albert Huisman, Idske C L Kremer Hovinga, Rolf T Urbanus, Karin P M van Galen, Lize F D van Vulpen, Kathelijn Fischer, Roger E G Schutgens
Haemophilia, 2024, vol. 30, p.998-1002

Perioperative platelet reactivity over time in patients undergoing vascular surgery A.R.T. Brand Kanters, N. C. Roozendaal, N.M.J. Parr, G. Pasterkamp, R. T. Urbanus, S. J.A. Korporaal, Gert J. de Borst
PLoS ONE, 2024, vol. 19

“Antiphospholipid antibody solid phase–based assays Albert Huisman, Rolf T. Urbanus, Piet Meijer
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2024, vol. 22, p.2373-2374

DOSEMI-STUDIE Konrad van der Zwet, Anouk Donners, Toine Egberts, Lize van Vulpen, Roger E Schutgens, RT Urbanus, K Fischer
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Hematologie, 2023, vol. 20, p.352–5

Acquired blood platelet disorder in patients with end-stage heart failure after implantation of a continuous centrifugal-flow left ventricular assist device Omayra C.D. Liesdek, Roger E.G. Schutgens, Linda M. de Heer, Faiz Z. Ramjankhan, Silvie A.E. Sebastian, Joline J. Rohof, Willem J.L. Suyker, Rolf T. Urbanus
Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis, 2023, vol. 7

Routine Lupus Anticoagulant Sensitive aPTT Testing Can Prevent Unnecessary LA Testing Bob Smit, Francisca Hudig, Jan Hendrik Venhuizen, Saskia Haitjema, Maarten Limper, Rolf Urbanus, Albert Huisman
Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, 2023, vol. 29