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Tristan van Doormaal

Associate Professor - medical

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Biography

My research focusses on the bench to bedside development of devices that improve outcome of patients with a neurosurgical disease. 

I started my research carreer as a PhD in the group of Prof CAF Tulleken and Prof A van der Zwan at the UMC Utrecht, and I co-invented several ways to make a bypass in the brain. These techniques were ultimately used to treat patients.

After my PhD, during my neurosurgical trianing, I invented and co-developed a new sealant (in the media it is referred to as 'plaster') to prevent cerebrospinal fluid leakage after brain surgery.  I did all developents under public private flag together with Polyganics BV, and the intellectual property (IP) was transferred from UMC Utrecht to this company to make the technique available for patients. The device (formally called 'Liqoseal') is now standard of care in Europe and under research in the USA.

A few years ago...

Research groups

Intracranial vasculopathies

Research aim

Our research focusses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of stroke and intracranial vasculopathies, including cerebral small vessel disease and intracranial aneurysms, with the ultimate goal to improve treatment strategies and prognosis.

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Recent publications

Development and Validation of a Neurosurgical Phantom for Simulating External Ventricular Drain Placement Jesse A.M. van Doormaal, Tim Fick, Ernest Boskovic, Eelco W. Hoving, Pierre A.J.T. Robe, Tristan P.C. van Doormaal
Journal of Medical Systems, 2025, vol. 49
Intensive 2-days training on perfused human placenta for microvascular anastomoses Elisa Colombo, Fabian Wolf, Fiona Helg, Lara Höbner, Jennifer A Watson, Martina Sebök, Christian Haslinger, Tristan van Doormaal, Luca Regli, Giuseppe Esposito
Acta Neurochirurgica, 2024, vol. 166
Augmented Reality in Neurosurgery Jesse A.M. van Doormaal, Tristan P.C. van Doormaal
2024, p.351-374
Case Report Sandra Fernandes Dias, Markus F. Oertel, Ana Guerreiro Stücklin, Nicolas U. Gerber, Elisa Colombo, Tristan P.C. van Doormaal, Niklaus Krayenbühl
Frontiers in surgery, 2024, vol. 11
Mixed Reality for Cranial Neurosurgical Planning Elisa Colombo, Luca Regli, Giuseppe Esposito, Menno R. Germans, Jorn Fierstra, Carlo Serra, Martina Sebök, Tristan Van Doormaal
Operative Neurosurgery, 2024, vol. 26, p.551-558
Clinical Application and Further Development of Augmented Reality Guidance for the Surgical Localization of Pediatric Chest Wall Tumors Rémi van der Woude, Matthijs Fitski, Jasper M. van der Zee, Cornelis P. van de Ven, Guus M.J. Bökkerink, Marc H.W.A. Wijnen, Jene W. Meulstee, Tristan P.C. van Doormaal, Françoise J. Siepel, Alida F.W. van der Steeg
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2024, vol. 59, p.1549-1555