Frank Vleggaar

Full Professor

Strategic program(s):

Biography

1997-2000 Research physician: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, ErasmusMedicalCenter, Rotterdam

2000-2003 Trainee Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Center Haaglanden, The Hague

2003-2006 Trainee Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UMC Utrecht and St Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

02-2006 Member of Staff, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UMC Utrecht

2006-2016 Head of Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UMC Utrecht

2013-2019 Member of the Quality Inspection Committee of the Dutch Society of Gastroenterologists

2014-2019 Chairman of the Quality Inspection Committee of the Dutch Society of Gastroenterologists

2015-2016 Clinical Head of the dept. of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (a.i.), UMC Utrecht

2016-current Medical Head of the dept. of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, UMC Utrecht

2017-current Professor in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UMC Utrecht/UU

2017-current Examinor study Medicine, “Stofwisseling 2”

2019 (March) President of the Netherlands Association of Hepatogastroenterologists

Strategic program(s):

Contact

fvleggaa@umcutrecht.nl

Pure profile

Recent publications

All publications

Alarm symptoms and the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancer in patients below the age of 60 F. Theunissen, P. C.J. ter Borg, R. J.T. Ouwendijk, M. J. Bruno, P. D. Siersema, M. E.van LEERDAM, F. J.G.M. KUBBEN, M. RASICA, J. J. UIL, M. KERKHOF, R. M.E. SLANGEN, P. J. BUS, W. J. THIJS, M. J.M. GROENEN, E. van HOBOKEN, W. Bruins SLOT, L. WORMMEESTER, F. VLEGGAAR, L. A. NOACH, E. J. KUIPERS,
Digestive and liver disease, 2025, vol. 57, p.1481-1486

Variation in the detection of lymphovascular invasion in T1 colorectal cancer and its impact on treatment Lisa van der Schee, Annabelle Verbeeck, Ivette A G Deckers, Chantal C H J Kuijpers, G Johan A Offerhaus, Tom C J Seerden, Frank P Vleggaar, Lodewijk A A Brosens, Leon M G Moons, Petur Snaebjornsson, Miangela M Laclé,
United European Gastroenterology Journal, 2024, vol. 12, p.1429-1439

Late cholangitis after pancreatoduodenectomy Anne Claire Henry, Youcef Salaheddine, Jessica J Holster, Lois A Daamen, Marco J Bruno, Wouter J M Derksen, Lydi M J W van Driel, Casper H van Eijck, Krijn P van Lienden, I Quintus Molenaar, Hjalmar C van Santvoort, Frank P Vleggaar, Bas Groot Koerkamp, Robert C Verdonk
Surgery, 2024, vol. 176, p.1207-1214

Optimization of ERCP Technique to Improve the Sensitivity of Biliary Brushing Robert C Verdonk, Roeland Zoutendijk, Peter J Van der Schaar, Paul Didden, Hans Kelder, Lodewijk A Brosens, Hjalmar C Van Santvoort, Mihaela G Raicu, Frank Vleggaar
Journal of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, 2024, vol. 33, p.254-260

Centralized intestinal organoid generation is a feasible and safe approach for personalized medicine as demonstrated in the HIT-CF Europe Organoid Study Marlou C Bierlaagh, Peter van Mourik, Annelotte M Vonk, Johanna Pott, Danya Muilwijk, Gitte Berkers, Bente L Aalbers, Frank P Vleggaar, Sabine Michel, Sylvia F Boj, Robert G J Vries, Jeffrey M Beekman, Cornelis K van der Ent,
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2024, vol. 23, p.703-706

Development of pancreatic diseases during long-term follow-up after acute pancreatitis Fem de Rijk, N J Sissingh, T T Boel, H C Timmerhuis, Mjp de Jong, H S Pauw, C L van Veldhuisen, N D Hallensleben, Mpgf Anten, M A Brink, W L Curvers, P van Duijvendijk, W L Hazen, S D Kuiken, A C Poen, R Quispel, Teh Römkens, Bwm Spanier, Acitl Tan, F P Vleggaar, Amcj Voorburg, Bjm Witteman, U Ahmed Ali, Y Issa, Saw Bouwense, R P Voermans, Rlj van Wanrooij, Mwj Stommel, J E van Hooft, P J de Jonge, H van Goor, M A Boermeester, M G Besselink, M J Bruno, R C Verdonk, H C van Santvoort,
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2024, vol. 39, p.674-684

External positions

trainingen voor plaatsingen Hot Axios stents; onderwijs presentaties, user meetings - MDL-arts / interventie endoscopist - Boston Scientific