Pim van Leeuwen

Since 2018 I have been working as a urologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute. Within the team of dedicated specialists, I am involved in the treatment of patients with a form of prostate, kidney, bladder, penile and testicular cancer. Working at the Netherlands Cancer Institute is special for me because it gives me the opportunity to combine high-quality oncological patient care with scientific research. This allows us to offer patients the best and most innovative care. This applies to the diagnosis, treatment, aftercare and rehabilitation of cancer.

I was trained as a urologist at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam. I followed part of my training at the St. Vincents Prostate Cancer Centre in Sydney, Australia. I obtained my PhD on the early diagnosis of prostate cancer within the European Randomized Study for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC). Within urology, I have a specific interest in the treatment of prostate cancer. The Netherlands Cancer Institute is part of the Dutch Prostate Cancer Network. Within this network, I am one of the prostate cancer surgeons where we perform all operations using the Davinci surgical robot. By bringing together and sharing available knowledge and expertise, the Prostate Cancer Network Netherlands is committed to even better treatment results for the patient.

Within the Netherlands Cancer Institute, I actively participate in the Center for Early Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer. We offer a renewed vision on early diagnosis of prostate cancer through further quality improvement, innovations and research. Patients with prostate cancer can visit our rapid diagnostics prostate cancer outpatient clinic every week, and together we have a multidisciplinary consultation (MDO) twice a week. This ensures that every patient receives tailor-made care, where all treatment options are considered and can be offered at the NKI. As a centre of expertise, we also pay attention to the quality of life after the (often drastic for the patient) treatment.

At the Netherlands Cancer Institute, I combine daily patient care with research aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. In daily practice, my aim is to provide the best care to my patients and to tailor the care to each individual patient. Personal care is central to all this. The NKI is an excellent environment in which all this comes together.

Function:
Urologist, robotic surgeon, principal investigator

Positions and areas of interest:

• Robot surgeon within the Prostate Cancer Network Netherlands
• Member of the Medical and Research and Logistics Committee of the Prostate Cancer Network of the Netherlands
• Chair of the Prostate Cancer focus group at the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital
• Center for Early Diagnosis Prostate Cancer

Qualifications:

• 2017: Fellowship EAU Robotic Urology Section Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
• 2015: Rob Sutherland Research Fellowship at Urology St. Vincent's Prostate cancer Centre and Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney Australia
• 2012: Promotion of the effectiveness of early diagnosis and screening of prostate cancer at Erasmus University Rotterdam

Scientific publications:

van Leeuwen PJ and cancer - Search Results - PubMed (nih.gov)