prof. dr. B.L.A.M. (Bas) Weusten
prof. dr. B.L.A.M. (Bas) Weusten
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Research Programs
Biography
Biography
Bas L.A.M. Weusten (1967) is professor at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands. He has as graduated from medical school at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He has written his PhD thesis on gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophageal perception from 1992 to 1995. After his traineeship in gastroenterology he became a staff member at St Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands in 2002.
In 2011 he became professor of Innovative GI Endoscopy at the University Medical Center in Amsterdam. In 2017 he moved to Utrecht, where he became appointed as professor of GI Endoscopy at the University Medical Center Utrecht. He chaired the Dutch society for gastrointestinal endoscopy for many years.
His main focus in both clinical work and research is on endoscopic management of early neoplasia of the upper GI tract. He leads the endoscopic esophageal research group in the RAKU (Regionaal Acedemisch Kanker Centrum) collaboration. He has been involved in several national and international guidelines, and chaired the ESGE Position Statement on the Endoscopic Management of Barrett’s Esophagus.
Side Activities
2009-2010: Member Dutch Guideline Committee Gastric Cancer
2010-2018: Chair section Digestive Endoscopy NVGE
2012-2020: Member Scientific Advisary board St Antonius Research Fund
2014-2015: Member Dutch Guideline Committee Barrett’s Oeosophagus
2016-2017: Chair ESGE Positition Statement on Barrett’s Oesophagus
2016-2019: Member ESGE (European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) Research Upper-GI Working group
2016-2018: Member ESGE (European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) WG QIC Performance measures upper GI endoscopy
2017-2018: Member ESGE European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) curriculum WG on ESD
2017-2020: Member ESGE (European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) Guideline Committee
2018-2019: Member UEG (United European Gastroenterology) guideline on Achalasia
2018-2020: Chair ESGE (European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) position statement on endoscopic management of GI motility disorders
2019-2021: Member Medical Advisary Board ECM Therapeutics
2019-2022: Member organizing committee ESGE-days 2020-2021
2021: Member of DSMB of SPHINX-study
3 Feb 2022: speekers fee Pentax Medical (lecture on cryoablation therapy for Barrett's related neoplasia)
28 April 2022: speekers fee Pentax Medical (satellite symposium on EGSE days)
31 May 2022: speekers fee Pentax Medical for lecture on training day for sales representatives
2022: Concultancy Pentax Medical
2022: Chair ESGE (European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) guideline (revision) on Barrett's esophagus
2022: Chair ESGE (European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) curriculum working group on esophageal cancer
Reviewer for several international journals
Research Output (254)
Fockens K. N., Jong M. R., Jukema J. B., Boers T. G.W., Kusters C. H.J., van der Putten J. A., Pouw R. E., Duits Lucas C., Montazeri N. S.M., van Munster S. N., Weusten B. L.A.M., Alvarez Herrero L., Houben M. H.M.G., Nagengast W. B., Westerhof J., Alkhalaf Alaa, Mallant-Hent R. C., Scholten P., Ragunath Krish, Seewald S., Elbe Peter, Baldaque-Silva Francisco, Barret Maximilien, Ortiz Fernández-Sordo J., Villarejo G. Moral, Pech O., Beyna Torsten, van der Sommen F., de With P. H., de Groof A. J., Bergman J. J., Alkhalaf Alaa, Alvarez Herrero Lorenza, Baldaque-Silva Francisco, Barret Maximilien, Bergman Jacques J., Beyna Torsten, Bisschops Raf, Boers Tim G., Curvers Wouter, Deprez Pierre H., Duits Lucas C., Elbe Peter, Esteban Jose M., Falk Gary W., Fockens K. N., Ganguly Eric, Ginsberg Gregory G., de Groof Albert J., Weusten B. L.A.M., Dec 2023, In: The Lancet Digital Health. 5 , p. e905-e916
Beaufort I N, Verbeek R E, Bosman J H, Al-Toma A, Bogte A, Alvarez Herrero L, Weusten B L A M Oct 2023, In: Endoscopy international open. 11 , p. E992-E1000
Beaufort I N, Milne A N, Alderlieste Y A, Baars J E, Bos P R, Burger J P W, van Heel N C M, Ledeboer M, Lieverse R J, van de Meeberg P C, Meeuse J J, Naber A H J, Pullens H J M, Scheffer R C H, Sikkema M, Verbeek R E, Verhagen M A M T, van de Vrie W, Willems M, Weusten B L A M Oct 2023, In: Endoscopy international open. 11 , p. E952-E962
van Tuyll van Serooskerken Eleonora Sofie, Gallo Gabriele, Weusten Bas L, Westerhof Jessie, Brosens Lodewijk Aa, Zwaveling Sander, Ruiterkamp Jetske, Hulscher Jan Bf, Arets Hubertus Gm, Bittermann Arnold Jn, van der Zee David C, Tytgat Stefaan Haj, Lindeboom Maud Ya 16 Sep 2023, In: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 15 , p. 553-563 11 p.
Den Boer Robin, Fourie Lana, Weusten Bas, Moons Leon, Bleys Ronald, Cuesta Miguel, Ruurda Jelle, van Hillegersberg Richard Aug 2023, In: Anticancer Research. 43 , p. 3553-3561 9 p.
Honing Judith, Keith Tan W, Dieninyte Egle, O'Donovan Maria, Brosens Lodewijk, Weusten Bas, di Pietro Massimiliano Jun 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18
van der Horst S., Weijs T. J., Braunius W. W., Mook S., Mohammed N. Haj, Brosens L., van Rossum P. S.N., Weusten B. L.A.M., Ruurda J. P., van Hillegersberg R. 1 May 2023, In: Annals of surgical oncology. 30 , p. 2755-2756 2 p.
van der Horst S., Weijs T. J., Braunius W. W., Mook S., Mohammed N. Haj, Brosens L., van Rossum P. S.N., Weusten B. L.A.M., Ruurda J. P., van Hillegersberg R. May 2023, In: Annals of surgical oncology. 30 , p. 2743-2752 10 p.
Fockens Kiki N., Jukema Jelmer B., Boers Tim, Jong Martijn R., van der Putten Joost A., Pouw Roos E., Weusten Bas L.A.M., Alvarez Herrero Lorenza, Houben Martin H.M.G., Nagengast Wouter B., Westerhof Jessie, Alkhalaf Alaa, Mallant Rosalie, Ragunath Krish, Seewald Stefan, Elbe Peter, Barret Maximilien, Ortiz Fernández-Sordo Jacobo, Pech Oliver, Beyna Torsten, van der Sommen Fons, de With Peter H., de Groof A. Jeroen, Bergman Jacques J. May 2023, In: United European Gastroenterology Journal. 11 , p. 324-336 13 p.
Frederiks Charlotte N, Weusten Bas L A M 4 Apr 2023, In: Annals of Surgical Oncology. 30 , p. 4012-4013 2 p.