drs. V. (Bas) Voorn
drs. V. (Bas) Voorn
- 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 (223)
Knabe Mate, Beyna Torsten, Rösch Thomas, Bergman Jacques, Manner Hendrik, May Andrea, Schachschal Guido, Neuhaus Horst, Kandler Jennis, Weusten Bas, Pech Oliver, Faiss Siegbert, Anders Mario, Vieth Michael, Sehner Susanne, Bisschops Raf, Bhandari Pradeep, Ell Christian, Ehlken Hanno 30 Nov 2021, In: American Journal of Gastroenterology. 117 , p. 110-119 10 p.
Busslinger Georg A, de Barbanson Buys, Oka Rurika, Weusten Bas L A, de Maat Michiel, van Hillegersberg Richard, Brosens Lodewijk A A, van Boxtel Ruben, van Oudenaarden Alexander, Clevers Hans 23 Nov 2021, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118 , p. 1-12
van de Ven Steffi E M, Suzuki Lucia, Gotink Annieke W, Ten Kate Fiebo J C, Nieboer Daan, Weusten Bas L A M, Brosens Lodewijk A A, van Hillegersberg Richard, Alvarez Herrero Lorenza, Seldenrijk Cees A, Alkhalaf Alaa, Moll Freek C P, Curvers Wouter, van Lijnschoten Ineke G, Tang Thjon J, van der Valk Hans, Nagengast Wouter B, Kats-Ugurlu Gursah, Plukker John T M, Houben Martin H M G, van der Laan Jaap S, Pouw Roos E, Bergman Jacques J G H M, Meijer Sybren L, van Berge Henegouwen Mark I, Wijnhoven Bas P L, de Jonge Pieter J F, Doukas Michael, Bruno Marco J, Biermann Katharina, Koch Arjun D 5 Oct 2021, In: United European Gastroenterology Journal. 9 , p. 1066-1073 8 p.
Zwager Liselotte W, Bastiaansen Barbara, van der Spek Bas, Heine Dimitri, Schreuder Ramon Michel, Perk Lars, Weusten Bas L A M, Boonstra Jurjen J, van der Sluis Hedwig, Wolters Hugo J, Bekkering Frank, Rietdijk Svend T, Schwartz M P, Nagengast Wouter B, Ten Hove Rogier, Terhaar Sive Droste Jochim S, Rando Munoz Francisco J, Vlug Marije S, Beaumont Hanneke, Houben Martin H M G, Seerden Tom C J, de Wijkerslooth Thomas, Gielisse Eric A R, Hazewinkel Yark, de Ridder Rogier, Straathof Jan-Willem A, van der Vlugt Manon, Koens L, Fockens Paul, Dekker Evelien 6 Sep 2021, In: Endoscopy. 54 , p. 475-485 11 p.
Frederiks Charlotte N, van de Water Jolanda M W, Ebrahimi Gati, Weusten Bas L A M 6 Jul 2021, In: European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 34 , p. 354-357 4 p.
van Munster Sanne N, Frederiks Charlotte N, Nieuwenhuis Esther A, Alvarez Herrero Lorenza, Bogte Auke, Alkhalaf Alaa, Schenk Boudewijn E, Schoon Erik J, Curvers Wouter L, Koch Arjun D, van de Ven Steffi E M, de Jonge Pieter J F, Tang Thjon J, Nagengast Wouter B, Peters Frans T M, Westerhof Jessie, Houben Martin H M G, Bergman Jacques J G H M, Pouw Roos E, Weusten Bas L A M 1 Jun 2021, In: Endoscopy. 54 , p. 229-240 12 p.
Van Munster Sanne, Frederiks Charlotte, Herrero L. Alvarez, Bogte Auke, Alkhalaf A., Schenk B. E., Schoon Erik. J., Curvers Wouter, Koch Arjun D., Van De Ven Steffi E., De Jonge P. J. F., Tang Thjon J., Nagengast Wouter B., Peters Frans, Westerhof Jessie, Houben Martin H., Bergman Jacques, Pouw Roos E., Weusten Bas L. Jun 2021, In: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 93 , p. AB283-AB284
Honing Judith, Dieninyte Egle, O'Donovan Maria, Brosens Lodewijk A., Fitzgerald Rebecca C., Weusten Bas L., Di Pietro Massimiliano Jun 2021, In: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 93 , p. AB59-AB59
Verheij Eva P., Van Munster Sanne N., Nieuwenhuis Esther, van Tilburg Laurelle, Offerhaus Johan, Meijer Sybren L., Brosens Lodewijk A., Weusten Bas L., Alkhalaf A., Schenk B. E., Schoon Erik. J., Curvers Wouter, Van De Ven Steffi E., Nagengast Wouter B., Houben Martin H., Bergman Jacques, Koch Arjun D., Pouw Roos E. Jun 2021, In: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 93 , p. AB290-AB291
Overwater Anouk, Weusten Bas L A M, Ruurda Jelle P, van Hillegersberg Richard, Bennink Roel J, de Keizer Bart, Meijer Sybren L, Brosens Lodewijk A A, Pouw Roos E, Bergman Jacques J G H M, van Berge Henegouwen Mark I, Gisbertz Suzanne S 27 May 2021, In: Surgical endoscopy. 36 , p. 2671-2679 9 p.