Head and Neck Surgeon
Prof.dr. A.J.M. Balm, MD PhD FRCS FACS
Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon (Chairman Workgroup head and neck)
Born: December 8, 1950, Haarlem (The Netherlands)
Fields of interest
- chemoradiation for organ sparing therapy
- translational research (prognostic markers, immunotherapy)
- pediatric head and neck oncology
- head and neck melanoma
- Functional operability
Training
- 1978 – 1982 Postgraduate training Otolaryngology, dept. ENT/Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital VU, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Prof. dr G.B. Snow/Prof. dr L. Feenstra)
- 1982 – 1987 Surgical oncology training Head and Neck, Reconstruction and Skull Base Surgery, dept. ENT/Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital VU, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Mr R.M. Tiwari/Prof. dr G.B. Snow)
Fellowship and Clinical Experience
- March 1984 – August 1984, Visiting Research Scientist, University of Michigan, dept. ENT/Head and Neck Surgery, Ann Arbor, USA
- June 1985 – June 1987, Chef de Clinique, Dept. ENT/Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital VU, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- January 1988 – August 1989, Chef de Policlinique, dept. ENT/Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital VU, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Since August 1989, Staff Surgical Oncology Head & Neck, NKI/AvL, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Academic Thesis
1982 Thesis on “Mononuclear phagocyte function in head and neck cancer”, Free University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Memberships
- 1982: Netherlands Society for Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery
- 1982: Dutch Working Party on Head and Neck Tumours (NWHHT)
- 1991 – 1998: American Society for Head and Neck Surgery (corresponding member)
- 1992 – 1998: Melanoma working party IKA (Comprehensive Cancer Center Amsterdam)
- 1993: British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists (corresponding member)
- 1993: Head and Neck Cancer Cooperative Group (EORTC)
- 1994: The Dutch Society for Surgical Oncology
- 1994 – 1998: The Society of Head and Neck Surgeons (corresponding member)
- 1995: Dutch Society of Oncology
- 1995: American College of Surgeons (FACS)
- 1998: American Head & Neck Society (corresponding member)
- 1998: Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum (ORLAS)
- 1998: Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS)
- 2000: European Society of Surgical Oncology
Main Research
- Cyclin D1 as a prognostic marker for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (in collaboration with RJAM Michalides)
- Perioperative immunotherapy (IL-2, IFN-a, GM-CSF) (in collaboration with CG de Gast)
- Development third generation Provox voice prosthesis (in collaboration with FJM Hilgers)
- Hypoxia and perfusion in human tumors: quantification and implication for treatment outcome (funded by NKB/KWF) (in collaboration with AC Begg and K Haustermans)
- Prognostic markers predicting response after intensive chemoradiation (in collaboration with MWM vd Brekel, CRN Rasch)
- Models predicting functional inoperability