Head and Neck Surgeon
Born November 1, 1961 in Heerlen (The Netherlands)
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Oratie Michiel van den Brekel
Faculty of Humanities, ACLC
University of Amsterdam
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Fields of interest
- Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology
- Biology of Cancer and Metastases
- Rehabilitation of after surgery and chemoradiation
- Head and Neck Imaging
Training
- 1980 – 1987 Medicine at the Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium (cum laude).
- ECFMG degree (American Medical Degree).
- 1988 December – 1990 December: researcher for the Dutch Cancer Society in the Free University Hospital in Amsterdam
- January 1990 – December 1994 resident in training for otolaryngology at the Free University Hospital in Amsterdam (Chairman: Prof.Dr.G.B.Snow).
Fellowship and Appointments
- 1995 and 1996 clinical-research fellow of the Dutch Cancer Society. Locations: the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (dr. Hilgers), the Mount Sinaï Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children in
- Toronto (Prof .Freeman), the Academic Hospital Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam (Prof. Snow), University Hospital in Kiel, Germany (Prof. Rudert).
- 1997 until 2000 assistant professor in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery of the Academic Hospital Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam
- 2000 – staff member at the Netherlands Cancer Institute.
- 2001-2013 staff member at the department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam
- 11- 2011 – part-time professor at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Amsterdam
- 2011 – Chairman of the department of Head and Neck Oncology and Surgery
- 2013- staff member at the department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam
Academic Thesis
- April 1992: Lymph node metastases in the neck, a radiological and histopathological study (cum laude). Promotor: Prof.Dr.G.B.Snow and Prof.Dr.J.Valk.
Honors and Awards
- 1992 European Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies Scientific award
- 1993 Dutch ENT-Duphar year award for the academic thesis
- 1996 Poster prize Dutch Society of ORL and Cervicofacial Surgery
- 2004 visiting Professor at the University of Toronto
- 2007: Lifetime Honorary Member of the Indian Foundation for head and Neck Oncology
- 2007: visiting professor at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- 2007: Scientific Advisory Board of the Polish Journal of Otolaryngology
- 2009: Associate editor of the Internacional Archives of Otolaryngology (Brazil, open Access)
- 2009- Member of editorial board of Journal of Oncology (open access)
- 2009- Member of editorial board of Oral Oncology
- 2010-Member of the Israeli Head and Neck Society
- 2013: Honorary Member of South African Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- 2017 Corresponding Member of the German Society of Otolaryngology
Memberships
- Dutch Society of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
- Dutch Cooperative Group of Head and Neck Oncology
- Dutch Society of Oncology
- American Society for Head and Neck Surgery
- American Association for Cancer Research
- Dutch-Flemish Society of Head and Neck Radiology
- Indian Foundation for Head and Neck Oncology (honorary)
- Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum – Amicitiae Sacrum
- Honorary member of the Israeli Head and Neck Society
Peer-Reviewed Publications (Link via MEDLINE)
Chapters in Books
- van den Brekel MWM, Castelijns JA, Stel HV, Valk J, Luth WJ, Golding RP, van der Waal I, Snow GB. MR imaging of cervical lymph nodes: Comparison of different MR imaging methods. In: Radiology Proceedings, pp 20-21, Biomedis, Tokyo 1990.
- Snow GB, van den Brekel MWM, Leemans CR, Patel P. Surgical managment of cervical lymph nodes in patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Page:43-55, in: Carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx. Eds: H.-D.Pape, U.Ganzer and G.Schmitt. Springer Verlag Berlin-Heidelberg 1994.
- van den Brekel MWM, Castelijns JA, Snow GB. Staging of the N0 neck in laryngeal cancer. In: Laryngeal Cancer, Eds: R.Smee and G.P.Bridger, Excerpta Medica, International Congress Series, Elsevier, Amsterdam 1994.
- Freeman J, van den Brekel M. Management of advanced neck metastases. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Head and neck Cancer, Toronto 1996, Pages: 451-456.
- Castelijns JA, van den Brekel MWM, Manoliu RA, Snow GB. Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology of the N0-neck. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Head and neck Cancer, Toronto 1996, Pages:526-533.
- van den Brekel MWM, Castelijns JA. New developments in imaging of neck node metastases. In: Medical Radiology – Diagnostic Imaging: Modern Head and Neck Imaging. Eds. Mukherji SK, Castelijns JA. Springer Verlag 1998.
- Nieuwenhuis EJC, Colnot DR, Pijpers HJ, Castelijns JA, van Diest PJ, Brakenhoff RH, Snow GB, van den Brekel MWM. Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology of sentinel lymph nodes in head and neck cancer patients. In: Lymphologie gegen Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts. Eds. BM Lippert, IO Rathcke, JA Werner. Shaker Verlag Aachen 1999. Pages: 197-206.
- van den Brekel MWM, Nieuwenhuis EJC, Castelijns JA. Bildgebung und Behandlung von zervikalen Lymphknotenmetastasen. In Symposiumband Klinische Onkologie 2000/’01. Ed. S.L.Roth. Dressler & Schreiner GmbH Düsseldorf 2000. Pages: 11-15.
- van den Brekel MWM, Greven AJ. Keel-, neus- en oorafwijkingen. In Algemene ziekteleer voor tandartsen. Eds: Brand HS, van Diermen DE, Makkes PC. Bohn Stafleu van Loghum 2001.
- Castelijns JA, van den Brekel MWM, Mukerji SK, Lameris JS. Ultrasound of the neck. In Head and Neck Imaging. 4th edition. Eds: Som PM, Curtin HD. Mosby St Louis 2003.
- van den Brekel MWM. Schilder A.G.M. Aandoeningen van de farynx. Nederlands leerboek KNO. Eds: Huizing EH, Snow GB. Bohn Stafleu van Loghum 2003.
- van den Brekel MWM, Ljumanovic R, Castelijns JA. Imaging characteristics of regional metastasis. In: Prognosis in head and neck cancer. Ed: RJ Baatenburg de Jong. Taylor & Francis, London New York 2006, ISBN 1 84184 483 7, pages 197-213.
- Castelijns JA, van den Brekel MWM. Neck Nodal Disease. In: Head and Neck Cancer Imaging. Ed: Robert Hermans *(series: Medical Radiology) Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York 2006, isbn 3-540-22027-5, pages 293-309.
- van den Brekel MWM, Greven AJ. Keel-, neus- en oorafwijkingen. In Algemene Ziekteleer voor Tandartsen. Eds. HS Brand, DE van Diermen, PC Makkes. Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, Houten 2006 (ISBN 90 313 4816 3, p: 159-167).
- van den Brekel MWM, Castelijns JA. Ultrasound Surveillance for Head and Neck Cancer. In Head and Neck Ultrasonography. Ed Lisa A Orloff. Plural Publishing, 2008. ISBN: 1597560758.
- van den Brekel MWM, Hoebers FJP. Extranodal Spread as a Marker for Poor Prognosis and the Need for Postoperatieve Chemoradiation: Some Critical Thoughts. In Cancer Metastases research. Ed. Akira Watanabe. Nova Science Publisher Inc 2008. ISBN 978-1-60456-130-2.
- Michiel van den Brekel, Frans J.M. Hilgers. Preoperative workup of the neck in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. In: Pearls and Pitfalls in Head and neck Surgery. Ed CR Cernea. Karger, Basel 2008. ISBN 978-3-8055-8425-8.
- Frans J.M. Hilgers, Michiel van den Brekel. Practical tips for voice rehabilitation after pharyngolaryngectomy. In: Pearls and Pitfalls in Head and neck Surgery. Ed CR Cernea. Karger, Basel 2008. ISBN 978-3-8055-8425-8.
- F.J.M. Hilgers, L.C.W. Pols, M. van Rossum, M.W.M. van den Brekel. Proceedings Invitational Round Table “Evidence-based Voice and Speech Rehabilitation in Head and Neck Cancer” May 15-16, 2008, Amsterdam. Publisher: Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam 2008.
- Castelijns JA, van den Brekel MWM. Linfoma del cuello. in ‘Imagenologia en Cancer de Cabeza y Cuello’. Ed: Robert Hermans, Publisher: Amolca, Venezuela 2008, isbn 9789588328386.
- Hilgers FJM, van den Brekel MWM. Chapter 113: Vocal and Speech Rehabilitation Following Laryngectomy. In: Cummings Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery 2010, 1594-1610.
- Hilgers FJM, Balm AJM, van den Brekel MWM, Tan IB. Chapter 13. Surgery for larynx and hypopharyngeal cancer; e. Voice restoration. In: Surgery of Larynx and Trachea. Editors: Remacle and Eckel. Springer Verlag, Stuttgart (in press).
- MWM van den Brekel, CL Zuur, SP Malkoski, and XJ Wang. Pre-clinical models for head and neck cancer treatments. In: Head and Neck Cancer: Multimodality Management, edited by Dr. Jacques Bernier. Springer (in press)