Area of expertise
Specialty
Pediatric Hematology
Subspecialty
Pediatric Hematologic Oncology
Diseases
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Experience
Pediatric Oncologist, Princess Máxima Center
Utrecht, Netherlands. From 2018
Director, Princess Máxima Center Academy & Outreach
Utrecht, Netherlands. From 2015
Full professor of Pediatric Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, VU Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands. From 2006
Pediatric Oncologist/Hematologist, Amsterdam UMC, VU Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2000 - 2018
Dutch Cancer Society Clinical Fellow, Leiden University Medical Center, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, VU Amsterdam, EKZ/AMC-Amsterdam
Netherlands and United Kingdom. 1998 - 2000
Education
PhD research, Amsterdam UMC, VU Amsterdam: “Glucocorticoid response in vivo and in vitro in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia"
1993
MD, VU Amsterdam
1988
Biography
Dr. Gertjan Kaspers is a highly accomplished Pediatric Oncologist with expertise in acute myeloid leukemia and acute promyelocytic leukemia. He obtained his medical degree with honors from VU Amsterdam and completed his PhD research on "Glucocorticoid response in vivo and in vitro in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia" at Amsterdam UMC, VU Amsterdam. He has nearly 20 years of experience as a Pediatric Oncologist/Hematologist at Amsterdam UMC, VU Amsterdam, where he currently serves as a Full
Affiliations
Chairman of the Board, Dutch Association for Pediatrics (NVK), section Oncology
Member, ALL 10 protocol Committee Dutch Childhood Oncology Group (DCOG)
Chairman, Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Committee, DCOG
Chairman, DCOG Protocol Committee for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Chairman, International Outreach program, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
Awards
Royal award "Knight in the order of the Dutch Lion"
2022
Recognition as ‘Melvin Jones Fellow’ by Lions Club International Foundation, for “dedicated humanitarian services”
2021
Winner, best poster award at “Acute Leukemias” symposia, Münster, Germany
1994
Winner, Dutch PHARMACIA Research Grant
1993
Winner, best poster award at “Acute Leukemias” symposia, Münster, Germany
1991
Publications
Dr. Gertjan Kaspers has more than 500 publications