Prof Dr Dirk Van Raemdonck

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1. Full names

Dirk Emiel Marie VAN RAEMDONCK

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2. Date and place of birth

15 April 1959, Beveren-Waas, Belgium

3. Professional address

Department of Thoracic Surgery
University Hospital Gasthuisberg
Herestraat 49
B-3000 Leuven

tel: +32-16-34 68 20
dect: +32 16 34 09 09
mobile: +32-484 44 34 18
E-mail: dirk.vanraemdonck@uzleuven.be

4. Military service

1993 (reserve-lieutenant)

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5. Education

1965-1971 : Primary School: Sint-Thomas College, Antwerp
1971-1977 : High School: Sint-Thomas College, Antwerp (Latin-Greek)
1977-1984 : Medical School: KU Leuven

6. University Diploma's

28 June 1980 : Bachelor in Medicine: KU Leuven
29 June 1984 : Doctor in Medicine: KU Leuven
31 July 1990 : Consulting Physician in Surgery: KU Leuven
22 May 1998 : Doctor in Medical Sciences: KU Leuven
10 June 2004 : Certificate in Hospital Management: KU Leuven

7. Postgraduate training

01/08/1984-31/07/1986 :

Assistant in training, Department of general surgery, Virga Jesse Ziekenhuis, Hasselt, Belgium (Dr J Kesteman & Dr F. Roekaerts)

01/08/1986-31/12/1989 :

Assistant in training, Department of general surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (Prof Dr JA Gruwez)

01/01/1990-31/12/1990 :

Registrar, Department of thoracic surgery, East Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, U.K. (Prof HR Matthews)

01/01/1991-30/06/1991 :

Research Fellow, Department of thoracic surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA (Dr RJ Ginsberg)

01/07/1991-31/12/1991 :

Transplant Registrar, Cardiothoracic Transplant Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K. (Prof JH Dark)

8. Scholarships / Research Grants

1990 : Research Scholarship ISDE (Tokyo)
1990 : Travel Grant Foundation Horlait-Dapsens (Brussels)
1991 : Nato Research Fellowship (Brussels)
1994 - 1997: NFWO-Levenslijn n° 7.0036.94 (Brussels)
1997 - 1999: FWO G.0298.98 (Brussels)
1999 - 2014: FWO G.3C04.99: Senior Clinical Investigator (Brussels)
2000 - 2001: FWO G.0155.00 (Brussels)
2001 - 2003: KUL OT/TBA/01/41 (Leuven)
2002 - 2005: FWO G.0093.02 (Brussels)
2003 - 2007: KUL OT/03/55 (Leuven)
2006 - 2008: FWO G.0576.06 (Brussels)
2005 - 2006: ISHLT Research Fellowship Award (Dr A. Neyrinck)
2007 - 2010: FWO G.0282.07 (Brussels)
2010 - 2011: ESOT Senior Clinical Research Grant (Groningen)
2011 - 2015: KUL OT/11/79 (Leuven)

9. Awards

01/06/1990 : Prize for the best presented junior paper at the Midlands Cardiothoracic Surgical Meeting, Leicester, U.K.
06/05/1995 : Prize A Duprez (Royal Belgian Society for Surgery) for the best paper published in the Acta Chirurgica Belgica 1994, Brussels.
09/12/1998 : Prize J. Bernheim (Cardiac Surgical Foundation) for cardiothoracic research, Brussels.
28/04/2000 : Prize R. Kiekens (Royal Belgian Society for Surgery) for the best experimental work, Knokke.
01/11/2000 : Brompton Prize (European Society of Thoracic Surgeons) for the best presentation at the 8th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery, London, U.K.
20/11/2010 : Best abstract award (Belgian Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery) for the best abstract at the 15^th Congress on Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Brussels, Belgium
17/11/2012 : Best abstract award (Belgian Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery) for for best abstract presented at the 17^th Congress on Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Gent, Belgium

10. Memberships

1985 : The International College of Surgeons (ICS)
1986 : The Flemish Association for Gastroenterology (VVGE)
1987 : The Royal Belgian Society for Surgery ( RBSS)
1989 : The International Society for Diseases of The Oesophagus (ISDE)
1990 : The International Academy of Chest Physicians and Surgeons (ACCP)
1992 : The European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT)
1994 : The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
1994 : The Belgian Transplantation Society (BTS)
1994 : The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
1995 : The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
1996 : The Belgian Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (BACTS)
1999 : The Belgian Professional Surgical Association (BPSA)
1999 : Le Groupe Thorax (Thorax)
2000 : The Belgian Association for Pediatric Surgery (BELAPS)
2004 : The European Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ESHLT)
2004 : The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)
2005 : The European Respiratory Society (ERS)
2005 : The European Association for Surgery (ESA)
2009 : La Societa Medico-Chirurgica, Bologna (Honorary member)
2009 : The Royal Academy for Medicine Belgium (KAGB)
2010: The International Thymic Malignancies Interest Group (ITMIG)
2011: The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)
2013: The Transplantation Society (TTS)

11. Fellowships

23 January 1998 : Fellow of The European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons (FEBTCS)
14 June 2014: Fellow of the European Board of Thoracic Surgery (FEBTS)
7 September 2014: Fellow of the European Respiratory Society (FERS)

12. Organizational Responsabilities

1997 - present: secretary of the "LOK/GLEM" group n°1273 on thoracic surgery
1998 - 2005 : Treasurer of the Royal Belgian Society for Surgery (RBSS)
1998 - present : Member of the review board for the Acta Chirurgica Belgica
1998 - 2004 : Secretary of the Belgian Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (BACTS)
2001 - present : Secretary of the Thoracic Advisory Committee of the Belgian Transplantation Society (BTS)
2000 - present: Secretary of the Belgian Surgical Internet Committee (BESIC)
2000 - 2001: Belgian Representative in the Computer Service Working Group, Eurotransplant International Foundation (ET)
2000 - present: BACTS Thoracic Representative in the Belgian Professional Surgical Association (BPSA)
2000 - 2005: Webmaster of the Belgian Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (BACTS)
2002 - 2003: Belgian Representative in the Thoracic Advisory Committee, Eurotransplant International Foundation (ET)
2002-2004: Belgian Regent for the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
2002 - present: Member of the General Thoracic Biology Club of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)
2003 - 2005: councillor of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
2004 - present: Board member of the Belgian Transplantation Society (BTS)
2005-2006: Co-Chair of the PGD working group of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
2005-2019: Board member of Eurotransplant International Foundation (ETI)
2006-2012 General-Secretary of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
2006-2013: Chair Thoracic Committee, European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT)
2007-2013: Director Annual Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
2008 - 2009: President of the Royal Belgian Society for Surgery (RBSS)
2009 - present: President of the Royal Association for Belgian Medical Societies (KVBMG)
2010-2013: Vice-President Collegium Chirurgicum
2010-present: BLMTP representative in the National Council for Transplantation
2012- 2013: President of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
2015- 2019: member of the Task Force General Thoracic Surgery of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
2014-2017: Co-Chair of the PGD working group of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
2015-2019: Chair of the DCD donor registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
2016-2019: Member Board of Directors of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
2018- : President UEMS Section of Thoracic Surgery (UEMS)
2020- : member Supervisory Board, Eurotransplant International Foundation (ETI)
2020-2021: Member of the Governance Nominating Committee of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
2020-2021: Member of the Publications Oversight Committee of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
2022-2025: chair Supervisory Board, Eurotransplant International Foundation (ETI)
2023-2026: President Royal Academy for Medicine of Belgium (KAGB)
2023: Editor-in-chief Journal Heart Lung Transplantation Open (JHLTO)
2024-: Member of the Superior Council of Medical Specialists and General Practioners (Hoge Raad)
07-08/2026: Medical Director AZ Sint Maria Hospital, Halle

13. Clinical Responsabilities (UZ Leuven)

► Head of Clinic, Department of Thoracic Surgery (01/11/2001 – 30/09/2024)

Clinical Care Programmes:

Lung Transplantation
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Bullectomy
Lung Metastases
Infectious and Systemic Lung Diseases
Mediastinal Tumours
Chest Wall Tumours

► Consultant, Department of Thoracic Surgery (01/10/2024 – 30/09/2027)

► Chair, Council for Transplantation & Head of the Transplant Center (01/10/2006 – 30/09/2024)

► Secretary, Medical Council (01/01/2015 - 31/12/2017)

14. Academic Responsabilities (KU Leuven)

► 2009-2024 : Full Professor (15%), Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven

Teaching Mandate: (01/10/2017 - 30/09/2024):

Master in Medicine & Master after Master in Specialized Medicine

E0C93A Respiratory Diseases
E06O3A Communicatie voor heelkunde, 2
E0C00A Ademhaling
E01X0A Praktische oefeningen in evidence-based medicine, deel 1 (heelkunde)
U02C8A Heelkundig zorgtraject
E06Y3A Heelkundig zorgtraject
E05V1A Verdieping in de Heelkundige disciplines
E05V0A Klinische stage in de Heelkundige disciplines, deel 2
E04V9A Klinische stage in de Heelkundige disciplines, deel 1
E09T0A Probleemoplossend vermogen en vaardigheden in de heelkunde, deel 2
E01T5A Probleemoplossend vermogen en vaardigheden in de heelkunde, deel 1
E06S4A Aanvullingen in de heelkunde, deel 2
E00S1A Praktische oefeningen in evidence-based medicine, deel 2 (heelkunde)
E03R5A Aanvullingen in de heelkunde, deel 1
E00R7A Masterproef
E06L8A Probleemoplossend klinisch redeneren (Masterproef deel 2)

► 1998-2020: Head, Laboratory for Experimental Thoracic Surgery, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Group Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven

► 2012-2020 : Program Director Bachelor and Master in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Group Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven

► 2024- : Emeritus Professor (10%), Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven

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15. Publications

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1. D Van Raemdonck, J Kesteman, F Roekaerts, P Jadoul. Treatment of postpneumonectomy empyema with or without bronchopleural fistula. Acta Chir Belg 1990;90:59-66. [abstract]

2. D Van Raemdonck, G Deneffe, J Verschakelen. Longsequestratie. Tijdsch Geneesk 1992;48:647-656.

3. D Van Raemdonck, A Schneider, RJ Ginsberg. Surgical treatment for higher stage non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:999-1013. [abstract]

4. D Van Raemdonck, W Coosemans, T Lerut. Vertical axillary thoracotomy. Acta Chir Belg 1993;93:207-211. [abstract]

5. D Van Raemdonck, W Coosemans, H Witvrouwen, T Lerut. Het gebruik van de minitracheotomie voor de behandeling van post-operatieve sputumretentie. Tijdschr Geneeskunde 1993;49:1749-1759.

6. D Van Raemdonck, G Verleden, W Coosemans, E Michiels, P De Leyn, B Buyse, M Demedts, T Lerut, and the Leuven Lung Transplant Group. Isolated Lung Transplantation; Initial experience at the University Hospitals Leuven. Acta Chir Belg 1994;94:245-257. [abstract]

7. DEM Van Raemdonck. A nearly fatal tracheal obstruction resulting from a transtracheal oxygen catheter. Chest 1994;106:1306 (letter to editor). [full text]

8. D Van Raemdonck, G Verleden, L Roels, F Van Gelder, W Coosemans, P De Leyn, G Deneffe, J Vanhaecke, W Daenen, M Demedts, and T Lerut for The Leuven Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Group.The futile donor run for lungs accepted for transplantation. Eurotransplant Newsletter 1995;129:45-46.

9. DEM Van Raemdonck, NCP Jannis, FRL Rega, PRJ De Leyn, WJ Flameng, TE Lerut. Delay of adenosine triphosphate depletion and hypoxanthine formation in rabbit lung after death. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:233-41. [abstract] [full text]

10. DEM Van Raemdonck, NCP Jannis, FRL Rega, PRJ De Leyn, WJ Flameng, TE Lerut. External cooling of warm ischemic rabbit lungs after death. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:331-7. [abstract] [full text]

11. D Van Raemdonck, W Coosemans, P De Leyn, G Deneffe, T Lerut. Experience with minitracheostomy following oesophageal resection. In: Peracchia, et al (eds). Recent Advances in Diseases of The Esophagus - Selected papers in The Sixth World Congress of The International Society for Diseases of The Esophagus, Milan, Italy, August 23-26, 1995. Bologna: Monduzzi Editore, 1996:541-5.

12. D Van Raemdonck, E Van Cutsem, J Menten, N Ectors, W Coosemans, P De Leyn, T Lerut. Induction therapy for clinical T4 oesophageal carcinoma; a plea for continued surgical exploration. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997;11:828-37. [abstract] [full text]

13. DEM Van Raemdonck, NCP Jannis, FRL Rega, PRJ De Leyn, WJ Flameng, TE Lerut. Extended preservation of ischemic pulmonary grafts by postmortem alveolar expansion. Ann Thorac Surg 1997;64:801-8. [abstract] [full text]

14. DEM Van Raemdonck, NCP Jannis, PRJ De Leyn, WJ Flameng, TE Lerut. Alveolar expansion itself but not continuous oxygen supply enhances postmortem preservation of pulmonary grafts. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;13:431-442. [abstract] [full text]

15. D Van Raemdonck. Lung viability after circulatory arrest; an experimental study in rabbits (thesis). Acta Biomedica Lovaniensia, 170. Leuven University Press, 1998.

16. D Van Raemdonck, E Van Cutsem, W Van Den Bogaert, N Ectors, J Verschakelen, W Coosemans, P De Leyn, G Deneffe, T Lerut. Induction chemo-radiotherapy for clinical T4 esophageal carcinoma. Can J Gastroenterol 1998;12:76B (abstract).

17. DEM Van Raemdonck, NCP Jannis, PRJ De Leyn, WJ Flameng, TE Lerut. Warm ischemic tolerance in collapsed pulmonary grafts is limited to 1 hour. Ann Surg 1998;228:788-796. [abstract] [full text]

18. D Van Raemdonck, G Verleden, J Vanhaecke, K De Boeck, W Daenen, M Demedts, W Coosemans, P De Leyn, T Lerut, for the Leuven Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Group. The current status of lung transplantation. Acta Chir Austriaca 1999;31:292-301.

19. D Van Raemdonck, G Verleden. Transplantatie. In: K De Boeck, red. Mucoviscidose; een handboek voor zorgverstrekkers, ouders en patiënten. Leuven/Amersfoort: Acco, 1999:161-167.

20. D Van Raemdonck, JMM Van den Bosch. Bullae en cysten. M Demedts, JH Dijkman, C Hilvering, DS Postma, red. In: Longziekten. Leuven: Universitaire Pers Leuven, 1999:723-730.

21. D Van Raemdonck, F Rega, P De Leyn, W Coosemans, T Lerut, I De Wever. Lung metastases: surgical approach and techniques of resection; experience at the University Hospitals Leuven 1996-2000. I De Wever, ed. In: Haematogenic metastases; treatment with curative intent. Leuven, Leuven University Press, 2001, 99-111.

22. D Van Raemdonck, G Verleden, M Delcroix, W Coosemans, P De Leyn, J Vanhaecke, K De Boeck, W Daenen, P Lauwers, E Vandermeersch, M Demedts, T Lerut, namens de Leuvense Long- en Hart-Longtransplantgroep. Honderd long- en hart-longtransplantaties in de Universitaire Ziekenhuizen K.U. Leuven. Tijdschr Geneesk 2001;57:609-616.

23. D Van Raemdonck, K De Boeck, H Devlieger, M Demedts, Ph Moerman, W Coosemans, G Deneffe, T Lerut. Pulmonary sequestration; a comparison between pediatric and adult patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001;19:388-395. [abstract] [full text]

24. D Van Raemdonck. Revascularisation bronchique par les artères mammaires internes en transplantation bipulmonaire séquentielle par voie de sterno-bithoracotomie horizontale: étude anatomique et application clinique. J Chir Thorac Cardio-vasc 2001;5:87-88 (editorial).

25. D. Van Raemdonck, S. Steen. Lung preservation. Eur Respir Mon 2003;26:86-97.

26. D. Van Raemdonck, F. Venuta, D. Vlasselaers, W. Wisser, M.E. Erasmus, and the other co-authors of Working Group 2. Strategies in the prevention and the treatment of ischaemia-reperfusion after lung transplantation. Eur Respir Mon 2004:29:66-88.

27. D. Van Raemdonck,W. Coosemans, W. Klepetko, JH Dark, S. Steen, F. Rega, and the co-authors of Working Group 2. Alternatives to lung donor shortage. Eur Respir Mon 2004;29:89-112.

28. DEM Van Raemdonck, FR Rega, AP Neyrinck, N Jannis, GM Verleden, TE Lerut. Non-heart-beating donors. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004;16:309-321. [abstract] [full text]

29. D. Van Raemdonck, W. Klepetko, G.M. Verleden, W. Daenen, W. Coosemans, G. Decker, P. De Leyn, P. Nafteux, T. Lerut. Aspects chirurgicaux de la transplantation (coeur) poumons. Rev Mal Respir 2005;22:785-795. [abstract] [full text]

30. D. Van Raemdonck, GM Verleden, L . Dupont, M. Delcroix, W. Daenen, J. Vanhaecke, W. Coosemans, G. Decker, P. De Leyn, P. Nafteux, T. Lerut en de Leuvense Longtransplantgroep. Longtransplantaties in de U.Z. Leuven. Deel I – Klinisch programma: ervaring met 260 (hart-)longtransplantaties. Tijdschr Geneesk 2006;62:516-523.

31. D. Van Raemdonck, F. Rega, A. Neyrinck, C. Van De Wauwer, N. Geudens, W. Coosemans, G. Decker, P. De Leyn, P. Nafteux, G.M. Verleden, T. Lerut. Longtransplantaties in de U.Z. Leuven. Deel II – Experimenteel programma: een zoektocht naar alternatieve longdonoren. Tijdschr Geneesk 2006;62:524-531.

32. D. Van Raemdonck, M. Estenne, P. Evrard, P. Van Schil, G.M. Verleden, Y. Sokolow, Ph. Eucher, A. Janssens, B. Meyns, M. Antoine, J. Vanhaecke, J.-L. Vachiéry. A survey on (heart-)lung transplantation in Belgium 1983-2006. Transplant Int 2007;20(suppl 2):75-76 (abstract).

33. D. Van Raemdonck, G.M.Verleden, L. Dupont, D. Van Hees, W. Coosemans, G. Decker, P. De Leyn, P. Nafteux, T. Lerut. Initial experience with lung transplantation from non-heart-beating donors. J Heart Lung Transplant 2008;27(S2):S198-S199 (abstract].

34. D. Van Raemdonck, G.M. Verleden, L. Dupont, W. Coosemans, H. Decaluwe, G. Decker, P. De Leyn, P. Nafteux, G. Walther, A. Lerut. Institutional experience with pulmonary retransplantation. Acta Chir Belg 2008;108(suppl):73 (abstract)

35. D. Van Raemdonck, G. Verleden, L. Dupont, W. Coosemans, H. Decaluwe, G. Decker, P. De Leyn, P. Nafteux, G. Walther, T. Lerut. Institutional experience with pulmonary retransplantation. Interact Cardiovas Thorac Surg 2008;7(suppl 2):S161.(abstract)

36. D. Van Raemdonck. Presidential address. Acta Chir Belg 2008;108:379-380.

37. D. Van Raemdonck, A. Neyrinck, GM Verleden, L. Dupont, W.Coosemans, H. Decaluwe, G. Decker, P. De Leyn, P. Nafteux, T. Lerut. Donor selection and management. Proc Am Thorac Soc 2009;6:28-38. [abstract] [full text]

38. D. Van Raemdonck, A. Bouhouch, M. Cappello, D. Decker, Ph. De Francquen, P. de Leyn, T. Lerut, J. Hendriks, Ph. Nafteux, Ph. Noirhomme, A. Poncelet, M.-J. Ruiz Patino, B. Rondelet, P. Rocmans, Y. Sokolow, C. Van De Wauwer, P. Van Schil, L. Verougstraete, E. Wijtenburg. The LOK-GLEM group N° 1273; a national quality control group on thoracic surgery. Acta Chir Belg 2009;109 (suppl): 115.(abstract)

39. D. Van Raemdonck, G.M. Verleden, L. Dupont, W. Coosemans, H. Decaluwe, G. Decker, P. De Leyn, P. Nafteux, M. Decramer, T. Lerut. Broncho-arterial fistula; a rare but usually fatal airway complication after lung transplantation. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2009;9(suppl 1):S16 (abstract).

40. D. Van Raemdonck, G.M. Verleden. Transplantation pulmonaire à partir de donneurs décédés après arrêt cardiaque. Le Courrier de la Transplantation 2009 :IX(3) :120-124.

41. D.E.M. Van Raemdonck, G.M. Verleden, W. Coosemans, H. Decaluwé, G. Decker, P. De Leyn, P. Nafteux, T. Lerut. Increasing the donor pool. Eur Respir Mon 2009 ;45 :104-127.

42. D. Van Raemdonck. Thoracic organs : current preservation technology and future prospects ; part 1 : lung. Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2010;15 :150-155. [abstract]

43. D.E.M. Van Raemdonck, G.M. Verleden, L. Dupont, W. Coosemans, H. Decaluwé, G. Decker, P. De Leyn, Ph. Nafteux, T. Lerut. Cadaveric lobar lung transplantation is a viable option to cut donor waiting time in small cystic fibrosis patients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2010;29(2S):S77 [abstract].

44. D. Van Raemdonck, G. Verleden, L. Dupont, W. Coosemans, H. Decaluwe, P. De Leyn, Ph. Nafteux, T. Lerut. Lung transplantation from non-heart-beating donors enlarged our donor pool by 13%. Transplant Int 2010;23(suppl 1):6 (abstract 27).

45. D. Van Raemdonck, F. Godehard. The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Lung Metastasectomy project. J Thorac Oncol 2010;5(suppl 2):S127-S129. [abstract]

46. D. Van Raemdonck, C. Meers, A. Neyrinck, F. Rega. Ann Thorac Surg 2010;89:1779-1781. Invited commentary to Kakishita et al. Suppression of inflammatory cytokines during ex vivo lung perfusion with an adsorbent membrane. Ann Thorac Surg 2010;89:1773-1779. [full text]

47. D. Van Raemdonck. Longtransplantatie voor respiratoir falen: België als koploper in de wereld. Verenigingsverslag Koninklijke Akademie voor Geneeskunde van België. Tijdschr Geneesk 2010;13:676-677 (abstract).

48. D. Van Raemdonck, V. Ninane. Lung volume reduction for severe emphysema: do we need a scalpel or a scope? Eur Respir Rev 2010;19:242-7. [abstract] [full text]

49. D. Van Raemdonck, F. Rega, A. Neyrinck. Ex vivo management of lungs. In: WT Vigneswaran, ER Garrity, eds. Lung Transplantation. New York, Informa Health Care, 2010:160-167.

50. D. Van Raemdonck, A. Neyrinck, L. Dupont, W. Coosemans, H. Decaluwé, P. De Leyn, P. Nafteux, GM Verleden. Transplantation of lungs recovered from donors after euthanasia. J Heart Lung Transplant 2011;30(4S):S16 [abstract].

51. D. Van Raemdonck, GM Verleden, L. Dupont, D. Ysebaert, D. Monbaliu, A. Neyrinck, W. Coosemans, H. Decaluwé, P. De Leyn, P. Nafteux , T. Lerut. Initial experience with transplantation of lungs recovered from donors after euthanasia. Applied Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology 2011;15:38-48.

52. D. Van Raemdonck, GM Verleden, L. Dupont, D. Ysebaert, D. Monbaliu, A. Neyrinck, W. Coosemans, H. Decaluwé, P. De Leyn, P. Nafteux , T. Lerut. Initial experience with transplantation of lungs recovered from donors after euthanasia. In: W Weimar, MA Bos, JJV Busschbach (eds). Organ Transplantation: ethical, legal and psychosocial aspects; expanding the European platform. PABST Science Publishers, 2011:197-208.

53. D. Van Raemdonck. Thoughts on training. J Thorac Oncol 2011;6(suppl 2);S160-1. [abstract]

54. D. Van Raemdonck, GM Verleden. Lung transplantation for emphysema. Turkiye Klinikleri J Thorac Surg-Special Topics 2010;3:10-18.

55. D. Van Raemdonck, GM Verleden. Lung transplantation for respiratory failure; Belgium amongst the world leaders. Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Akademie voor Geneeskunde van België 2011;LXXIII:41-63.

56. D. Van Raemdonck, L. Dupont, W. Coosemans, H. Decaluwé, P. De Leyn, T. Lerut, P. Nafteux, A. Neyrinck, G. Van Den Berghe, G.M. Verleden. Five hundred consecutive isolated lung transplantations; a single center experience. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2011;13(supp 1):S52 (abstract).

57. D. Van Raemdonck, W. Coosemans, H. Decaluwé, G. Decker, Ph. Nafteux, P. De Leyn. Open treatment of mediastinal lesions. Acta Chir Belg 2012;112(suppl):114 (abstract).

58. D. Van Raemdonck, A. Neyrinck, F. Rega, T. Devos, J. Pirenne. Machine perfusion in organ transplantation: a tool for ex-vivo graft conditioning with mesenchymal stem cells? Curr Opin Organ Transpl 2013;18:24-33. [abstract]

59. D. Van Raemdonck, B. Vanaudenaerde, S. Verleden, D. Ruttens, R. Vos, L. Dupont, M. Delcroix, W. Wuyts, J. Yserbyt, A. Neyrinck, W. Coosemans, H. Decaluwé, P. De Leyn, P. Nafteux, H. van Veer, GM Verleden. Outcome after lung transplantation is comparable between DCD and DBD. J Heart Lung Transplant 2013; 32(4S): S122 (abstract 313).

60. D. Van Raemdonck, G.M.Verleden. Resetting the hyperinflated emphysematous lung : coils inside or staples outside ? Lancet Respir Med 2013 ;1:180-182. [abstract] [full text]

61. D. Van Raemdonck. ESTS Presidential Address. A Piece of Cake. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013; 44: 969-977. [abstract] [full text]

62. D Van Raemdonck, T. Lerut. Current Status of Lung Transplantation (chapter 45). In: G Orlando, JP Lerut, S Soker, RJ Stratta, eds. Reconstructive Medicine Applications in organ Transplantation, Academic Press, 2013:649-669.

63. D. Van Raemdonck, G. Warnecke, J. Kukreja, M. Smith, G. Loor, J. Garcia, M. Hertz, J. Madsen, A. Haverich, A. Ardehali. The EXPAND international trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the portable Organ Care System (OCS™) Lung for recruiting, preserving and assessing expanded criteria donor lungs for transplantatation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2014; 33 (4S): S17-18 (abstract 26).

64. D. Van Raemdonck, A. Neyrinck, M. Cypel, S. Keshavjee. Ex-vivo lung perfusion. Transplant Int 2015; 28: 643-56. [abstract] [full text]

65. D. Van Raemdonck. What comes out of Pandora’s box? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 147:110-111. [abstract] [full text]

66. D Van Raemdonck, J Smits. Allocatie van donororganen in tijd van schaarste. In: Postgraduaat Centrum voor Interne Geneeskunde KU Leuven, Aanwinsten in de Inwendige Geneeskunde 40, Leuven, 2014:54-62.

67. D Van Raemdonck, GM Verleden, I. Bravio, C Aigner, G Lang, W Klepetko. Lung Transplantation (chapter 37). In: J Kuzdzal, ed. ESTS Textbook of Thoracic Surgery, Medycyna Praktyczna, Cracow, 2014:611-639.

68. C Aigner, I Bravio, A Demir, O Yazar, D Van Raemdonck, W Klepetko. Surgical Technique of Lung Transplantation (chapter 55.21). In: J Kuzdzal, ed. ESTS Textbook of Thoracic Surgery, Medycyna Praktyczna, Cracow, 2014:1063-1073.

69. D. Van Raemdonck. When to cross the bridge over troubled water? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 149:969-70. [abstract] [full text]

70. D. Van Raemdonck. A new pair of lungs or a new set of glasses? Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 27:15-6. [abstract] [full text]

71. D. Van Raemdonck, J. Smits. Allocatie van donororganen in tijden van schaarste. Tijdschr Geneesk 2015; 71:180-186.

72. Nijs J, Ruttens D, Verleden S, Coosemans W, Decaluwé H, De Leyn P, Nafteux P, Van Veer H, Verleden GM, Van Raemdonck D. Outcome after pulmonary allograft complications needing surgical resection. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2015;21(suppl 1):S36 (abstract F-130). [abstract] [full text]

73. D. Van Raemdonck. Pulmonary metastasectomy: common practice but is it also best practice? Future Oncol. 2015;11(2 Suppl):11-4. [abstract] [full text]

74. D. Van Raemdonck. The truth about sugar. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015;150:714-5. [abstract] [full text]

75. D. Van Raemdonck, B. Levvey, L. Edwards, J. Stehlik, M. Erasmus, A. Glanville, M. Hertz, P. Hopkins, D. Chambers, M. Musk, M. Budev, D. Mason, V. Puri, R. Yusen, F. D’Ovidio, S. Keshavjee, M. Cypel, G. Snell. Characteristics of various categories of controlled donors after circulatory death do not affect outcome after lung transplantation; an analysis of ISHLT DCD Registry data. J Heart Lung Transplant 2016;35:S313 (abstract 863).

76. D. Van Raemdonck, A. Neyrinck, S. Van Cromphaut, S. Verleden, B. Vanaudenaerde, D. Claes, K. Degezelle, B. Desschans, R. Vos, L. Dupont, W. Coosemans, H. Decaluwé, L. Depypere, P. Nafteux, H. Van Veer, P. De Leyn, G.M. Verleden. Transplantation of lungs recovered from donors after euthanasia results in excellent long-term outcome. J Heart Lung Transplant 2016;35:S364-365 (abstract 1017).

77. D. Van Raemdonck, E. Ruffini. Thymic malignancies; does size matters? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2016;50:1075-6. [abstract] [full text]

78. D. Van Raemdonck D, A. Neyrinck. Euthanasia patients should be accepted as organ donors in states with existing legislation. Ann Thorac Surg 2016;102:1787-88. [full text]

79. D. Van Raemdonck, R. Vos, J. Yserbyt, H. Decaluwé, P. De Leyn, G.M.Verleden. Lung cancer: a rare indication for, but frequent complication after lung transplantation. J Thorac Dis 2016;8(Suppl 11):S915-S924. [full text]

80. D. Van Raemdonck, M.G. Hartwig, M.I. Hertz, R.D. Davis, M Cypel, D. Hayes Jr, S. Ivulich, J. Kukreja, E.D. Lease, G. Loor, O. Mercier, L. Paoletti, J. Parmar, R. Rampolla, K. Wille, R. Walia, S. Keshavjee. Report of the ISHLT Working Group on primary lung graft dysfunction Part IV: Prevention and treatment: A 2016 Consensus Group statement of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017;36:1121-1136. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.07.013.

81. D. Van Raemdonck, A. Neyrinck, R. Vos, G.M.Verleden. Toronto bridges to successful lung transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Nov 7. pii: S0022-5223(17)32451-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.10.103. [Epub ahead of print]

82. D. Van Raemdonck, S. Keshavjee, B. Levvey, G. Snell, M. Erasmus, W.S. Cherikh, A.Y. Kucheryavaya, J. Stehlik, K.R. McCurry, A. Glanville, F. D’Ovidio, M. Hertz, I. Inci, P. Hopkins, R. Walia, G.A. Patterson, R.D. Yusen, D. Mason, M. Musk, D.F. Dilling, P. Camp, M. Cypel. The ISHLT 2017 updated DCD Registry Report. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018;37(Suppl 4): S131-2 (abstract 314).

83. D. Van Raemdonck, F. Rega, S. Rex, A. Neyrinck. Machine perfusion of thoracic organs. J Thorac Dis 2018;10(suppl 8):S910-S923. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.02.85

84. D. Van Raemdonck, F. Dobbels, G. Hermans. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation is about more than just surviving. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Mar 8. pii: S0022-5223(18)30630-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.02.084. [Epub ahead of print]

85. D. Van Raemdonck, A. Neyrinck, R. Vos, G.M. Verleden. Living by numbers. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018 Apr 12. pii: S0022-5223(18)30959-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.04.002. [Epub ahead of print]

86. R. Vos, G. Alexander Patterson, D. Van Raemdonck. Lung Transplantation (chapter 88). In: J. Loccicero, R.H. Feins, Y.L. Colson, G. Rocco, eds. Shields General Thoracic Surgery (8^th edition), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia-Baltimore-New York-London-Buenos Aires- Hong Kong – Sydney - Tokyo, 2019:1115-1144.

87. D. Van Raemdonck, A. Neyrinck. Increasing pre-transplant confidence and safety for use of questionable donor lungs with ex-situ assessment and reconditioning. Transpl Int 2019;32:128-30. doi: 10.1111/tri.13375.

88. D. Van Raemdonck. The Impact of Donor and Recipient Age: Older Lung Transplant Recipients Do Not Require Younger Lungs (Commentary). Ann Thorac Surg. 2019;876-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.11.007.

89. F. Venuta, D. Van Raemdonck, eds. Lung transplantation in the third millenium. AME Publishing Company, Hong Kong, 2018:1-14.

90. DE Van Raemdonck, S. Keshavjee, B. Levvey, W.S. Cherikh, G. Snell, M.E. Erasmus, A. Simon, A. Glanville, S. Clark, F. D’Ovidio, P. Catarino, K. McCurry, M. Hertz, R. Venkateswaran, P. Hopkins, I. Inci, R. Walia, D. Kreisel, J. Mascaro, D.F. Dilling, P. Camp, D. Mason, M. Musk, M. Burch, A. Fisher, R. Yusen, J. Stehlik, M. Cypel. 5-year results from the ISHLT DCD lung transplant registry confirm excellent recipient survival from donation after circulatory death donors. Session 54: Swipe right or Swipe Left? Matching donors and recipients in lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019;38(4S):S103 (abstract 231).

91. D. Van Raemdonck, Vos R, Van Cleemput J, Rega F, Rex S, Neyrinck A, Verleden GM. Restoring Blood Supply to the Heart While Replacing the Lungs: Is It Worth the Risk? Transplantation 2019;103:1986-7. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002610.

92. D. Van Raemdonck, A. Neyrinck. Measuring physiologic shunt fraction during normothermic ex-vivo lung perfusion to assess transplantability of questionable donor lungs. Transpl Int. 2019;32:789-91. doi: 10.1111/tri.13437. [Epub ahead of print]

93. D. Van Raemdonck, R. Vos, G.M. Verleden, A. Neyrinck. Impact of donor brain death duration on outcomes following lung transplantation (Commentary). Ann Thorac Surg 2019;108:1526-27. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.06.013.

94. D. Van Raemdonck, S. Keshavjee, B. Levvey, W. S. Cherikh, G. Snell, M. Erasmus, A. Simon, A. R. Glanville, S. Clark, F. D'Ovidio, P. Catarino, K. McCurry, M. I. Hertz, R. Venkateswaran, P. Hopkins, I. Inci, R. Walia, D. Kreisel, J. Mascaro, D. F. Dilling, P. Camp, D. Mason, M. Musk, M. Burch, A. Fisher, R. D. Yusen, J. Stehlik, M. Cypel, for the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Donation after circulatory death in lung transplantation—five-year follow-up from ISHLT Registry. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019;38:1235-45. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.09.007

95. D. Van Raemdonck, F. Nevens, J. Van Cleemput, R. Vos, A. Neyrinck, GM Verleden. Fishing in the thoracic organ donor pool: what next if the catch of the day got infected with hepatits C virus? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Dec 11. pii: S0022-5223(19)33097-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.08.140.

96. D. Van Raemdonck, L.J. Ceulemans, A. Neyrinck. Uncontrolled DCD lungs can survive the donor's death for an afterlife dimension in another body. Am J Transplant. 2020 Mar 17. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15868.

97. D. Van Raemdonck, L.J. Ceulemans, A. Neyrinck, R. Vos, G.M. Verleden. Commentary: Donor lungs allocated to critically ill patients listed urgently: No longer a waste of precious organs? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Mar 19. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.012.

98. D. Van Raemdonck, L.J. Ceulemans, I. Jochmans, A. Neyrinck. Commentary: Stay calm amid the agonal storm in controlled lung donation after circulatory determination of death. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jun 6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.05.080.

99. D. Van Raemdonck. Commentary: Is less really more? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021;162(5):1425-1427. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.08.051.

100. D. Van Raemdonck, LJ Ceulemans, I. Jochmans, A. Neyrinck. Cooling the chest while keeping the abdomen warm: the best of both worlds in multi-organ preservation from controlled donation after circulatory death donors? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Nov 23:ezaa401. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa401.

101. D. Van Raemdonck, T. Treasure, E. Van Cutsem, F. Macbeth. Pulmonary metastasectomy in colorectal cancer: has the randomized controlled trial brought enough reliable evidence to convince believers in metastasectomy to reconsider their oncological practice? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021;59(3):517-521. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa450 .

102. D. Van Raemdonck, LJ Ceulemans, R. Vos, A Neyrinck. Commentary: "Cont"used though still used donor lungs for transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Dec 5:S0022-5223(20)33246-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.12.001.

103. D. Van Raemdonck, H. Decaluwe, P. De Leyn, K. Nackaerts. Commentary: Do we need to search for a patient's cigarettes or just count his or her wrinkles when counseling for lung cancer resection? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021;162(5):1387-1388.. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.12.050.

104. D. Van Raemdonck, E. Van Cutsem. Commentary: A crusade against current pulmonary metastasectomy practice in colorectal cancer patients: Do the con arguments remain after the PulMiCC trial? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Feb 9:S0022-5223(21)00254-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.02.007.

105. D. Van Raemdonck, L.J. Ceulemans, R. Vos, G.M. Verleden. Editorial comment: One size does not fit all patients in lung transplantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Jul 30:ezab343. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab343.

106. D. Van Raemdonck, L.J. Ceulemans, R. Vos, G.M. Verleden. Commentary: How best to dance tango in lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Dec 24:S0022-5223(21)01822-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.12.034.

107. D. Van Raemdonck, M. Lambrecht, P. Clement. Should we leave the door closed or open in thymic carcinoma surgery? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022 Apr 4:ezac216. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac216.

108. D. Van Raemdonck, L.J. Ceulemans, A. Neyrinck, B. Levvey, GI Snell. Donation after circulatory death in lung transplantation. Thorac Surg Clin 2022;32:153-165. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2021.11.002.

109. D. Van Raemdonck, L.J. Ceulemans, D. Van Beersel, A. Neyrinck. Current achievements and future applications of ex vivo lung perfusion; where do we go from here? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jul 4:S0022-5223(22)00715-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.06.019.

110. D. Van Raemdonck, J. Van Slambrouck, L.J. Ceulemans. Donor lung preservation for transplantation – where do we go from here? (editorial) J Thorac Dis 2022 doi:10.21037/jtd-22-949.

111. D. Van Raemdonck, L.J. Ceulemans, R. Vos, G.M. Verleden. Recipient-tailored segmental lung transplantation First aid kit for kids in urgent need? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Aug 6:S0022-5223(22)00830-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.08.003.

112. D. Van Raemdonck, R.Vos, GM Verleden, LJ Ceulemans. Living-donor lobar lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension: living on the edge? Editorial Comment. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Mar 23:ezad097. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad097.

113. D. Van Raemdonck. Editorial The birth of a new journal: JHLT Open. JHLT Open doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2023.100001.

114. D. Van Raemdonck, J. Brouckaert, J. van Slambrouck, K. Vandendriessche, L.J. Ceulemans, F. Rega. The thoracic surgeon perspective – lung transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory determination of death (cDCD): any conflict with the heart? Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2024. doi: 10.21037/acs-2024-dcd-0032

115. JD Christie, D Van Raemdonck, AJ Fisher. Lung transplantation. N Engl J Med. 2024;391:1822-1836. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra2401039.

116. K Hoetzenecker, D Van Raemdonck. Non-infectious complications, mechanical. In Michael Perch, Frederica Meloni and Robin Vos (eds), Lung Transplantation. ERS Monograph 2024, edition 106. European Respiratory Society.

117. D Van Raemdonck, J Brouckaert, J Van Slambrouck, K Vandendriessche, LJ Ceulemans, F Rega. Editorial The thoracic surgeon perspective – lung transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory determination of death: any conflict with the heart? Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2024;13:516-518. doi: 10.21037/acs-2024-dcd-0032.

118. D. Van Raemdonck, P.M. Clement. Mediastinal tumors: why, when, and how to biopsy. Mediastinum 2025. doi: 10.21037/med-25-29.

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