prof. dr. S. (Schelto) Kruijff

RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Molecular Fluorescent Guided Surgery in Thyroid cancer

Development of new genetic targets in thyroid cancer and ligating them to tracers that can be used in thyroid surgery

Preoperative and intraoperative nuclear imaging in primary hyperparathyroidism

The use of new imaging modalities such as methionine PET and choline PET for pre- and intraoperative imaging 

The role of parathyroidectomy versus cinacalcet in secondary hyperparathyroidism

RHINO trial: multicenter randomized controlled trial evaluating the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism by parathyroidectomy versus cinacalcet

Value based decision making in Oncology Surgery

GRANTS

Samen beslissen - ZonMw - Ondersteuning bij een (niet) behandelkeuze (projectleider €25.000)

KWF Young Investigator Grant - Thyroid Target Study – precision thyroid cancer surgery with intraoperative imaging (€618.000)

UMCG Healthy Ageing Pilot - Papillary Thyroid Cancer and Intraoperative Imaging (€34.226)

BOARDS

Board member Dutch Association of Oncology (NVVO)

Board member Dutch Association of Endocrine Surgery

Chairman of the Dutch Hyperparathyroid Study Group (DHSG)

Scientific Committee Member OncolifeS databiobank

Member of Optical Molecular Imaging Group (OMIG)