Participating site for proof-of-principle study in systemic sclerosis
Radboud university medical center (Radboudumc) is a leading Dutch academic centre for medical science, education and health care. The Radboudumc is located in the city of Nijmegen, in the eastern-central part of the Netherlands, as the teaching hospital affiliated with the Radboud University Nijmegen. The Radboudumc Rheumatology Department has performed research on systemic sclerosis since 1988. Being a national referral center, the Rheumatology center treats over one third of all Dutch SSc patients.
Local:
- Center of expertise for SSc:
>1200 SSc patients - Extensive biobank and data sets
- Patient Reported Outcome Measures
- Close collaboration with local labs
National:
- National referral center
- Collaboration with >30 hospitals in the Netherlands
Madelon Vonk, MD, PhD
Associate professor systemic sclerosis & Principle Investigator TASER Study
- Dutch key-opinion-leader on SSc
- Scientific advisory Board Reuma Nederland
- Treasurer of EUSTAR
- Steering committee EU Reference Network on Connective Tissue & Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Member EULAR committee for updating treatment recommendations for SSc
- Author of groundbreaking papers on SSc (H-index 46)