Volkert A.L. Huurman, MD PhD (1979) works as a consultant HPB and Transplant Surgeon at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) in the Netherlands.

After medical school dr. Huurman performed a PhD on islet and pancreas transplantation at Harvard Medical School and the LUMC. Following general surgical training, he did a fellowship in Transplant Surgery and works as a full consultant in HPB surgery and abdominal organ retrieval and transplantation at the LUMC since 2016.

He functions as clinical lead for the pancreas transplantation and the live kidney donation programs at his institution, as well as co-initiator of the autologous islet transplantation program. Furthermore, he is one of the project leaders of the Dutch normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) program in deceased donor organ donation. He is vice chair of the Eurotransplant Pancreas Advisory Committee (EPAC).

His research focuses on technical innovation in transplantation, with a special focus on the pancreas. This regards donation and preservation (machine perfusion), transplant outcome and innovative cellular therapies.

Pubmed publication link:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=huurman+v

ORCID ID:

0000-0002-7162-1467