Associate Professor Alexander van Akkooi was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He has both American and Dutch nationalities. He strives to deliver state of the art, top-class care and is recognized as a world-leading expert surgical oncologistA doctor who is a specialist in cancer treatment. in the treatment of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers.
He studied medicine at the Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where he gained his MD title in 2008. During his surgical specialty training (2009-2014), he was awarded his PhD cum laude in 2011 on the thesis: “Sentinel NodeA small lump or mass of tissue in your body.A small lump or mass of tissue in your body.A small lump or mass of tissue in your body. Tumor Load Assessment in MelanomaA dangerous type of skin cancer.: Dilemmas and Clinical Management”.
He has served on multiple international committees, such as ASCO and ESMO. Prof. Dr. van Akkooi published over 225 peer reviewed papers (H index 42) in some high impact journals (i.e. New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Lancet Oncol, Cell, Nature Med) and has presented at numerous (international) meetings. He joined the Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA) in 2022 as Chair of Melanoma Surgical OncologyThe study and treatment of tumours, cancers..
He is a clinical academic and his research work focuses on staging and treatment of melanoma, sentinel lymphA clear fluid that moves through the body through the lymphatic system, carrying cells that fight infection. node biopsyTo take a small piece of body tissue and test it in a laboratory. (SLNB), locoregional therapies, adjuvant and neo-adjuvant strategies. He is also a Merkel Cell CarcinomaA cancer that begins in the skin or in tissue that covers our inside body organs. (MCC) expert.
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40 Rocklands Road, Wollstonecraft NSW, Australia