On Wednesday 22 February 2023, Dr. I. (Ivona) Lončar defended her PhD thesis at Erasmus University Rotterdam, titled Refinement in Thyroid Surgery.
On Thursday 25 January 2024, S.P.J. (Sam) van Dijk defended his PhD thesis at Erasmus University Rotterdam, titled Reducing the Burden of Thyroid Nodules and Cancer.
On Tuesday 13 February 2024, Dr. Caroline van Kinschot defended her PhD thesis at Erasmus University Rotterdam, titled: Towards Patient Tailored Care in Thyroid Disease.
van Dijk SPJ, Maas CCHM, Hypoparathyroidism Study Group of the Thyroid Network, et al. Development and validation of a prognostic model for persistent hypoparathyroidism after total or completion thyroidectomy. Clin Otolaryngol. 2026.
van Kinschot CMJ, Lončar I, van Ginhoven TM, Visser WE, Peeters RP, van Noord C, and the Thyroid Network Study Group. A symptom-based algorithm for calcium management after thyroid surgery: a prospective multicenter study. Eur Thyroid J. 2023.
van Dijk SPJ*, Coerts HI*, Lončar I, et al. Regional Collaboration and Trends in Clinical Management of Thyroid Cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023.
Lončar I, van Dijk SPJ, van Velsen EFS et al. Radiofrequency Ablation for Benign Symptomatic Thyroid Nodules in Nederland: Successful Introduction of a Minimally Invasive Treatment Option Improving Quality of Life. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2022.
van Dijk SPJ, Lončar I, van Veen-Berkx E et al. Establishing a Multicenter Network for Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Cancer: Effects on Referral Patterns. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022.
Lončar I, van Kinschot CMJ, van Dijk SPJ, et al. Persistent post-thyroidectomy hypoparathyroidism: A multicenter retrospective cohort study. Scand J Surg 2022.
van Kinschot CMJ, Soekhai VR, de Bekker-Grob EW, Visser WE, Peeters RP, van Ginhoven TM, van Noord C. Preferences of patients and clinicians for treatment of Graves' disease: a discrete choice experiment. Eur J Endocrinol 2021.
Loncar I, Dulfer RR, Massolt ET, Timman R, Franssen GJ, Burger PJWA, Smit C, van der Horst FAL, Peeters RP, van Eijck CHJ, van Ginhoven TM. Postoperative parathyroid hormone levels as a predictor for persistent hypoparathyroidism. EJE 2020.
The Dutch Thyroid patient organization (SON) is the patient organization in the Netherlands that represents the interests of thyroid patients in general and benefactors of the organization in particular. Through its activities, the organization aims to improve the care and well-being of the patients. For more information, see the website:
www.schildklier.nl
