Ben J. Slotman MD, PhD

Dr. Ben J. Slotman since 1998, Ben Slotman has served as Professor and Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Vrije Universiteit Medical Center (VUmc) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Dr. Slotman received his MD (1985) and Ph.D. (1990) both with the highest honor at VU University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and he was registered as a radiation oncologist in 1994.

He is presently also chairman of one of the six divisions of the hospital and medical faculty and responsible for the routine and research laboratories, pharmacy, genetics, medical physics, radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology at VUmc. Professor Slotman is the (co)-author of more than 200 peer-reviewed publications.

His expertise lies mainly in the field of radiotherapy for lung and brain malignancies and the early clinical implementation of new technologies. He has co-organized various international conferences and has coordinated a number of international trials. He is an associate editor of the J Radiosurgery & SBRT, serves as a member of the editorial board of J Radiation Oncology, and reviewer for many journals. He is an active member of NVRO, ESTRO, ASTRO, ASCO, ARS, IASLC, ISRS, and RSS.