Wouter de Herder - Biography#

Wouter W de Herder is Professor of Endocrine Oncology at the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

His major research interests are neuroendocrine and adrenal tumors / Cushing’s syndrome and history of endocrinology.

Professor de Herder received his MD in 1985 and his PhD in 1990 from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

He is a member of several international and Dutch national societies, such as: Nederlandsche Internisten Vereeniging (Dutch Association of Internal Medicine, NIV). the Dutch society for Endocrinology (NVE), Endocrine Society (USA), European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) and North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS). He served as chairman (2006 - 2008) and vice-chairman (2008 - 2010) of ENETS. He served as member of the Advisory Board of ENETS (2011 - 2019) and was Chairman / Speaker of this Board (2015 - 2019). He also served as Member of the Advisory Board of NANETS (2007 - 2019).

Wouter de Herder served as a board member of the Dutch society for Endocrinology (NVE)(2009 - 2014). He served as local organizing committee (LOC) chair of the 13th European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE2011) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He is leader of the EU European Reference Networks (ERN) EURACAN group 4 (rare cancer of the neuroendocrine system).

Professor de Herder has (co-)published >500 peer-reviewed papers and book-chapters and is a reviewer for many international journals.

He is a member of the editorial boards of Endotext, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, Endocrine-related Cancer and Journal of Neuroendocrinology.

Professor de Herder has given >250 invited presentations at Dutch national and international meetings.