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Our role Endocrinology is the medical speciality concerned with the hormones secreted by the various endocrine glands:  the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, the parathyroid gland, the adrenal glands, the pancreas, the ovaries and the testicles.  Diseases of the endocrine glands are either a hormonal malfunctioning (excessive or insufficient production of one or more hormones) or tumours, usually benign.  Image Image Image Image We always seek to provide an optimal treatment for every patient. To do so, we work in close cooperation with numerous medical or surgical specialities. Professor Bernard Corvilain head of the Endocrinology Department at the Erasmus Hospital Our specialities The Erasmus Hospital Endocrinology Department provides general and specialised consultations depending on the gland in question:   The Diabetology ClinicThyroid pathologies such as hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, goiter and thyroid nodules (cf Focus). In the case of thyroid cancer the treatment is organised in conjunction with specialist doctors from the Jules Bordet Institute. Pituitary pathologies  are principally adenomas (tumours) that can secrete too many hormones and/or impede the proper functioning of the gland or lead to the compression of adjacent anatomical structures. The treatment sometimes takes the form of neurosurgery.  Adrenal gland pathologies: adrenal insufficiencies (Addison’s disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia), corticosteroid hypersecretion syndrome (Cushing syndrome, hyperandrogenism),  tumours of the adrenal medulla, etc. In the case of malignant tumours the multidisciplinary treatment is organised in conjunction with specialists from the Jules Bordet Institute. Hyperandrogenism, frequently associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), is treated in cooperation with  gynaecologists and dermatologists from the H.U.B.Pathologies of the calcium and phosphate metabolism. The treatment of hyper- and hypocalcemia – and of their possible consequences for the skeleton and kidneys – is organised in conjunction with rheumatologists and nephrologists from the H.U.B.Male and female hypogonadism : Turner’s and Klinefelter’s syndrome are treated in cooperation with gynaecologists and urologists from the H.U.B.The transition consultation concerns young adults with an endocrine pathology that began in childhood and is designed to ensure that optimal follow-up continues into adulthood. An endocrinologist from the Erasmus Hospital meets the young patient (and their parents) and the treating child endocrinologist from the HUDERF prior to transition to adult endocrinology at the Erasmus Hospital.    The Endocrinology Departments at the Erasmus Hospital and the HUDERF children’s hospital are recognised as a European expert centre in treating rare endocrine diseases that are sometimes of genetic origin.   Our team Image Our specialist doctors Focus The  (para)thyroid nodule diagnostic unit provides a weekly joint consultation with doctors specialised in endocrinology, radiology and nuclear medicine. Patients meet with these specialists in succession at the same place and during the same morning or afternoon for the purposes of diagnosis (ultrasound, scintigraphy scan and/or bone density scan) and a proposed treatment.      Research The diabetes and obesity investigation clinic, headed by Professor Mirian Cnop, supervises a number of fundamental, translational and clinical research projects on various types of  diabetes.   

For comprehensive care of digestive disorders The Gastroenterology and Hepato-pancreatology department at H.U.B-Erasme provides comprehensive care for digestive disorders within a centre of excellence in university hospital care. Our mission is based on three fundamental pillars: the highest quality of care, the transmission of knowledge through teaching, and continuous innovation through research.  Image Image Image A world-leading reference centre The scope of our expertise is broad, covering the entire digestive system—from the oral cavity to the end of the digestive tract—while also incorporating the study and treatment of accessory glands such as the pancreas and liver. Built up over several decades, our department has developed a benchmark expertise that now encompasses every area of the specialty. Choosing to receive treatment at the Brussels University Hospital for a digestive disease means being cared for at one of the 200 best hospitals in the world specialising in Gastroenterology, according to official rankings, and benefiting from a care model in which technical expertise and know-how are combined with profound humanity.  Continuously pushing the boundaries of medicine We advocate a comprehensive, integrated approach through an integrated medical and surgical model. By bringing physicians, surgeons and paramedical professionals closely together within the same inpatient units, we ensure a smooth and coherent care pathway for every patient. Our strengths are built on fundamental pillars: excellence, expertise, multidisciplinarity and privileged access to the most innovative treatments. This virtuous circle is continuously fuelled by cutting-edge academic research. Research is the foundation of the quality of our care; it is through this alliance between clinicians and researchers that we continue to push back the boundaries of gastroenterology and give our patients the best possible chance of recovery. Our specialised clinics Digestive Endoscopy Clinic Lien vers Digestive Endoscopy Clinic Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Clinic Lien vers Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Clinic Liver Diseases Clinic Lien vers Liver Diseases Clinic Liver Transplantation Clinic Lien vers Liver Transplantation Clinic Pancreatic Diseases and Nutrition Clinic Lien vers Pancreatic Diseases and Nutrition Clinic Clinic for Functional Digestive Disorders Lien vers Clinic for Functional Digestive Disorders Integrated Obesity Centre Lien vers Integrated Obesity Centre Our collaboration with the Jules Bordet Institute and HUDERF In addition to these clinics, there is also a Digestive Oncology Department which aims to organise care pathways and treat people with cancer of the digestive tract—that is, tumours located between the mouth and the anus. This inter-hospital department is based at Erasme Hospital and the Jules Bordet Institute. Patients therefore move from one site to the other, depending on their care pathway.A specialised consultation for liver diseases is also available at the Children's Hospital (HUDERF) and involves close collaboration between paediatricians and gastroenterologists specialising in liver diseases in children. Contacts For all administrative enquiries, please contact the medical secretariat:Medical gastroenterology, by email at Secmed [dot] gastromed [dot] erasme [at] hubruxelles [dot] be (Secmed[dot]gastromed[dot]erasme[at]hubruxelles[dot]be) or by telephone on +32(0)2 555 37 12Digestive oncology, by email at Secmed [dot] oncodig [dot] erasme [at] hubruxelles [dot] be (Secmed[dot]oncodig[dot]erasme[at]hubruxelles[dot]be) or by telephone on +32 (0)2 555 37 14To make an appointment for a consultation or to request information:Medical gastroenterology, by email at Cons [dot] GastroMed [dot] erasme [at] hubruxelles [dot] be (Cons[dot]GastroMed[dot]erasme[at]hubruxelles[dot]be) or by telephone on +32(0)2 555 35 04Digestive oncology, by email at cons [dot] oncomed [dot] eramse [at] hubruxelles [dot] be (cons[dot]oncomed[dot]eramse[at]hubruxelles[dot]be) or by telephone on +32 (0)2 555 39 40 Our team Image Our specialists Professor Christophe Moreno Director of the Department of Medical and Surgical Management of Digestive Diseases and of the Gastroenterology and Hepato-pancreatology DepartmentProfessor Christophe Moreno has headed the Gastroenterology and Hepato-pancreatology Department since 2023. He specialises in the management of liver diseases and liver transplantation. His clinical research has led to the publication of more than 200 scientific papers, and he is a world-renowned expert in alcohol-related liver diseases, metabolic syndrome and viral hepatitis.   Our specialists by clinic Digestive Endoscopy ClinicProf. Arnaud LemmersProf. Sara Teles de CamposProf. Marianna ArvanitakisDr Michael FernandezConsultants:Prof. Jacques DevièreProf. Pierre EisendrathProf. Vincent HubertyDr Sohaib OuazzaniDr Mariana Figueiredo FerreiraClinic for Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD Clinic)Prof. Denis FranchimontProf. Leila AmininejadProf. Anneline CremerProf. Claire LiefferinckxDr Clémence VuckovicConsultants:Dr Haydeh Vafa ZanjaniLiver Diseases Clinic and Liver Transplantation ClinicProf. Christophe MorenoProf. Thierry GustotDr Nathalie BoonProf. Delphine DegréDr Laura WeichselbaumConsultants:Prof. Pierre DeltenreDr Antonia LepidaDr Sophie LoreaProf. Thomas SersteProf. Eric Trepo Pancreatic Diseases and Nutrition ClinicProf. Marianna ArvanitakisDr Michael Fernandez Y ViescaProf. Alia Hadefi Functional Digestive Disorders ClinicProf. Hubert LouisDr Cagla GulkilicConsultants:Dr Haydeh Vafa ZanjaniIntegrated Obesity CentreConsultants:Prof. Vincent HubertyDr Jean Saikaly Digestive Oncology DepartmentProf. Jean-Luc Van LaethemProf. Anne DemolsProf. Francesco SclafaniProf. Ana Maria BucalauDr France GayDr Laura MansDr Rita Saude CondeDr Gontran Verset The departments we collaborate with Digestive oncology Lien vers Digestive oncology Digestive surgery Lien vers Digestive surgery Radiology and medical imaging Lien vers Radiology and medical imaging Anatomical pathology Nuclear medicine Lien vers Nuclear medicine Radiotherapy Lien vers Radiotherapy Physiotherapy Department Lien vers Physiotherapy Department Dietetics Lien vers Dietetics Psychiatry Lien vers Psychiatry Transplantation Lien vers Transplantation Endocrinology Lien vers Endocrinology Research and Innovation Research plays a crucial role in the Gastroenterology Department. It is part of the department’s DNA, gives it its university dimension and enables us to offer our patients innovative treatments and techniques. Research within the department is conducted at several levels:Clinical Research Unit in Gastroenterology: our clinical research unit is a large research structure enabling members of the department to participate in clinical studies aimed at offering our patients innovative treatments, improving our understanding of digestive diseases and collaborating with the leading European Gastroenterology centres. The driving force is always to provide even better care for patients with digestive diseases.Experimental Gastroenterology Laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine of the Université Libre de Bruxelles: the Gastroenterology Department has very close links with the Experimental Gastroenterology Laboratory, enabling clinicians to conduct translational research in order to better understand susceptibility to developing certain digestive diseases. It also contributes to a better understanding of digestive diseases. The laboratory has several permanent researchers, PhD students and laboratory technicians.Support from the Erasme Fund. Numerous research projects within the Gastroenterology Department have come to fruition thanks to the support of the Erasme Fund, without which this research would not have been possible. It is thanks to this partnership between donors, researchers and clinicians that we continue to push back the boundaries of Gastroenterology and give our patients the best possible chances of recovery.Close collaboration with ULB engineers: this close collaboration has enabled the development of new medical devices designed to address technological gaps in critical indications, such as rare cancers, obesity treatment and complications following bariatric surgery. These cutting-edge solutions are already transforming patient care. Some of these devices are already clinically operational, while others, currently in the study phase, will be available in the short to medium term.

Our role Geriatrics is concerned with the care of persons aged 75 and over who are in fragile health due to the accumulation of chronic or acute diseases, (risk of) falling, malnutrition, cognitive disorder, etc. Image Image This holistic approach means that geriatrics is an interdisciplinary medical discipline. Geriatricians work in teams, with nurses, auxiliary nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, speech therapists, (neuro)psychologists, social workers and also with other specialist doctors Professor Sandra De Breucker Head of the Geriatric Department at the Erasmus Hospital Our specialities The Erasmus Hospital Geriatric Department is structured around 5 areas of care as defined by the Royal Decree on the Care Programme for Geriatric Patients:   The Geriatric Hospitalisation Unit with 50 beds at the Erasmus Hospital and 84 beds at the Geriatric Rehabilitation Centre (CRG) in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert.  Geriatric consultations given by geriatricians who each have a subspeciality:   orthogeriatrics, cardiogeriatrics, oncogeriatrics, psychogeriatrics, geriatric emergencies, sarcopenia and (mal)nutrition (see Focus).    The Geriatric Day Hospital  which patients attend as outpatients during one or two days for a diagnosis or to administer certain treatment (transfusion,  intravenous iron, treatment of osteoporosis, etc.) at the request of the GP or specialist doctor.   Internal geriatric liaising  that involves a multidisciplinary mobile team assessing geriatric patients hospitalised in other hospital departments. Persons identified as fragile benefit from a specific care pathway (assessment, multidisciplinary assessment, opinion and follow up).   External geriatric liaising  that involves cooperation with partners outside the hospital, namely the GP, rest and care home, rehabilitation centres and/or home care providers so as to ensure effective continuity of geriatric care.    Our team Image Our medical specialists Focus Each geriatric subspeciality – orthogeriatrics, cardiogeriatrics, oncogeriatrics, psychogeriatrics, geriatric emergencies and (mal)nutrition  – is the subject of a specific care pathway. Example: A 75-year-old patient with a fragile profile and with cancer. The oncologist refers the patient to the specialist oncogeriatrics doctor and his or her team. They assess the patient and draw up recommendations at the nutritional, functional and therapeutic level so that the patient is best placed to be able to tolerate the cancer treatment.    Research The Erasmus Hospital Geriatric Department participates in a number of clinical studies. Example: Evaluation of the effectiveness of fall sensors fitted in hospitalisation rooms, evaluation of  the  characteristics and needs of close helpers, influence of nurses training on managing pain in elderly patients admitted for hip fracture, etc.       Publications Analysis of inflammatory markers and hormones in old cancer patients: a descriptive study. Authors : Sandra De Breucker, Sylvie Luce, Rose Njemini, Ivan Bautmans, Lore Decoster, Tony Mets, Thierry PepersackJournal : Exp Gerontol. 2020 ;130:110787. doi : 10.1016/j.exger.2019.110787. Profile and needs of primary informal caregivers of older patients in Belgian geriatric day hospitals: a multicentric crosssectional study. Authors : Eyaloba C, De Brauwer I, Cès S, Benoit F, Gillain S, Pesch L, Rouvière H, De Breucker S.Journal : BMC Geriatr. 2021 May 17;21(1):315. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02255-1.  Intrinsic capacity assessment by a mobile geriatric team during the covid-19pandemic.  Authors : Angioni D, Nicolay C, Vandergheynst F, Bare R, Cesari M, De Breucker S.Journal : Front Med (Lausanne). 2021 May 25;8:664681. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.664681.  Nutritional rehabilitation after acute illness among older patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Authors : Szklarzewska S, Mottale R, Engelman E, De Breucker S, Preiser JC.Journal : Clinical Nutrition 2023 ; 42(3) : 309-336. Doi :10.1016/j.clnu.2023.01.013. 

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