ERKNet Reference Center

Institution

Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven

Center

Department of Nephrology

Description

Description The Division of Nephrology of the University Hospitals Leuven is a academic, tertiary service for adults with kidney diseases in Belgium. Our multidisciplinary team offers full medical and psychosocial services for adults including patients with rare renal kidney diseases including patients with end-stage renal disease and after kidney transplantation. There is a close collaboration resulting in multidisciplinary clinics with the pediatric department,d the genetic department. We provide the full patients trajectory from diagnosis with specialized laboratory and genetic testing to treatment and patient care oa psychologist care, dietician care. This clinical service is complemented by a wide range of research activities, which include genetic and experimental research in a dedicated laboratory as well as participation in national and international clinical research consortia. The staff members in our units are involved in numerous investigator and industry driven clinical trials.

Team

Senior clinician experts
	Kathleen Claes (HCP Deputy Lead) [e-mail]
	Bert Bammens [e-mail]
no image	Katrien De Vusser [e-mail]
	Björn Meijers [e-mail]
no image	Pieter Evenepoel [e-mail]
no image	Amaryllis Van Craenenbroeck [e-mail]
Clinical research coordinators
no image	Claudia Annys [e-mail]
no image	Albert Herelixka [e-mail]