Rob Pieters

Rob Pieters

Pediatric Oncologist

Leukemia, Pediatric Oncology

Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology

Netherlands, Utrecht

Dr. Rob Pieters is a globally recognized pediatric oncologist and the current President of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP). He serves as Chief Maxima International, Executive Committee at the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology in the Netherlands, one of the world’s leading centers dedicated exclusively to childhood cancer.

With a career spanning decades, Dr. Pieters is best known for his groundbreaking work in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), where he has led the development of risk-stratified treatment protocols that have dramatically improved survival rates. He has also played a key role in the Dutch Childhood Oncology Group (DCOG).

He is the Editor-in-chief of European Journal of Cancer Pediatric Oncology

Present Title & Affiliation

  • Professor of Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Pediatric Oncologist and Chief, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Member, Board of Directors (Care and Training), Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Degree / FellowshipInstitutionLocation

Education & Training
MDVU University AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands
Doctoral Research, Drug Resistance in Childhood LeukemiaVU University AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands
Pediatrician Training ProgramVU University Medical Center (VUmc)Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pediatric Oncology FellowshipVUmc, Academic Medical Center (AMC) & Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC)The Netherlands

Professional Positions & Employment
Professor of Pediatric OncologyUtrecht University2017 – Present
Professor of Pediatric CancerErasmus University2001 – 2017
Head of Pediatric OncologyErasmus MC–Sophia Children’s Hospital1999 – 2014
Co-Initiator, Princess Máxima Center2007 – 2014
Member, Board of DirectorsPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology2013 – Present

Hospital Appointments
Chief, Máxima InternationalPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric OncologyUtrecht, The Netherlands
Pediatric Oncologist (ALL program)Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric OncologyUtrecht, The Netherlands
Institutional Leadership Activities
Member, Board of Directors (Care & Training)Responsible for medical care strategy and pediatric oncology education across the Princess Máxima Center.
Chief, Máxima InternationalOversees the international collaboration and education branch of the center.

Institutional Administrative Activities
Chair, DCOG Disease Committee on Acute Lymphatic LeukemiaLeads the national committee developing treatment guidelines for childhood ALL in the Netherlands.
Head, Clinical Research Group for ALLCoordinates multicenter trials and translational collaborations with laboratory research groups worldwide.

Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
CollaboratorInternational ALL research networks and cooperative groups
Steering MemberDutch Childhood Oncology Group (DCOG)

Professional Organizations and Society Memberships
Dutch Childhood Oncology Group (DCOG)Chair, ALL Committee
European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOP Europe)Member
European Network for Cancer Research in Children and Adolescents (ENCCA)Contributor
International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP)Member

Honors & Awards
Leadership Recognition in Pediatric OncologyPrincess Máxima Center
Outstanding Contribution to Childhood Leukemia ResearchDCOG

Office address: Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands

Work email: [email protected]