Richard P. Meijer
University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Radboud University Nijmegen
Papers
16
Total Citations
804
H-Index
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About
Richard P. Meijer is a leading urological surgeon and researcher whose work centers on advancing surgical care for bladder and prostate cancers through robotics, clinical trials, and skills assessment. His major contributions include co-authoring the influential 2023 European Association of Urology Guidelines on muscle-invasive and metastatic bladder cancer (611 citations), which shape international treatment standards. Meijer led a landmark multicentre comparative effectiveness study demonstrating that robot-assisted radical cystectomy offers outcomes comparable to open surgery for bladder cancer patients (53 citations), and provided the first economic evaluation supporting its cost-effectiveness (16 citations). He pioneered the Utrecht Prostate Cohort (UPC), the first “trials within cohorts” (TwiCs) platform for prostate cancer, enabling efficient, patient-centered evaluations of interventions (21 citations). Meijer has also advanced surgical education by validating the Kinovea motion tracking system for objective assessment of robotic skills (16 citations) and developing video review methods to improve robotic proficiency (9 citations). His work on robot-assisted residual mass resection for testicular cancer (16 citations) and Delphi-based linking of surgical skills to patient outcomes (14 citations) further underscores his commitment to precision, safety, and evidence-based innovation in urologic oncology.
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- 10Improving Robotic Skills by Video Review9 citations · 2022