Dennis Hesselink

Prof. Dennis Hesselink is a Full Professor in Internal Medicine at Erasmus MC, specializing in kidney transplantation and immunosuppressive therapy. His research focuses on therapeutic drug monitoring, acute graft rejection mechanisms, and metabolic complications in renal failure patients. He has supervised 13 academic works and collaborates internationally on transplantation-related projects.

Research Interests:

• Kidney transplantation outcomes and optimization
• Immunosuppressive drug efficacy and monitoring
• Oxalate metabolism in renal disease
• Novel biomarkers for transplant rejection

Recent work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to improve transplant survival rates and patient care through pharmacological and metabolic studies.