prof. Charles Van Praet (MD, PhD)
Urologist - UZ Gent
Associate Professor - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UGent
Principal investigator: prof. Nicolaas Lumen (MD, PhD)
Research focus
Our overall goal is to improve diagnostics and treatments in urologic cancers.
Kidney cancer:
Better operative planning through use of digital 3D models with kidney perfusion for robot-assisted partial nephrectomy. Principal Investigator of the PODRACING trial: “Planning Operative strategy using a Digital Renal Artery ClampING tool”.
Bladder cancer:
Prevention and management of parastomal hernia in patients with an ileal conduit. Principal Investigator of the PAPRICA-1 trial: “PArastomal hernia Prevention in Robot cystectomy with Ileal Conduit: A pilot study”.
Biography
Charles is an oncologic urologic surgeon at UZ Gent, performing mainly robotic surgery.
He graduated as a medical doctor in 2012 at Ghent University and received his training in Urologic surgery at OLV Waregem, AZ Sint-Lucas Gent and UZ Gent.
In 2017, Charles presented his PhD thesis under the supervision of Prof. Nicolaas Lumen on “Evaluation of novel treatments in prostate cancer: concerning innovations in the field of minimal-invasive surgery, whole-pelvis radiotherapy and hormonal therapy with abiraterone acetate”.
In 2019, he finished his training in Urology, started working at UZ Gent and became a fellow of the European Board of Urology. In 2022, he was appointed as Professor in Urologic Oncology at Ghent University. In 2023, together with Prof. Karel Decaestecker, he received a grant from Stichting Tegen Kanker to perform the PODRACING trial for better kidney sparing during robotic partial nephrectomy.
Research team
- prof. Charlotte Debbaut (PhD)
- dr. Pieter De Backer (MD, PhD)
- Saar Vermijs - doctoral fellow
- dr. Camille Berquin (MD) - doctoral fellow
- dr. Joris Vangeneugden (MD) - doctoral fellow
Key publications
- A Novel Three-dimensional Planning Tool for Selective Clamping During Partial Nephrectomy: Validation of a Perfusion Zone Algorithm. Eur Urol 2023;83(5): 413-421.
- Improving Augmented Reality Through Deep Learning: Real-time Instrument Delineation in Robotic Renal Surgery. Eur Urol. 2023;84(1): 86-91.
- Robot-assisted Partial Nephrectomy Using Intra-arterial Renal Hypothermia for Highly Complex Endophytic or Hilar Tumors: Case Series and Description of Surgical Technique. Eur Urol Open Sci 2023;58:19-27.
- Current role of cytoreductive nephrectomy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Turk J Urol 2020; 47: S79-S84
- Abiraterone acetate post-docetaxel for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in the Belgian compassionate use program. Urol Oncol 2016;34(6):254e7-e13.
Contact & links
- Lab address: uro-oncology, Ghent University Hospital 1B2
- X (former Twitter)
- Department of Urology, UZ Gent
- Research team Urology, UGent
- Charles Van Praet is interested to receive invitations for presentations or talks