Maarten Naesens, MD, PhD

Maarten Naesens is a nephrologist at the University Hospitals Leuven, with specific interest in kidney transplantation. Next to the clinical duties, he performs translational research at the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation at the KU Leuven, focusing on risk factors, diagnosis, and impact of kidney transplant rejection. He is Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Transplant International, the official journal of the European Society of Organ Transplantation and is involved in the organization of the ESOT and Banff congresses. He has published more than 240 peer-reviewed articles in the field of kidney transplantation.