Hein van Poppel

International recognition from our worldwide partners

As the representative body for urologists in Europe and beyond, we put a lot of effort in developing and maintaining close relations with the independent national and international urological societies. One illustrative example is the Urology Beyond Europe sessions...

SIU honours Van Poppel with Distinguished Career Award

EAU Adjunct Secretary General for Education Prof. Dr. Hein Van Poppel received the SIU’s Distinguished Career Award at the 36th Congress of the Societé Internationale D’Urologie (SIU) held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. One of the prestigious awards annually given...

ECCO re-elects Van Poppel as Board Director

The European CanCer Organisation (ECCO), an umbrella, non-profit organisation with members across various medical disciplines, has re-elected Prof. Hein Van Poppel for another term as director on its board to represent the European Association of Urology (EAU). ECCO is the...

Van Poppel receives Francisco Diaz Medal

Prof. Hein Van Poppel, EAU Adjunct Secretary General for Education, won the Francisco Díaz Medal, the highest honour given by the Asociación Española de Urología (AEU), for his lifetime dedication and consistent contributions to international urology. An honour jointly...

EAU15: Robot-assisted radical cystectomy: still not the new standard

Robot-assisted radical cystectomy fails to clinch the title “new standard” as bladder cancer experts yesterday looked into recent data-or the lack thereof-that could support a crucial advantage over the traditional or open surgery approach. “Robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) is...