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Explore individually sourced roles, affiliations and portraits. Where a portrait is unavailable in reviewed evidence, it is marked below.
Niels van Heerbeek
Fellowship Director (joint listing)
The September 2026 EAFPS List C document names these fellowship directors and their specific affiliated centres. Separate people retain separate source-specific roles.
Photo: Official www.radboudumc.nl profile — editorial identification; source attribution provided.
Radboud University Medical Center (ENT), EnFace Clinique and Gelderse Vallei Hospital
Niels van Heerbeek is an ear, nose and throat physician at Radboudumc, whose individual profile publishes a Dutch BIG registration number. The European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery separately names van Heerbeek in a joint fellowship-director listing. The clinical specialty and fellowship appointment are recorded separately.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Profile reviewed 21 Oct 2026
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Wilbert Boek
Fellowship Director (joint listing)
The September 2026 EAFPS List C document names these fellowship directors and their specific affiliated centres. Separate people retain separate source-specific roles.
Photo: Official profile photograph — source attribution provided.
Radboud University Medical Center (ENT), EnFace Clinique and Gelderse Vallei Hospital
Wilbert Boek is an ENT and facial surgeon whose clinical-practice biography records training in Utrecht and a doctorate completed in 2000. It describes work at Utrecht and Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei, with interests in reconstructive and cosmetic facial surgery. The practice also documents involvement in European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery training.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Profile reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Profile page →Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for EAFPS Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship — Radboudumc and Gelderse Vallei.
- Leadership as published
- Niels van Heerbeek — Fellowship Director (joint listing); Wilbert Boek — Fellowship Director (joint listing)
- Evidence reviewed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Radboud University Medical Center (ENT), EnFace Clinique and Gelderse Vallei Hospital
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
EAFPS Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship — Radboudumc and Gelderse Vallei
An ENT-led EAFPS facial plastic surgery fellowship split between Radboudumc in Nijmegen, a private facial surgery clinic and Gelderse Vallei in Ede. The society listing is the only source reviewed.
- Location
- Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Duration
- 12 months (two fellows a year, alternating between centres for 6 months each)
- Clinical participation
- Operative exposure is listed by procedure; the listing says the amount of surgery depends on the fellow's observed skills and progress in Dutch
- International applicants
- The EAFPS fellowship page says surgeons trained outside Europe can apply if their ENT or plastic surgery training is judged equivalent to European standards; visa sponsorship varies by centre and country
- Funding
- The listing states that the fellowship carries a salary; the amount is not given
- Application timing
- Current deadline not confirmed; consult the official programme
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Current intake not confirmed
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
The listing requires Dutch language ability and European certification in ENT or general facial plastic surgery.
Published training
- Aesthetic and functional septorhinoplasty
- Skin cancer surgery and reconstruction
- Facial nerve paralysis rehabilitation and auricular reconstruction
- Multidisciplinary cleft care
- Upper and lower lid blepharoplasty and periorbital rejuvenation
Application route
Apply through the EAFPS Fellowship Committee using the European or International candidate application form (two EAFPS member sponsors are required); placement at a centre also needs the agreement of its fellowship director.
Published application documents
- EAFPS application form (European or International candidate)
- Two EAFPS member sponsors
Official society listing · Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Official sources
- Wilbert Boek — Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗
- EAFPS — Fellowship Program ↗
Source review: 20 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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