Prof. Dr. Maroeska Rovers is the Scientific Director of the Technical Medical Centre (TechMed) at the University of Twente and a professor at Radboudumc, where she specializes in medical technology and innovation. She is also the director of Health Innovation Netherlands (HI-NL) and an active member of several prominent international boards, including the scientific committee of EXCITE International, the IDEAL collaboration, and the EU's Science and Innovation Panel for the IHI program.
Driven by a passion for advancing medical technology, she aims to contribute to the development of effective, affordable, and valuable healthcare innovations. Her research, recognized as visionary and interdisciplinary, spans various fields such as surgery, epidemiology, health technology assessment, biomedical sciences, and policy. She focuses on translating groundbreaking research into practical tools that enhance patient care and medical practice globally.
Throughout her career, prof. Rovers has received numerous prestigious awards and research grants, including the NWO-VENI (2003), Radboudum Hypatia tenure track (2011), and NWO-VICI (2017) grants. She is also an elected member of distinguished academies such as the KNAW, NAE, KHMW, and Academia Europaea.
In addition to her research, Prof. Rovers is deeply committed to education. She engages in teaching and actively participates in outreach programs like “Science4Kids,” sharing her passion for science with younger generations. In 2021, she was awarded the Radboud Science Award, which allows her to transform her research breakthroughs into educational materials for primary schools.
Organisations
Ancillary activities
- HI-NLDirector HI-NL
- IHI program EUMember of de Science and Innovation Panel (SIP) of the EU IHI program
- ICMSBoard member ICMS
- EBM ENTFoundation EBM ENT
Some of my publications:
1. Marcus HJ, Ramirez PT, Khan DZ, Layard Horsfall H, Hanrahan JG, Williams SC, Beard DJ, Bhat R, Catchpole K, Cook A, Hutchison K, Martin J, Melvin T, Stoyanov D, Rovers M, Raison N, Dasgupta P, Noonan D, Stocken D, Sturt G, Vanhoestenberghe A, Vasey B, McCulloch P; IDEAL Robotics Colloquium. The IDEAL framework for surgical robotics: development, comparative evaluation and long-term monitoring. Nat Med. 2024 Jan;30(1):61-75.
2. Scholte M, Woudstra K, Grutters JPC, Hannink G, Tummers M, Reuzel RPB, Rovers MM.Towards early and broad evaluation of innovative surgical devices: integrating evidence synthesis, stakeholder involvement, and health economic modeling into the clinical research stages of the IDEAL framework. BMJ Surg Interv Health Technol. 2022 Sep 2;4(1):e000153.
3. Páez A, Rovers M, Hutchison K, Rogers W, Vasey B, McCulloch P; IDEAL Collaboration. Beyond the RCT: When are Randomised Trials Unnecessary for new Therapeutic Devices, and what should we do Instead? Ann Surg. 2022: 275(2):324-331.
4. Heidkamp J, Scholte M, Rosman C, Manohar S, Fütterer JJ, Rovers MM. Novel imaging techniques for intraoperative margin assessment in surgical oncology: A systematic review. Int J Cancer. 2021;149(3):635-645.
5. van Egmond MMHT, Rovers MM, Hannink G, Hendriks CTM, van Heerbeek N. Septoplasty with or without concurrent turbinate surgery versus non-surgical management for nasal obstruction in adults with a deviated septum: a pragmatic, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2019;394(10195):314-321.
6. Hirst A, Philippou Y, Blazeby J, Campbell B, Campbell M, Feinberg J, Rovers M, Blencowe N, Pennell C, QuinnT, Rogers W, Cook J, Kolias AG, Agha R, Dahm P, Sedrakyan A, McCulloch P. No Surgical Innovation WithoutEvaluation: Evolution and Further Development of the IDEAL Framework and Recommendations. Ann Surg.2019;269(2):211-220.
7. Grutters JPC, Govers T, Nijboer J, Tummers M, van der Wilt GJ, Rovers MM. Problems and Promises of Health Technologies: The Role of Early Health Economic Modeling. Int J Health Policy Manag.2019;8(10):575-582.
8. de Rooij M, Hamoen EH, Witjes JA, Barentsz JO, Rovers MM. Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging forLocal Staging of Prostate Cancer: A Diagnostic Meta-analysis. Eur Urol. 2016;70(2):233- 45.
9. Tierney JF, Vale C, Riley R, Smith CT, Stewart L, Clarke M, Rovers M. Individual Participant Data (IPD) Meta-analyses of Randomised Controlled Trials: Guidance on Their Use. PLoS Med. 2015;12(7):e1001855.
10. Rovers MM, Glasziou P, Appelman CL, Burke P, McCormick D, Damoiseaux RA, Gaboury I, Little P, HoesAW. Antibiotics for acute otitis media: a meta-analysis with individual patient data. Lancet 2006;368:1429-35.
Some of my educational activities:
• 2017 – 2022: Course leader of a MSc Advanced Clinical Trial course for BMS students, Radboudumc
• 2017: Faculty member and organiser of the Radboud summer school module “Forensic Epidemiology”
• 2015 – 2019: Chair of the project-board that is responsible for the innovation and scientific projects for all students in year 1 and 2 at Radboudumc, respectively.
• As from 2015: Innovation-experts of 2 student groups working on an innovation at Radboudumc
• Lecturer in minor HTA, clinical research, and several other courses
• Up to 2020: Every two years I teached Evidence-Medicine to trainees of the American Academy of otorhinolaryngology at the Cochrane Collaboration in Oxford.
• Up to 2020: Two times a year I teached a hands-on course on Evidence-based Medicine at the bedside for residents.
• March 2014 – September 2015: Chair of the innovation team of the curriculum revision for both medical and biomedical sciences at Radboudumc Nijmegen.
• 2013-2016: Course leader of a course entitled “Evidence-based practice” (yearly 90 students), Radboudumc
• 2009-2011: Course leader of a clinical trial and meta-analysis course (2x25 students), UMCU
• April 2007: Senior qualification lecturing, University of Utrecht
• February and June 2009: Teach the Teacher Course on Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiologyin Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Jakarta (Indonesia), Asialink programme EU (http://www.asialink-ce.org/).
• Coordinator course “Principles of Clinical Research” for 3rd grade Medical Students, UMC Utrecht
• 2005: Development of clinical epidemiology curriculum for Medical Students, UMC Utrecht
Some media items:
https://www.bnr.nl/podcast/thebigfive/10539642/maroeska-rovers-techmed-centrum-universiteit-twente-zonder-technologische-ontwikkelingen-was-de-zorg-vastgelopen
https://www.bnr.nl/podcast/beter/10549835/liever-een-opererende-robot-dan-een-chirurg
https://www.ad.nl/wetenschap/ziekenhuizen-zijn-op-basis-van-de-co-uitstoot-samen-bijna-net-zo-vervuilend-als-tata-steel~a6fc347e/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecosia.org%2F
https://www.zorgvisie.nl/reportage-in-het-kloppende-medtech-hart-van-twente/
https://www.aliettejonkers.nl/2021/02/07/hoogleraar-maroeska-rovers-strijdt-tegen-onzinzorg-de-optie-niets-doen-moet-een-vaste-plek-krijgen/
https://www.bnr.nl/podcast/thebigfive/10359187/bnr-s-big-five-van-de-chirurgie-maroeska-rovershttps://radar.avrotros.nl/uitzendingen/gemist/item/tv-uitzending-26-11-2018/ www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/14/us-surgery-clinical-trial-idUSBRE92D0Y620130314 and www.wetenschap24.nl/programmas/labyrint/labyrinttv/2013/februari/Transparantelichaam.htmlhttp://www.omroepgelderland.nl/nieuws/2101329/Maxima-heeft-drie-nieuwe-operatiekamers-van-het-Raboudumc-in-Nijmegen-geopend
http://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/laatste-videos-nieuws/veiliger-opereren-de-super-ok
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