# Helen Mertens

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## TL;DR

Gynaecologist with a doctorate in gynaecological cancer research who chairs the executive board of Maastricht UMC+, the university medical centre that runs the Maastricht comprehensive cancer centre.

## Summary

Helen Mertens is Voorzitter (chair) of the Raad van Bestuur of academisch ziekenhuis Maastricht and Maastricht UMC+, the university medical centre whose Oncologiecentrum operates as the Maastricht UMC+ Comprehensive Cancer Center. She studied medicine in Maastricht, specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology and obtained her PhD in 2002 on gynaecological cancer research; before joining the board she was medical director at Orbis Medisch Centrum. The board page lists her alongside vice-chair Annemie Schols, chief financial officer Véronique Thoelen, Stef Kremers and Jos Maessen.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; hospital-management; clinician-scientist
- Role: Voorzitter Raad van Bestuur (Chair of the Executive Board), Maastricht UMC+
- Specialisms: Gynaecology and obstetrics; Gynaecological oncology research; Hospital governance

## Sources

- Source: Maastricht UMC+ executive board page: https://www.mumc.nl/over-mumc/bestuur-en-organisatie/bestuur

## Connected records

- institutions: [Maastricht UMC+ Comprehensive Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/maastricht-umc/)
- people: [Valery Lemmens](https://onco.cc/people/valery-lemmens/)

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