# Valery Lemmens

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## TL;DR

Cancer epidemiologist and professor who became Director of OncoZON, the oncology network of ten hospitals in the south-east Netherlands, in August 2026.

## Summary

Valery Lemmens is Director of OncoZON, the regional oncology network of ten affiliated healthcare institutions in the south-east Netherlands that coordinates shared care pathways, expert teams and knowledge exchange for cancer care. He took up the post on 1 August 2026, succeeding René van der Hulst, who had led the network for three years. An epidemiologist, he has held a professorship in region-integrated cancer care at Maastricht University since 2024, spent more than 20 years with the Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), including as a board member from 2019 and later as medical adviser, and previously held board positions at Maastro and a professorship in cancer surveillance at Erasmus MC. Board chair Helen Mertens, CEO of Maastricht UMC+, announced the appointment.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; clinician-scientist; comprehensive-cancer-centre
- Role: Director, OncoZON (regional oncology network, south-east Netherlands)
- Specialisms: Cancer epidemiology; Cancer registries and surveillance; Regional cancer networks

## Sources

- Source: OncoZON news item announcing the appointment (August 2026): https://www.oncozon.nl/prof-dr-valery-lemmens-benoemd-tot-directeur-van-oncozon/

## Connected records

- institutions: [Erasmus MC Cancer Institute](https://onco.cc/institutions/erasmus-mc/), [OncoZON Comprehensive Cancer Network](https://onco.cc/institutions/oncozon/)
- people: [Helen Mertens](https://onco.cc/people/helen-mertens/)

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