PubMed registered articles (from 1987 and onwards, continually updated)

Full name: Mark Maria Omer Baekelandt
Address: Thurmanns gate 3
0461 Oslo
Norway

Born in Mortsel, Belgium on April 12, 1962
Nationality: Belgian

Education and academic degrees

• 1980: Promotion from College, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwecollege in Antwerp, Belgium.
• 1987: Medical Degree at the U.I.A., University of Antwerp. Promotion with mention “Great Distinction”.
• 2001: Ph. D. Degree at the University of Oslo, Norway on the subject: “Studies on prognostic and predictive factors in advanced ovarian cancer with emphasis on clinical drug resistance and its reversal”.

Medical training and appointments

• 1987 – 1992: Specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Middelheim General Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
• 1992: Specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
• 1992 – 1995: Senior Physician at the Department of Gynecologic Oncology at The Norwegian Radium Hospital, University of Oslo, Norway.
• 1996 - 1998: Consultant at the Department of Gynecologic Oncology at The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
• 1998 - 2000 : Senior Consultant at the Department of Gynecologic Oncology at The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
• 2000 - 2001: Head of Section for Gynecologic Oncology at The University Hospital in Antwerp (UZA), Belgium.
• From 01.01.2001: Senior Consultant at the Department of Gynecologic Oncology at The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

Membership of scientific organizations

• Scandinavian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (NFOG).
• Norwegian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (NGF).
• Nordic Society of Gynecologic Oncology (NSGO).
• Norwegian Society of Gynecologic Oncology (NFGO: Norsk Forum for Gynekologisk Onkologi) - vara member of the Board since 2001.
  •   Board member since november 2005.
• International Gynecological Cancer Society (IGCS).
• Founding member of the Nordic Cancer Chemotherapy Group (NCCG).
• Flemish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (VVOG).
• The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

Board Memberships

• Member of the Board of Rikshospitalet HF (National Hospital-Norwegian Radium Hospital).
• Member of the Board of The Norwegian Society of Gynecologic Oncology (NFGO: Norsk Forum for Gynekologisk Onkologi) since November 2005.
• Member of the Board of The Nordic Society of Gynecologic Oncology (NSGO) since March 2006.

Postgraduate Courses

1. October 1987: Basic course on ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Universitety of Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
2. December 1988: Laser endoscopy course and workshop. Antwerpen, Belgium.
3. October 1989: Course on Pregnancy and Hypertension. University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
4. January 1990: Course on Gynecologic Oncology. Noordwijk aan Zee, The Netherlands.
5. October 1990: Comprehensive European School of Oncology Postgraduate Course on Breast Cancer, Orta San Giulio, Italy.
6. November 1990: Postgraduate Course on Problem-oriented Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands.
7. June 1991: Comprehensive European School of Oncology Postgraduate Course on Gynaecologic Oncology, Orta San Giulio, Italy.
8. November 1991: Boerhaave postgraduate course on Resuscitation of the Neonate, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
9. February 1992: Course on Gynecological Urology. University of Pretoria, South Africa.
10. March 1992: Course on Female Infertility. University of Pretoria, South Africa.
11. November 1992: Course on pain treatment in cancer patients. Oslo, Norway.
12. September 1993: Course Introduction to Statistics: Clinical Research. Oslo University, Oslo, Norway.*
13. November 1993: European School of Oncology seminar in Diagnostic and Prognostic factors in gynaecological and breast tumors, Stockholm, Sweden.
14. March 1994: Course on Theory of Science. Oslo University, Oslo, Norway.*
15. April 1994: Course on Flow cytometry. Oslo University, Oslo, Norway.*
16. Oktober 1994: Course on Clinical Research: Somatics. Obligatory basic course. Oslo University, Oslo, Norway.*
17. November 1996: Course on Gynecological Tumor Pathology. Lysebu, Oslo, Norway.
18. February 1999: Basic course in biomedical research. Oslo University, Oslo, Norway.*
19. April 1999: Practical course in gastro-intestinal surgery. Tønsberg Central Hospital,Tønsberg, Norway
20. June 1999: FECS, AACR and ASCO Workshop on “Methods in Clinical Cancer Research.” Flims, Switzerland.
21. June, July 1999: Workshop “Laparoscopic and vaginal surgery in gynecologic Oncology.” Lyon and Lille, France.

Courses marked with * are a compulsory part of the training for Ph. D. students at the University of Oslo, Norway and were followed by a compulsory exam.

Publication list

Reviewing

I am a regular reviewer for articles submitted to following journals:

- International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer
- Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents
- European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
- Cancer
- Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica Scandinavica