The mission of the Institut Jules Bordet's Department of Internal Medicine is to assume responsibilitiy regarding:
- Organising, with senior doctors from other specialities, the hospital's medical activity and support for undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Coordinating the various sister medical specialities of internal medicine, with the exception of those represented by departments concerned specifically with medical oncology and haematology.
- Intensive care
- The oncological emergencies room
- The infectious diseases clinic.
- Providing training in internal medicine for medical students and doctors training to be a specialist during the core years of internal medicine studies and higher training in internal medicine.
The Department of Internal Medicine offers expertise in the various fields of internal medicine while specialising in caring for patients suffering from oncological diseases:
- Oncological intensive care
- Oncological emergencies
- Infectious diseases
- Other medical specialities such as pnuemology
Every autumn the Department of Internal Medicine organizes an international meeting in French that is dedicated specifically to the severe complications that occur in patients suffering from a cancerous disease.
The department managers have developed two websites dedicated to cancer complications: www.oncorea.com for acute problems and www.pneumocancero.com for chronic problems (with particular focus on thoracic oncology).
The department has a continuous intake of medical students (Master's) and trainee specialists (internal medicine and sister disciplines) who follow training courses in internal medicine and in the department's more specific sectors. They are supported during seminars and specific tours.
In addition, the responsible doctors participate actively in the teaching of medical semiology, internal medicine clinical practice for the ULB's Master's in medicine, and the ULB's Master's specialising in internal medicine.
Research projects
Project 1 (in progress)
L’inflammation a-t-elle une implication significative dans l’évolution du cancer bronchique ?
- Project initiator: Dr Anne-Pascale Meert
- Financing: Intensive oncological care unit
Project 2 (in progress)
COHESIS : Collaboration and Outreach in Hematological patients with/without Sepsis
- Project initiator : Dr Anne-Pascale Meert
- Financing : Amis de l’Institut Bordet
- Collaborations : GrrrOH, NINE-I, HEMICU, DISPROPICUS, University of Ghent, University of Rotterdam
Project 3 (in progress)
IMMUNO-REA : Caractéristiques et prise en charge des patients atteints d’une tumeur solide traités par immunothérapie admis en réanimation
- Project initiator : Dr Anne-Pascale Meert
- Financing: Intensive oncological care unit
- Collaboration: GrrrOH
Our team
Head of department
Prof. Anne-Pascale Meert
Intensive care and oncological emergencies
Dr Bogdan Grigoriu, head of clinic
Dr Julie Gorham, deputy head of clinic
Dr Michelle Coureau, resident
Dr Cristina David, resident
Infectious diseases clinic
Dr Aspasia Georgala, head of clinic
Dr Angela Loizidou, deputy head of clinic
Dr Michaela Raimo
Medical speciality
Dr Bogdan Grigoriu, pulmonology
Dr Lorenzo Ferlini, neurology
Dr Giulia Casalino, cardiology
Dr Costante, endocrinology
Dr Simenon, rhumatology
07/02/2022
Scientific publications
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: advances in molecular profiling and targeted therapy.
Authors : Jungels C, Pita JM, Costante G
Year : 2023
Journal : Curr Opin Oncol
Volume : 35
Pages : 1-9
European Respiratory Society guideline on various aspects of quality in lung cancer care.
Authors : Blum TG, Morgan RL, Durieux V, Chorostowska-Wynimko J, Baldwin DR, Boyd J, Faivre-Finn C, Galateau-Salle F, Gamarra F, Grigoriu B, Hardavella G, Hauptmann M, Jakobsen E, Jovanovic D, Knaut P, Massard G, McPhelim J, Meert AP, Milroy R, Muhr R, Mutti L, Paesmans M, Powell P, Putora PM, Rawlinson J, Rich AL, Rigau D, De Ruysscher D, Sculier JP, Schepereel A, Subotic D, van Schil P, Tonia T, Williams C, Berghmans T
Year : 2023
Journal : Eur Respir J
Volume : 61
Evaluation of Endocan as a Treatment for Acute Inflammatory Respiratory Failure.
Authors : Hureau M, Portier L, Prin M, de Nadai P, Balsamelli J, Tsicopoulos A, Mathieu D, Lassalle P, Grigoriu B, Gaudet A, De Freitas Caires N
Year : 2023
Journal : Cells
Volume : 12
Erratum to When targeted therapy for cancer leads to ICU admission. RETRO-TARGETICU multicentric study" [Bull. Cancer 109 (2022) 916-24]."
Authors : Meert AP, Toffart AC, Picard M, Jaubert P, Gibelin A, Bauer P, Mokart D, Van de Louw A, Hatzl S, Moreno-Gonzales G, Rousseau-Bussac G, Bruneel F, Montini L, Moreau AS, Carpentier D, Seguin A, Hemelaar P, Azoulay E, Lemiale V
Year : 2023
Journal : Bull Cancer
Sepsis-associated coagulopathy in onco-hematology patients presenting with thrombocytopenia: a multicentric observational study.
Authors : Lemiale V, Mabrouki A, Miry L, Mokart D, Pène F, Kouatchet A, Mayaux J, Bruneel F, Perez P, Meert AP, Moreau AS, Benoit D, Darmon M, Zafrani L, Clere-Jehl R
Year : 2023
Journal : Leuk Lymphoma
Volume : 64
Pages : 197-204