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Koen van Besien, MD, PhD

Koen van Besien, MD, PhD

  • Specialty: Hematology and Oncology
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  • Primary Location: 11100 Euclid Ave (0 mi.)
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  • Languages Spoken: Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish

Office Locations

UH Cleveland Medical Center (0 mi.)

11100 Euclid Ave
1st Floor
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-844-3951

UH Cleveland Medical Center (0 mi.)

11100 Euclid Ave
2nd Floor
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-844-3954

UH Cleveland Medical Center (0 mi.)

11100 Euclid Ave
Lobby Level
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-844-3951

Biography: Koen van Besien, MD, PhD

Expertise

  • CAR T Cell Therapy
  • Leukemia
  • Lymphoma
  • Stem Cell Transplant

Titles

  • Director, Wesley Center for Immunotherapy, UH Seidman Cancer Center
  • Division Chief, Hematology and Cellular Therapy, UH Cleveland Medical Center
  • Clinical Professor, CWRU School of Medicine

Certifications & Memberships

  • Hematology - American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology - American Board of Internal Medicine

Education

Fellowship | Hematology/Oncology
Hematology/Oncology - Indiana University Hospital (1987 - 1990)

Other Education
Maastricht University (2006)

Medical Education
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculteit Der Geneeskunde (1984)

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Patient Experience Reviews

4.8 out of 5
- based on 34 Ratings
(5)
3/1/2024

Excellent care!

(5)
3/1/2024

Support staff and nurses are very nice, respectful and attentive!

(5)
2/1/2024

Doctor was very nice and helpful during this visit. Explained things we didn't quite understand and made them clear. Very happy with this provider, hospital and staff. It's been 7 years since I first found out I had cancer. The last bone marrow biopsy showed no evidence of ***. I am convinced that it will never appear again. My thankfulness and gratitude to everyone involved at Seidman! Thanks

(5)
11/1/2023

Great staff. Everyone made me feel at ease.

(5)
10/1/2023

Excellent service from doctor and nurse

(5)
9/1/2023

This appt was for a second opinion on my condition! I was completely satisfied with his response and will keep him as my physician.

(5)
9/1/2023

Wonderful!!

Industry Relationships

University Hospitals is committed to transparency in our interactions with industry partners, such as pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device companies. At UH, we disclose practitioner and their family members’ ownership and intellectual property rights that are or in the process of being commercialized. In addition, we disclose payments to employed practitioners of $5,000 or more from companies with which the practitioners interact as part of their professional activities. These practitioner-industry relationships assist in developing new drugs, devices and therapies and in providing medical education aimed at improving quality of care and enhancing clinical outcomes. At the same time, UH understands that these relationships may create a conflict of interest. In providing this information, UH desires to assist patients in talking with their practitioners about industry relationships and how those relationships may impact their medical care.

UH practitioners seek advance approval for certain new industry relationships. In addition, practitioners report their industry relationships and activities, as well as those of their immediate family members, to the UH Office of Outside Interests annually. We review these reports and implement management plans, as appropriate, to address conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with medical research, clinical care and purchasing decisions.

View UH’s policy (PDF) on practitioner-industry relationships.

As of December 31, 2016, Koen van Besien did not disclose any Outside Relationships with Industry.