Name: Prof WFP van Heerden

e-mail: [email protected]

Tel: 012 3192320

Cell: 0836543916

 

Publications of the past 5 years:

Original publications in ISI accredited journals:

1. Sivagurunathan A, Boy SC, Steenkamp G. A novel technique for ventral orbital stabilization: the masseter muscle flap. Vet Ophthalmol. 2014 Jan;17(1):67-72.

 

2. Hunter K, Speight P, Wright J, van Heerden WFP, Rich A, Franklin C. An international survey of speciality training in oral and maxillofacial pathology. J Oral Pathol Med, 2014: 43: 232-236.

 

3. Davidson C, Richter K, van der Linde M, Coetsee J, Boy S. Prevalence of oral and oropharyngeal human papillomavirus (HPV) in a sample of selected South African males: a pilot study.  SAMJ 2014;104: 358-361.

 

4. Bunn BK, Hunter K, Khurram SA, van Heerden WFP. Adenoid dysplasia of the oral mucosa. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 2014; 118: 586-592.

 

5. Fonseca FP, Brierley D, Wright JM, Santos-Silva AR, Almeida OP, Rocha AC, van Heerden WFP, Hunter KD. Upper lip polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma: an exceptionally uncommon diagnosis. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 2015; 119: 566-571.

 

6. Blignaut E, van Heerden WFP. Molecular and histological association between Candida albicans from oral soft tissue and carious dentine of HIV-positive children. Mycopathologica 2015; 180: 193-201.

 

7. Nel, S, van Heerden MB, van Heerden WFP. Immunohistochemical expression of CD56 in dog (Canis familiaris) odontogenesis. Arch Oral Biol 2015; 60: 1577-1580.

 

8. Oettle AC, Fourie J, Human-Baron R, van Zyl AW. The midline mandibular lingual canal: importance in implant surgery. 2013. Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research. 2015; 17(1): 93-101.

 

9. Bunn BK, van Heerden WFP. EBV-positive mucocutaneous ulcer of the oral cavity associated with HIV/AIDS. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 2015; 120: 725-732.

 

10. Pereira DL, Pires FR, Lopes MA, Carlos, R, Wright JM, Patel P, van Heerden WFP, Uys A, Vargas PA. Clinical, demographic and radiographic analysis of 82 patients affected by florid osseous dysplasia: an international collaborative study. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 2016; 122: 250 - 257.

 

11. Vladimir S. Todorovic, DDS, MSc; Thomas C Postma ; Andre W van Zyl, Assessment of the anterior loop of the inferior alveolar nerve using reformatted computed tomography imaging: a retrospective cohort study, British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, In Press
12. Raubenheimer EJ, Miniggio H, Lemmer L, van Heerden WFP. The role of cell signalling in the maintenance and restoration of bone health: a review. Clin Rev Bone Miner Metab 2017, 15: 90-97.
13. van Heerden WFP, van Zyl AW, Bunn BK. Surgical pathology of oral cancer. Diagn Histopathology 2017. 23:235-242.
14. Raubenheimer EJ, Minnigio HD, Lemmer LB, Slavik T, van Heerden WFP. Recent advances in the pharmaceutical manipulation of bone remodelling: the quest for a healthy skeleton. SA Orthop Surg 2018. 2018, 17: 55-60.
15. Raubenheimer EJ, Slavik T, Lemmer L, Olivier H, van Heerden WFP. Human papillomavirus and carcinoma of the mucosal surfaces of the head and neck. J Oral and Maxillofac Surg, Med Pathol. 2018. 30: 55-59.
16. Ligthelm L, Bunn BK, Raubenheimer EJ, van Heerden WFP. Mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma (MANEC) of the tongue arising within a congenital enteric cyst. Head and Neck. 2018,1-5. DOI: 10.1002/hed.25117.

 

17. Raubenheimer EJ, Noffke CE, Lemmer LB, Slavik T, van Heerden WFP, Miniggio HD. Biphosphonates: chemical structure, mechanisms of action, clinical applications and adverse effects. Ann Rheumatol Arthritis  2018. In Press.

 

18. Lopez de Cáceres CVB, Vargas PA, Romero CS, Bunn BK, van Heerden WFP, Fonseca FP. Distribution of dendritic cells in AIDS-associated oral Kaposi’s sarcoma. Head Neck Pathol 2018, Submitted.

 

19. Costa s, Fonseca F, Macedo C, Leme A, Rodrigues R, Pontes H, Altemani A, van Heerden WFP, Martins M, Almeida O, Roger A, Lopes M, Vargas P. Mass spectrometry-based proteome profile differentiates adenoid cystic carcinoma from polymorphous adenocarcinoma of salivary glands. Histopathol, 2018, Submitted.

 

20. Ambele M, Pepper MS, van Heerden MB, van Heerden WFP. Heterozygosity of p16 expression in an oral squamous cell carcinoma with associated loss of heterozygosity and copy number alterations. Head and Neck 2018. In Press.

 

21. Robinson L, Swanepoel J, van Heerden WFP. Atypical ulceration of the hard palate. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol, 2018. In Press.

 

22. Ambele M, Pepper MS, van Heerden MB, van Heerden WFP. Molecular profile of tongue cancer in an 18-year old female patient with no recognizable risk factor. Laryngoscope Invest Otolaryngol 2018. In Press

 

 

 

Publications in non-ISI accredited journals:

 

1. Bunn BK, Marnewick J, van Zyl AW, van Heerden WFP. Syphilis of the oral mucosa. J Dent Assoc SA 2014; 69: 164-166.

 

2. Bunn BK, Botha SJP, Rajbaran S, van Heerden WFP. Xeroderma pigmentosa. J Dent Assoc SA 2014; 69: 222-224.

 

3. Bunn BK, van Zyl AW, Rahman L, van Heerden WFP. CREST syndrome. J Dent Assoc SA 2014; 69: 324-325

 

4.  Marnewick JC, van Zyl AW. Substance abuse among oral healthcare workers. J Dent Assoc SA  2014; 69: 148-151

 

5. van Zyl AW. Substance abuse and oral health: an overview. J Dent Assoc SA 2014, 69: 10-14.

 

6. Bunn BK, Schnetler C, van Zyl AW, van Heerden WFP. Amyloidosis of the tongue. J Dent Assoc SA 2015; 70: 262-263.

 

7. Boy S, van Heerden M, Pool R, Willem P, Slavik T. Plasmablastic lymphoma versus diffuse large B cell lymphoma with plasmablastic differentiation: proposal for a novel diagnostic scoring system. J Haematopathol 2015; 8(1):3-11 

 

8. Bunn BK, Kloppers H, van Heerden WFP. Metastatic colorectal carcinoma to the mandible. J Dent Assoc SA 2016; 71, 132-134

 

9. Kungoane T, Marnewick J, van Heerden WFP. HIV associated oral ulcerations: differential diagnosis. J Dent Assoc SA 2016; 71: 128-130.

 

10. van Heerden WFP, Raubenheimer EJ, Bunn BK. Human papillomavirus infection of the oral cavity: what the dentist should know. J Dent Assoc SA 2017, 72: 52-55.

 

 

Conference proceedings:

 

1. Bunn BK, van Heerden WFP.  Desmoplastic Kaposi sarcoma – a newly recognised oral mucosal variant.  Oral presentation, International Association of Oral Pathologists, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2014.
2. Bunn BK, van Heerden WFP.  EMA and DNA ploidy in oral epithelial dysplasia.  Poster presentation, International Association of Oral Pathologists, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2014.
3. Van Heerden WFP. Diagnostic pitfalls in head and neck pathology. Congress of the Federation of South African Societies of Pathology. Pretoria 2014.
4. Van Heerden WFP. Diagnoses of odontogenic and non-odontogenic cysts of the jaws. Congress of the Federation of South African Societies of Pathology. Pretoria 2014.
5. Pereira DL, Pires FR, Lopes MA, van Heerden WFP, Wright JM, Carlos R, Vargas PA. Clinical and radiological evaluation of patients affected by florid osseous dysplasia: a multicenter retrospective study. Brazilian Congress of Oral Pathology, Seoul, 2015.
6. Van Heerden WFP. Detection of genetic changes in oral carcinogenesis by DNA microarray analysis. CANSA research in action conference. Stellenbosch, 2015.
7. Bunn BK, van Heerden WFP. EBV positive mucocutaneous ulcer of the oral cavity in HIV/AIDS. 27th European Congress of Pathology, Belgrade, Serbia, September 2015.
8. Van Heerden WFP. Opportunistic oral infections in HIV/AIDS. Invited speaker. International Association of Oral Pathologists, Chennai, India, September 2016.
9. Andre van Zyl, Michaela Beetge, Jacobus Hoffman, Stephan van Zyl, Vladimir Todorovic, Cor-Jacques Kat, Schalk Kok, A comparative analysis of the engineering of 5 commercially available titanium dental implant surfaces using micro-focus computed tomography, International Conference on Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Engineering, October 16-17, 2017, Osaka, Japan.

 

10. Ambele MA, van Zyl AW, Pepper MS, van Heerden WFP. Mapping the genetic landscape of oral cancer in South African patients. Wits Cancer Research Symposium, Johannesburg, 2017.

 

11. Van Heerden WFP. Diagnosis of lesions and conditions of the Head and Neck. Plenary Lecture. 43rd Congress of the Brazilian Society for Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine. Vitoria, Brazil, July 2017.

 

12. van Heerden WFP, HPV associated lesions of the Head and Neck. Infectious diseases day. ICMM UP. Pretoria 2018.

 

13. van Heerden WFP, Oral Cancer and potential malignancy. Umhlanga cutaneous oncology update. Durban 2018.

 

14. van Heerden WFP, Oral Cancer and potential malignancy. Pretoria cutaneous oncology update. Pretoria 2018.

 

15. van Heerden WFP. HIV/AIDS associated malignancies and ulcers. SASMFOS annual congress. Durban, 2018.

 

16. van Heerden WFP.Potentially malignant and white lesions of the oral cavity. SASMFOS annual congress. Durban, 2018.

 

17. van Heerden WFP. HPV associated malignancies of the Head and Neck. Congress of the Federation of South African Societies of Pathology. Stellenbosch 2018.

 

 

Media articles/interviews/etc.:

 

Radio interviews:

RSG  Nuus

Mouth and throat cancer are on the increase amongst the youth. This is due to the increased usage of the Hookah pipe. University of Pretoria's Andre van Zyl says recent research says the pipe is more dangerous than cigarettes

Duration: 1 min

 

R2000 News

Oral and throat cancer is on the increase amongst young people and one of the causes is the smoking of the hubbly bubbly also known as the water pipe.

Int. Prof. Andre van Zyl: Pretoria University

Duration: 1 min

 

SAfm News

Oral and throat cancer is on the increase amongst young people and one of the causes is the smoking of the hubbly bubbly also known as the water pipe.

Int. Prof. Andre van Zyl: Pretoria University

Duration: 1 min

 

SAfm Weekend AM Live

Studies have found that oral and throat cancer is on the increase among the young people in South Africa. Professor Andre van Zyl of the University of Pretoria and parent Leonie are interviewed.

Duration: 45 minutes

 

RSG Monitor

Topic – Mouth and throat cancer is on the increase amongst the youth. The smoking of the so-called hubbly bubbly is a contributing factor.

INT: Prof Andre van Zyl – University of Pretoria

Duration: 4 mins

 

Other:

NRF rated members of the group:

Prof WFP van Heerden: Rated by the NRF as a C2-rated scientist in 2017

 

Awards/distinctions of the past 5 years:

Prof WFP van Heerden: (past 5 years)

1. Invited as a speaker to the 3rd annual DASIL International Congress. Sun City 2014. A clinical and therapeutic appraisal of oral mucocutaneous lesions
2. Participated in the workshop on scientific writing and science communication for women in science for the developing world organised by ASSAf, August 2014.
3. Invited to give two lectures at the annual congress of the Federation of South African Societies of Pathology, Unipath 2014, Pretoria 2014.
4. Invited to contribute to six chapters and be the convenor of one in the new WHO “Blue” Book on Head and Neck Malignancies. June 2015.
5. Invited to contribute five topics for the chapter of Non-odontogenic bone tumours in the handbook Contemporary Oral Medicine, Springer Science Medicine 2016.
6. Chairperson of the Scientific Committee for the Africa IAOP Congress for October 2018

 

AW van Zyl

7. Andre van Zyl, Best Research Poster, 13^th Annual Megagen International Symposium, 14-15 October 2017, Tokyo, Japan

 

 

updated 22/05/2019