Affiliation: Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam; The Rotterdam Eye Hospital

Robert M. Verdijk is a senior consultant in ophthalmic pathology and neuropathology at the Erasmus MC University Medical Center, the Leiden University Medical Center, and the Rotterdam Eye Hospital in the Netherlands. He received his training in biomedical sciences and medicine at Leiden University, followed by a Ph.D. in immunology. He did a residency in pathology at the Erasmus MC University Medical Center with a focus on ophthalmic pathology. His research focuses on the pathobiology of ocular malignancy, inflammatory disease, and periorbital xanthogranulomas. He is a member of the editorial board for the WHO Classification of Tumors of the Eye and Orbit (5th edition) and contributed to the WHO Classification of Pediatric Tumors (5th edition). He is a member of the European Ophthalmic Pathology Society (EOPS), president of the working group on ophthalmic pathology of the European Society of Pathology (ESP), and honorary secretary of the Ocular Oncology Group (OOG).