Meet Anastasiya Starovoyt

Anastasiya has comprehensive experience in medical devices, biotechnology, and life sciences.

Before joining Gevers in 2023, Anastasiya worked at UZ Leuven as a resident in otorhinolaryngology, and did a PhD on image-guided surgery for cochlear implants under an FWO fellowship. During medicine studies, she additionally did extracurricular internships and research in orthopedic surgery and traumatology.

Anastasiya advises and represents you in a broad spectrum of patent-related activities, including patent drafting, prosecution, oppositions, patentability, freedom-to-operate, and IP strategy. She handles cases in English and Dutch.

• PhD in Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium), 2022
• Master in Medicine, KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium), 2017
• Bachelor in Medicine, KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium), 2013

• Patent Engineer
• PhD in Biomedical Sciences
• Medical Doctor

• Starovoyt, A., Pyka, G., Putzeys, T., Balcaen, T., Wouters, J., Kerckhofs, G. & Verhaert, N. (2023). Human cochlear microstructures at risk of electrode insertion trauma, elucidated in 3D with contrast-enhanced microCT. Sci Rep 13, 2191.
• Starovoyt, A., Shaheen, E., Putzeys, T., Kerckhofs, G., Politis, C., Wouters, J., & Verhaert, N. (2023). Anatomically and mechanically accurate scala tympani model for electrode insertion studies. Hearing Research, 108707.
• Kerkhofs, L., Starovoyt, A. (co-first), Wouters, J., Putzeys, T., & Verhaert, N. (2023). Optical Coherence Tomography-Based Atlas of the Human Cochlear Hook Region. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(1), 238.
• Starovoyt, A., Quirk, B. C., Putzeys, T., Kerckhofs, G., Nuyts, J., Wouters, J., … & Verhaert, N. (2022). An optically-guided cochlear implant sheath for real-time monitoring of electrode insertion into the human cochlea. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 19234.
• Starovoyt, A. (2022). Optical Coherence Tomography for Image-guided Cochlear Implantation. (Doctoral Thesis)
• Putzeys, T., Starovoyt, A., Verhaert, N., & Wübbenhorst, M. (2021). The Dielectric Behavior of Human ex vivo Cochlear Perilymph. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 28(3), 932-937.
• Van Gerven, L., Qian, Z., Starovoyt, A., Jorissen, M., Meulemans, J., van Loon, J., … & Vander Poorten, V. (2021). Endoscopic, endonasal transsphenoidal surgery for tumors of the sellar and suprasellar region: a monocentric historical cohort study of 369 patients. Frontiers in oncology, 11, 643550.
• Starovoyt, A., Putzeys, T., Wouters, J., & Verhaert, N. (2019). High-resolution imaging of the human cochlea through the round window by means of optical coherence tomography. Scientific reports, 9(1), 1-10.
• Van Den Berg, J., Reul, M., Nunes Cardozo, M., Starovoyt, A., Geusens, E., Nijs, S., & Hoekstra, H. (2017). Functional outcome of intra-articular tibial plateau fractures: the impact of posterior column fractures. International Orthopaedics, 41(9), 1865-1873.