Toby Maurer, MD
Professor Emeritus
Dermatology
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• Post-Doc Fellow/Scholar Medicine (Family & Community Med) University of California, San Francisco 1991
• Clinical Fellowship University of California, San Francisco
• Residency University of California, San Francisco

Publications (86)

Top publication keywords:
PruritusSarcoma, KaposiAnti-Retroviral AgentsCarcinoma, Basal CellSkin Diseases, PapulosquamousPyoderma GangrenosumRemote ConsultationDermatologyHIV InfectionsSkin NeoplasmsAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsSkin DiseasesPrurigoDrug EruptionsImmune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

• Impact of Kaposi Sarcoma on Quality of Life Amongst HIV-infected Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in East Africa.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2023 Scott L, Laker-Oketta M, Byakwaga H, Glidden D, Mwebesa B, Muzoora C, Maurer T, Assenzio M, Hunt P, Bangsberg D, Haberer J, Martin J
• LAMP-enabled diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma for sub-Saharan Africa.
  Science advances 2023 McCloskey D, Semeere A, Ayanga R, Laker-Oketta M, Lukande R, Semakadde M, Kanyesigye M, Wenger M, LeBoit P, McCalmont T, Maurer T, Gardner A, Boza J, Cesarman E, Martin J, Erickson D
• An expanded population of CD8dim T cells with features of mitochondrial dysfunction and senescence is associated with persistent HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma under ART.
  Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 2022 Clutton GT, Weideman AMK, Goonetilleke NP, Maurer T
• Understanding Diagnostic Delays for Kaposi Sarcoma in Kenya: A Qualitative Study.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2022 McMahon DE, Chemtai L, Grant M, Singh R, Semeere A, Byakwaga H, Laker-Oketta M, Maurer T, Busakhala N, Martin J, Bassett IV, Butler L, Freeman EE
• Evaluation of four chemotherapy regimens for treatment of advanced AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma in Kenya: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
  The Lancet. Global health 2022 Freeman EE, McCann NC, Semeere A, Reddy KP, Laker-Oketta M, Byakwaga H, Pei PP, Hajny Fernandez ME, Kiprono S, Busakhala N, Martin JN, Maurer T, Bassett IV, Freedberg KA, Hyle EP

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• Barriers and facilitators to chemotherapy initiation and adherence for patients with HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma in Kenya: a qualitative study.
  Infectious agents and cancer 2022 McMahon DE, Singh R, Chemtai L, Semeere A, Byakwaga H, Grant M, Laker-Oketta M, Lagat C, Collier S, Maurer T, Martin J, Bassett IV, Butler L, Kiprono S, Busakhala N, Freeman EE
• Telling the story of intersectional stigma in HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma in western Kenya: a convergent mixed-methods approach.
  Journal of the International AIDS Society 2022 Collier S, Singh R, Semeere A, Byakwaga H, Laker-Oketta M, McMahon DE, Chemtai L, Grant M, Butler L, Bogart L, Bassett IV, Kiprono S, Maurer T, Martin J, Busakhala N, Freeman EE
• AMC-070: Lenalidomide Is Safe and Effective in HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma.
  Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2022 Reid EG, Shimabukuro K, Moore P, Ambinder RF, Bui JD, Han S, Martínez-Maza O, Dittmer DP, Aboulafia D, Chiao EY, Maurer T, Baiocchi R, Mitsuyasu R, Wachsman W, AIDS Malignancy Consortium (AMC)
• A type III effectiveness-implementation hybrid evaluation of a multicomponent patient navigation strategy for advanced-stage Kaposi's sarcoma: protocol.
  Implementation science communications 2022 Collier S, Semeere A, Byakwaga H, Laker-Oketta M, Chemtai L, Wagner AD, Bassett IV, Wools-Kaloustian K, Maurer T, Martin J, Kiprono S, Freeman EE
• Compression Therapy for HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma Leg Lymphedema: Results of the Kenyan Improvised Compression for Kaposi Sarcoma Randomized Controlled Trial.
  JCO global oncology 2022 Chang AY, Karwa R, Odhiambo H, Were P, Fletcher SL, Tonui EC, Kohn MA, Lee J, Chang D, Lensing S, Namaemba DF, Busakhala N, Kiprono SK, Maurer T, Goodrich S, Pastakia SD
• Teledermatology Consults in a County Hospital Setting: Retrospective Analysis.
  JMIR dermatology 2021 Funkhouser CH, Funkhouser ME, Wolverton JE, Maurer T
• Feasibility of Rapid Case Ascertainment for Cancer in East Africa: An Investigation of Community-Representative Kaposi Sarcoma in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy.
  Cancer epidemiology 2021 Semeere A, Byakwaga H, Laker-Oketta M, Freeman E, Busakhala N, Wenger M, Kasozi C, Ssemakadde M, Bwana M, Kanyesigye M, Kadama-Makanga P, Rotich E, Kisuya J, Sang E, Maurer T, Wools-Kaloustian K, …
• Cost Minimization Analysis of a Teledermatology Triage System in a Managed Care Setting.
  JAMA dermatology 2021 Zakaria A, Miclau TA, Maurer T, Leslie KS, Amerson E
• Impact of Teledermatology Program on Dermatology Resident Experience and Education.
  Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association 2020 Zakaria A, Maurer T, Amerson E
• Implementing a Locally Made Low-Cost Intervention for Wound and Lymphedema Care in Western Kenya.
  Dermatologic clinics 2020 Chang AY, Mungai M, Coates SJ, Chao T, Odhiambo HP, Were PM, Fletcher SL, Maurer T, Karwa R, Pastakia SD
• Utilizing Technology for Dermatology Care in Tajikistan: A Health Systems Perspective.
  Dermatologic clinics 2020 Lotfizadeh A, Sultonov RA, Morim A, Tavakol S, Daneshvar M, Qosimov AM, Maurer T
• The role of dermatology in Kaposi sarcoma diagnosis across 3 regions in sub-Saharan Africa.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Seth D, Williams VL, McMahon DE, Regan S, Busakhala N, Wools-Kaloustian K, Mosojane K, Ralefala TB, Kayembe M, Iregbu K, Kwaghe V, Jedy-Agba E, Oyesiku L, Maurer T, Jaquet A, Bassett IV, Martin J, …
• Using Media to Promote Public Awareness of Early Detection of Kaposi's Sarcoma in Africa.
  Journal of oncology 2020 Laker-Oketta M, Butler L, Kadama-Makanga P, Inglis R, Wenger M, Katongole-Mbidde E, Maurer T, Kambugu A, Martin J
• 25 Years of Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus: Discoveries, Disparities, and Diagnostics.
  JCO global oncology 2020 McMahon DE, Maurer T, Freeman EE
• Real-world use of chemotherapy for Kaposi's sarcoma in a large community-based HIV primary care system in Kenya.
  BMC cancer 2020 Freeman EE, Busakhala N, Regan S, Asirwa FC, Wenger M, Seth D, Moon KC, Semeere A, Maurer T, Wools-Kaloustian K, Bassett I, Martin J
• Prevalence, Clinical Features and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Group A Streptococcal Skin Infections in School Children in Urban Western and Northern Uganda.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2019 Chang AY, Scheel A, Dewyer A, Hovis IW, Sarnacki R, Aliku T, Okello E, Bwanga F, Sable C, Maurer TA, Beaton AZ
• Implementation of an Ultraviolet Phototherapy Service at a National Referral Hospital in Western Kenya: Reflections on Challenges and Lessons Learned.
  Dermatology and therapy 2019 Ly K, Chang AY, Kiprono SK, Jose M, Smith MP, Beck K, Sekhon S, Muraguri I, Mungai M, Coates SJ, Thibodeaux Q, Hulse S, Gualberto M, Jeon C, Nakamura M, Bhutani T, Maurer T, Liao W
• Impact of teledermatology on the accessibility and efficiency of dermatology care in an urban safety-net hospital: A pre-post analysis.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2019 Zakaria A, Maurer T, Su G, Amerson E
• The public health control of scabies: priorities for research and action.
  Lancet (London, England) 2019 Engelman D, Cantey PT, Marks M, Solomon AW, Chang AY, Chosidow O, Enbiale W, Engels D, Hay RJ, Hendrickx D, Hotez PJ, Kaldor JM, Kama M, Mackenzie CD, McCarthy JS, Martin DL, Mengistu B, Maurer T, …
• Randomized controlled trial to evaluate locally sourced two-component compression bandages for HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma leg lymphedema in western Kenya: The Kenyan Improvised Compression for Kaposi Sarcoma (KICKS) study protocol.
  Contemporary clinical trials communications 2018 Chang AY, Karwa R, Busakhala N, Fletcher SL, Tonui EC, Wasike P, Kohn MA, Asirwa FC, Kiprono SK, Maurer T, Goodrich S, Pastakia SD
• A portable device for nucleic acid quantification powered by sunlight, a flame or electricity.
  Nature biomedical engineering 2018 Snodgrass R, Gardner A, Semeere A, Kopparthy VL, Duru J, Maurer T, Martin J, Cesarman E, Erickson D
• Understanding and Addressing Hair Disorders in Transgender Individuals.
  American journal of clinical dermatology 2018 Gao Y, Maurer T, Mirmirani P
• Development of Low-Cost Locally Sourced Two-Component Compression Bandages in Western Kenya.
  Dermatology and therapy 2018 Chang AY, Tonui EC, Momanyi D, Mills AR, Wasike P, Karwa R, Maurer TA, Pastakia SD
• Assessment of dermatology clinic resources at safety-net hospitals: Results from a national survey.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2017 Malviya N, Albrecht J, Amerson E, Colven R, Hsu S, Maurer T, McLellan B, Pomeranz M, Chong BF
• Sole-Searing Pain: Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma.
  The American journal of medicine 2017 Minter DJ, Kotwani P, Kohn LL, Maurer T, Lai AR
• Cutaneous malignancies in HIV.
  Current opinion in HIV and AIDS 2017 Chang AY, Doiron P, Maurer T
• HIV-Associated Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis at San Francisco General Hospital.
  Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care 2016 Tseng J, Maurer T, Mutizwa MM
• Diffuse HIV-associated seborrheic dermatitis - a case series.
  International journal of STD & AIDS 2016 Forrestel AK, Kovarik CL, Mosam A, Gupta D, Maurer TA, Micheletti RG
• Accuracy of Clinical Suspicion and Pathologic Diagnosis of Kaposi Sarcoma in East Africa.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2016 Amerson E, Woodruff CM, Forrestel A, Wenger M, McCalmont T, LeBoit P, Maurer T, Laker-Oketta M, Muyindike W, Bwana M, Buziba N, Busakhala N, Wools-Kaloustian K, Martin J
• A prospective ascertainment of cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Kaposi sarcoma.
  Cancer medicine 2016 Semeere A, Wenger M, Busakhala N, Buziba N, Bwana M, Muyindike W, Amerson E, Maurer T, McCalmont T, LeBoit P, Musick B, Yiannoutsos C, Lukande R, Castelnuovo B, Laker-Oketta M, Kambugu A, Glidden D, …
• Idiopathic Pyoderma Gangrenosum as a Novel Manifestation of the HIV Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome: A Report of Three Cases.
  The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 2015 Nambudiri VE, Kersellius R, Harp J, Maniar JK, Maurer TA
• Neuromyelitis optica with cutaneous findings: case report and review of the literature.
  Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) 2015 Martin C, Maurer T, Mutizwa MM
• Task Shifting and Skin Punch for the Histologic Diagnosis of Kaposi's Sarcoma in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Public Health Solution to a Public Health Problem.
  Oncology 2015 Laker-Oketta MO, Wenger M, Semeere A, Castelnuovo B, Kambugu A, Lukande R, Asirwa FC, Busakhala N, Buziba N, Diero L, Wools-Kaloustian K, Strother RM, Bwana M, Muyindike W, Amerson E, Mbidde E, Maurer…
• Psoriasis as a manifestation of HIV-related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2015 Tripathi SV, Leslie KS, Maurer TA, Amerson EH
• Effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy and its adherence on herpes zoster incidence: a longitudinal cohort study.
  AIDS research and therapy 2013 Liu C, Wang C, Glesby MJ, D'souza G, French A, Minkoff H, Maurer T, Karim R, Young M
• Cutis Verticis Gyrata in Men Affected by HIV-Related Lipodystrophy.
  Dermatology research and practice 2013 Khanijow K, Unemori P, Leslie KS, Mulligan K, Schambelan M, Maurer T
• Etiology and risk factors associated with a pruritic papular eruption in people living with HIV in India.
  Journal of the International AIDS Society 2013 Farsani TT, Kore S, Nadol P, Ramam M, Thierman SJ, Leslie K, Chandrasekar C, Sikhamani R, Manoharan G, Kubba A, Maurer TA
• Immunosenescence is associated with presence of Kaposi's sarcoma in antiretroviral treated HIV infection.
  AIDS (London, England) 2013 Unemori P, Leslie KS, Hunt PW, Sinclair E, Epling L, Mitsuyasu R, Effros RB, Dock J, Dollard SG, Deeks SG, Martin JN, Maurer TA
• Investigating the effects of metabolic dysregulation on hair follicles: a comparison of HIV-infected women with and without central lipohypertrophy.
  International journal of dermatology 2013 Mirmirani P, Maurer T, Cohen M, D'Souza G, Karim R, Plankey M, Robison E, Sharma A, Tien PC, Hessol NA
• CD57 expression and cytokine production by T cells in lesional and unaffected skin from patients with psoriasis.
  PloS one 2013 Batista MD, Tincati C, Milush JM, Ho EL, Ndhlovu LC, York VA, Kallas EG, Kalil J, Keating SM, Norris PJ, Chang D, Unemori P, Leslie KS, Maurer T, Liao W, Nixon DF
• Recurrence after treatment of cutaneous basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
  JAMA dermatology 2013 Hausauer AK, Maurer T, Leslie KS, Parvataneni R, Stuart SE, Chren MM
• Skewed distribution of natural killer cells in psoriasis skin lesions.
  Experimental dermatology 2013 Batista MD, Ho EL, Kuebler PJ, Milush JM, Lanier LL, Kallas EG, York VA, Chang D, Liao W, Unemori P, Leslie KS, Maurer T, Nixon DF
• Psoriasis patients are enriched for genetic variants that protect against HIV-1 disease.
  PLoS genetics 2012 Chen H, Hayashi G, Lai OY, Dilthey A, Kuebler PJ, Wong TV, Martin MP, Fernandez Vina MA, McVean G, Wabl M, Leslie KS, Maurer T, Martin JN, Deeks SG, Carrington M, Bowcock AM, Nixon DF, Liao W
• Adaptation of a Runyankore version of Skindex-16 for oral administration in Mbarara, Uganda.
  International journal of dermatology 2011 Chua SL, Maurer T, Chren MM
• Approach to pruritus in the adult HIV-positive patient.
  Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery 2011 Serling SL, Leslie K, Maurer T
• Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome and tropical dermatoses.
  Dermatologic clinics 2011 Amerson EH, Maurer TA
• Hidradenitis suppurativa and concomitant pyoderma gangrenosum: a case series and literature review.
  Archives of dermatology 2010 Hsiao JL, Antaya RJ, Berger T, Maurer T, Shinkai K, Leslie KS
• HIV-associated psoriasis: pathogenesis, clinical features, and management.
  The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2010 Morar N, Willis-Owen SA, Maurer T, Bunker CB
• Persistent prurigo nodularis responsive to initiation of combination therapy with raltegravir.
  Archives of dermatology 2010 Unemori P, Leslie KS, Maurer T
• Response to: a retrospective analysis of AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with undetectable HIV viral loads and CD4 counts greater than 300 cells/mm(3).
  Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (Chicago, Ill. : 2002) 2010 Maurer T, Leslie K, Unemori P
• Dermatologic manifestations of HIV in Africa.
  Topics in HIV medicine : a publication of the International AIDS Society, USA 2010 Amerson EH, Maurer TA
• Epidermal barrier dysfunction in non-atopic HIV: evidence for an "inside-to-outside" pathogenesis.
  The Journal of investigative dermatology 2009 Gunathilake R, Schmuth M, Scharschmidt TC, Gruber R, Grabher D, Leslie KS, Maurer TA, Mauro TM, Elias PM
• Disseminated herpes zoster with increased CD4 counts in 3 HIV-infected patients.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2009 Lidhoo P, Unemori P, Leslie KS, Maurer T
• Cutaneous manifestations of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
  Current opinion in HIV and AIDS 2008 Huiras E, Preda V, Maurer T, Whitfeld M
• Incidence and risk factors for verrucae in women.
  AIDS (London, England) 2008 Dolev JC, Maurer T, Springer G, Glesby MJ, Minkoff H, Connell C, Young M, Schowalter K, Cox C, Hessol NA
• A process for sentinel case review to assess causal relationships between smallpox vaccination and adverse outcomes, 2003-2004.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2008 Chapman LE, Iskander JK, Chen RT, Neff J, Birkhead GS, Poland G, Gray GC, Siegel J, Sepkowitz K, Robertson RM, Yancy C, Guerra FA, Gardner P, Modlin JF, Maurer T, Berger T, Flanders WD, Shope R
• Monitoring the safety of a smallpox vaccination program in the United States: report of the joint Smallpox Vaccine Safety Working Group of the advisory committee on immunization practices and the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2008 Neff J, Modlin J, Birkhead GS, Poland G, Robertson RM, Sepkowitz K, Yancy C, Gardner P, Gray GC, Maurer T, Siegel J, Guerra FA, Berger T, Flanders WD, Shope R, Advisory Committee on Immunization …
• HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma with a high CD4 count and a low viral load.
  The New England journal of medicine 2007 Maurer T, Ponte M, Leslie K
• Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of cephalexin for treatment of uncomplicated skin abscesses in a population at risk for community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
  Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2007 Rajendran PM, Young D, Maurer T, Chambers H, Perdreau-Remington F, Ro P, Harris H
• Scurvy: a presenting sign of psychosis.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2007 Arron ST, Liao W, Maurer T
• Antibiotic use in the treatment of soft tissue abscesses: a survey of current practice.
  Surgical infections 2007 Rajendran PM, Young DM, Maurer T, Chambers HF, Jacobson MA, Harris HW
• Dactinomycin-induced cutaneous toxic effects during treatment of choriocarcinoma.
  Archives of dermatology 2006 Waller JM, Maldonado JL, Leslie KS, Maurer TA
• Campylobacter presenting as erythematous plaques on the lower extremity of a man with human immunodeficiency virus.
  Archives of dermatology 2006 Rajendran PM, Hurst E, Ruben B, Maurer T
• Cutaneous malignancy and human immunodeficiency virus disease.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2006 Wilkins K, Turner R, Dolev JC, LeBoit PE, Berger TG, Maurer TA
• Dermatologic manifestations of HIV infection.
  Topics in HIV medicine : a publication of the International AIDS Society, USA 2005 Maurer TA
• Eosinophilic folliculitis: before and after the introduction of antiretroviral therapy.
  Archives of dermatology 2005 Rajendran PM, Dolev JC, Heaphy MR, Maurer T
• Generalized vaccinia, progressive vaccinia, and eczema vaccinatum are rare following smallpox (vaccinia) vaccination: United States surveillance, 2003.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2005 Vellozzi C, Lane JM, Averhoff F, Maurer T, Norton S, Damon I, Casey C
• Approach to the treatment of cutaneous malignancy in HIV-infected patients.
  Dermatologic therapy 2005 Wilkins K, Dolev JC, Turner R, LeBoit PE, Berger TG, Maurer TA
• Treatment options in the management of uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections.
  Cutis 2005 Scher RK, Elston DM, Hedrick JA, Joseph WS, Maurer T, Murakawa GJ
• Herpes zoster in women with and at risk for HIV: data from the Women's Interagency HIV Study.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2004 Glesby MJ, Hoover DR, Tan T, Shi Q, Gao W, French AL, Maurer T, Young M, Dehovitz J, Ru J, Anastos K
• Etiology of pruritic papular eruption with HIV infection in Uganda.
  JAMA 2004 Resneck JS, Van Beek M, Furmanski L, Oyugi J, LeBoit PE, Katabira E, Kambugu F, Maurer T, Berger T, Pletcher MJ, Machtinger EL
• Relapsing polychondritis in HIV-infected patients: a report of two cases.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2004 Dolev JC, Maurer TA, Reddy SG, Ramirez LE, Berger T
• Treatment of recurring cutaneous drug reactions in patients with human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection: a series of 3 cases.
  Archives of dermatology 2004 Dolev J, Reyter I, Maurer T
• A call to arms-the role of the dermatologist as front line responder.
  Dermatologic clinics 2004 Maurer T
• A dramatic change in HIV treatment.
  Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD 2004 Wilkins K, Maurer T, Berger T
• Thalidomide treatment for prurigo nodularis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected subjects: efficacy and risk of neuropathy.
  Archives of dermatology 2004 Maurer T, Poncelet A, Berger T
• The effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy on dermatologic disease in a longitudinal study of HIV type 1-infected women.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2004 Maurer T, Rodrigues LK, Ameli N, Phanuphak N, Gange SJ, DeHovitz J, French AL, Glesby M, Jordan C, Khalsa A, Hessol NA
• Prevalence of Bartonella infection among human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with fever.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2003 Koehler JE, Sanchez MA, Tye S, Garrido-Rowland CS, Chen FM, Maurer T, Cooper JL, Olson JG, Reingold AL, Hadley WK, Regnery RR, Tappero JW
• Hair changes in women from the Women's Interagency HIV Study.
  Archives of dermatology 2003 Mirmirani P, Hessol NA, Maurer TA, Berger TG, Greenblatt RM, Price VH
• Skin-related quality of life in HIV-infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy.
  Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery 2002 Mirmirani P, Maurer TA, Berger TG, Sands LP, Chren MM
• The effectiveness of an Internet-based tutorial in improving primary care physicians' skin cancer triage skills.
  Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 2002 Gerbert B, Bronstone A, Maurer T, Berger T, McPhee SJ, Caspers N