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AJMONE MARSAN Nina

AJMONE MARSAN Nina

Leiden University Medical Center, NL

Nina Ajmone Marsan, MD, PhD, FESC Assistant Professor, Senior Cardiologist, expert in valvular heart disease and cardiovascular imaging, Leiden University...

BALTHAZAR Tim

BALTHAZAR Tim

UZ Brussel

Tim Balthazar was trained as a cardiologist and intensivist at the University Hospitals Leuven, where he began his career as...

BEKHUIS Youri

BEKHUIS Youri

UZ Leuven

Dr. Youri Bekhuis is a cardiologist in training at the University Hospital of Leuven. He graduated as a Medical Doctor...

BOEN Hanne

BOEN Hanne

U Antwerp

Dr. Hanne Boen is a cardiologist in training at the University of Antwerp since 2018. She graduated as M.D. in...

BOLLE Inge

BOLLE Inge

AZ Delta

Inge Bolle graduated as a Master of Science in Nursing from KU Leuven in 2018. She has been working as...

BONDUE Antoine

BONDUE Antoine

Erasmus Brussels

Antoine Bondue, MD, PhD, FESC HUB Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium [email protected]   Professor Antoine Bondue is the...

BORGER Michael

BORGER Michael

University of Leipzig, DE

Michael Borger is the University Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Leipzig, Germany and the Medical Director of...

BORGOENS Philippe

BORGOENS Philippe

CHR Citadelle Liège

Dr Philippe Borgoens Cardiologist Member of cardiology and angiology unit CHR Citadelle Liège WGA board member Particular interest in angiology,...

BROUWERS Sofie

BROUWERS Sofie

OLV Ziekenhuis Aalst

Professor Brouwers is cardiology staff member at the OLVZ Aalst where she mainly focuses on arterial hypertension, dyslipidaemia and cardiac...

BROUWERS Sofie

BROUWERS Sofie

OLV Aalst

Sofie Brouwers is a cardiologist with a special interest in arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, rehabilitation and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. She...

Brugts Jasper J.

Brugts Jasper J.

Erasmus Rotterdam, NL

Dr Brugts is a cardiologist specialized in heart failure in the Erasmus MC Rotterdam the Netherlands. Main topics of interest...

COLLET Carlos

COLLET Carlos

OLV Aalst

Carlos Collet Bortone completed his education as an interventional cardiologist at the Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology in Sao Paulo,...

COLSON Lotte

COLSON Lotte

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Lotte Colson is a third master’s medical student at the Free University of Brussels (VUB, Belgium) with an interest in...

DE COSTER Olivier

DE COSTER Olivier

Private practice

Interventional Cardiologist at University Hospital in Brussels (UCL)  and Owner of Medimarien   He obtained his degree in Medical Science...

DE HOSSON Michele

DE HOSSON Michele

UZ Gent

Michèle de Hosson graduated as a bachelor nurse in 2005 (Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen – NL). Thereupon, she started...

DE OLIVEIRA Elayne

DE OLIVEIRA Elayne

University of Naples Federico II, Italy Research Fellow Echocardiography - Cardiovascular Center OLV Clinic, Belgium

Elayne Kelen de Oliveira graduated in Physiotherapy at the University Center of Brasília (UniCEUB) in Brasilia, Brazil, in 2009. Later,...

DE POOTER Jan

DE POOTER Jan

UZ Gent

Prof. Dr. Jan De Pooter (°1984) graduated as cardiologist at the University of Ghent in 2015. He continued his education...

DEBONNAIRE Philippe

DEBONNAIRE Philippe

Sint-Jan Hospital, Bruges

Philippe Debonnaire (MD, PhD, FESC) graduated as cardiologist at the University of Leuven (Belgium) in 2011 and additionally obtained a...

DEMULIER Laurent

DEMULIER Laurent

UZ Gent

Dr Demulier graduated as cardiologist in 2008 at Ghent University Hospital with further specialisation in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD),...

DERTHOO David

DERTHOO David

AZ Groeninge Kortrijk

Dr. David Derthoo has been a cardiologist at the AZ Groeninge hospital in Kortrijk since 2013. He has a special...

DESMET Maarten

DESMET Maarten

UZ Gent & KU Leuven

Dr. Maarten De Smet obtained his medical degree at Ghent University in 2014, after which he further specialized in internal...

DEVLOO Karlien

DEVLOO Karlien

Gezond Leuven

Karlien Devloo works at the Flemish Institute for Healthy Living as a senior staff member in the field of physical...

DOUHARD Sarah

DOUHARD Sarah

Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

I’m a PhD student in cardiology, conducting my research at Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc. My journey in cardiology began during an...

DRIEGHE Benny

DRIEGHE Benny

UZ Gent

Interventional cardiologist in  UZ Gent since 2006. Special interest in peripheral arterial and renal artery disease, carotid artery disease and...

EIJSVOGELS Thijs

EIJSVOGELS Thijs

Radboud University, Nijmegen, NL

Thijs Eijsvogels, PhD is an Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology. His research training started at Radboud University (PhD degree, NL), followed...

FALTER Maarten

FALTER Maarten

U Hasselt

Dr. Maarten Falter is a cardiology fellow at Jessa hospital, Hasselt with a dedicated interest in digital cardiology and telemedicine....

FUSTER ORTUÑO José Javier

FUSTER ORTUÑO José Javier

Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, ES

Jose Javier Fuster, PhD José Fuster is Associate Professor and Group Leader at the Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research...

GHEYSENS Olivier

GHEYSENS Olivier

UCL Saint Luc Bruxelles

Dr. Olivier Gheysens is head of clinic at the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc Brussels, associate professor and...

GOSSENS Eva

GOSSENS Eva

Antwerp University Hospital

Prof. dr. Eva Goossens is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Research and Innovation in Care, Faculty of Medicine and...

GRIETEN Lars

GRIETEN Lars

CEO Fibricheck

With a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Hasselt University, Lars joined East-Limburg Hospital in 2012, leading the Limburg Clinical Research...

GRUWEZ Henri

GRUWEZ Henri

ZOL

Dr. Henri Gruwez is a cardiology fellow at Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg. He is a PhD candidate at KU Leuven and Hasselt...

JACOBS Steven

JACOBS Steven

UZ Leuven

Steven Jacobs graduated as Medical Doctor in 2008. He trained in general surgery at the University Hospitals Leuven, The Royal...

JACQUEMART Caroline

JACQUEMART Caroline

ULiège

Graduated in Pediatrics at University of Liege, I got an interuniversity degree of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology in France in...

KALLIKOURDIS Marinos

KALLIKOURDIS Marinos

Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, IT

Marinos Kallikourdis studied Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he also received a PhD in the MRC Laboratory of...

KASKI Juan Pablo

KASKI Juan Pablo

Great Ormond Street Hospital & UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science

Professor Juan Pablo Kaski MD(Res) FRCP FESC   Juan Pablo Kaski is Professor of Paediatric Inherited Cardiovascular Medicine at the...

KELLENS Pieter-Jan

KELLENS Pieter-Jan

UZ Gent

Pieter-Jan is a medical physics expert in radiology acknowledged by the FANC. Besides being an MPE, he is academic assistant...

KONOPNICKI Deborah

KONOPNICKI Deborah

ULB

Deborah Konopnicki is an internal medicine and infectious disease specialist graduated from the Université Libre de Bruxelles in 2000. She...

LANCELLOTTI Patrizio

LANCELLOTTI Patrizio

ULiège

Liège, Belgium Prof. Patrizio Lancellotti, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, is Head of the Cardiology Department at the University Hospital of...

LÜSCHER Thomas

LÜSCHER Thomas

Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals National Heart and Lung Institute, UK
MACH François

MACH François

University of Geneva, CH

Former President of the Swiss Society of Cardiology, Professor Mach is the author of more than 500 high impact factor...

MANDERLIER Benedicte

MANDERLIER Benedicte

UZ Brussel

Bénédicte Manderlier is verpleegkundige (2011) en master in de verpleegkunde en vroedkunde (2016). Ze werkt in het Centrum voor Hart- en...

MARTINOD Kim

MARTINOD Kim

KU Leuven

Kim Martinod is an assistant professor in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, at KU Leuven in Leuven. ...

MARX Nikolaus

MARX Nikolaus

Universitätsklinikum Aachen

Nikolaus Marx, born in 1968, is Professor of Medicine / Cardiology and Head of the Department of Internal Medicine I,...

MINTEN Lennert

MINTEN Lennert

UZ Leuven

Dr Lennert Minten is a MD-Cardiology fellow and PhD-Candidate at KU Leuven. He has interned in the Mayo clinic and...

MOONS Philip

MOONS Philip

KU Leuven

Dr. Philip Moons is Professor of Healthcare and Nursing Science at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at...

MULLER Thierry

MULLER Thierry

UCL Saint Luc Bruxelles

Docteur Thierry Muller Specialist in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular rehabilitation. Fellow at the Cliniques universitaires Saint–Luc, at the Montreal Heart Institute,...

NOLAN James

NOLAN James

University Hospitals North Midlands, UK

Professor James Nolan joined Keele University having qualified in medicine from Leeds University. Following initial posts in medical specialties he...

PANZER Joseph

PANZER Joseph

UZ Gent

I am an interventional Paediatric Cardiologist at the University Hospital Gent, where I treat both children and adults with congenital...

ROBYNS Tomas

ROBYNS Tomas

KU Leuven

Prof. Dr. Tomas Robyns is a cardiologist with special expertise in cardiogenetics and electrophysiology. He is the head of the...

ROBYNS Tomas

ROBYNS Tomas

KU Leuven

Prof. Dr. Tomas Robyns is a cardiologist with special expertise in cardiogenetics and electrophysiology. He is the head of the...

SALAETS Thomas

SALAETS Thomas

UZ Leuven

Thomas Salaets is a pediatric cardiologist at the University Hospitals of Leuven. He was trained in Leuven as a pediatric...

SCAVÉE Christophe

SCAVÉE Christophe

UCL Saint Luc Bruxelles

Cardiologist, specialist in cardia electrophysiology Head of the Arrhythmia Unit. Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium Member of EHRA, BeHRA and...

SCHAUBROECK Hannah

SCHAUBROECK Hannah

UZ Gent

Hannah Schaubroeck is cardiologist and intensive care specialist, working at the ICU of Ghent University Hospital. Her main interest is...

SEVESTRE Marie-Antoinette

SEVESTRE Marie-Antoinette

CHU d'Amiens, FR

Pr Sevestre is head of vascular medicine dept in CHU Amiens and teaches vascular medicine in Université Picardie Jules Verne....

SHEIKH Umair

SHEIKH Umair

ULB

Umair Sheikh Mohammad earned a master’s degree in biomedical sciences from ULB in 2023. Following his post-master’s period, he initiated...

SINNAEVE Peter

SINNAEVE Peter

UZ Leuven

Peter Sinnaeve graduated in 1994 and trained as a cardiologist in Leuven and at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. He...

TESKE Arco

TESKE Arco

Utrecht, NL

Arco Teske obtained his PhD in 2009 with his thesis “echocardiographic quantification of regional right ventricular function”. After his specialty...

TIEZZI Margherita

TIEZZI Margherita

Erasmus Brussels

Dr Tiezzi graduated cum laude in Medicine at the University of Bologna (Italy). She then moved to Belgium where she...

TIMMERMANS Philippe Jr.

TIMMERMANS Philippe Jr.

Jessa Hasselt

Dr. Philippe Jr Timmermans graduated as cardiologist in 2013 at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium), after which he obtained...

TSUGU Mayuko

TSUGU Mayuko

UZ Brussel

I graduated from Mie University School of Medicine in Japan in 2004 and worked as a cardiologist at Sakakibara Heart...

UNGUREANU Claudiu

UNGUREANU Claudiu

Jolimont hospital

Interventional Cardiologist and Director of Catheterization Unit in Jolimont Hospital, La Louvière, Belgium . Complex PCI and CTO expert focusing...

VACHIERY Jean-Luc

VACHIERY Jean-Luc

Hopital Universitaire de Bruxelles (H.U.B.) Erasme

Jean-Luc Vachiéry, MD is Clinical Professor of Cardiology and Director of the Pulmonary Vascular Diseases (PVD) and Heart Failure Clinic...

VAN CRAENENBROECK Emeline

VAN CRAENENBROECK Emeline

UZ Antwerp

Emeline Van Craenenbroeck graduated as a Medical Doctor in 2005 and obtained a PhD in Medical Sciences at the University...

VAN DEN BUSSCHE Karen

VAN DEN BUSSCHE Karen

UZ Brussel

Dr. Karen Van den Bussche, a nursing graduate in 2010 and holder of a Master’s in Nursing and Midwifery since...

VANASSCHE Thomas

VANASSCHE Thomas

UZ Leuven

Dr. Vanassche earned a medical degree from the University of Leuven in Belgium. He trained in internal medicine and cardiology...

VANDERZEYPEN Jelle

VANDERZEYPEN Jelle

UZ Leuven

Ik ben Jelle Vanderzeypen en werk reeds 12 jaar op het cathlab van UZ Leuven. Hierbij maak ik al 10...

VANHAREN Yaël

VANHAREN Yaël

Antwerp University Hospital

Yaël Vanharen, an experienced electrophysiology nurse, is currently pursuing a PhD in cardio-obstetrics. Her commitment to improving the care of...

VERBRUGGE Frederik

VERBRUGGE Frederik

UZ Brussel

Frederik H. Verbrugge is a Cardiologist/Intensive Care physician with dedicated interest in heart failure, (exercise) hemodynamics & cardiorenal physiology. Prof....

VERVLOET Delphine

VERVLOET Delphine

AZMM Gent

Delphine Vervloet completed her medical training at the Ghent University. In 2016 she started as cardiologist at the Maria Middelares...

VON KEMP Berlinde

VON KEMP Berlinde

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

Dr. Berlinde von Kemp is cardiologist at the Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (Brussels University Hospital, BE) since 2020. During her cardiology...

WAUTRECHT Jean-Claude

WAUTRECHT Jean-Claude

Erasmus Brussels

Cardiologist and training in Vascular Medicine (UEMS European Diploma in Vascular Medicine). Guest Professor ULB Honorary Senior Lecturer ULB Senior...

Dr. Muriel Sprynger

Dr. Muriel Sprynger

CHU du Sart Tilman, Liège

President of Groupe de Travail d’Angiologie – Werkgroep Angiologie

Prof. Eva Goossens

Prof. Eva Goossens

Center for Research and Innovation of Care (CRIC) – University of Antwerp

President of the BWGCVN

Dr. Frank Cools

Dr. Frank Cools

AZ Klina, Brasschaat

Non-University non B2/B3 representative