Frederik H. Verbrugge is a Cardiologist/Intensive Care physician with dedicated interest in heart failure, (exercise) hemodynamics & cardiorenal physiology. Prof. Dr. Verbrugge graduated as M.D. in 2010 (KU Leuven, Belgium), obtained his Ph.D. in 2015 (Hasselt University, Belgium) & received an M.Sc. in Clinical Trials in 2022 (Oxford University, UK). He is currently employed as Clinic Head/Clinical Professor at University Hospital Brussels/Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), where he cares for patients with heart failure & cardiac devices, attends the cardiac intensive care unit, and runs the exercise physiology lab. Prof. Dr. Verbrugge currently is board member of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Assocation of the European Society of Cardiology and serves as Deputy Editor for European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care as well as Editorial Consultant for JACC: Heart Failure.