General Medicine (‘81-‘88) : University of Louvain, Belgium: Great distinction
Orthopaedic Training (‘88-‘94) : Prof. Dr. J. Gruwez Prof.Dr. G. Fabry
Belgium - Louvain : University of Louvain
- Bruges :
AZ St. Lucas
- Kortrijk : AZ Groeninghe
- Knokke : AZ O.L.V. Ter Linden
Great Britain – University of Edinburgh, Victoria Hospital,Kirkcaldy, Scotland
U.S.A. à Fellowship (‘94-‘95)
· Universityof Florida, General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, Dr. R.W. Sanders
· Universityof Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, Dr. R.W. Gaines
· TennesseeSpine Center, Nashville, Tennessee, Dr. Mc Cord
· Universityof New York, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, Prof. Dr. O. Boachie
Tropical Diseases (‘84-‘85) : Great distinction
History of Medicine (‘85-‘86) : Great distinction
Previous and Current Employment
Genk – Waterschei (‘94) : Orthopaedic Surgery &Traumatology, Dr. H. Lenskens –
Dr. L. Oprins
Torhout (from ‘95) :Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, head of department with Dr. Fr. DeGendt and Dr. Ch. Waterloos and Dr. Schoellner
Medical co-author with Zimmer Orthopaedics to jointlydevelop both total hip, and total knee prosthesis and to pursue their clinicalinvestigation (since 2003).
President of the Medical Board of St. Rembert’s Hospital(since 2002).