Md PhD
diensthoofd anesthesiology AZ st Jan av Brugge
EDUCATION
1995 Postgraduate applied economics KUL
1994 Ph.D. geaggregeerde van het hoger onderwijs, advisor: A. Noordergraaf, Penn University Pensylvania, Biomedical Research,. Advisor: H Van Aken, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, biomedische wetenschappen, thesis title: The ventricular pressure as a function of volume and flow,
1990 Vlerick management school Gent
1988 Anesthesiology, intensive care and reanimation specialist
1986 ILT English
1985 ILT French
1984 M.D. docter in genees heel en verloskunde KULeuven
1982 KUL Medical information technology
1981 KUL Electronics for medical use
EXPERIENCE / POSITIONS
Research 2007 Ventilator modes improvements for anesthesia
Research 2006 Anesthesia for obesity and bariatric surgery
Research 2005 Ventilator safety improvements
Founder 1999 IPEC international training for echocardiography
Position 1996 now AZ Sint Jan Brugge Chairmen in the department of anesthesia
Position 1994 1995 KUL supervisor anesthesia KUL
Position 1994 KUL adj supervisor brand wonde centrum
Co founder 1992 1994 European NO research group founded in Sweden for NO application in anesthesia, intensive care and neonatology
Scientific Advisor 1990 1993 Baxter Key consultant for Continuous cardiac output
Basic research 1991 CEHA (center for research in surgery and anesthesia) modeling cardiac pump function using animal hearts
Position 1990 1994 KUL supervisor cardio anesthesia
Co-Founder 1990 Desitech, inc Minneapolis
Basic research 1988 Medtronic, dog research on cardio pulmonary synchronisation
Research resident 1987 University of California San Francisco Clinical research with Trans esophageal echocardiography
ACADEMIC AWARDS / HONORS
2005 Best scientific invention PGA New York
2007 Best prize for best businessplan given by the Vlaamse gemeenschap voor innovatie (bizidee fase 1, fase 2 en fase 3)
AFFILIATIONS
ESA European society of anesthesiology
ASA American society of anesthesiology
BVAR Belgische vereniging anesthesia en reanimatie
STA Society for technology in anesthesia
PREVIOUS RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENTS
Project CPAP ideal cpap without large balloons
Project database intensive care patient follow up
Project transesophageal echocardiography teaching
Project continuous cardiac output pulse contour, Doppler swan ganz, aortic probe
Project NO automated valves
Project mathematical function to describe left ventricular contraction
ACTUAL RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENTS
Project ventilator safety improvements
Project mathematical model of the abdominal pressure volume relation
Project variable volume ventilation
Project non invasive ventilatory assist
Project monitoring of venous filling
Project improvement of laparoscopic aspiration
Project improvement of intubation conditions in obese patients
Project ?open mind ? operating room design
PATENTS and PATENTS PENDING
1. US 11/xxx xxx Intelligent regulation of the abdominal gas insufflation Filing date: 07/06/2006
2. US 11/307 388 Intubation positioning, Breathing facilitator, Non invasive assist ventilation device, Filing date: 2/5/2006
3. US 10/908 110 Ventilator safety valve Filing date: 04/28/2005
4. US 5/405 376 Cough assist device: 1993
chairmen anaesthesiology
Ruddershove 10
8000 Brugge
Belgium