Birth:

Petegem aan de Leie on March 14th 1940.

DIPLOMA'S :

Doctor in Medicine, 1965, University of Gent.

PhD, University Gent, 1970.

UNIVERSITY CAREER :

Assistant Professor Internal Medicine, 1977-1981. University of Gent.

Associate Professor, 1981-1991. University of Gent.

Full Professor of Internal Medicine, 1991-   . University of Gent.

Chief Renal Division, 1996-    . University of Gent.

Chairman Department Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2004. University of Gent.

Doctor honoris causa, Kaunas Medical Academy, Lithuania, 2001.

Guest Professor, Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, 15-19 December 2003.

Emeritus professor of Medicine as from October 2005.

MEMBERSHIPS :

Société française de Néphrologie, 1975-

Nederlandse Vereniging voor Nefrologie, 1975-

International Society of Nephrology, 1977-

Editorial Board, Acta Clinica Belgica, 1993-

Member of the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Kidney Disaeses, 1985-1992.

Member of the Editorial Board of Nephrology, Dialysis Transplantation, 1986-1993.

Member of the Editorial Board of "The Netherlands Journal of Medecine", 1987-1995.

Associate Editor of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases: 2004-    .

BOARDS AND OFFICES :

Member Commission on Acute Renal Failure, ISN, 1992-1997; Chairman Commission, 1997-2003.

Officer of the Dutch Soc. Nephrology, 1980-1984.

Officer of the Société de Néphrologie, 1989 - 1994.

Member of Accreditation Office Internal Medecine, 1991-1998.

Officer of the Belg. Soc. Internal Med., 1991-

President of the Belgian Society Internal Medecine, 1993-1995.

Chairman Renal Disaster Relief Task Force – European Branch, till 2005.

Editor in Chief Acta Clinica Belgica (Journal of the Belgian Society Internal Med.), 1997-

Editor in Chief NDT, 2005 -

Deputy editor-in-chief Nephrol. Dialysis Transplantation., 1.7.1999-

Subject editor (dialysis) Nephrol. Dial. Transplant, 1998-1999.

Chairman, International Society Nephrology Commission of ARF, 1997-2003.

PRIZES & AWARDS:

Price "Specia" – 1966.

Belgian/Netherlands Cultural Agreement, 1965-1966.

NATO-grant, 1975-1976.

Price Internal Medicine from the fund of Mrs. Dr. Schamelhout-Koettlitz, 1985 (Royal Academy of Medicine).

Honorary Award National Kidney Foundation – Atlanta – 12.4.00.

Honorary Membership – International Society of Nephrology, 2001-

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Acute renal failure (clinical and experimental).

Peritoneal transport.