Curriculum Vitae - Dr Dauwe

Nationality:   Belgian Date of birth 24-02-1963 St Rembert’s Hospital Orthopaedic Department

Qualifications and training

• General Medicine (‘81-‘88) : University of Louvain, Belgium : Great distinction
  
• Orthopaedic Training (‘88-‘94) : Prof. Dr. J. Gruwez
  
• Prof. Dr. G. Fabry

Experience & Training in Belgium

• University of Louvain, Louvain
  
• AZ St. Lucas, Bruges
  
• AZ Groeninghe, Kortrijk
  
• AZ O.L.V. Ter Linden, Knokke

Experience & Training in the United Kingdom

• University of Edinburgh, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Scotland

Experience & Trainingin the USA

• Fellowship (‘94-‘95)
  
• University of Florida, General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, Dr. R.W. Sanders
  
• University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, Dr. R.W. Gaines
  
• Tennessee Spine Center, Nashville, Tennessee, Dr. Mc Cord
  
• University of 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 - Association with Dr. Fr. De Gendt, Dr. Ch. Waterloos and Dr. Schoellner
  
• Medical co-author with Zimmer Orthopaedics to jointly develop the total hip and total knee prosthesis and to pursue its clinical investigation (since 2003).
  
• President of the Medical Board of St. Rembert’s Hospital (since 2002).

Experience in the Department

• average 50 total hip prostheses per year
  
• average 50 total hip resurfacings per year
  
• average 80 total knee prostheses per year
  
• average 30 spine surgeries per year
  
• over 200 arthroscopies of the knee and shoulder (meniscal tears, cartilage-damage, cruciate ligament tears, etc.)
  
• many other orthopaedic and traumatological operation

Courses and Conferences

• Several a year both national and international
  
• Teaching responsibilities
  
• For General Practitioners (HIBO)
  
• For Physiotherapists

Publications

• “Evaluation of wrist arthroscopy in 129 cases”, D. Dauwe, Y. Fortems, L. De Smet, G. Fabry
  
• “A Comparative study of intramedullary and extramedullary alignment systems in total knee arthroplasty”, D. Dauwe, J. Bellemans, E. Pinxten, M. Urlus, J. Victor
  
• “Spontaneous rupture of patella tendon” , D. Dauwe, E. Meire, G. Molenaers
  
• “Management of the infected total knee arthroplasty, D. Dauwe, J. Victor, M. Urlus, J. Bellemanss, J. Stuyck
  
• “Septic Arthritis of a lumbar facet joint and a sternoclavicular joint”, D. Dauwe, J. Van Oyen, I. Samson, M. Hoogmartens
  
• “Spontaneous rupture of the flexor carpi radialis tendon secondary to STT osteoarthritis”, C. Verellen, D. Dauwe, L. De Smet, G. Fabry
  
• “The value of wrist arthroscopy”, L. De Smet, D. Dauwe, Y. Fortems, B. Zachee and G. Fabry
  
• “Cartilaginous and ligamentous degeneration of the wrist : an anatomical and radiological study in an elderly population”, Y. Fortems, D. Dauwe, L. De Smet, G. Fabry
  
• “The value of prearthroscopic traction radiographs of ‘stretch test’ in the diagnosis of chronic wrist pain”, Y. Fortems, D. Dauwe, I. Mawhinney, T. Lawrence, I. Trail, J. Stanley
  
• “Geïsoleerde verlamming van de m. serratus anterior”, E. Wouters, D. Dauwe, M. Demuynck
  
• “Isolated complete rupture of Biceps Femoris Tendon”, Y. Fortems, J. Victor, D. Dauwe, G. Fabry
  
• “Incidence of cartilaginous and ligamentous lesions of the radiocarpal and distal radio-ulnar joint in an elderly population”, Y. Fortems, L. De Smet, D. Dauwe, D. Stoffelen, G. Deneffe, G. Fabry
  
• “Arthroscopic treatment of TFCC lesions of the wrist”, L. De Smet, A. De Ferm, A. Steenwerckx, D. Dauwe, B. Zachee, G. Fabry