Dr. Stefan Stalpaert

Date of Birth: 18th March 1965   Endovascular, Vascular & Thoracic Surgeon - St Rembert’s Hospital

1971-1984 - School: St Pieter’s college, Leuven, Belgium; subjects - Latin-science

1984-1991 - Catholic University of Leuven Doctor in Medicine – (degree cum laude)*

1991-1997 – Surgical Training

1991-1993 - University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Leuven - general surgery (Prof Gruwez, Prof Broos)

1993-1995 - AZ.Sint Blasius, Dendermonde – general & vascular surgery (Dr.J.Himpens-Dr.Leman - Dr.Bosiers)

1995-1996 - Atrium Ziekenhuis Heerlen (Netherlands) – general & vascular surgery (Dr P.Brink)

August 1997 - Catholic University of Leuven - Certified General Surgeon (degree cum laude)*

1997-1999 - Onze Lieve Vrouw Ziekenhuis Aalst - Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery (Dr .H.Vanermen - Dr.R.Degeest)

Since 1999 – Endovascular, vascular & thoracic surgeon St Rembert’s Hospital, Torhout, Belgium - Primary executor of more than 1000 endovascular and open vascular procedures, great experience in endovenous treatrment of varicose veins (Lazer-Vnus-Thermocoagulation)

Memberships
1997 - Belgian Society of Surgery
1997 - Belgian Society for Vascular Surgery
1997 - Junior member Belgian Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery
1999 - Belgian Professional Surgical Association
1999 - Member of Regional Physician Circle Houtland, Torhout
2002 - Member of the Medical Board, St Rembert’s Hospital, Torhout
2007 - Secretary of the Medical Board, St Rembert’s Hospital, Torhout

Lectures
• Lichtenstein operation for Hernia repair with PTFE.Xth Grensland symposium, Leuven, 1992
• Deep vein Thrombosis; Az St Blasius, Dendermonde 1994
• ThoraxTrauma;Az St Blasius, Dendermonde 1994
• Open versus laparoscopic Cholecystectomy; colloqium, Heerlen, Netherlands 1996
• Preliminary results of iliac recanalisations; colloqium, Heerlen, Netherlands 1996
• Result of iliac recanalisations - colloqium south Limburg,1996
• Endovascular treatment in OLV Clinic Aalst - a year overview 1998
• Pina Pintor Hospital, Turin, Italy 1998
• Peripheral vascular disease 1999 Torhout
• Atherothrombosis – pathophysiology 2006 Torhout

Abstracts & Articles

• Liechtenstein operation for Hernia Repair.Poster – Grensland symposium,March 1992
• (Gruwez, Deldycke, Stalpaert, Puts)
• Aortic Stent? Stent Forum (Bosiers Vermaercke Stalpaert)
• Recanalisation of the iliac traject. tijdschrift Dewever Hospitaal,Heerlen (Welten,Stalpaert,bollen)
• Simultaneous bilateral carotid endarterectomy – abstract (Stalpaert,Degeest)
• Simultaneous mitral leaflet rupture and traumatic aortic rupture- abstract (Lambrecht,Stalpaert)
• How to treat a lymfocoele - Case reports – abstract (Slabbaert,Stalpaert)
• Eerste Hulp bij ongevallen – cursusboek (Rommens,Broos)

* Degrees cum laude are quite rare —reserved for the top one percent of students at the most