Filip P. A. Casselman, M.D., Ph.D., FETCS
Background
K.U.L. (Leuven-Belgium) Medical School ( M.D. 1991)
K.U.L. General Surgery Residency (1991-1995)
K.U.L. Cardiac Surgery Residency (1995-1997)
Fellowship Adult Cardiac Surgery - The Cleveland Clinic Foundation - USA 1997-1998
Fellowship Adult Cardiac Surgery - St Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein - Netherlands (1999-2000)
Ph.D. Thesis - University of Utrecht - Conservative aortic valve surgery in adults (2000)
Fellow of the European board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons (2001)
Fellow CV surgery OLV Aalst (2001-2003)
Staff Surgeon Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, OLV Aalst, Belgium (2003 - present)
Other Interests
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Minimally invasive surgery (thoracoscopic and robotic)
Aortic and Mitral valve reconstructive surgery
Surgery for atrial fibrillation
TAVI
Sports : skiing, cycling
Violin
Wine
Printer-friendly [3] Practice Areas
- Cardiac
- Aorta
- Aortic valve disease
- Electrophysiology/arrhythmia
- Coronary disease
- Endovascular
- Minimally Invasive
- Mitral valve disease