RUG (State University Ghent) Medical Doctor (1974)
RUG - general surgeon (1980)
AZU (Academic Hospital Utrecht) resident cardiovascular surgery (1980-1981)
DIJKZIGT (Academic Hospital Rotterdam) resident cardiothoracic surgery (1981-1982)
FETCS (European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons)
BACTS (Belgian Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery)
AAA treatment