Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium (M.D. 1995)
General surgery Residency , University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium (1995-2000)
Cardiac surgery Residency, University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium (2000-2003)
Member dept. cardiac surgery, University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium (2003-2004)
Training in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery, OLV Aalst, Belgium (2004)
Member dept. cardiothoracic surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, the Netherlands (since