PERSONNAL DETAILS
Date of birth: 23 November 1957
Place of birth: Jadotville
Family status: Married, 2 children
Languages:
- fluent: English, French, Dutch, Swahili,
- moderate: Spanish and Arabic
EDUCATION:
1. Primary and Secundary school at the Belgian School in Likasi (Zaire): 1963-1975
2. Medical School: University of Louvain (Belgium): 1975-1982
3. Specialization in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine at the University of Louvain (Belgium). Board certified in 1986.
4. Master in Business Administration at the Leicester University (UK): 2002-2004
PROFESSIONNAL EXPERIENCE:
1. Consultant in private practice in Brussels (Belgium): 1986-1990
(during this period, participated to a number of short-term missions with Medecins Sans Frontieres)
2. Head of Department at the Yaounde General Hospital (Cameroon), under contract of Belgium Overseas Developement Ministry: 1990-1992
3. Consultant anaesthetist at the Al Hada Military Hospital in Taif (KSA): 1992-1994
4. Consultant anaesthetist at the Tawam University Hospital in Al Ain (UAE): 1994-2001
5. Consultant intensivist at the private Dpt of HH Shaikh Zayed in Abu Dhabi (UAE): 2001-present
HOBBIES
Reading historical books, classical music, art, sports (sailing, golf, tennis), computers
OTHER:
- Knight of the Belgian "Ordre de la Couronne": 2004
- Founding member and past-President of the Belgian Association in the UAE
- President of the European Association in Dubai
- Committee member of the Dubai Concerts
- Webmaster of Francodubai, a forum for French-speaking people in Dubai
- Webmaster of Anaesthesia International, a website for anaesthesia in developing countries