Residence :
Bruno Absil, MD, FETCS
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Personal information
Citizenship : Belgian
Date of Birth : 08 September 1965
Licensure : Royal Society of Surgery : 1-86539-89-140
European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Leipzig, Germany - certified 2004
Professional activities
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, LUMC, Leiden, Pr. R. Klautz, Netherlands 2008
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Fellowship, Pr. Bart Meyns, Catholic University of Leuven, Gasthuisberg, Belgium, 2007 - 2008
Flying Physician (Humanitarian Mission, 2000 - )
From Augustus 2006 - 2007 Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis,OLV, Aalst, Fellow Unit of Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Belgium
April - July 2006
DIU of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Profs. Pascal Vouhe, Fr. Lecas, Faculté de médecine René Descartes Paris 5 - CHU Necker- Enfants Malades, France
July 2005 - Augustus 2006
Attending Surgeon Cardiac Surgery UCL Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc Unit of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Belgium
October 2004 -July 2005
Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Professor Jean Rubay UCL Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc Unit of Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Surgery.Belgium
September 2003-2004
Resident Surgeon in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Bruxelles UCL Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc Unit of Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Brussels, Belgium
September 2001-Augustus 2003
Fellowship in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Canada, ( R09374 ) Laval University, The Québec Heart Institute. Unit of Cardiac Surgery, Daniel Doyle MD, Hôpital Laval. (2725 Chemin Sainte-Foy, Sainte-Foy, G1V 4G5, Canada Phone : 001.418.656.47.17)
May 2000- August 2001
CHU St Pierre, Brussels, Unit of General and Robotic Surgery (Intuitive Surgical Technologies, Da Vinci), Prof Guy-Bernard Cadière Surgeon.Belgium
November 1999 March 2000
CHU Brugmann, Brussels, Unit of General Surgery Fellowship.
Residency( Training ) Surgery 1993-1999 (DES)
Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Surgery
CHR Citadelle, Liège, Prof. R. Limet, Dr G. DeKoster, Dr J.0 Defraigne
Clinique Universitaire Mont Godinne, Yvoir, Prof. J.C. Schoevaerdts
Centre Hospitalier Etterbeek Ixelles Dr D. Munck
General and Abdominal Surgery
Hôpital Bracops, Brussels, Dr. J.Blondiau, Dr Van Gysel Centre Hospitalier Etterbeek Ixelles Prof. J M. Limbosch Clinique Universitaire Mont Godinne, Yvoir, Prof. L. Michel
Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology
CHR Citadelle, Liège, Dr. J P. Ledoux
Centre Hospitalier Etterbeek Ixelles Prof. J. Baillon, Prof Blaimont
Hôpital Auvelais, Basse Sambre Dr. A.Velghe
Thesis : ‘Place of Coelioscopy in treatment of acute and chronic intestinal occlusions’ - Degree in Surgery 26-10-1999 Mention : Magna cum Laude - Ministery of Public Health recognition.
Professional Training
2007-2008 Cardiac Surgery, adult & Congenital, Fellowship, Prof B. Meyns, Gasthuisberg, KUL, Leuven, Belgium
2006-2007 Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery at OLV Aalst,Belgium,
ACLS 2007
2006 DIU of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Paris V, Necker, Prof P. Vouhe, F.Lecas.France
2003-2006 Fellow at UCL, Brussels, Belgium,
2004 Fellow of The European Board of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery. FETCS
2001-2003 Fellowship in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Canada, ( R09374 ) The Quebec Heart Institute, Quebec(Laval) University, Dr D. Doyle
2001 Certificate of competency in Radioprotection.
1993 Certificate of competency in Electrocardiography.
Doctorate in Medicine 1993 Medical Degree Free University of Brussels (ULB), Brussels
Medical Science grade Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), Brussels
Surgical demonstrations
Gastroplasty by coelioscopy (LASBG). Gastroplasty training course INAMED, CHU St Pierre, Brussels. October 2000.
Cholecystectomy by robot colectomy by laparoscopy Congress of laparoscopic surgery Hamburg, Germany 3 November 2000
Presentation to congress
‘Future of robotics in surgery’ - 36th day of training courses of Hospital sciences Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), 1200 Brussels - 10 November 2000
Presentation to the European Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery’- Monaco - 23 September 2002 ‘Does moderate mitral regurgitation impact on early or late clinical outcome in patients undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement’
Soha El Behery, B. Absil, C. Barrea, J.Rubay,T.Sluysmans, C.Ovaert Mid term follow up after Ross operation in children :Is bicuspid aortic valve a contraindication ? 4th world Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, September 18-22, 2005, Buenos Aires, argentine.
Changing trends in Cardiac surgery in a multisurgeon group 1991 - 2005 : Wellens F .,Absil B., Geelen R., De Geest R., Degrieck I., Van Praet F., Casselman F., Vermeulen Y., Vanermen H. Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium BACTS 18 November 2006.
Combined Surgical cryoablation and Left Ventricular Remodelling for the Treatment of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias B.Absil, F.Wellens, N. Walcot,R. Beelen, P.Geelen, O.Lev-Ran, F.Van Praet,F.Casselman,I.Degrieck,H. Vanermen, Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, OLV Clinic, 54 Congress of cardiology, Tel Aviv, Israel, 19
April 2007
Vascular complications during minimally invasive port-access valve surgery.Incidence and Prevention
B. Absil, O. Lev-Ran, F. Wellens, N. Walcot, F. Casselman , F. Van Praet, Y. Degrieck, H. Vanermen Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, OLV Clinic, 54 Congress of cardiology, Tel Aviv, Israel, 19 April 2007
Congress and training courses
Participations as member of Royal Belgian Society of Surgery,
Congress of European Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) - 2000
BACTS (Belgian Association of Cardio-Thoracic surgery) Brussels - 2000
Cardiac Residents Congress - 11/10/01-13/10/01 - Costa Mesa - Los Angeles, Californie o Prof. Randolph Chitwood, Prof. M. Argenziano
Peak Performance XV - 28/2-3/3/02 - Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada o Prof. Tirone David : ‘ Aortic valve disease’ o Prof. Raymond Cartier :’Off pump versus On pump CABG’ o Prof. Jean Dumesnil, Dr Guy Fradet,
Symposium of Cardio-thoracic Surgery of Québec - 11 May 2002 : ‘Nouvelles techniques en Chirurgie Valvulaire, coronarienne, de l’aorte thoracique, congénitale adulte, transplantations et assistance circulatoire mécanique.’, Dr Doyle
16 th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Monaco 22-25 September 2002
Toronto congress ‘ The Terrence Donnelly Heart Centre Day, Dr. Lee Errett, St Michael’s Hospital.
Magog June 8 11, XXIIIrd Meeting of the Society of Cardiac Surgeons/Sociedad de Cardiocirujanos, Manoir des Sables, Magog-Orford PQ Canada.
BACTS - 2003
‘Le Club Mitrale’, Prof. A Carpentier, Centre Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris 2-5 December 2003
European course Cardiac Surgery Bergame 2004
4 th Symposium : Aortic and Mitral reconstructive Surgery, Prof. G.El Khoury, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, UCL, June 2-3, 2004
BACTS - 2004
5 th Symposium : Aortic and Mitral reconstructive Surgery, Prof. G.El Khoury, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, UCL, June 2-3, 2005
Hand On in Cardiac Morphology, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and Royal Brompton Hospital London- July 11-13, 2005
BACTS - 2005
Mitral Plasty Symposium, Prof. G.El Khoury, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, UCL,December 8-9, 2005
Arrhythmia Surgery/Radiofrequency modified Maze procedure, Hauw. T. Sie, M.D., Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, Nederlands, December 19-20, 2005
DIU of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Profs : P.Vouhe, C.Planche, A.Serraf, E.Belli, Y.Lecompte, D.Metras, O.Bical, A.Pavie, Fr.Lecas - CHU Necker, Paris V, France April- June 2006.
6 th Symposium : Aortic and Mitral reconstructive Surgery, Prof. G.El Khoury, D.E.Cameron, Ch.Acar, R. Pretre Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, UCL, June 2-3, 2006
OLV College, Options and Outcomes in the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Dr H. Vanermen, Ph. Casselman, F.Van Praet, Fr. Wellens, R. De Geest, I.Degrieck. Aalst October 13, 2006.
54 Congress of cardiology, Tel Aviv, Israel, 19 April 2007
7 th OLV College on advanced Mitral Valve Surgery, The Endoscopic Techniques Course, Drs H.Vanermen, G.Dreyfus, D.Adams, J-L.Pomar, D.Murphy, C.Hargrove, S.Srivastava, A.Berrebi, P.Casselman.
Professional Associations
EACTS
Belgian Royal Society of Surgery.
Belgian Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (BACTS)
Member of B.G.E.S Belgian Group of Endoscopic Surgery.
CTSnet
Publications :
Midterm results of the Ross procedure in a pediatric population : bicuspid aortic valve is not a contraindication. El Behery S, Rubay J, Sluysmans T, Absil B, Ovaert C. Pediatr Cardiol. 2009 Apr ;30(3):219-24. Epub 2009 Jan 3.
B. Absil, F. Dagenais, P. Mathieu, J. Métras, J. Perron, R. Baillot, R. Bauset, D. Doyle - Does moderate mitral regurgitation impact early or mid-term clinical outcome on patient undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. European Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2003 Aug ;24(2):217-22.
B.Absil,F.Dagenais,P.Mathieu, Robert Guidouin ‘L’homme réparé, succès et limites de l’implantologie’ : livre en collaboration avec l’équipe de chirurgie cardiaque de l’Hôpital Laval, Québec - Chapter about bioprothesis and mechanical valves, mechanical assist device.
M.L. Druart, K. Crener, B. Absil, I. Rahier, L. Engelholm, J.M. Limbosch. Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix. A rare tumour of the right iliac fossa.
Acta Chir Belg. 1999 Dec ;99(6):303-5.
B.Absil, P.Mendes Da Costa : Cholecystectomies : from laparotomy to laparoscopy.Acta Chir Belg. 1994 May-Jun ;94(3):180-4.
Posters
JI.Saez de Ibarra, R.Baillot, F.Dagenais, B.Absil, R.Bauset, G.D’Ancona, D.Desaulniers. Chirurgie coronarienne chez l’octogénaire : évolution et résultats précoces. Magog, Canada 2003.
B. Absil, F. Dagenais, P. Mathieu, J. Métras, J. Perron, R. Baillot, R. Bauset, D. Doyle. Does moderate mitral regurgitation impact early or mid-term clinical outcome on patient undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. Edmonton, Canada 2003.
G.D’Ancona, G.Raymond, JI.Saez deIbarra , B.Absil, R.Bauset, D.Desaulniers, D.Doyle, P.Mathieu, J.Metras, J.Perron, F.Dagenais Aortic valve replacement : pledgetted or unpledgetted ? Edmonton, Canada 2003.
JI.Saez de Ibarra, R.Baillot, F.Dagenais, G.D’Ancona, R.Bauset, D.Desaulniers, M.Lemieux, P. Mathieu, J. Métras, J. Perron, G.Raymond, B.Absil, D. Doyle. Predictors of Morbidity and Mortality in octogenarians undergoing first isolated cabg. Magog, Canada 2003.
Intracardiac thrombus and spontaneous echocontrast after orthotopic transplantation in asymptomatic heart transplant recipients. S Verstreken, A Feys, B Absil, R Beelen, M Walravens, M Vanderheyden, M Goethals, F Wellens, Cardiology, OLV-Hospital, 54 Congress of cardiology, Tel Aviv, Israel, 19 April 2007
Intracardiac thrombus and spontaneous echocontrast after orthotopic transplantation in asymptomatic heart transplant recipients. S Verstreken, A Feys, B Absil, R Beelen, M Walravens, M Vanderheyden, M Goethals, F Wellens, Cardiology, OLV-Hospital, USA San Francisco, April 2007
Main surgical interests
Adult Cardiac and valvular surgery, On & Off Pump CABG, Plasty and Replacement Valvular Procedures
Congenital cardiac surgery
Cardiac transplantation
Mechanical assist device
Arrhythmia Surgery
New technologies, Computer assist surgery (Robotic Da Vinci, Intuitive Surgical Technologies)
Languages :
French : Mother language
English
Dutch
Others :
Hardware Computers : very good knowledge
Skiing, Horses
Sailing Licence
Humanitarian Mission (as Flying Physician )
