Board

The Belgian Society for Paediatrics (BVK) is a non-profit scientific society (VZW) whose mission and social purpose is to promote the health of the child, to disseminate scientific knowledge among doctors and the general public and to promote research in the field of paediatrics. As a scientific society, the VZW represents the doctors and other care providers who are professionally involved in the health of the child.

Daily management 2019-2023

Dr. Marc Raes

  • Medical department head of the children's department, Jessa Hospital Hasselt (1999 - 2020)
  • Consultant Paediatric Allergology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, KULeuven (1992 - 2020)
  • Guest lecturer Faculty of Medicine and Life Science, Hasselt University
  • Editor-in-Chief Belgian Journal of Paediatrics
  • Chairman

Prof. Dr. Daniel De Wolf

  • Head of Department of Paediatric Cardiology
  • UZ Ghent - UZ Brussels
  • Treasurer

Prof. Dr. Françoise Smets

  • Clinic Head Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, UC Louvain, Brussels
  • Vice-President

Prof. Dr. Pierre Smeesters

  • Head of Department of Paediatrics
  • Queen Fabiola University Children's Hospital, UL Brussels, Brussels
  • Chairman Annual Conference 2020
  • Secretary French

Prof. Dr. Gunnar Buyse

  • Head of Department of Paediatrics
  • UZ Leuven & KU Leuven
  • Secretary Dutch

Prof. em. Dr. Anne Malfroot

  • Consultant Paediatrics
  • UZ Brussels
  • Previous president
  • Website

Dr Dirk Van Gysel

  • Head of Department of Paediatrics
  • Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis, Aalst
  • International Societies

Board of Directors

Dutch-speaking members

Prof. Dr. ALLEGAERT Karel
Dr. BECKERS Dominique
Dr. COOLS Filip
Dr. DE GUCHTENAERE Ann
Prof. Dr. EBO Didier
Prof. Dr. GEWILLIG Marc

Dr GIELEN-SNOEYS Marie-Laure
Prof. Dr HACHIMI IDRISSI Said
Prof. Dr HAUSER Bruno
Prof. Dr LEMOYNE Sabine
Dr MATTHYSSENS Lucas
Prof. Dr RAES Ann

Prof. Dr. VAN DAELE Sabine
Prof. Dr. VAN OVERMEIRE Bart
Prof. Dr. VANDENPLAS Yvan
Prof. Dr. VANDEWALLE Johan
Prof. Dr. VERHULST Stijn
Prof. Dr. WOJCIECHOWSKI Marek

French-speaking members

Dr. BERNIER Vincent
Dr. BIARENT Dominique
Prof. Dr. BONTEMS Patrick
Dr. DESPRECHINS Brigitte
Dr. GOETGHEBUER Tessa
Dr. GOFFIN Laurence

Prof. Dr. GOUBAU Christophe
Dr. HANSSENS Laurence
Dr. HOUTEKIE Laurent
Prof. Dr. LYSY Philippe
Prof. Dr. MONIOTTE Stéphane
Prof. Dr. PHILIPPET Pierre

Prof. Dr. SEGHAYE Marie-Christine
Prof. Dr. SCHEERS Isabelle
Prof. Dr. TUERLINCKX David
Prof. Dr. VAN DAMME An
Prof. Dr. VANDERLINDEN Dimitri