In 1971 the institute of physical culture at
the Universite Libre de Bruxelles - ULB finished; 1974 he finished graduate
study and he became the candidate of medical sciences (surgery and midwifery)
in the medical department ULB; in he 1974 finished the course of tropical
medicine in the institute of tropical medicine of prince Leopold in Anvers; in
1977 was obtained the certificate of specialist in aviation medicine in the
institute of aviation medicine of royal Air Force in Farnborough in Great
Britain; since May 01, 1985 he worked by the substituent of the chapter of the
department of orthopedic traumatology in the hospital of Erasmus; in 1994 he
headed the research laboratory of traumatological orthopedics in the medical
department of the Brussels university; selected as one of five candidates from
Belgium for European astronaut kit in 1977; but was not selected to the
detachment. |