1977 MD University of Antwerp
1982 Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
1982 PhD in Medical Sciences
1983 Fellowships in Nijmegen, Paris, Montpellier
1984-1991: Staff member and associate head dept. ORL&HNS University Hospital Antwerp (UZA)
1996: associate professor University of Antwerp
1991-2018: Full Professor and Chairman Univ. dept. ORL&HNS UZA, Chairman Dept Translational Neurosciences, University of Antwerp
1999-2005: Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium
2018- current em Professor and consultant Univ. dept. ORL&HNS UZA, Dept Translational Neurosciences, University of Antwerp