CLINICAL
– 08/2012 – 07/2013: Neurology resident, Virga Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium
– 08/2013 – 10/2013: Neurology resident, National MS Reference Centre, Melsbroek, Belgium
– 11/2013 – 09/2014: Neurology resident, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
– 10/2018 – 07/2019: Neurology resident, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
– 11/2019 – 05/2021: Consultant Neurologist, Barts and the Royal London Hospital, London,
UK
– 07/2021 – now: Consultant Neurologist, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• RESEARCH
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– 2012 – 2019: Involvement in clinical trials
2012 – 2014: Evaluating physician SIMPLIFY trial (NCT02142192)
2012 – 2017: Subinvestigator WAKE-UP trial (NCT01525290)
2014 – 2019: Evaluating physician EXPAND trial (NCT01665144)
2014 – 2019: Evaluating physician TERIKIDS trial (NCT02201108)
2015 – 2019: Evaluating physician TOPAZ trial (NCT02255656)
2016 – 2019: Evaluating physician CASTING trial (NCT02637856)
2017 – 2018: Evaluating physician AFFINITY trial (NCT03222973)
2017 – 2019: Subinvestigator TASTE trial (ACTRN12613000243718)
2018 – 2019: Subinvestigator THALES trial (NCT03354429)
– 2014 – 2018: KU Leuven – Laboratory for Neuroimmunology: PhD student
Topic: Heterogeneity in multiple sclerosis – Insights from imaging, immunology
and genetics
Promoter: Prof. dr. Bénédicte Dubois
Co-promoters: Prof. dr. An Goris, Prof. dr. Adrian Liston
Committee members: Prof. dr. Bernhard Hemmer, Prof. dr. Hanne Harbo,
Prof. dr. Patrick Matthys, Prof. dr. Philip Van Damme
– 2019 – 2021: Clinical Research Fellow, Queen Mary University London, Blizard institute,
Department of Neuroscience and Trauma
Topic: Use of CSF Neurofilament Light Chain measurement to guide treatment
decisions in MS
Supervisor: Prof. dr. Gavin Giovannoni, dr. Sharmilee Gnanapavan
• MANAGEMENT
– 2013 – 2019: Member of LVGA (Leuvense Vereniging voor Geneesheer-Assistenten – Leuven
Resident Association)
– 2014 – 2019: LVGA representative in the POC (Permanent Educational Commission) of the
Master of Specialist Studies in Medicine
– 2014 – 2019: Trainee representative of neurology for the Master of Specialist Studies in
Medicine
– 2016 – 2019: Co-founder and president of v.z.w. Babinski (www.babinski.be).
Babinski is an organization uniting Flemish neurology trainees coming from the
four Flemish universities (Leuven, Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels). Our
organization fosters inter-university collaborations and focuses on organizing
practical educational sessions about a gamut of neurological topics. More
specifically, we coordinate a spring and autumn session with four lectures and
four evening sessions with one lecture hosted in each of the four universities.
– 2016 – 2019: Member of the editorial board of ‘Tijdschrift voor Neurologie en
Neurochirurgie’ (TNN)
– 2018 – 2019: LVGA representative in the Medical Council of University Hospitals Leuven
– 2018 – now: Member of the Resident and Research Fellow Section (RRFS) of the European
Academy of Neurology (EAN)
RRFS representative of the EAN Scientific Panel Multiple Sclerosis
Belgium Neurological Society (BNS) representative of EAN Scientific Panel
Infectious diseases
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• HONORS
– 10/2015: Belgian Charcot Foundation, Project grant (joint award with prof. An Goris)
Topic: ‘A role for B cells in the treatment of multiple sclerosis’
– 10/2017: ECTRIMS Paris, Travel Grant
Poster: ‘Multiple sclerosis risk variants alter expression of co-stimulatory genes
in B cells’
– 06/2018: EAN Lisbon, Bursary
Clinical tournament: ‘Cerebrovascular events after surgery versus conservative
therapy for moyamoya disease: a meta-analysis’
– 10/2018: ECTRIMS Berlin, Travel Grant
Poster: ‘Chr8p23 region implicated in genetic basis for demyelination in
multiple sclerosis patients’
– 11/2018: European Charcot Meeting Baveno, Travel Grant
Poster: ‘Chr8p23 region implicated in genetic basis for demyelination in
multiple sclerosis patients’
– 12/2018: Belgian Neurological Society (BNS) Meeting Antwerp, Research Price
Topic: ‘Multiple sclerosis risk variants alter expression of co-stimulatory genes
in B cells’
– 06/2019: EAN Oslo, Travel Grant
Poster: ‘Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults: a seven-step
flowchart guiding management at the emergency care department’
– 11/2019: ECTRIMS, Clinical Fellowship Grant
Location: Barts NHS Trust, Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
– 06/2020: EAN Virtual, Bursary
ePresentation: ‘Neurofilament Light Chain for guiding individual treatment
decisions in multiple sclerosis’
-09/2020: MSVirtual2020, Bursary
Poster Presentation: ‘Treatment-induced BAFF expression alters B cell biology
in multiple sclerosis’
– 02/2021: ACTRIMS Forum 2021, Educational Grant
Poster Presentation: ‘Treatment-induced reductions in CSF neurofilament light
levels are dependent on age in multiple sclerosis’
– 07/2021: EAN Clinical Fellowship Grant
Supervisor: dr. Maarten Titulaer
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