Bert Vanmierlo
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bert-vanmierlo/41/a20/9b0
Postgraduate Experience
2014-present Hand- and reconstructive surgery (01-10-2014 - present): department of orthopaedic surgery, AZ St-Jan & AZ St-Lucas Brugge (B)
2013-2014 Consultant Hand Surgery (01-09-2013 – 31-08-2014) : UZ-Brussel (B) 2013-2014 Fellowship Hand Surgery (01-10-2013 – 31-08-2014) : az Groeninge
Kortrijk (B) ; Training Supervisor : Prof. Dr. F. Stockmans
2012-2013 Fellowship Reconstruction and microsurgery (01-01-2013 – 31-07-2013) : UZ-Brussel (B) ; Training Supervisor: Prof. dr. M. Hamdi 2009-2012 Residency Plastic Surgery (01-01-2009 – 31-12-2012): UZ-Brussel
(B) – Training Supervisor 01-01-2009 – 30-04-2011 : Prof. em. dr. P. Wylock ; Training Supervisor 01-05-2011 – 31-12-2012 : Prof. dr. M. Hamdi ; Overall Training Supervisor : Prof. em. dr. P. Wylock Collegium Chirurgicum Plasticum
Final exam and 5 case reports (14-05-2013): 15/20
2005-2008 Truncus Communis Surgery (01-09-2005 – 31-12-2008): UZ-Brussel (B) – Overall Training Supervisor: Prof. dr. G. Delvaux
● 01-09-2005 – 31-12-2005: Orthopaedic Surgery at UZ-Brussel – Training Supervisor: Prof. em. dr. P. Casteleyn
● 01-01-2006 – 30-04-2006: Surgery at Dodoensziekenhuis, Mechelen – Training Supervisor: Dr. L. Verheyen
● 01-05-2006 – 31-08-2006: Vascular Surgery at UZ-Brussel – Training Supervisor: Prof. dr. P. Van den Brande
● 01-09-2006 – 31-12-2006: Emergency Department at UZ-Brussel – Training Supervisor: Prof. em. dr. L. Corne ● 01-01-2007 – 31-04-2007: Plastic Surgery at UZ-Brussel –
● 01-05-2007 – 31-08-2007: Abdominal Surgery at UZ-Brussel – Training Supervisor: Prof. dr. G. Delvaux
● 01-09-2007 – 31-12-2007: Vascular Surgery at UZ-Brussel – Training Supervisor: Prof. dr. P. Van den Brande
● 01-01-2008 – 30-04-2008: Burn Center at Neder-over-Heembeek – Training Supervisor: Dr. T. Rose
● 01-05-2008 – 31-08-2008: Orthopaedic Surgery at UZ-Brussel – Training Supervisor: Prof. em. dr. P. Casteleyn
● 01-09-2008 – 31-12-2008: Abdominal Surgery at UZ-Brussel – Training Supervisor: Prof. dr. G. Delvaux
Education
2001-2005 Master degree, Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), campus Jette, Brussel (B)
Magna Cum Laude (great distinction) (July 8th, 2005)
1998-2001 Bachelor degree, Medicine, Limburgs Universitair Centrum (LUC), Diepenbeek (B)
Magna Cum Laude (great distinction) 1992-1998 Secondary education
Year 5-6: ‘Latin-Maths (8h)’ - Sint-Augustinusinstituut, Bree (B) Year 4-3: ‘Latin-Maths’- Sint-Augustinusinstituut, Bree (B) Year 1-2: ‘Latin’- Middenschool H.Hartinstituut, Bree (B) Educational Research Experience
Jul.2004-Jun.2005 Master’s internship was performed at the department of Abdominal Surgery, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium under supervision of Dr. B. De Waele and Prof. dr. G. Delvaux
Title: “Impact of body overweight and class I, II and III obesity on the outcome of acute biliary pancreatitis.”
Teaching Experience 1. Theoretical seminars Surgery Department, UZ-Brussel:
- Impact of body overweight and class I, II and III obesity on the outcome of acute biliary pancreatitis, 2005
- Vascular Malformations, 2008
- Flaps in reconstructive surgery for specific wound problems, 2009 - DIEAP flap breast reconstruction, 2010
- Burns, 2011
- Plastic surgery and the Emergency Room, 2012 2. Seminars Medical Imaging Department, UZ-Brussel:
- Vessels Imaging in autogenous breast reconstruction, 2011
3. Postgraduate courses in Surgery, UZ-Brussel: Introduction in Burn Surgery, 2008
4. Pregraduate seminars in Surgery, UZ-Brussel: Introduction to Plastic Surgery, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
2012, 2013
6. Postgraduate course CCP, UZ-Brussel: Hand infections, 2013 7. Teaching Mingaladone Military Hospital, Myanmar, March 2013
8. LOK meeting plastic surgery, Brussel – Skin tumors of the face – May 2013 9. LOK meeting plastic surgery, Brussel – The myanmar experience – Octobre 2013 10. Wondzorg opleidingen, Militair Hospitaal Neder-Over-Heembeek – September 2014,
September 2015
11. Training day orthopaedic nursing department, Brugge – plastic surgery in an orthopaedic Department – October 2014
12. LOK meeting Rheumatologie, Brugge – Surgical treatment of a rheumatoid hand – February 2015 13. Training wound care nurses of the department of orthopaedics, Brugge – Compression therapy in
wound care – March 2015
14. LOK meeting GP, Damme – Fingertip lesions – April 2015
15. Postgraduate course surgical residents, Brugge – Hand traumatology in the ER – May, August 2015
Publications
1. Neyns B, Vanmierlo B, et al. A Phase II study of temozolomide administered 21 out of 28 days for the treatment of patients with recurrent anaplastic (oligo) astrocytoma: An interim analysis of toxicity. J Clin Oncol. 2005;23:129s.
2. De Waele B, Vanmierlo B, Van Nieuwenhove Y, Delvaux G. Impact of body overweight and class I, II and III obesity on the outcome of acute biliary pancreatitis. Pancreas. 2006;32:343-345.
3. De Waele B, Vanmierlo B, Van Nieuwenhove Y, Delvaux G.Reply to outcome of the biliary acute pancreatitis is not associated with body mass index. Pancreas. 2007;34:166-167.
4. Vanmierlo B, De Waele E, De Waele B, Delvaux G. The relationship of body underweight to complication risks in acute pancreatitis. JOP. 2009;10:1001-2.
5. Van Eeckhout GP, Vanmierlo B, Sen MK, Wylock P, Braeckman J. A new technique of expanding the underdeveloped scrotum. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010;126:101e-2e.
6. Vanmierlo B, Van Eeckhout GP, Wylock P, The role of liposuction in the treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema: our experience and a historical review of literature. Belg J Med Oncol 2011;5:193-98.
7. Aerden D, Vanmierlo B, Denecker N, Brasseur L, Keymeulen B, Van den Brande P. Primary closure with a filleted hallux flap after transmetatarsal amputation of the big toe for osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot: a short series of four cases. Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2012;11:80-4.
8. Aerden D, Bosmans I, Vanmierlo B, Spinnael J, Keymeulen B, Van den Brande P. Skin grafting the contaminated wound bed: reassessing the role of the preoperative swab. J Wound Care. 2013;22:85-9.
9. Vanmierlo B, Craggs B, Van Eeckhout G, Zeltzer A, Hamdi M. Sequential Chimeric Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Reconstruction of Through-and-Through Oropharyngeal
Defects with No Suitable Neck Recipient Vessels. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013;131:1087-90.
10. Hamdi M, Larsen M, Craggs B, Vanmierlo B, Zeltzer A. Harvesting free abdominal perforator flaps in the presence of previous upper abdominal scars. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2014;67:219-25.
11. Craggs B, Vanmierlo B, Zeltzer A, Buyl R, Haentjens P, Hamdi M. Donor-site morbidity following harvest of the transverse myocutaneous gracilis flap for breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014;134:682-691.
12. Goubau JF, Goubau L, Goorens CK, van Hoonacker P, Kerckhove D, Vanmierlo B, Berghs B. De Quervain Tenosynovitis Following Trapeziometacarpal Ball-and-Socket Joint Replacement. J Wrist Surg. 2015;4:35-42.
13. Van der Wijk J, Goubau JF, Mermuys K, Van Hoonacker P, Vanmierlo B, Kerckhove D, Berghs B. Pulley reconstruction as part of the surgical treatment for de Quervain disease: surgical technique with medium-term results. J Wrist Surg. 2015;4:200-6.
Submitted Manuscripts
1. Vanmierlo B, Verdoodt A, Craggs B, Peeters G, Buyl R, Monteyne B, Zeltzer A, Hamdi M. Fluid management in free flap breast reconstruction: The correlation between hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 intravenous administration peroperatively and early postoperative complications, has been submitted to Plast Reconstr Surg.
2. Vanmierlo B, Craggs B, Peeters G, Zeltzer A, Hamdi M. Skin tumors of the nose: the challenge of layered reconstruction of through-and-through defects - a case series and review of literature, has been submitted to B-ENT.
3. Goubau J, Berghs B, Goorens CK, Kerkhove D, Van Hoonacker P, Vanmierlo B. Basal joint dysplasia and treatment options in the young patient, was submitted to Acta Orthopaedica Belgica.
Oral Communications 1. Belgian Gastroenterology Week 2008, Antwerpen.
The relationship of body underweight to complication risks in acute pancreatitis. Vanmierlo B, De Waele E, De Waele B, Delvaux G.
2. Autumn meeting RBSPS 2010, Beerse.
A chimeric anterolateral thigh flap as treatment of a submandibular pharyngocutaneous fistula. A case report.
Vanmierlo B, Stillaert F, Van Eeckhout G, Craggs B, Wylock P, Hamdi M. 3. Autumn meeting RBSPS 2012, Ter Hulpe.
Intravenous infusion in free flap breast reconstruction. Excessive use of colloids might induce major complications.
4. Spring meeting RBSPS 2013, Luik.
Skin tumors of the nose: a one year experience.
Vanmierlo B, Craggs B, Peeters G, Zeltzer A, Hamdi M. 5. Euraps Research Council 2013, Antalya.
Intravenous infusion in free flap breast reconstruction. HES 130/0.4 might induce major complications.
Vanmierlo B, Verdoodt A, Craggs B, Peeters G, Zeltzer A, Hamdi M.
Courses
1. Radioprotection Course (Jan 2005), Brussels (B) (succeeded with 80%)
2. Postgraduate Courses – Truncus communis Surgery (2005-2007) (succeeded with 81%) 3. Summer School Plastic Surgery (Jun2007), Gent (B) (succeeded with 70%)
4. ATLS (May2008), Riel (NL) (succeeded with 80%)
5. Microsurgery Course (Dec2008), CHU Brugmann, Brussels (B)
6. Starter Course in Laparoscopic Digestive Surgery IRCAD (Oct2009), Strasbourg (F) 7. AOTrauma Course – Principles in Operative Fracture Management (Jun2010), Leeds (UK) 8. Guy’s Hospital FPS-UK Facial Plastic Surgery Dissection Course (nov2010), Londen
(UK)
9. International Workshop on Free and Island Flaps (Jan2011), Liège (B)
10. Plastic Surgery MasterClass Program on Perforator Flaps (Feb2011), Elancourt (F) 11. Flaps of the Head, Neck and Trunk Dissection Course (Mar2011), Groningen (NL) 12. Diplôme international de chirurgie de la main et des nerfs périphériques (2010-2012), Brussels (B), Liège (B), Lille (F)
13. Collegium Chirurgicum Plasticum (2008-2012) ● Evaluation exam 2009: 14,5/20 ● Evaluation exam 2010: 14,5/20 ● Evaluation exam 2011: 16,5/20 ● Evaluation exam 2012: 16/20 14. AO Hand course (sep2012), Graz (A)
15. Complete Hand Instructional Course (oct2012), Luxembourg (L) 16. Diplôme ECTR (sep2013), Paris (F)
17. Hands-on in wrist arthroplasty (feb2014), Leuven (B)
18. Surgeon to surgeon Dr. Goubau Ivory TMC prosthesis (feb2014), Brugge (B)
Technical Skills ● Radioprotection
● Microsurgery: over 200 independent microsurgical anastomoses in vivo up to Jul 2014 ● Over 400 surgery services at the Emergency Department of the UZ-Brussel, of which 120
as senior resident in surgery
Languages Dutch: Native language
English: Understanding: excellent Speaking: excellent Writing: very good French: Understanding: excellent
Speaking: very good Writing: very good German Understanding: excellent
Speaking: good
Miscellaneous Information Languages
● Feb 1998: Laureate ‘Internationale Mathematische Modelleerwedstrijd’, Maastricht (Nl) ● Sports: competition swimming 1994-2007 – honorable results and medals
on National Belgian Championship and multiple national and international meetings
● Others: Pilgrimage Santiago de Compostela (2004 & 2006)
● Mar 2013: Co-organisation Collegium Chirurgicum Plasticum UZ-Brussel ● Mar 2013: Guest-surgeon Mingaladone Military Hospital, Yangon (Myanmar)
Performance of the first Yangon digital replantation on April 18th, 2013. ● Feb 2014: Guest-surgeon Mingaladone Military Hospital, Yangon (Myanmar)
References ● Paul Wylock, MD, Prof,
Former head of the Department of Plastic Surgery of the UZ-Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels (B)
Tel: +32(0)24749172
E-mail: [email protected] ● Jean F. Goubau, MD, PhD, Prof,
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology at
Dienst Orthopedie, UZ-Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels (B)
Dienst Orthopedie & Traumatologie, AZ Sint-Jan AV Brugge-Oostende, Campus Brugge, Ruddershove 10, 8000 Brugge (B)
Tel: +32(0)50452160
E-mail: [email protected] ● Mikko Larsen, MD, PhD,
Clinical staff member of the Department of Plastic Surgery of the Bronovo Hospital, Bronovolaan 5, 2597 AX Den Haag (Nl)
Tel : + 31(0)70 3124141
E-mail : [email protected] ● Gregory P.A. Van Eeckhout, MD,
Plastic Surgeon at Onze Lieve Vrouw Ziekenhuis Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst (B)
Tel : +32(0)53724376 – Fax : +32(0)53724644 E-mail : [email protected]
