Prof Dr. FRANK GASTHUYS

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PROFESSIONAL CARREER:
- 1976: studies of Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
- 1981: Degree in Veterinary Medicine, sum cum laude
- 1981-1983: service in Belgian Army (reserve lieutenant)
- 1983: full-time assistant in large animal surgical clinic (focus on equine anaesthesia)
- 1988: nominated “Eerst Aanwezend Assistent”
- 1989: PhD
- 1993: associated professor
- 1995: Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
- 1997: full professor
- 2001-2017: head of Department of Surgery and Anaesthesiology of Domestic Animals
- 2006-2011: vice dean
- 2011-present: dean

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:
- Founding member of “European College of Veterinary Anesthesia” (ECVA)(1995)
- President of “European College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ECVAA)(1999 –2002)
- President of “Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists” (AVA)(2002 – 2005)
- President of “European Board of Veterinary Specialisation” (EBVS)(2006 – 2008)
- Board member of “European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education” (EAEVE) (2012-2014)
- Board member of “European Coordination Committee on Veterinary Training” (ECCVT)(2012-2014)
- Representative EAEVE in “Veterinary Continuous Education in Europe” (VetCee)(2014-2018)
- Representative of EAEVE in “European Committee of Veterinary Education” (ECOVE)(2018-present)
- President of “Belgian Equine Practitioner Society” (2005- 2011)
- President of “Vlaams Paardenloket” (2010-2015) (Flemish central point for information horses)
- President of “Paardenpunt Vlaanderen” (2015-present) (Flemish central point for information & identification
horses)
- President of “Belgian Confederation of Horses” plus president of national databank of horses (2017-present)
- Board member of “Flemish counsel of animal welfare” (2011-present)
- Initiator “Horse Rescue” Belgium (collaboration with fire brigade) (2013-present)
- Initiator “Equine Focus Point Belgium” (central point for infectious disease in horses) (2012-present)
- Coordinator of COVID-19 tracing dogs (2020)

PUBLICATIONS:
Author or co-author of more than 300 papers, 2 contributions of books (anaesthesia, shock,
blood transfusion), promotor & co-promotor of 8 PhD’s
See https://biblio.ugent.be/person/801000523453