Affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department of the University Hospitals Leuven and Department Chair of the Dept. of Cardiovascular Sciences, KUL – Belgium

Bart Meuris earned his medical degree in 1998 at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL, Belgium) and his PhD in 2007 with research on calcification of bioprosthetic valves. He is currently staff member at the Cardiac Surgery Department of the University Hospitals Leuven and Department Chair of the Dept. of Cardiovascular Sciences, KUL. He runs a large animal lab for experimental research on artificial heart valves, also covering pre-clinical work for the valve industry. Other research interests are clinical valve studies on tissue valve performance and biostatistical models. He published over 195 peer-reviewed papers, serves as proctor and consultant for various valve manufacturers and was awarded twice with the C. Walton Lillehei Young Investigator’s Award.