Biography
Dr. Steve COPPENS
Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, Belgium
Dr. Steve Coppens obtained his medical degree at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium in 1996.
He completed his residency in Anesthesiology in 2001 at the University Hospitals of Leuven.
He was appointed member of staff in 2013 at the department of Anesthesiology of the University Hospitals in Leuven, Belgium.
His PhD on enhanced recovery programs and RA in thoracic and abdominal surgery is currently in progress.
Head of clinic in the University Hospitals.
Head of the locoregional fellowship program UZ Leuven
Author of more than 50 peer reviewed publications and bookchapters
Countless national and international lectures and courses (ESRA, BARA, ARAR, BSAR, NYSORA, DARA, ESAIC, ASA)
Research grant awards by BARA, ESRA and BSAR
Reviewer BMJ, RAPM, Journal of Clinical Anesthesia and the BJA
Associate editor RAPM