Daniel Blockmans, MD

University Hospital Gasthuisberg
Leuven, Belgium

- Born September 25, 1959, married to Lieve Roosen, 4 children.
- M. D. 1984 Catholic University at Leuven.
- Ph. D. 1994 on a thesis, called ‘Influence of the prostaglandin system and of plasmin on platelet shape change and aggregation’. Promotor : Prof. Dr. J. Vermylen (Catholic University Leuven).
- General Internal Medicine specialist since 1990, staff-member of the General Internal Medicine Department at the University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium. Head of Clinic since August 2005.
- 1994 : Appointment as Associate Professor in Medicine, Catholic University Leuven.
- 2003 : Appointment as Professor in Medicine, same institution.
- 2006 : Appointment as ‘Gewoon Hoogleraar’, (Full Professor) same institution.
- Special interest in systemic diseases, vasculitis and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Presentation(s):

• 1647: Association Between Vascular FDG Uptake at Diagnosis and Evolution in Aortic Dimensions in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Prospective Study

  Monday, November 13, 2023
  2:30 PM – 2:40 PM PT

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• 1893: Abnormalities Detected with [¹⁸F]-FDG-PET/CT Imaging in VEXAS Syndrome

  Tuesday, November 14, 2023
  9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT

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