Prof. Dr. Gunther van Loon

DVM, PhD, Dip ECEIM, Assoc. Member ECVDI

Professional career

1992

graduation form Ghent university and ever since working at the department of Large Animal Internal Medicine, Ghent University.

2004-now

Professor in Large Animal Internal Medicine, Ghent University and head of the Equine Cardioteam.

2001

PhD on "Atrial pacing and experimental atrial fibrillation in equines".

2004

Diplomate of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM).

2006-2012

Board ECEIM

2011

Associate Member of European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI).

2015

British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) award for 'Clinical Research' (Liverpool, UK).

2015

Merial Applied Equine Research Award for outstanding research regarding 'Advances in Equine Cardiology', awarded by the World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) (Guadalajara, Mexico).

2015-now

President of the Belgian Equine Practitioners Society (BEPS).

2016-now

associate editor Journal of Veterinary Cardiology