The Belgian Society for Vascular Surgery

• Started in 1992.
• Promotes the professional interest of vascular surgeons in Belgium.
• Promotes scientific knowledge in the field of vascular surgery.
• Has different workgroups focusing on scientific and educational items.

Who are we?

The Belgian Society for Vascular Surgery (BSVS) is an association for the professional interest of vascular surgeons in Belgium and promotes scientific knowledge in the field of vascular surgery.  You can find our statutes in the library section of the website.

We are a Belgian society that respects the parity between the dutch and french languages. The Board of the BSVS consists of both dutch and french speaking board members, so there is always an equilibrium in languages. Because of this, we are also known as "Belgisch Genootschap voor Vaatheelkunde, BGVH" in Dutch and "Societe Belge de Chirurgie Vasculaire, SBCV" in French.

All our members are invited to the annual general meetings organized by the board of the BSVS. 

Different workgroups focus on scientific and educational items related to vascular surgery. The workgroups use the dutch or french language or can be bilingual. The different topics of the workgroups are represented in both languages. All members are invited to meetings organized by the board of the workgroups related to their language, but a workgroup can organize national meetings independent of language.

Board 

(new board since 15/04/2024)

• President: Bernard Jacques Segers (FR)
• Secretary: Koen Keirse (NL)   
• Treasurer: David Horn (FR)
• President of the collegium: Inge Fourneau (NL)
• Other Board members:
  • Yann De Bast (FR)
  • Koen Deloose (NL)
  • Arnaud Kerzmann (FR)
  • Caren Randon (NL)

Bilingual workgroup:

* Belgian Young Flowmasters (BYF)

• - Vincent Ceuterick (NL)
• - Elfi Tournaye (NL)

* Phlebology

• - Veerle Laeremans (NL)
• - Janine Quaniers (FR)

French workgroups:

* Chirurgie Conventionelle et Exploration Vasculaire 

• - Laurence Pirard (FR)

* Chirurgie Endovasculaire 

• - Gary Fass 
• - Gregory Callebaut (FR)

Dutch workgroups:

* Endovasculaire heelkunde en Vaatdiagnostiek 

•   - Erik Debing (NL)
•   - Philip Lerut (NL)

* Klassieke Vasculaire Heelkunde

• - Jürgen Verbist (NL)

* Honorary Board Member (2026-2028)

• Philippe Remy (FR)

History

From left to right: Louis Sommerhausen, Jean Paul Burri'y; Jean Pierre Dereume, Raphael Suy, J. Gybels, Herman Schroe, Rudy van Maele, Serge Willockx, Guennooui Tham, Patrick van Ruyssevelt, Nicole Bortencello, Philippe Visée; Henri Massin; Christian Six.

1991 - Marseille (France) : The excursion was part of a local congress of the Société de chirurgie vascular de Langue Française. The next day, scholars gathered to draw up the statutes of a BSVS because everyone agreed that such an association was needed in Belgium.  A year later, in 1992, the BSVS was a fact. (cfr. Raf Suy).

The definition of vascular surgery is the clinical and scientific discipline concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases affecting blood vessels and lymphatics. 

This definition was formulated by the Board of Vascular Surgery of the European Community in Aosta on march 26, 1992.

History Board BSVS (volledig).pdf

Statutes

statuten BSVS (NL).pdf

statuts BSVS (FR).pdf

* Statutes registration 2022.pdf

* KBO registration 2024.pdf

* UBO register.pdf

* SKM_C250i26090414580.pdf

* SKM_C250i26081811270.pdf

Scientific Activities

* werkgroepen BSVS - werking en activiteiten 2020-27.xlsx

* For the activities of each working group, we refer you to the page 'Workgroups'