General Thoracic
Closed
Esophageal / Upper GI Surgery Fellowship
UZ Leuven
Deadline: 15 Oct 2026 (2027 intake; closed)
Thoracic Surgery
Philippe Nafteux
Professor; programme director, esophageal cancer surgery · UZ Leuven
Faculty overview
About Philippe Nafteux
Philippe Nafteux is a thoracic surgeon at UZ Leuven. The 2027 esophageal/upper-GI fellowship advert names him as programme director for esophageal cancer surgery and an application contact.
Official faculty profile ↗At a glance
- Institution
- UZ Leuven
- Department
- Thoracic Surgery
- Location
- Leuven · Belgium
- Clinical focus
- Esophageal surgery
- Listed fellowships
- 1
Listed only for programmes supported by the cited official source. This page does not infer operative volume, outcomes or eligibility.
Programme relationship evidence
Associated fellowships
What the official sources state
Esophageal / Upper GI Surgery Fellowship
Post-residency clinical and academic training in complex esophageal surgery, including minimally invasive, robotic and redo procedures.
- Eligibility
- Completed general, visceral or thoracic surgery residency by start; qualification eligible for Belgian recognition
- Deadline
- 15 Oct 2026 (2027 intake; closed)
- Language
- C1 Dutch, French or German for the employment contract; fluent English
- Funding
- Salary under applicable Belgian fellowship regulations; amount not stated
- Application documents
- CV, proof of specialist certification, motivation letter
- Official contact
- Philippe Nafteux (programme director); Lieven Depypere (department head)
How to apply: Send a CV, specialist certification and motivation letter to philippe.nafteux@uzleuven.be and lieven.depypere@uzleuven.be. The 2027 call closed 15 October 2026.