Jan Baekelandt
Imelda Hospital, Belgium
Biography
Jan Baekelandt qualified as a Medical Doctor (1999) and specialist in Gynaecology and Obstetrics (2004) at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. He subspecialized as gynaecological oncologist (2004-2006) in Pretoria (South Africa) and Köln (Germany). He currently consults at Imelda Hospital (Bonheiden, Belgium), specializing in gynaecological oncology, and robotic and endoscopic surgery. He is a pioneer in the emerging field of Natural Orifice Surgery and has published multiple papers on transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) and on frugal innovations in endoscopic surgery. He was first to introduce transvaginal robotic surgery.