Xavier Galloo

CURRENT (AND PREVIOUS) FUNCTION

Doctor Xavier Galloo graduated in 2020 as a cardiologist at the Free University of Brussels - University Hospital Brussels. During his last year of residency, he followed a dedicated course on sports cardiology and attended the outpatient clinic for sports medicine at BLITS-VUB under the supervision of dr. Luk Buyse and dr. Wouter Eraly. Afterwards, he did a 2-year clinical and research fellowship in cardiac imaging (echocardiography) at the Leiden University Medical Centre. Since January 2023, he started as a cardiologist at the University Hospital Brussels (UZ Brussel) with special interest for cardiac imaging and sports cardiology. Additionally, he will collaborate with the colleagues at BLITS-VUB, with special attention to cardiac problems in athletes.

RESEARCH AREA

Dr. Galloo will continue his research in the UZ Brussel with focus on valvular heart disease and structural heart disease. Additionally, he will help the colleagues in BLITS with research regarding cardiac function and cardiac fatigue.

FIELD OF INTEREST

Special attention for cardiac pathology in athletes (structural heart disease, arrhythmia, …).