Background
Collard, Jean-Marie Leonard was born on January 29, 1954 in Namur, Belgium. Son of Jean and Simonne Collard.
surgical educator esophageal surgeon
Collard, Jean-Marie Leonard was born on January 29, 1954 in Namur, Belgium. Son of Jean and Simonne Collard.
Doctor of Medicine, U. Louvain, Brussels, 1979.
Training in general and thoracic surgery, U. Louvain, 1979-1985; permanent staff member department surgery, Louvain Medical School, Brussels, 1987; research fellow, Creighton U., Omaha, 1989; professor surgery, Catholic U. Louvain, Brussels, since 1996.
Commander Belgian Army, 1995. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member Belgian Society Surgery, Belgian Society Gastroenterology, French Association Surgery, American Society Thoracic Surgeons, International Gastrosurg.
Club, International College Surgeons, International Society for Diseases of Esophagus, Organisation for Statistical Study Diseases of Esophagus.
Married Yvonne Marie Maesen, July 7, 1979;children: Arnaud, Evelyne.