Kenny Leo De Meirleir

Background

Meirleir, Kenny Leo De was born on January 19, 1952 in Antwerp, Belgium. Son of Marcel Joseph De Meirleir and Frieda Philomena Van Swijgenhoven.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Vrije U., Brussels, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, Vrije U., Brussels, 1985.

Career

Resident in internal medicine, Vrije U., Brussels, 1977-1982; resident in cardiology, Vrije U., Brussels, 1982-1984; professor physiology, director human performance laboratory, Vrije U., Brussels, since 1985; professor sports medicine, Vrije U., Brussels, since 1986. Vice-dean Faculty of Exercise Science, Brussels, 1994-1996.

Achievements

• Kenny Leo De Meirleir has been listed as a noteworthy Physiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Provincial Medical Commission, Brabant, Belgium, 1994-2000. Lieutenant Medical Army Reserve, since 1984. Fellow European College Cardiology.

Member European Association Sports Medicine(president 1995-1996), American College Sports Medicine, Brussels Track Club (president since 1991).

Connections

Married Carine Rosa Muylderhans. Children: Liesbeth, Kathleen, Danielle.

Father:

Marcel Joseph De Meirleir

Mother:

Frieda Philomena Van Swijgenhoven

Spouse:

Carine Rosa Muylderhans

child:

Kathleen Meirleir

child:

Liesbeth Meirleir

child:

Danielle Meirleir