Louis Achiles Thienpont

Background

Thienpont, Louis Achiles was born on June 5, 1943 in Ghent, Belgium. Son of Gerard and Sonneville Thienpont.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, State University Ghent, 1969; graduate in Pathology, State University Hospital Ghent, 1974.

Career

Pathologist, Control Laboratory, Antwerp, Belgium, 1975-1977; surgical pathologist histopath and cytopath labs, OLV Ziekenhuis, Aalst, Belgium, since 1977; head department surgical pathology and cytology, OLV Ziekenhuis, Aalst, Belgium, since 1990.

Achievements

• Louis Achiles Thienpont has been listed as a noteworthy Surgical pathologist, cytologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

International Academy of Pathology, International Academy of Cytology, Belgian Society of Clinical Cytology (president since 1995), Belgian Society Pathology (board dirs.1996-), European Federation Cytology Socs. (member commission on quality assurance, education and tng).

Connections

Married Riet De Baets. Children: Eva, Astrid.

Father:

Gerard Thienpont

Mother:

Sonneville Thienpont

Spouse:

Riet De Baets

child:

Astrid Thienpont

child:

Eva Thienpont