Remi Octave Hombrouckx

Background

Hombrouckx, Remi Octave was born on June 7, 1945 in Landen, Belgium. Son of Jean Joseph and Julie Cecile (Vanhoebrouck) Hombrouckx.

Education

Doctor of Medicine with great distinction, Ghent State University, 1970; specialization in nephrology, University Hospital, Ghent, 1976.

Career

Specialization in internal medicine, U. Hospital, Ghent, 1975; specialization in nephrology, U. Hospital, Ghent, 1976; head department nephrology-dialysis, Werken Glorieux, Ronse, Belgium, since 1976. Ad interim head internal medicine Butare National U., Rwanda, 1974. Science advisory board Aksys Ltd., since 1995.

Achievements

• Remi Octave Hombrouckx has been listed as a noteworthy Nephrologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (chairman conference, LippincottRaven award 1996), International Society Nephrology (chairman conference), International Society for Artificial Organs (chairman conference), European Dialysis and Transplant Association, Society Francophone Dialyse, Nederlandstalige Belgische Vereniging voor Nefrologie, Organisation van het Paramedisch Pers. der Dialyse en Transplantatiecentra (honorary).

Interests

• Avocations: music, wine, bicycling. Fax: 32-55-9337 47.

Connections

Married Carine Jeanne Verhegge, June 24, 1972. Children: Michel, Nathalie.

Father:

Jean Joseph Hombrouckx

Mother:

Julie Cecile (Vanhoebrouck) Hombrouckx

Spouse:

Carine Jeanne Verhegge

child:

Michel Hombrouckx

child:

Nathalie Hombrouckx