Background
Oosterlinck, Willem was born on September 10, 1944 in Aalst, Belgium. Son of Maurits and Elsa Helena (Van Durme) Oosterlinck.
Oosterlinck, Willem was born on September 10, 1944 in Aalst, Belgium. Son of Maurits and Elsa Helena (Van Durme) Oosterlinck.
Doctor of Medicine, U. Ghent, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Ghent, 1992.
Resident urology department, University Hospital, Ghent, 1973-1979; docent, University Hospital, Ghent, 1979-1991; professor, University Hospital, Ghent, since 1991; head of department, University Hospital, Ghent, since 1993; president department surgery, University Hospital, Ghent, since 1995.
Member Belgian Urological Association (secretary 1984-1992, vice president 1992-1994, president 1994-1995), European Urological Association, Society International Urology, American Urological Association.
Married Margarete Nelly Mortier, May 2, 1969. Children: Dirk, Henk, Mark.