Frederic Thys

Frédéric Thys is a specialist in internal medicine and emergency medicine and holds a doctorate in medical sciences. He is also trained in hospital management and administration. His areas of expertise include the development of non-invasive diagnostic and treatment methods in emergency medicine, the care of patients with acute respiratory distress, quality, humanisation, ethics and the organisation of care.

Formerly head of the Emergency Department and deputy medical director at the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc in Brussels, he is now head of the acute clinical support unit and director of the Emergency Department at the Grand Hôpital de Charleroi, professor at the Catholic University of Louvain and head of continuing education at UCL Woluwe. He was director of the collection at Mardaga Publishing.

Involved in several international learned societies, he has published over a hundred scientific papers and contributed to more than twenty books. He has received several awards and distinctions during his career.

He is also involved in various artistic activities.