Guy De Backer
Preventive Cardiology
Ghent University
About
Guy De Backer works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Ghent University.
Guy De Backer is an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Ghent University in Belgium. He previously chaired the Department of Cardiology and the Cardiac Rehabilitation center at the University Hospital in Ghent. He holds degrees in cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation, and public health, and has contributed to European guidelines on cardiovascular prevention.
Research focus
Cardiovascular Disease PreventionArterial Hypertension ManagementDyslipidaemia ManagementCardiac RehabilitationCardiovascular Epidemiology
Impact
620 pubs · 109,306 cites · h-index 98
Training
MD
University of Ghent
1968
PhD in Epidemiology
Ghent University
1979
Affiliations
Work Experience
Emeritus Professor
Ghent University · 2009 - Present
Chair of the Department of Cardiology
University Hospital Ghent · 2007 - 2009
Chair of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center
University Hospital Ghent · 1983 - 2009
Chair of the Department of Public Health
Ghent University · 1989 - 2009
Permanent Research Fellow
National Fund for Scientific Research (Belgium) · 1973 - 1988