Julie De Backer
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Ghent University Hospital
About
Julie De Backer works in Adult Congenital Heart Disease affiliated with Ghent University Hospital.
Julie De Backer is a genetic cardiologist and chief of clinic in the Department of Cardiology and Center for Medical Genetics at Ghent University Hospital in Belgium. She serves as a professor at Ghent University and heads the Adult Congenital Heart Disease clinic. Her research focuses on inherited cardiovascular diseases, including connective tissue disorders and congenital heart conditions.
Research focus
Heritable Thoracic Aortic DiseasesMarfan SyndromeEhlers-Danlos SyndromeCardiogeneticsAortic Aneurysms
Impact
615 pubs · 29,616 cites · h-index 70
Training
MD
Ghent University
1995
PhD
Ghent University
2007
Affiliations
Work Experience
Ghent University Hospital
2009 - Present
Ghent University
2011 - Present
Ghent University Hospital
2011 - Present
Ghent University Hospital
2005 - 2009
Ghent University Hospital
2001 - 2005