Sarah Thomis

Sarah Thomis

UZ Leuven-University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BE

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Biography

Sarah Thomis finished training as a general and vascular surgeon at the University of Leuven, Belgium in 2011. She followed additional training in the Netherlands and at Duke University, North Carolina, US. She is the responsible physician of the Lymphovenous Center of the University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium.

She is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of phlebological and lymphological diseases. Besides clinical activities, she is also active as a researcher in the domain of phlebology and lymphology and has authored numerous publications. In December 2021 she finished her PhD with title: ‘Optimization of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities to influence the natural history of breast cancer-related lymphedema’.

She is a member of organizations such as European Venous Forum, Belgian Society of Vascular Surgery and European Society of Lymphology. She is on the advisory board of the International Compression Club and is the treasurer of the Benelux Society of Phlebology.

Dr Sarah Thomis is on the editorial board for Vascular and Endovascular Review Journal.