The Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery of the University Hospital Antwerp is the surgical service dealing with the treatment of diseases of the vessels (veins and arteries), lymfatics, lungs, chest wall and mediastinum (except the heart and oesophagus), by medication, surgical procedures or endovascular techniques. 

Our department became an independent unit in 2000 under supervision of professor dr Paul Van Schil.

Current staffmembers are professor dr Jeroen Hendriks, dr Patrick Lauwers, dr Chantal Vandenbroeck, and dr Marjan Hertoghs