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Phillip Blondeel, MD
Head of Plastic Surgery / fellowship contact
UZ Gent
Official faculty or programme profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Stephen S. Kroll Fellowship — Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction.
- Leadership as published
- Prof. Phillip Blondeel (Head of Plastic Surgery; coordinator of the international visitors and fellows programme)
- Evidence reviewed
- 15 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Ghent University Hospital (UZ Gent)
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
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Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
Stephen S. Kroll Fellowship — Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction
A fellowship allowing foreign surgeons to specialise in microsurgical breast reconstruction, particularly the DIEP flap, in the Ghent plastic surgery department.
- Location
- Ghent, Belgium
- Duration
- 3 months, starting 1 October each year when awarded
- Clinical participation
- UZ Gent describes the Kroll Fellowship as giving foreign surgeons the chance to specialise in the plastic surgery department in microsurgical breast reconstruction, in particular the DIEP-flap technique; the operative scope is not stated.
- International applicants
- Funded pathway for surgeons from outside Belgium seeking microsurgical breast-reconstruction specialisation at UZ Gent.
- Funding
- €5,000 grant from Beautiful After Breast Cancer Foundation (co-sponsored by Motiva) for housing, boarding and educational purposes
- Application timing
- Not publicly listed
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Annual award when a suitable candidate is selected; for international young plastic surgeons (under 40) or last-year plastic surgery residents
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
International young plastic surgeon (younger than 40) or last-year resident in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Confirm current credentials with the coordinating secretary.
Published training
- Microsurgical breast reconstruction with emphasis on the DIEP flap / perforator-flap techniques
- Further specialisation within UZ Gent plastic surgery
Application route
Email fellowship or visit requests to the coordinating secretary. BeautifulABC Foundation pages describe the Kroll scholarship terms; confirm current selection with UZ Gent.
Published application documents
- Letter or e-mail stating the field of interest, the purpose of the visit and how the department was found (per the UZ Gent plastic surgery fellowship information sheet)
- Two recommendation letters
Published contact note: Ann Simoens, coordinating secretary: ann.simoens@uzgent.be; also GAPS.fellow@uzgent.be; department +32 9 332 32 78
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Official sources
Source review: 15 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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