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Jeff Hoeyberghs

Jozef (Jeff) Lodewijk Maria Hoeyberghs (born 20 August 1961 in Turnhout, Belgium) is aesthetic plastic surgeon writer and Belgian celebrity. He founded the Wellness Kliniek in Genk, the first institution to apply an industrial quality control system the entire medical process.

Birth and education[edit] Jeff Hoeyberghs was the son of Herman Hoeyberghs and Annie Standaert. He attended secondary school at the St Jan Berchmans College in Mol, and received advanced musical education at the Gemeentelijke muziek academie in Geel. He completed his medical training at the Limburg University Center and the Catholic University of Leuven, where he graduated in 1986. He was president of the Boves Luci student’s union in 1983-84.

Career[edit]

In 1986 he went to the United Kingdom to work in the National Health Service as a surgical trainee. He became Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1991 and continued working as a plastic surgical registrar. In 1994 he got awarded the certificate of Specialist Training in Plastic Surgery, as a test case for bringing the UK training system in line with the European Directive for International recognition of medical specialties.

From 1994 he travelled worldwide and received further training in Aesthetic plastic surgery in Brazil with Ivo Pitanguy, and Texas with Gerald Johnson and Miami with James baker. He worked briefly as a plastic surgeon at the University Hospital of Maastricht (Netherlands) before opening of his private Wellness Kliniek in Genk in 1996. He left this project in a divorce dispute to start his Hoffkliniek in Maaseik Belgium, where he practices to date.

Media

Dr. Jeff Hoeyberghs used the upcoming internet as a new manner to directly inform the public on the pro’s and cons of aesthetic plastic surgery. He had to break through the prevailing culture of medical professional secrecy with initial antagonism from the regulatory authorities. He was the first one in Belgium to openly cooperate with television to inform the public directly via television and popular press. When challenged by political opposition to the concept of private health care on television, the ensuing debate meant the rise to fame overnight. He got his own reality show on television in three seasons in 2003, 2004 and 20010. He contributes regularly to popular educational programs and articles on television, radio and press.

Diplomas and Awards[edit]

1978			Government Medal Clarinet (Belgium) 1979			Government Medal Chambre Music (Belgium) 1980			Laureate with the highest distinction of the Provincial Concours for soloist s (Antwerp, Belgium) 1986			Diploma of Medicine, LEUVEN (Belgium) 1988			Certificate Educational Committee Foreign Medical Graduates (USA) 1991			Diploma of Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, EDINBURGH (UK) 1992			Frank Court Prize Plastic surgery, Birmingham (UK) 1995			Certificate of Specialist Training in Plastic Surgery, LONDON (UK)

Publications:

Apart from 6 scientific papers and his numerous popular articles, he authored 5 books in the Dutch language on cosmetic surgery, human biogrammatics and Belgian medical politics. In 2013, he successfully fought a parliamentary law in front of Belgium’s Constitutional Court effectively annulling a ban for plastic surgeons to inform the public directly.

References:

Scientific papers

Fortnightly review: cosmetic surgery Hoeyberghs JL. BMJ. 1999 Feb 20;318(7182):512-6. Review.

The lost muscles of the nose Hoeyberghs JL, Desta K, Matthews RN. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 1996 Mar-Apr;20(2):165-9.

Localised varicosities in a 39 year old tissue transfer to the lower limb. Hoeyberghs JL, Matthews RN. Br J Plast Surg. 1993 Dec;46(8):712-3.

The flexor-tendon repair simulator Stewart Flemming AF, Hoeyberghs JL. Br J Plast Surg. 2001 Oct;54(7):650.

The useof a polyurethane in hand splinting Hoeyberghs JL. J Hand Ther. 1993 Oct-Dec;6(4):319-22.

Patient-controlled dynamic overhead suspension of cross-leg fixagted lower limbs. Hoeyberghs JL, Matthews RN. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1994 Dec;94(7):1098-100.

Belgian doctor wins fight for training certificate. BeechamL. BMJ. 1995 Jul 29;311(7000):282

Books

2006: 	Een Wereld Van Wellness, van natuur naar cultuur en weer terug. ISBN9789052408798 2006:	De Wellness Kliniek, waar schoonheid en gezondheid hand in hand gaan. ISBN9789061129240 2007:	De Parendans, wellness in liefde en relaties. ISBN9789052409689 2009: 	U wordt bestolen. ISBN9789079592203 2009:	Dr.Jeff ziet sterretjes ISBN9789079592104

External links[edit] •	Dr Paul Janssen •	Paul Adriaan Jan Janssen, 1926–2003 •	Paul Janssen (Obituary) Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research