Dr. De Smet is an orthopedic surgeon with a subspecialty in hip resurfacing and has done more than 3000 hip resurfacing surgeries. This makes him one of the 5 most experienced hip resurfacing surgeons in the world.
Subspecialties:
• Resurfacing
• Primary and Revision hip surgery.
• Open dislocations of hip, Ganz-osteotomy of the hip
Memberships:
• BVOT Belgische Vereniging voor Orthopedie en Traumatologie.
• BVOT Hip Group.
• BOTA Belgian Orthopedic Trauma Association.
• AAOS American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons®.
• EHS European Hip Society.
• ISTA International Science and Technology in Arthroplasty.
• AIOD Belgium, member and guest expert.
• ACTA Orthopaedica Belgica, member of editorial board.
• Orthopedic Staff Member of the General Hospital "Jan Palfijn" at Ghent.
• Member of scientific committee and co-organizer of the sixt Bota symposium at Ghent September 13, 1997.
• Member of International Scientific Committee CREMASCOLI PROSTHESIS GROUP 1997– 1998, 1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003.
• Coordinator of the Belgium Metasul and Study Group 2000-2001.
• Consultant to Wright Medical Company 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004
• AAOS member 2004-2005, 2005-2006
• Member of scientific panel and Consultant Wright Medical Company 2004-2005
• Demo-Surgeon for Belgian and International Orthopaedic Surgeons for BIRMINGHAM HIP RESURFACING since 10/2001–11/2003 (2 to 3 demo sessions a month)
• Consultant at the MARIA-MIDDELARES HOSPITAL GHENT (BELGIUM) for resurfacing prosthesis 2003/2004
• Consultant at the ELISABETH HOSPITAL DAMME SIJSELE (BELGIUM) 01/03/2001 – 31/12/2002 (120 THR)