Bart Meuris

Bart Meuris is a Professor and Department Chair at the KU Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences. His work focuses on clinical and experimental research in prosthetic heart valves, biostatistics, and aortic dissection. He serves as promotor or co-promotor in numerous cardiovascular research projects and is actively involved in academic governance through multiple councils and committees.

• Department Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
• Member, Division Heart Research
• Chair, Research Policy Council
• Senior Academic Staff, Faculty of Medicine Council

His research spans bioprosthetic valve failure mechanisms, mechanical heart valve thrombosis prevention, and real-world evidence for novel valve technologies. Current projects include Decoding Bioprosthetic Valve Failure (2025-2029) and Mechanobiological Adaptation of Blood Vessels (2021-2025). He supervises PhD students and collaborates with international consortia like the Heart Valve Society (HVS).

Key publications address ICHOM standard datasets for heart valve disease, gender-based surgical outcomes, and comparative analyses of sutureless vs. transcatheter valve replacement. He contributes to educational programs in surgery and cardiovascular science, teaching courses like Chirurgie voor perfusionisten (E0J78A) and Wetenschappelijke vraagstelling (E0I62A).