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Steven Lierman is a Full Professor at KU Leuven's Faculty of Medicine, affiliated with the Department of Public Health and Primary Care and the Leuven Institute for Health Care Policy. He heads the Law, Healthcare Policy unit and is a member of iSi Health - KU Leuven Institute for Physics-based Modeling for In Silico Health. His institutional roles include membership in the Faculty Council of Medicine, Departmental Council for Public Health and Primary Care, and disciplinary committees.
Lierman's research focuses on the intersection of healthcare, administrative law, and policy. Key areas include:
- Legal frameworks for healthcare quality and decision-making
- Administrative law in multi-layered governance systems
- Ethical-legal dimensions of biomedical research
- Public-private law interfaces in health policy
His publications demonstrate consistent focus on healthcare jurisprudence, administrative remedies, and cross-border medical ethics. Recent works emphasize adolescent medical consent, end-of-life legislation, and comparative analyses of Belgian-Dutch legal systems, reflecting his expertise in translating legal theory into healthcare practice.
Lierman leads multiple research initiatives including projects on whistleblower protection (2025-2029), healthy food environments (2024-2028), and quality healthcare frameworks in hospitals (2023-2027). During his 2023 sabbatical, he developed an administrative law textbook and conducted research collaborations at VU Amsterdam and Leiden University to strengthen public-private law dialogue.
He teaches courses including Medical Law, Administrative Law, Health Law Seminars, and Ethics in Biomedical Research across multiple programs including Medicine, Law, and Clinical Psychology.