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Dr. Laurent Goubau, M.D.
Congresses  From October 7, 2025 until October 7, 2025

YRS - MRI of the ankle and foot: essential skills & what the surgeon needs to know

Dear Colleague

The Young Radiologist Section (YRS) is excited to invite you to our upcoming event ‘MRI of the ankle and foot: essential skills & what the surgeon needs to know’, held in collaboration with ING.

We are delighted to welcome three distinguished MSK experts: Prof. dr. Filip Vanhoenacker (radiologist at AZ Sint-Maarten, UZA), Prof. dr. Maryam Shahabpour (radiologist at ULB) and Dr. Laurent Goubau (orthopedic surgeon at AZ Maria Middelares, B.O.S.I. Brussels). Bringing together years of academic and clinical experience in musculoskeletal pathology, they will
offer a unique and enlightening perspective during an engaging and interactive lecture.

Date & Time: Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 at 19:00
Location: Orsi Academy, Proefhoevestraat 12, 9090 Merelbeke-Melle

Program:

  • 19:00 – 19:45: Welcome drinks and snacks
  • 19:45 – 20:00: Introduction
  • 20:00 – 20:30: Osteochondral lesions - Prof. Filip Vanhoenacker (incl. Q/A)
  • 20:30 – 21:00: Ankle & midfoot ligaments anatomy and injuries - Prof. Maryam Shahabpour
  • 21:00 – 21:15: What the surgeon needs to know on ankle pathology - Dr. Laurent Goubau
  • 21:15 – 21:40: Forefoot joints anatomy and injuries - Prof. Maryam Shahabpour
  • 21:40 – 22:00: What the surgeon needs to know on foot pathology - Dr. Laurent Goubau (incl Q/A)
  • 22:00 – 23:00: Social drink and opportunity for networking

This event is free of charge and accreditation will be provided.

To register, click HERE.

Registration will close 1 week before the event on Tuesday September 30th. We kindly request that you notify us in advance if you have registered but are unable to attend.

We hope to see you soon!
Young radiologist section

 From October 7, 2025 until October 7, 2025
Meet Dr. Laurent Goubau

Laurent Goubau, M.D. is an orthopedic surgeon and foremost specialised in sports injuries and degenerative diseases of the Foot and Ankle.

He is actually working in AZ Maria Middelares in Gent and at the Brussels Orthopedic and Sports Institute (BOSI) and he is engaged in the Belgian Foot and Ankle Society (BFAS) as president for the years 2023-2024.

Dr. Laurent Goubau worked at the Foot and Ankle Institute in Brussels with his masters and respected tutors dr Thibaut Leemrijse and dr Bernhard Devos Bevernage from 2017 to 2021 where he was integrally involved in the teaching of residents, fellows, and Belgian podiatry students. Prior to his partnership at the Foot and Ankle Institute, Dr. Laurent Goubau was a Foot and Ankle surgeon fellow at several internationally renowned foot and ankle orthopedic surgeons.

In Switzerland he worked together with prof dr Beat Hintermann and prof dr Markus Knupp, focussing on hindfoot pathology and total ankle joint replacements. In the United Kingdom, he was a fellow with Mr. Anthony Sakellariou and Matthew Solan whit whom he collaborated and from whom he learned how to address heel pain and complex ankle fractures.

Dr. Laurent Goubau has a special interest in minimally invasive surgery and gained knowledge in this matter with the help of Dr. Mariano De Prado and Dr. Eduard Rabat, both pioneers in the field.

He was a fellow with Dr. Selene Parekh, Dr. Mark Easley, Dr. James Nunley II, and Dr. James de Orio at Duke University. Thanks to this outstanding team of foot and ankle specialists from North Carolina he's got introduced to a myriad of ankle prostheses in order to treat ankle osteoarthritis.

Prof.Dr. Timothy Daniels, associate professor at the University of Toronto was a great mentor in teaching the pearls and pitfalls when performing a total ankle prosthesis.

A graduate of the Louvain Catholic University School of Medicine, Dr. Laurent Goubau completed his internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Gent and regional Hospitals in Antwerp.

Dr. Laurent Goubau is an avid sailor and loves tennis. He is married and he and his wife are the proud parents of two lovely kids.


Board certifications
Dr. Laurent Goubau is president of the Belgian Foot and Ankle Society (BFAS) for 2023-2024.


Education
2002 Graduate Koninklijke Atheneum, Voskenslaan Ghent, Belgium
2010 Docteur en médecine, Université Catholique de Louvain (U.C.L.), Bruxelles, Belgium
2016 Orthopaedic surgeon and traumatologist, Gent University Hospital, Belgium
2016 Fellowship Prof. Dr. Beat Hintermann, Kantonsspital baselland, Basel, Switzerland
2016 Fellowship Dr. Anthony Sakellariou,Frimley park Hospital, England
2017 Fellowship Dr. Eduardo Rabat, Hopital Quiron, Barcelona, Spain
2017 Fellowship Dr. Mariano De Prado, Murcia, Spain
2017 Fellowship A and R Villadot, Barcelona, Spain
2017 Fellowship Dr. S. G. Parekh, Dr. J. Nunley II, Dr. M. Easley, Duke University, Durham, U.S.A.
2017 Fellowship Dr. Timothy Daniels, st-Michael’s hospital, Toronto, Canada

Hospital and Academic affiliations

Academic
Haute école Leonard de Vinci - Parnasse - ISEI, Avenue Emmanuel Mounier 84, 1200 Woluwé-st-Lambert
Faculté des sciences de la motricité - FSM, Université Catholique de Louvain

National Society Memberships
Belgische vereniging voor orthopedie en Traumatologie (BVOT)

Specialty Society Memberships
Belgian Foot and Ankle Society (BFAS)
European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS)

Achievements
2014 BVOT Congres Antwerp - Best resident paper award
2014 Journal of Hand Surgery European volume - Top 10 most downloaded papers

Specialties
Anatomical: Foot and Ankle
Treatment: Arthritis, Arthroscopic Surgery, Deformity, Disability, Joint Replacement, Osteoporosis, Sports Medicine, Trauma/Fractures, Bunions, Flat foot, Total ankle replacement
Research and Clincal Interests: Emerging technologies, Product development, Education of residents, Foot and ankle sports disorders, Hallux valgus/bunion treatments, Foot and ankle joint replacement, Foot and ankle arthroscopy, Achilles tendon disorders, Posterior tibial tendon disorders, Complex foot and ankle reconstructionsResearch and Clincal Interests: Emerging technologies, Product development, Education of residents, Foot and ankle sports disorders, Hallux valgus/bunion treatments, Foot and ankle joint replacement, Foot and ankle arthroscopy, Achilles tendon disorders, Posterior tibial tendon disorders, Complex foot and ankle reconstructions
Board Certifications

Dr. Laurent Goubau is president of the Belgian Foot and Ankle Society (BFAS) for 2023-2024
Education
  • 2002 Graduate Koninklijke Atheneum, Voskenslaan Ghent, Belgium
  • 2010 Docteur en médecine, Université Catholique de Louvain (U.C.L.), Bruxelles, Belgium
  • 2016 Orthopaedic surgeon and traumatologist, Gent University Hospital, Belgium
  • 2016 Fellowship Prof. Dr. Beat Hintermann, Kantonsspital baselland, Basel, Switzerland
  • 2016 Fellowship Dr. Anthony Sakellariou,Frimley park Hospital, England
  • 2017 Fellowship Dr. Eduardo Rabat, Hopital Quiron, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2017 Fellowship Dr. Mariano De Prado, Murcia, Spain
  • 2017 Fellowship A and R Villadot, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2017 Fellowship Dr. S. G. Parekh, Dr. J. Nunley II, Dr. M. Easley, Duke University, Durham, U.S.A.
  • 2017 Fellowship Dr. Timothy Daniels, st-Michael’s hospital, Toronto, Canada
Hospital & Academic Affiliations

Academic

Haute école Leonard de Vinci - Parnasse - ISEI, Avenue Emmanuel Mounier 84, 1200 Woluwé-st-Lambert

Faculté des sciences de la motricité - FSM, Université Catholique de Louvain

National Society Memberships

Belgische vereniging voor orthopedie en Traumatologie

Specialty Society Memberships

Belgian Foot and Ankle Society

European Foot and Ankle Society
Achievements

2014 BVOT Congres Antwerp - Best resident paper award

2014 Journal of Hand Surgery European volume - Top 10 most downloaded papers
Specialities

Anatomical: Foot and Ankle

Treatment: Arthritis, Arthroscopic Surgery, Deformity, Disability, Joint Replacement, Osteoporosis, Sports Medicine, Trauma/Fractures, Bunions, Flat foot, Total ankle replacement

Research and Clinical Interests: Emerging technologies, Product development, Education of residents, Foot and ankle sports disorders, Hallux valgus/bunion treatments, Foot and ankle joint replacement, Foot and ankle arthroscopy, Achilles tendon disorders, Posterior tibial tendon disorders, Complex foot and ankle reconstructions