Nico Van de Veire, FESC graduated as an MD from Ghent University (Belgium) in 2000. He trained as a cardiologist at the University Hospital in Ghent and became a board certified cardiologist in 2008. During his training he was given a grant from the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders to perform clinical research. This resulted in a PhD at Ghent University in 2006 (Non invasive evaluation of patients with heart failure and coronary artery disease). In 2008 and 2009 he worked as a non-invasive cardiologist in Leiden University Medical Center, NL. As of 2010 he works a a staff member at the Cardiology Department of AZ Maria Middelares Ghent Belgium and he was also appointed a visiting professor at the Free University Brussels. His main interests are cardiac imaging, valvular disease, heart failure and cardio-oncology. He is an Editor of Acta Cardiologica, The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging and Editorial Board Member of European Heart Journal and active EAVCI member.