Prof Gunther van Loon​
DVM, PhD, dipECEIM

Prof. Gunther van Loon graduated from Ghent University, Belgium, in 1992 and has worked at Ghent University, Department of Large Animal Internal Medicine, ever since. In 2001 he finished his PhD on “Atrial pacing and experimental atrial fibrillation in equines”. He is author or co-author of more than 200 A1 publications and 24 book chapters, and gave more than 200 presentations at international congresses. In 2004 he became ECEIM (European College of Equine Internal Medicine) Diplomate and in 2011 Associate Member of ECVDI (European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging). In 2015 he received the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) award for ‘Clinical Research’ (Liverpool, UK) and in addition the prestigious Merial Applied Equine Research Award for outstanding research regarding ‘Advances in Equine Cardiology’, awarded by the World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) (Guadalajara, Mexico). Gunther van Loon is head of Equine Internal Medicine at Ghent University and of the internationally well-known Equine Cardioteam Ghent. He is Past-President of the Belgian Equine Practitioners Society  BEPS). His major interests are in the field of Equine Internal Medicine, especially cardiology with focus on arrhythmias, electrophysiology, cardiac pacing, 3D electro-anatomical mapping, radiofrequency ablation of arrhythmias, echocardiography, TDI, 2D ST, and biomarkers.
Gunther has a bit ‘pain at heart’ as he sold his old Yamaha XS 1100 many years ago. However, the ride with Derek’s bike during Horsepower visit at Ghent University had a very positive effect on him, so he is now joining us as often as he can and shares Derek's bike.