Dr. S. Rex
Anesthesiologist
Leuven
Belgium
Steffen Rex is a Professor of Anesthesiology at the Catholic University Leuven, and holds a senior attending position at the University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium. He has published over 70 peer reviewed articles and co-authored several anesthesia textbooks. His clinical activities focus on cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. He is principal or co-investigator of numerous investigator-driven and industry-sponsored clinical trials. He has built up several research lines in which he investigates the efficacy of noble gases for protection from perioperative organ injury. Another focus of his research activities centers around perioperative oxidative stress, inflammation and ischemia reperfusion injury. Moreover, he is particularly interested in advanced hemodynamic monitoring, hemodynamic management, and perioperative echocardiography.