Louis Bont

Dr. Bont, MD, Ph.D., is a Pediatrician Infectiologist at the University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands. His research activities focus on viral respiratory tract infections, particularly RSV bronchiolitis. He leads the Utrecht RSV Research Group. Dr. Bont received several awards, including a European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) Fellowship Award. He has published 70 papers in peer-reviewed journals and is the chairman of the international Bronchiolitis Academy training program for pediatricians, the Global Expert Meeting on respiratory viruses (GEM), and the Training of Upcoming Leaders in Paediatric Sciences (TULIPS) in The Netherlands. He holds an ESPID membership. Dr. Bont earned his medical degree from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and completed a residency in pediatrics at Victoria Hospital in Blackpool, United Kingdom; St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; and Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center in Utrecht, The Netherlands.