UZ Gent
Melissa Ooms is a medical professional with extensive training in surgery, currently serving as a Fellow in Colorectal Surgery at UZ Gent since October 2022. Ooms previously held the position of Specialist in Training in Surgery at Curaçao Medical Center from October 2021 to October 2022 and gained additional surgical experience at AZ Maria Middelares from October 2019 to September 2021, as well as AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV from August 2017 to September 2019. Ooms earned a Master's degree in Logopedic Sciences from Ghent University, completing studies from 2006 to 2010, and continued education at the same institution from 2006 to 2017.
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Ghent University Hospital is one of the largest and most specialized health care providers in Flanders. It stands out for its optimum clinical patient care. Patient care, teaching, scientific research and providing services to the population are the main tasks of the hospital. Through the combined action of these tasks and the close-knit cooperation with the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of Ghent university, the hospital is able to provide a wide range of high-quality primary and specialized care, nationally as well as internationally. Our main concern is to provide the best care to patients. Ghent University Hospital is also a centre for scientific research and teaching where doctors and specialist are trained. Researchers work in several departments on new techniques to improve diagnosis, treatment and care. The hospital has more than 1000 beds for acute care and extensive services for ambulatory diagnosis, treatment and care. Patients come tothe hospital for all kinds of treatments ranging from basic to highly specialised. Annually, about 75.000 patients are admitted and 400.000 outpatients are treated. Day or night, the UZ Gent guarantees a full-duty service for all kinds of specialized care. A medical intervention team with a doctor and a nurse from the emergency unit is put into action to offer assistance in life-threatening situations. As a university centre, the hospital offers a wide range of care: not only basic, but also highly specialized hospital care. Every medical specialty for normal and intensive care is represented.