Appointment
Prof. Dr. Olivier Verborgt appointed Head of Orthopaedics at UZA
Since 1 October 2026, Prof. Dr. Olivier Verborgt has been Head of the Orthopaedics department at Antwerp University Hospital (UZA). He remains active at AZ Monica and ORTHOCA.
What this means for you
For referrers and patients, nothing changes in how you reach the ORTHOCA Shoulder Center. Prof. Dr. Verborgt's consultations and operations continue as before, and you book an appointment the same way as you did.
Collaboration between UZA and ORTHOCA
The orthopaedics department at UZA and ORTHOCA have worked together for many years. Several ORTHOCA staff members already work as consultants at UZA; Dr. Alexander Vervaecke, for instance, holds consultations there. This appointment formally confirms that collaboration and extends it further.
For patients, this means they can count on the same expertise and guidance in both hospitals.
Added value for both departments
For both orthopaedics departments, this is a gain. Two teams that already know each other now see a shoulder surgeon who is active in both hospitals at the head of the university department. That opens up additional opportunities to share knowledge and experience in shoulder pathology, to align care pathways between the two hospitals and, in doing so, to strengthen the quality and accessibility of care.
Prof. Dr. Verborgt does not face this alone: he can count on the support of the staff of both hospitals. We congratulate our colleague on this appointment and see it as an opportunity to deepen the collaboration further.