Jean Jacques Wyndaele graduated as Bachelor Medical Sciences, Doctor in Medical Sciences-Surgery and Obstetrics, Specialist in Urology, PhD in Biomedical Science, Specialist in Rehabilitation, Second PhD in Urology Higher Education. Till his retirement in 2014, he worked as Full time Ordinary Professor and Chairman of Urology at University Antwerp (UA) and Antwerp University Hospital (UZA). He was the chair of the Animal and Clinical Research Lab of the Urological Department UA and UZA, and the founder coordinator of the Interuniversity Specialist course for Pelvic Re-education. He promoted 16 PhD Thesis’s and these doctors are working in different continents around the world and several hold academic senior positions. He continues scientific work in the field of SCI, pelvic sensation and functional urology. He got a Certificate Higher Education in History at the University of Oxford in 2021.
He is Fellow of the International Spinal Cord Society, Fellow European Board of urology and member of many major international scientific groups. He is the actual treasurer/secretary of ESSIC, the International organisation for study of bladder pain syndrome. He is a past president of the International Spinal Cord Society, of ESSIC, and a previous editor in chief of Spinal Cord and Spinal Cord Series & Cases for 11 years. He was treasurer of the International Continence Society for 10 years.
He is author of 374 publications in peer reviewed international and national journals, 94 editorials, 34 chapters in books and editor-author of 4 books.
He has been awarded several national and international prices, and is Grand Officer in the Order of the Crown of Belgium. He is Lieutenant-Colonel (retired) in the Medical Services of the Belgian Armed Forces.