Frederik is a 1994 graduate of Gent University, Belgium and has lived and worked in academia and equine private practice in The United Kingdom, Ireland, The United States, New Zealand, Belgium and Switzerland.

After an Internship in the UK and ACVS Equine Surgery residency specialist training in the US, Fred moved to New Zealand. There he was a Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery at Massey University for 8 years. Frederik completed a second full-time residency specialist training in Juli 2016 as a Radiologist, Large Animal bias for the European College of Veterinary Medical Imaging (ECVDI) at Massey University, and then Ghent University, Belgium. The residency was broad-based including companion animals. Frederik worked thereafter as a clinical Radiologist at Bern University, College of Veterinary Medicine, in both equine and companion animals. He passed the ECVDI examination in February 2017.

Frederik has the Royal College Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia, is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgery (ACVS), a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI) Large Animal Emphasis and a registered veterinary specialist with the Australia and New Zealand Veterinary Council.

Frederik has been an executive member of the New Zealand Equine Veterinary Association. He has lectured nationally and internationally, and has teaching experience with undergraduate and postgraduate veterinarians and has a wide clinical research experience. He has published widely in equine orthopedics and imaging. He provides services for Universities in New Zealand, Australia and Switzerland.

Fred can translate reports for you in English, Dutch, French and German.

Passionate about imaging and his new home of New Zealand, he wants to create a service network domestically and reach out from Aotearoa to the world.