Dokter Peter Van Breusegem

In the early 1980s, Peter Van Breusegem (b. 1956) graduated as a doctor of medicine, surgery and obstetrics, magna cum laude. He started as a general practitioner in Uccle, at the time when the AIDS epidemic reached the world. That period left a deep impression and led him to engage in AIDS activism. He co-founded The Foundation and worked for years to make AIDS a topic of discussion in the media and public debate.

In the 1990s, he built a practice in Brussels that was explicitly open to everyone, regardless of orientation, gender or origin. Today, with more than forty years of experience, he has a practice in Erembodegem (Aalst), where he helps patients with complex problems.

In his author section on this website, he publishes articles on medical topics based on recent scientific literature and honed with his experience as a general practitioner.

Doctor Van Breusegem’s medical website provides practical information regarding the practice in Aalst.

Overview

1956: Born in Asse

1974: Maturity examination Jesuit College Aalst

1980: Medium stay in Zaire

1981: Doctor of medicine, surgery and obstetrics with high distinction, KU Leuven

1984: Certified general practitioner in Uccle

1986: Published first book under the pseudonym Dirk of Babylon

1987: Establishment of The Foundation asbl (buddy system for AIDS patients) in Brussels.

1993: Recognized General Practitioner in Brussels

Since 1998: Full-time general practitioner in a mixed neighborhood in Brussels

Long-time active member of Pro Medicis, a non-profit organization dedicated to bilingual care in Brussels

2017: Physician-arbitrator

2019: LEIF doctor

2025: Opening of the new practice in Aalst/Erembodegem.