Dr Pieter Jan Poortmans

Dr. Pieter Jan Poortmans is a gastroenterologist and interventional endoscopist based in Belgium, specialising in luminal and third-space endoscopy. He graduated magna cum laude in Medicine from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in 2016, and completed his training in Gastroenterology, including the ESEGH curriculum, in 2022. He went on to complete two interventional endoscopy fellowships: one in Santiago de Compostela (2023), focused on HPB endoscopy, and a further fellowship at Ghent University Hospital (2023–2025) under Dr David Tate, concentrating on luminal and third-space techniques — now his main clinical focus. His current clinical practice is based at UZ Gent. He is in the final stages of completing his PhD at Ghent University under the promotorship of Dr David Tate, with a dissertation on training and quality in endoscopy. He has published in journals including Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and Frontline Gastroenterology, and has presented his work at national and international meetings such as ESGE Days and UEG Week. Dr Poortmans serves as Senior Co-Editor of the ESGE Academy and is a regular faculty member at hands-on endoscopy training courses, including GIEQS and BSGIE, known for a transparent, “no black boxes” approach to teaching technique.