Prof Catherine Reenaers

Professor Catherine Reenaers is a senior gastroenterologist at the University hospital of Liege, Belgium. She completed her specialist training in the University hospital of Liège and was a research assistant and research fellow of the Belgian fund of research (FNRS) from 2004 to 2011. She obtained her PhD in 2008. After her PhD, Professor Reenaers was a Senior Clinical and Research Fellow of Dr Travis at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. She returned to Liège to take a permanent position as IBD specialist where she works with Professor Edouard Louis. She is full professor and has a charge of course at the University of Liège. She is part of several scientific associations including the head of the scientific committee of BIRD (Belgian Intestinal Research and Development group), the scientific committee of the GETAID (Groupe d'Etude Thérapeutique des Affections Inflammatoires du Tube Digestif) and the French association of ultrasound (AFUMI). She was trained for intestinal ultrasound in San Rafaelle Hospital, Milano, Italy with Prof Mariangella Allocca and obtained her IBUS certificate in 2024. She is a member of the Communication Commission of the IBUS since 2026.