PROF VINCENT THIJS

Neurologist

Professor Vincent Thijs graduated from the University of Leuven, Belgium in 1995 and completed his neurology training at the University Hospitals in Leuven and at the Stanford Stroke Center in California. He completed a PhD in Biomedical Sciences in 2004 on stroke imaging.

Vincent led the Stroke unit at the University Hospitals in Leuven until 2015 when he migrated to Australia. He is Director of Neurology and Head of Stroke at the Austin Hospital and Head of the Stroke Research at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. Vincent also consults via the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine Program.

Professor Thijs has expertise in stroke, cerebrovascular diseases and headache, but is also proficient in the management of general neurological disorders. A special interest in causes of stroke in young adults drives many of his research projects.