Personal profile
Research expertise
Medical doctor, a specialist in general internal medicine/infectiology with a postgraduate certificate in tropical medicine and international health.
- Lecturer in tropical medicine
- (Co-)author of multiple scientific papers
- 20 Years of experience in internal medicine
- 5 Years of experience in emergency medicine
- Several years of field experience in tropical diseases and HIV in low-resource countries
- Project medical referent during several MSF missions
- Chief author website WikiTropica: www.wikitropica.org
- Consultant internal medicine, infectious and tropical diseases MSF Telemedicine
- Current president of the Flemish steering committee for the interuniversity course on clinical infectiology and medical microbiology and chief coordinator in reshaping this course into a national curriculum
Researching a wide range of topics in tropical medicine and clinical decision-making.
Teaching expertise
Steven Van Den Broucke teaches various short courses within the Masters in Tropical Health (MTM) program at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp, Belgium.
- Tropical Medicine and Clinical Decision Making (TMCDM):
- Teaching the clinical decision-making module and topics such as encephalitis, endemic mycosis, fever, intestinal protista, leishmania, leprosy, tropical hematology, tropical viruses, and ulcers, among others.
- Short Course in Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine (SCREM): Student guidance.
- Challenges in International Health Course (CIH): in this course, Steven lectures on critical topics such as ‘The Impact of Climate Change on Infectious Diseases', 'Disaster and Refugee Camp Management', 'Infectious Diseases in Emergency Settings' and 'The Set-Up of an NCD Project'.
- Thesis Supervision: mentored students’ master thesis from 2014, guiding 1 to 2 students annually. Presently, he is supervising a thesis about 'Eosinophilia in Returning Travelers and Migrants.'
- Flemisch course on Infectious Diseases: teaching on zoonoses, OneHealth, Lyme disease and tropical medicine.
Education/Academic qualification
Master
External positions
Emergency Medicine Docter, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen
1-Sept-2024 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Development and/or evaluation of scoring systems, rapid diagnostic tests and treatment thresholds to guide management of neglected bacterial febrile illnesses endemic to the Indian subcontinent
Gupta, N. (PhD Student), Bottieau, E. (Promotor), Van Den Broucke, S. (Promotor) & Vlieghe, E. (Promotor)
29/05/24 → …
Project: PhD-project
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FebDRC/FI-CARE: Building capacity for research on febrile illness in children and adults in DRC
Van Den Broucke, S. (Promotor) & Declercq, S. (PI)
1/03/21 → 31/05/26
Project: Research Project
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HITIHE: Health information and technology for improved healthcare education in SEA
Zolfo, M. (PI), Alcedo Ascencios, G. S. (Other), Kiyan Tsunami, C. (Other), Baert, E. (Administrator), Van Den Broucke, S. (Other), Dierickx, S. (Coordinator) & Jiang, L. (Other)
15/11/19 → 14/11/23
Project: Education project
Research output
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Differentiating Spotted Fever From Scrub Typhus Based on Clinical and Laboratory Features: A Retrospective Cohort Study From South India
Gupta, N., Praveen Kumar, T., Salian, K., Ravindra, P., Bhat, R., van den Broucke, S., Vlieghe, E. & Bottieau, E., May-2026, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 13, 5, 8 p., ofag264.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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Inequitable access to medicines for neglected tropical diseases in Europe: health system vulnerabilities and a call for coordinated action
Ravinetto, R., Bottieau, E., Fusco, D., Marrone, R., Van Den Broucke, S., Tarrafeta Sayas, M. B., Rinaldi, L., Losada-Galván, I., Calleri, G. & Albonico, M., Apr-2026, In: Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 63, 4 p., 10161.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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Simple clinical decision model for predicting leptospirosis: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Gupta, N., Kumar, T. P., van den Broucke, S., Vlieghe, E. & Bottieau, E., 29-Apr-2026, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 6 p., trag046.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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Acute schistosomiasis in travelers: outcomes of a short-course therapy
Clerinx, J., Maniewski, U., Van Den Broucke, S., Soentjens, P., Cnops, L., Van Esbroeck, M. & Bottieau, E., Aug-2025, In: Journal of Travel Medicine. 32, 6, 6 p., taaf065.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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A rare periocular granulomatous lesion
Deschuttere, C., Van Zele, T., Van Dorpe, J., De Scheerder, M., van den Broucke, S. & Ninclaus, V., Jun-2025, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 80, 5, p. 1152-1155 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review