Stefan Sunaert
Head Of Radiology Unit at University of Leuven
Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Summary
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SeniorStefan Sunaert is a leading academic neuroradiologist and head of the Radiology Unit at KU Leuven, combining clinical practice with a prolific research program that has produced over 300 peer‑reviewed papers and an h-index above 85. He directs work on functional and diffusion MRI to map the healthy and diseased human brain, and has led translational MRI efforts and interdisciplinary teaching across medicine, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation science. A decorated educator and former senior clinical investigator for FWO, he has shaped international MRI education through course leadership and editorial roles while winning multiple teaching and research awards. Outside clinical duties he pursues hands‑on MRI experimentation and hobbyist electronics, reflecting a rare blend of deep clinical expertise, methodological innovation, and practical tinkering.
8 years of coding experience
Dutch, English, French
Github Skills (40)
image-processing10
linux-mint10
neuroimaging10
deconvolution9
imaging9
gz9
nifti9
jpeg9
mri9
dicom8
bids8
neuroscience8
ubuntu8
diffusion-mri8
tractography7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
treanus/KUL_NIS
Oct 2018 - Jan 2023
KUL/UZ NeuroImaging Suite. A set of tools for brain and spine MRI analysis.
Contributions:1 review, 761 commits, 63 PRs in 4 years 2 months
neuroimagingimage-processingfmridmri
treanus/KUL_Linux_Installation
Sep 2020 - Aug 2022
Automated installation of neuro-imaging software on a Linux Mint 20 or Ubuntu 20.04 system
Contributions:1 review, 127 commits, 1 PR in 1 year 11 months
imaginglinux-mintubuntu
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