Jean Jacques Wyndaele graduated as Bachelor Medical Sciences, Doctor in Medical Sciences-Surgery and Obstetrics, Specialist in Urology, PhD in Biomedical Science, Specialist in Rehabilitation, Second PhD in Urology Higher Education. Till his emeritus status in 2014, he was full time ordinary professor and chair of the urology department at the Antwerp University and Antwerp University Hospital. Hij was chair of the Animal and Clinical Research Lab of the Urological Department UA and UZA, vice dean of the faculty GGW and at interim chair of the department Revaki. He was promotor of 16 PhD Thesis and the laureates now work in different continents in Senior Academic positions. He continues scientific work related to SCI, functional urology and pain. He obtained in 2021 the Certificate Higher Education in History at the University of Oxford . He is Fellow of the International Spinal Cord Society, Fellow European Board of urology and member of several international scientific groups. He is the actual treasurer/secretary of ESSIC, the International organisation for study of bladder pain syndrome, acting editor of Spinal Cord Series and Cases, past secretary, treasurer and president of International Spinal Cord Society, ESSIC, and former editor in chief of Spinal Cord and Spinal Cord Series & Cases journals , Nature Springer for 11 years. He was treasurer of International Continence Society for 10 years. Author of 451 publications in peer reviewed international and national journals, 94 editorials, 121 papers in Belgian journals and has been performing in programm’s on radio and TV. He wrote 33 chapters in books and edited/author of 4 books. He was appointed Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown., Lieutenant-Colonel (retired) in the Belgian Army. ISCoS Silver Medal 2001.