Diethard MONBALIU (°Oostende, Belgium in 1971), MD, PhD currently works as an abdominal transplant surgeon at the University Hospitals Leuven, and is professor at the Catholic University Leuven, Belgium (anatomy and clinical bioethics). His current research and scientific interest focus on liver transplantation from donation after circulatory death donors, machine perfusion preservation, modulation of ischemia/reperfusion injury, peritoneal dialysis access and physical exercise after transplantation. He was a Senior Clinical researcher granted by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) from 2015-2025. He is the founder and chair of Transplantoux which raises awareness regarding organ donation, motivates transplant recipients to exercise and live a healthy life. He is the founder and chair of the international Transplantoux symposium Time to move.