dr. S. Haitjema
dr. S. Haitjema
- Central Diagnostic Laboratory
Research Programs
Biography
Biography
dr. Saskia Haitjema (1988) is an associate professor at the Central Diagnostic Laboratory and head of the Utrecht Patient Oriented Database (UPOD). She studied Medicine and Linguistics at Utrecht University and obtained her PhD in Experimental cardiology in 2017. During her PhD she studied sex-differences in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease using large datasets, as a first step in precision medicine.
Her current research focuses on improving diagnostics using data analytics to further personalize healthcare. She collaborates in multidisciplinary teams to address diagnostic problems inside and outside the UMC Utrecht, specifically using a unique set of routine hematology characteristics. The processing of routine care data into meaningful data to create value using the learning healthcare system approach is one of the cornerstones of her lab.
Between 2017 and 2020, dr. Haitjema co-lead the corporate Applied Data Analytics in Medicine program of the UMC Utrecht (now: Digital health department). She has supervised two PhD candidates (graduated 2017 and 2020) and currently supervises five. She obtained research funding from ZonMw, HealthHolland and currently participates in six different European research and innovation projects.
dr. Haitjema aims to actively connect data scientists, healthcare professionals and researchers and established a vibrant data science community in the UMC Utrecht in the SIG Clinical Data Applications of the Focus Area Applied Data Science of Utrecht University. She is involved in strategic meetings and expert panels on digital health inside and outside the UMC Utrecht. With the Dutch Ministry of Health she developed an AI development tool for healthcare, including legislation and state-of-the-art practices.
Side Activities
Product Owner 'Hulpmiddel Handelingsruimte', programma Waardevolle AI voor Gezondheid (Ministerie VWS)
Voorzitter van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Dans- en Muziekgeneeskunde (NVDMG)
Research Output (104)
Zondag Anna G M, Groenhof T Katrien J, van der Graaf Rieke, van Solinge Wouter W, Bots Michiel L, Haitjema Saskia, , Emmelot-Vonk Marielle H Dec 2023, In: BMC Medical Research Methodology. 23 11 p.
van Es Bram, Reteig Leon C, Tan Sander C, Schraagen Marijn, Hemker Myrthe M, Arends Sebastiaan R S, Rios Miguel A R, Haitjema Saskia Dec 2023, In: BMC Bioinformatics. 24
Mekke Joost M, Sakkers Tim R, Verwer Maarten C, van den Dungen Noortje A M, Song Yipei, Miller Clint L, Finn Aloke V, Pasterkamp Gerard, Mokry Michal, den Ruijter Hester M, Vink Aryan, de Kleijn Dominique P V, de Borst Gert J, Haitjema Saskia, van der Laan Sander W Dec 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13 15 p.
Niemantsverdriet Michael S A, Tiel Groenestege Wouter M, Khairoun M, Hoefer Imo E, van Solinge Wouter W, Bellomo Domenico, van Vliet Martin H, Kaasjager Karin A H, Haitjema Saskia 27 Jul 2023, In: BMC Nephrology. 24
Joosse Huibert Jan, van Oirschot Brigitte A., Kooijmans Sander A.A., Hoefer Imo E., van Wijk Richard A.H., Huisman Albert, van Solinge Wouter W., Haitjema Saskia 7 Jun 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13
Overmars L. Malin, Mekke Joost M., van Solinge Wouter W., De Jager Saskia C.A., Hulsbergen-Veelken Cornelia A.R., Hoefer Imo E., de Kleijn Dominique P.V., de Borst Gert J., van der Laan Sander W., Haitjema Saskia Jun 2023, In: Atherosclerosis Plus. 52 , p. 32-40 9 p.
Niemantsverdriet Michael S A, Vrijsen Bram E L, Visser 't Hooft Therese, Suijkerbuijk Karijn P M, van Solinge Wouter W, Ten Berg Maarten J, Haitjema Saskia 19 Apr 2023, In: Cancer Medicine. 12 , p. 12462-12469 8 p.
Jongsma Karin R., van Solinge Wouter W., Haitjema Saskia 13 Apr 2023, In: Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. 167
Engelen Suzanne E, Ververs Francesca A, Markovska Angela, Lagerholm B Christoffer, Kraaijenhof Jordan M, Yousif Laura Ie, Zurke Yasemin-Xiomara, Gulersonmez Can Mc, Kooijman Sander, Goddard Michael, van Eijkeren Robert J, Jervis Peter J, Besra Gurdyal S, Haitjema Saskia, Asselbergs Folkert W, Kalkhoven Eric, Ploegh Hidde L, Boes Marianne, Cerundolo Vincenzo, Hovingh G Kees, Salio Mariolina, Stigter Edwin Ca, Rensen Patrick Cn, Monaco Claudia, Schipper Henk S 28 Mar 2023, In: JCI Insight. 8
Groenhof T Katrien J, Haitjema Saskia, Lely A Titia, Grobbee Diederick E, Asselbergs Folkert W, Bots Michiel L, 8 Feb 2023, In: PLOS digital health. 2