dr. M.L. Houben Assistant Professor - medical

Cluster D
Integral pediatrics patient care

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Child Health

Biography
Side Activities
Research Output
Fellowship and Awards

Biography

Michiel was trained as a medical doctor (2002) and pediatrician (2010) and as a clinical epidemiologist (2009) at the UMC Utrecht. In 2011 he obtained his PhD on his thesis entitled: RSV Bronchiolitis in Healthy Term Infants, Pathogenesis and Prediction. Since 2010 he works as a general pediatrician in the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital (UMC Utrecht) and since 2014 he is head of the section of general en social pediatrics. He is the pediatrician and coordinator of the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome childhood outward patient clinic and studies the heterogeneity and prognostic factors of this syndrome, in close collaboration with colleagues of other pediatric, surgery, psychiatric, psychology and genetics specialties. He is also involved in several further studies on the healthy term birth (amniotic fluid) cohort from his PhD trajectory.

Side Activities

member of Infectious Diseases section and Geneticis and Congenital Anomalies section of Dutch Pediatric Association (NVK secties I&I en Erfelijke en Aangeboren Afwijkingen)
2014-present Chair of Working Group on Development of Guideline for central venous catheter use, WKZ
2013-present Chair of Working Group on Pediatric orthopedic care; quality and routing, WKZ
2013-present Pediatrician member of Working Group on Medication, WKZ

Research Output

Growth in Dutch Children with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Construction of Reference Growth Charts and Analysis of Determinants of Growth

Houben ML, Klomberg R. C.W., Breetvelt EJ, van Santen HM 11 Jul 2018 p. 71 1 p.

Human amniotic fluid antibodies protect the neonate against respiratory syncytial virus infection

Jacobino Shamir R., Nederend Maaike, Hennus Marije, Houben Michiel L. , Ngwuta Joan O., Viveen Marco, Coenjaerts Frank E.J., Hack C. Erik, van Neerven R. J Joost, Graham Barney S., Bont Louis, Leusen Jeanette H W Nov 2016 In: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 138, p. 1477–1480.e5

Porphyromonas gingivalis within placental villous mesenchyme and umbilical cord stroma is associated with adverse pregnancy outcome

Vanterpool Sizzle F., Been Jasper V., Houben Michiel L. , Nikkels Peter G J, De Krijger Ronald R., Zimmermann Luc J I, Kramer Boris W., Progulske-Fox Ann, Reyes Leticia 5 Jan 2016 In: PLoS ONE [E]. 11

Rhinovirus wheezing illness in infancy is associated with medically attended third year wheezing in low risk infants: results of a healthy birth cohort study

de Winter Janneke J H, Bont Louis J , Wilbrink Berry, van der Ent Cornelis K, Smit Henriette A, Houben Michiel L. Dec 2015 In: Immunity, inflammation and disease. 3, p. 398-405 8 p.

Elevated faecal calprotectin does not differentiate between IBD and a juvenile polyp

Wolters V. M., Pluimakers V.G., Kokke F. T. M., Nikkels P. G. J., Houben M. L., Houwen R. H. J. Sep 2014 In: Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. 8, p. S407-S407 1 p.

Bedside prediction rule for infections after pediatric cardiac surgery.

Algra S.O., Driessen M.M.P., Schadenberg A.W.L., Schouten A.N.J., Haas F., Bollen C.W., Houben M.L., Jansen N.J.G. 2012 In: Intensive Care Medicine. 38, p. 474-481 8 p.

Low neonatal Toll-like receptor 4-mediated interleukin-10 production is associated with subsequent atopic dermatitis.

Belderbos M.E., Knol E.F., Houben M.L., van Bleek G.M., Wilbrink B., Kimpen J.L.L., Rovers M.M., Bont L.J. 2012 In: Clinical and Experimental Allergy. 42, p. 66-75 10 p.

Breastfeeding modulates neonatal innate immune responses: a prospective birth cohort study.

Belderbos M.E., Houben M.L., van Bleek G.M., Schuijff L., van Uden N.O.P., Bloemen - Carlier E.M., Kimpen J.L.L., Eijkemans M.J., Rovers M.M., Bont L.J. 2012 In: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 23, p. 65-74 10 p.

RSV bronchiolitis in healthy term infants: prediction and pathogenesis

Houben M.L. 16 Jun 2011 173 p.

Cord blood vitamin D deficiency is associated with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis

Belderbos M.E., Houben M.L., Wilbrink B., Lentjes E.G.W.M., Bloemen - Carlier E.M., Kimpen J.L.L., Rovers M.M., Bont L.J. 2011 In: Pediatrics. 127, p. e1513-e1520 8 p.

All Research Output (19)

Fellowship and Awards

2011-12 PhD Curriculum of Training Upcoming Leaders in Pediatric Science (TULIPS), competitive selection
2011 NVK Masterclass, Prof Dr B Prakken, Prof Dr HJ Verkade, competitive selection
2007 NVK Young Investigators, award best poster presentation
2005 ESPID Fellowship Award
2000 UMC Utrecht Students’ Scientific meeting, 2nd price for oral presentation
1992 Theoretical Mathematics Olympiads, team competition, national winner
1992 Applied Mathematics Olympiads, team competition, national winner