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Daniel Vijlbrief

Associate Professor - medical

Strategic program(s):

Biography

After finishing high school, Daniel Vijlbrief (1975) studied at Millersville University of Pennsylvania through the Fulbright scholarship program. Returning in the Netherlands, he studied Medicine at Utrecht University. He specialized in Pediatrics in Utrecht and Tilburg and continued in Neonatology in the Wilhelmina children’s hospital in Utrecht and the Isala clinics in Zwolle. He works as a consultant neonatologist in Utrecht. In 2015, he finished his Ph.D. in medicine with the title ‘Cardiac Biomarkers in neonatology’. Currently, he is investigating the possibilities of Big Data in neonatal medicine, in the Big Data for Small Babies project. First investigations are ongoing in the applied data analytic in medicine (ADAM) project. This project aims to build an early warning system and decision support tool for late-onset neonatal sepsis. Future research will be directed to bringing algorithms to clinical care in newborn medicine.   

Research groups

Innovation & quality in neonatology

Research aim

We aim to improve the long-term health of critically ill infants at risk of neonatal brain damage by enhancing care quality and integrating clinical and patient-reported outcomes with advanced predictive techniques.

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Innovation of obstetric care by digital health solutions and a value-based driven approach

Research aim

Our mission is to innovate and transform obstetric care by remote digital care solutions und data support within an evidence-based, value-driven and patient-centered approach in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for mother and fetus.

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Recent publications

Individualized Prediction of Platelet Transfusion Outcomes in Preterm Infants With Severe Thrombocytopenia Hilde Van Der Staaij, Ilaria Prosepe, Camila Caram-Deelder, Ruth H. Keogh, Emöke Deschmann, Christof Dame, Wes Onland, Sandra A. Prins, Florian Cassel, Esther J. D'Haens, Elke Van Westering-Kroon, Peter Andriessen, Sabine L. Vrancken, Christian V. Hulzebos, Daniel C. Vijlbrief, Suzanne F. Fustolo-Gunnink, Karin Fijnvandraat, Enrico Lopriore, Johanna G. Van Der Bom, Nan Van Geloven
JAMA, 2025, vol. 334, p.1267-1277
Erratum S. El Manouni El Hassani, N. M. Frerichs, D. J.C. Berkhout, T. Nijsen, H. H. Knobel, H. Weda, M. Xu, X. Long, L. Wijnoltz, M. M. van Weissenbruch, A. H. van Kaam, V. Cossey, C. F.W. Peeters, R. A. van Lingen, C. V. Hulzebos, D. C. Vijlbrief, W. P. de Boode, B. W. Kramer, A. E. Budding, M. A. Benninga, N. K.H. de Boer, H. J. Niemarkt, T. G.J. de Meij
Scientific Reports, 2025, vol. 15, p.27455
Longitudinal fecal microbiota and volatile metabolomics preceding necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants S. el Manouni el Hassani, N. M. Frerichs, D. J.C. Berkhout, T. Nijsen, H. H. Knobel, H. Weda, M. Xu, X. Long, L. Wijnoltz, M. M. van Weissenbruch, A. H. van Kaam, V. Cossey, C. F.W. Peeters, R. A. van Lingen, C. V. Hulzebos, D. C. Vijlbrief, W. P. de Boode, B. W. Kramer, A. E. Budding, M. A. Benninga, N. K.H. de Boer, H. J. Niemarkt, T. G.J. de Meij
Scientific Reports, 2025, vol. 15
Red blood cell transfusions in neonatal intensive care units Lisanne Elise Heeger, Camila Caram-Deelder, Suzanne Gunnink, F. Cassel, Esther J. D'Haens, Christian V. Hulzebos, Ellen De Kort, Wes Onland, S. Prins, Daniel C. Vijlbrief, Sabine L. Vrancken, Elke Van Westering-Kroon, Johanna G. Van Der Bom, Enrico Lopriore
Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 2025, vol. 110, p.422-427
Primary respiratory support of extremely preterm neonates in the Netherlands Merel Boesveld, Marieke A.C. Hemels, Ronny Knol, Sandra A.M.J. Logtens-Abels, Matthias C. Hütten, Ruben S. Witlox, Christian V. Hulzebos, Hendrik J. Niemarkt, Daniel C. Vijlbrief
Early Human Development, 2025, vol. 201, p.1-6
Evaluating the Baby@Home program Iza Stekelenburg, Agnes van den Hoogen, Wendela de Lange, Barbara Peels, Daniel C. Vijlbrief
Acta Paediatrica, 2024, vol. 113, p.1803-1810