Lisa Hessels

PHD Candidate - Medical

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Biography

Currently, Lisa is working as an PhD candidate in the research group of Infectious Disease Epidemiology of the Julius Center focusing on the relation of infectious diseases, vaccination, and non-communicable diseases.

In 2019, Lisa obtained her medical degree at the University Medical Center Utrecht, after which she worked as a resident at the Pulmonology department of Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep Alkmaar. In 2022 she started her PhD trajectory at the UMC Utrecht with a focus on respiratory tract infections. Additionally, she combines her PhD trajectory with the Postgraduate Master in Epidemiology at Utrecht University.

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lhessels@umcutrecht.nl

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Recent publications

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The Value of Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) as Predictive Tool in Hospitalised Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Lisa Hessels, Ruud Duijkers, Marianne Schoorl, Lotte Terpstra, Willemien Thijs, Wim Boersma
The clinical respiratory journal, 2025, vol. 19

High-flow nasal oxygen vs. conventional oxygen therapy in patients with COVID-19 related acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and a do not intubate order Daphne J T Sjauw, Lisa M Hessels, Marieke L Duiverman, Judith Elshof, Matthijs L Janssen, Yasemin Türk, Leo Heunks, Sara J Baart, Evert-Jan Wils,
Respiratory research, 2025, vol. 26

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and clot resolution after COVID-19-associated pulmonary embolism Cindy M M de Jong, Chantal Visser, Remy H H Bemelmans, Wim G Boersma, Bram van den Borst, J Louise I Burggraaf, Suzanne C Cannegieter, Arina J Ten Cate-Hoek, F Nanne Croles, Harald J Faber, Laura M Faber, Merel E Hellemons, Lisa M Hessels, Menno V Huisman, Pieter W Kamphuisen, Stephanie C E Koster, Lucia J M Kroft, Ivo van der Lee, Jenneke Leentjens, Karina Meijer, Maarten K Ninaber, Brigitte M Sondermeijer, Susanne Stads, Anton Vonk Noordegraaf, Kristien Winckers, Marieke J H A Kruip, Frederikus A Klok,
The European respiratory journal, 2023, vol. 61

Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic prescription in patients with COVID-19 Lisa Hessels, Esther Speksnijder, Nienke Paternotte, Astrid van Huisstede, Willemien Thijs, Margot Scheer, Mariëlle van der Steen-Dieperink, Lieve Knarren, Joop P van Den Bergh, Kristien Winckers, Ronald Henry, Suat Simsek, Wim G Boersma,
Chest, 2023, vol. 164, p.596-605

High flow nasal cannula for acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19 in patients with a 'do-not-intubate' order Illaa Smesseim, Kirsten Mooij-Kalverda, Lisa Hessels, Daniel A Korevaar, Burak Atasever, Hjalmar de Graaff, Abraham Goorhuis, Esther Nossent, Lieuwe Bos, Peter Bonta, Joost van den Aardweg, Wim Boersma, Ivo van der Lee, Herre J Reesink,
The clinical respiratory journal, 2022, vol. 17, p.115-119

Validation of the YEARS algorithm and Wells' score with the age-adjusted cut-off to exclude pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 patients Esther M Speksnijder, Lisa M Hessels, Linda Muusses, Harry R Büller, Wim G Boersma, Suat Simsek
Thrombosis Research, 2022, vol. 219, p.109-111