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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Contact

lhessels@umcutrecht.nl

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Recent publications

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Serotype distribution and coverage by pneumococcal vaccines in hospitalised adults with pneumococcal pneumonia in Germany Dian Karssen, Lisa M. Hessels, Grit Barten-Neiner, Wolfgang Bauer, Sandra Franch-Arroyo, Thomas Fühner, Christina O. Hassiepen, David F. Heigener, Sebastiaan Hullegie, Rianne Jahja, Kelly D. Johnson, Julius Kremling, Mathias W. Pletz, Craig S. Roberts, Gernot G.U. Rohde, Madelyn Ruggieri, Jochen Schneider, Daiana Stolz, Todd D. Swarthout, Thomas Weiss, Cornelis H. Van Werkhoven, Martin Witzenrath, Marc J.M. Bonten, Cristina Prat Aymerich
ERJ Open Research, 2026, vol. 12

The changing landscape of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Lisa Hessels
2026

Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic prescription in patients with respiratory syncytial virus and influenza virus Lisa Hessels, Didi Vossen, Miriam Leeuw, Nienke Paternotte, Dian Karssen, Tony Chiang, Lotte Terpstra, Wim Boersma
BMJ open respiratory research, 2025, vol. 12

Rationale and design of the Pneumococcal Pneumonia Epidemiology, Urine Serotyping and Mental Outcomes (PNEUMO) study Europe Cristina Prat-Aymerich, Lisa Hessels, Dian Karssen, Kelly D Johnson, Sebastiaan Hullegie, Rianne Jahja, Jesús Rodriguez-Baño, Bruno François, Francesco Blasi, James D Chalmers, Grit Barten-Neiner, Sandra Franch, Craig Roberts, Madelyn Ruggieri, Todd D Swarthout, Thomas Weiss, Henri van Werkhoven, Marc Bonten
ERJ Open Research, 2025, vol. 11

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