Peter Nikkels

Assistant Professor - medical

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Biography

Pathologist, consultant for pediatric and perinatal pathology.

MD exam July 1982, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

PhD thesis: The hemopoietic micro-environment, effects of chemotherapy and irradiation, March 22 1989, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Pathology training: January 1987 until January 1992, University Hospital Groningen, the Netherlands

1992-december 1996: staff member department of pathology University Hospital Groningen, the Netherlands and responsible for the perinatal pathology

December 1996- : staff member department of pathology, University Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands. Responsible for pediatric and perinatal pathology including training of residents and performing / supervising 120-140 perinatal and pediatric autopsies annually, 700-800 placentas annually and approximately 1200-1500 surgical biopsies including solid pediatric tumors from October 2014.

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pnikkel2@umcutrecht.nl

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Uneven Distribution of Purkinje Cell Injury in the Cerebellar Vermis of Term Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Kim V Annink, Ilona C E van Leeuwen, Nina A Smeets, Lianne A J Peeters, Niek E van der Aa, Thomas Alderliesten, Floris Groenendaal, Reint K Jellema, Cora H A Nijboer, Peter G J Nikkels, Martin Lammens, Manon J N L Benders, Freek E Hoebeek, Jeroen Dudink
Cerebellum (London, England), 2025, vol. 24

Reply to Onkenhout et al. Comment on “van Gemert et al. Child Abuse, Misdiagnosed by an Expertise Center—Part II—Misuse of Bayes’ Theorem. Children 2023, 10, 843” Martin J.C. van Gemert, Marianne Vlaming, Peter G.J. Nikkels, Peter J. van Koppen
Children, 2024, vol. 11

Timing of cerebral damage in molybdenum cofactor deficiency Elise A. Ferreira, Floris C. Hofstede, Hanneke A. Haijes-Siepel, Klaske D. Lichtenbelt, Lou Pistorius, Monique G.M. de Sain-van der Velden, Peter G.J. Nikkels, Maarten H. Lequin, Linda S. de Vries, Saskia N. van der Crabben, Peter M. van Hasselt
Genetics in Medicine Open, 2024, vol. 2

Reply to Herrmann et al. Comment on “van Gemert et al. Asymptomatic Infant Rib Fractures Are Primarily Non-abuse-Related and Should Not Be Used to Assess Physical Child Abuse. Children 2023, 10, 1827” Martin J.C. van Gemert, Marianne Vlaming, Steven C. Gabaeff, Peter G.J. Nikkels, H. A.Martino Neumann
Children, 2024, vol. 11

Prevalence of placental bed spiral artery pathology in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction Laura Brouwers, Steffie de Gier, Tatjana E. Vogelvang, Jan H.W. Veerbeek, Arie Franx, Bas B. van Rijn, Peter G.J. Nikkels
Placenta, 2024, vol. 156, p.1-9

Comment to Noll et al. “Artery-to-vein anastomoses in unequally divided placentas and their association with birthweight discordance” Martin J.C. van Gemert, Ed VanBavel, Peter G.J. Nikkels, Ton G. van Leeuwen
Placenta, 2024, vol. 151, p.26-26