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Judith van Waes

Assistant Professor - medical

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Biography

Judith Anne Rolanda van Waes obtained her Medical Doctor degree at the Utrecht University in 2008. Subsequently, she started as a resident in Anesthesiology at the University Medical Center Utrecht.  She combined her residency with a PhD track about postoperative monitoring of cardiac complications, and obtained her Master of Science degree in Clinical Epidemiology in 2013. After her specialty training in Anesthesiology, she did a fellowship in cardiothoracic anesthesia in 2017.
Currently, Judith works as an anesthesiologist and clinical researcher at the University Medical Center Utrecht. In clinical care her focus is on major noncardiac surgical procedures and perioperative care for high risk patients.

Research groups

Perioperative risk management and monitoring

Research aim

Our research aim is to improve prevention and early detection of complications in surgical patients, in order to reduce morbidity and improve or preserve quality of life, and to develop novel monitoring techniques and advanced AI technology.

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Recent publications

Postoperative myocardial injury phenotypes and self-reported disability in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery Lisette M. Vernooij, Judith A.R. van Waes, Remco B. Grobben, Felix van Lier, Simon Feng, Matthew Machina, Michael McKenny, Hendrik M. Nathoe, Duminda N. Wijeysundera, Wilton A. van Klei, W. Scott Beattie
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2024
Postoperative troponin surveillance to detect myocardial infarction Selene Martinez-Perez, Judith A.R. van Waes, Lisette M. Vernooij, Brian H. Cuthbertson, W. Scott Beattie, Duminda N. Wijeysundera, Wilton A. van Klei
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2024, vol. 132, p.667-674
Cohort profile of PLUTO Nikki de Mul, Diede Verlaan, Jelle P Ruurda, Wilhelmina M U van Grevenstein, Jeroen Hagendoorn, Gert-Jan de Borst, Menno R Vriens, Remco de Bree, Ronald P Zweemer, Charles Vogely, Jelle L G Haitsma Mulier, Lisette M Vernooij, Johannes B Reitsma, Marcel R de Zoete, Janetta Top, Jan A J Kluijtmans, Imo E Hoefer, Peter Noordzij, Thijs Rettig, Marije Marsman, Anne Marie G A de Smet, Lennie Derde, Judith van Waes, Mienke Rijsdijk, Willem Jan M Schellekens, Marc J M Bonten, Arjen J C Slooter, Olaf L Cremer
BMJ Open, 2023, vol. 13
Association of a Liberal Fasting Policy of Clear Fluids before Surgery with Fasting Duration and Patient Well-being and Safety Marije Marsman, Teus H. Kappen, Lisette M. Vernooij, Evelien C. Van Der Hout, Judith A. Van Waes, Wilton A. Van Klei
JAMA Surgery, 2023, vol. 158, p.254-263
Routine post-operative troponin surveillance after non-cardiac surgery Wilton A. Van Klei, Judith A.R. Van Waes, W. Scott Beattie
European heart journal, 2023, vol. 44, p.3440-3442
Limitations of the PREHAB Randomized Clinical Trial Wilton A. Van Klei, Judith A.R. Van Waes, Markus W. Hollmann
JAMA Surgery, 2023, vol. 158, p.1355

External positions

Lid commissie Wetenschap & Innovatie, Voorzitter subcommissie "kennisnetwerk & talentontwikkeling" - Bevorderen ontwikkeling en netwerkvorming (jonge) onderzoekers binnen de anesthesiologie - Nederlandse Vereniging voor Anesthesiologie