drs. Y.Z. Lust
drs. Y.Z. Lust

- Central Diagnostic Laboratory
Research Programs
Biography
Biography
dr. Saskia Haitjema (1988) is an assistant professor at the Central Diagnostic Laboratory and head of the Utrecht Patient Oriented Database (UPOD). She studied Medicine and Linguistics at Utrecht University and obtained her PhD in Experimental cardiology in 2017. During her PhD she studied sex-differences in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease using large datasets, as a first step in precision medicine.
Her current research focuses on improving diagnostics using data analytics to further personalize healthcare. She collaborates in multidisciplinary teams to address diagnostic problems inside and outside the UMC Utrecht, specifically using a unique set of routine hematology characteristics. The processing of routine care data into meaningful data to create value using the learning healthcare system approach is one of the cornerstones of her lab.
Between 2017 and 2020, dr. Haitjema co-lead the corporate Applied Data Analytics in Medicine program of the UMC Utrecht (now: Digital health department). She has supervised two PhD candidates (graduated 2017 and 2020) and currently supervises three. She obtained research funding from ZonMw, HealthHolland and participates in the H2020 ODIN on leveraging AI based technology to transform the future of healthcare delivery.
dr. Haitjema aims to actively connect data scientists, healthcare professionals and researchers and established a vibrant data science community in the UMC Utrecht in the SIG Clinical Data Applications of the Focus Area Applied Data Science of Utrecht University. She is involved in strategic meetings and expert panels on digital health inside and outside the UMC Utrecht. With the Dutch Ministry of Health she currently develops an AI development tool for healthcare, including legislation and state-of-the-art practices.
Side Activities
Product Owner 'Hulpmiddel Handelingsruimte', programma Waardevolle AI voor Gezondheid (Ministerie VWS)
Voorzitter van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Dans- en Muziekgeneeskunde (NVDMG)
Research Output (73)
van der Leeuw Matthijs S., Messelink Marianne A., Tekstra Janneke, Medina Ojay, van Laar Jaap M., Haitjema Saskia, Lafeber Floris, Veris-van Dieren Josien J., van der Goes Marlies C., den Broeder Alfons A., Welsing Paco M.J. 23 Mar 2022, In: Arthritis research & therapy. 24 , p. 1-11
Joosse Huibert Jan, Huisman Albert, van Solinge Wouter, Hietbrink Falco, Hoefer Imo, Haitjema Saskia 9 Mar 2022, In: Biomedicines. 10 , p. 1-10
Niemantsverdriet Michael S A, Varkila Meri R J, Vromen-Wijsman Jacqueline L P, Hoefer Imo E, Bellomo Domenico, van Vliet Martin H, van Solinge Wouter W, Cremer Olaf L, Haitjema Saskia 8 Feb 2022, In: Frontiers in medicine. 8
de Hond Titus A.P., Ocak Gurbey, Groeneweg Leonie, Oosterheert Jan Jelrik, Haitjema Saskia, Khairoun Meriem, Kaasjager Karin A.H. 1 Feb 2022, In: Journal of Clinical medicine. 11 , p. 1-12
Haitjema Saskia, Prescott Timothy R, van Solinge Wouter W 28 Jan 2022, In: JMIR formative research. 6 , p. 1-5
Niemantsverdriet Michael, Khairoun Meriem, El Idrissi Ayman, Koopsen Romy, Hoefer Imo, van Solinge Wouter, Uffen Jan Willem, Bellomo Domenico, Groenestege Wouter Tiel, Kaasjager Karin, Haitjema Saskia Dec 2021, In: BMC Nephrology. 22 , p. 1-10
Khairoun Meriem, Uffen Jan Willem, Ocak Gurbey, Koopsen Romy, Haitjema Saskia, Oosterheert Jan Jelrik, Kaasjager Karin Dec 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16 , p. 1-13
Niemantsverdriet M. S.A., Pieters T. T., Hoefer I. E., Verhaar M. C., Joles J. A., van Solinge W. W., Tiel Groenestege W. M., Haitjema S., Rookmaaker M. B. Dec 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16
Brunekreef Tammo, Limper Maarten, Melchers Rowena, Mathsson-Alm Linda, Dias Jorge, Hoefer Imo, Haitjema Saskia, van Laar Jacob M, Otten Henny Oct 2021, In: Lupus science & medicine. 8
Fassaert Leonie M, Heusdens Julia F, Haitjema Saskia, Hoefer Imo E, van Solinge Wouter W, van Wolfswinkel Leo, Bijker Jilles B, Immink Rogier V, de Borst Gert J 22 Sep 2021, In: International Angiology. 40 , p. 478-486 9 p.