dr. Jonne Doorduin

About Jonne Doorduin

I am a clinician and scientist with a strong background in neurophysiology, respiratory physiology and bioengineering. I am a medical staff member at the department of Neurology of the Radboud university medical center.

In my lab I work at the cross-road between skeletal muscle physiology, respiratory physiology, neuromuscular diseases and critical illness. Developing technologies and methods for the characterization of neuromuscular structure and function is an important part of my scientific work. My current research projects focus on quantitative muscle ultrasound, assessment of impaired muscle relaxation, diaphragm pacing, respiratory muscle ultrasound (speckle tracking and shear wave elastography), respiratory muscle training, neural control of breathing and respiratory muscle function in critically ill patients. I lead a team of PhD students and technicians.

My clinical work entails the diagnostic workup of patients with a neuromuscular disease and intra-operative neuromonitoring. I have extensive experience with mapping and monitoring of cerebral function, brainstem and cranial nerve function and spine procedures.

Personal prizes & awards

• ZonMw - Diaphragm paralysis: surgery or mechanical ventilation (€100.000)
• ZonMw Off Road - Unraveling the neural network of breathing in myotonic dystrophy using fMRI (€100.000)
• TURBO Grant - Neurally controlled diaphragm pacing: a novel closed-loop approach to restore breathing in patients with respiratory muscle weakness (€80.000)
• A Foundation Building Strength - Diaphragm contractility in nemaline myopathy (€100.000)
• Honorary member Nederlandse Vereniging voor Technische Geneeskunde
• Nederlandse Vereniging voor Intensive Care PhD Thesis Award 2017
• Netherlands Respiratory Society Swieringa PhD Thesis Award 2017
• Radboud Institute for Health Sciences PhD Thesis Award 2017