prof. dr. Willem de Boode

About Willem de Boode

Willem-Pieter de Boode (born in Arnhem in 1966) earned his doctor's degree with honours from VU University Amsterdam. He specialized in Paediatrics at Radboudumc and Sint Joseph Hospital, now known as Maxima Medical Center, Veldhoven. Additionally, he focused on Neonatology at Radboudumc and became a registered Neonatologist in 1999. In 2010, he successfully completed his PhD at Radboud University, conducting research on advanced techniques for investigating and monitoring the neonatal cardiovascular system.

Dr. de Boode currently serves as a paediatrician-neonatologist and a staff member at the Neonatology department in Radboudumc Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. His primary areas of expertise include neonatal haemodynamics, cardiovascular physiology, neonatologist-performed echocardiography (NPE), advanced haemodynamic monitoring, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), neonatal shock, and Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS).

He has held several roles within the European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR), serving as the secretary of the ESPR Section "Circulation, Oxygen Transport and Haematology" and as chairman of the ESPR special interest group "Neonatologist Performed Echocardiography (NPE)." In this capacity, he has been instrumental in formulating European clinical, technical, and training guidelines for the use of echocardiography in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs).

Dr. de Boode is also the project leader of the BeNeDuctus Trial, an international multi-center, randomized non-inferiority trial that explores early treatment versus expectative management of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants. This groundbreaking research is funded by The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw).

Since October 1, 2019, Willem-Pieter de Boode holds the position of Professor of Neonatology at Radboud University/Radboud university medical center (Radboudumc). As of September 2023, he assumed the role of President of the European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR).

Outside his professional life, Willem de Boode enjoys a fulfilling personal life. He is happily married and the proud father of four children. His hobbies encompass music, boat building, and theatre.

Additional Functions

• President-elect European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR)
• Member Chair Committee European Standards of Care for Newborn Health (ESCNH)
• Member Steering Committee PLS_Medical Project (Towards a liquid-based perinatal life support platform for extremely premature infants)
• Member of the leadership team on the Neonatal Hemodynamics TnECHO Special Interest Group (NHTS), American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)
• Member Neonatal Hemodynamics Club Advisory Committee, Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS)

Expertise

• Neonatal Haemodynamics
• Neonatologist Performed Echocardiography (NPE)
• ExtraCorporeal Life Support (ECLS)
• Advanced Haemodynamic Monitoring
• Neonatal Cardiovascular Physiology
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus
• Neonatal Shock