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Biography
NIek van der Aa is a staff neonatologist at the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital. He obtained a PhD in the field of Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stoke (supervisors prof Linda de Vries, prof Nick Ramsey, prof Onno van Nieuwenhuizen) and has continued working in this field since. He was a visiting scientist at the Department of Neonatology at John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA and at The Centre for the Developing Brain, UCL, London, UK. After finishing his Neonatology fellowship in 2023, he continued his training as a Neonatal Neurology fellow at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada (dr Vann Chau, dr Emily Tam). In 2024 he started working as a neonatologist at the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital. His research focuses on brain injury and development of the neonatal brain.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Adult Perspectives on the Long-term Impact of Neonatal Encephalopathy Due to Hypoxia-Ischemia
Parmentier, C. E. J., van den Broek, B. T. P., Welles, R., Bel, E. J. G., Busstra, W. G., Lequin, M. H., van der Aa, N. E. & de Vries, L. S., Jun 2026, In: Neuropediatrics. 57, 3, p. 164-171Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Child and Parent Perspectives on Daily Functioning after Perinatal Brain Injury
Baak, L. M., Parmentier, C. E. J., Wagenaar, N., Buijsen, F. S. N., van Wendel de Joode, A. A. M., Gorter, J. W., Benders, M. J. N. L., Groenendaal, F., de Vries, L. S., Nijboer, C. H., Alderliesten, T., Koopman-Esseboom, C., Verhage, C. H., Eijsermans, R. M. J. C., van der Aa, N. E. & Ketelaar, M., Sept 2025, In: Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice. 17, 9 p., 200172.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Perinatal Arterial Stroke Treated With Stromal Cells Intranasally: 2-Year Safety and Neurodevelopment
Wagenaar, N., Baak, L. M., van der Aa, N. E., Groenendaal, F., Dudink, J., Tataranno, M.-L., Koopman, C., Verhage, C. H., Eijsermans, R. M. J. C., van Teeseling, H. C., Smit, L. S., Jellema, R. K., de Haan, T. R., Ter Horst, H. J., de Boode, W. P., Steggerda, S., Mulder-de Tollenaer, S. M., Dijkman, K. P., de Haar, C. G. & de Vries, L. S. & 4 others, , 1 Sept 2025, In: Stroke. 56, 9, p. 2410-2418 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Serial Assessment of Neurodevelopmental Outcome following Neonatal Encephalopathy and Therapeutic Hypothermia
Parmentier, C. E. J., van Steenis, A., Havekes, A. J. F., Steggerda, S. J., Annink, K. V., Alderliesten, T., Lequin, M. H., van Schooneveld, M. M. J., van Klink, J. M. M., Koopman-Esseboom, C., Rijken, M., Tan, R. N. G. B., Benders, M. J. N. L., Groenendaal, F., de Vries, L. S. & van der Aa, N. E., Oct 2025, In: The Journal of Pediatrics. 285, 114679.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Uneven Distribution of Purkinje Cell Injury in the Cerebellar Vermis of Term Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Annink, K. V., van Leeuwen, I. C. E., Smeets, N. A., Peeters, L. A. J., van der Aa, N. E., Alderliesten, T., Groenendaal, F., Jellema, R. K., Nijboer, C. H. A., Nikkels, P. G. J., Lammens, M., Benders, M. J. N. L., Hoebeek, F. E. & Dudink, J., Feb 2025, In: Cerebellum (London, England). 24, 1, 17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Long-term outcomes after perinatal stroke
van der Aa, N. (Speaker)
2 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Novel therapies in perinatal arterial ischemic stroke
van der Aa, N. (Speaker)
30 Jan 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Neonatal and Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke
van der Aa, N. (Speaker)
1 Jan 2024 → 31 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Professional
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Nutritional interventions to stimulate brain development in the preterm infant
van der Aa, N. (Speaker)
17 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Neonatal Stroke
van der Aa, N. (Speaker)
15 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
Prizes
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Dutch Neonatal Chiesie Fellow Awards
van der Aa, N. (Recipient), 15 Oct 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)