Aleid Leemhuis

Ph.D. thesis: 13-12-1996; Thyroxine supplementation in very preterm infants; University of AmsterdamProfessional Appointment:Faculty Member Department Pediatrics, division Neonatology of the Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Center: from 1-10-1996Since 2000: Associate Professor and head of the outpatient follow up-clinic of NICU graduates.2003-2013: Chair of the Dutch society of follow-up of NICU graduates.2005-2013: Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, New York Medical CollegeSince 2014: consultant to the Expertise Center for Post-discharge developmental Support (EOP-Nl, Expertise centrum Ontwikkelingsondersteuning voor Prematuren). www.TOP-EOP.NLGuidelines national, European:Participation in the core writing group of the Dutch guideline on aftercare for preterm and small-for-date neonates was a joint effort of preventive primary healthcare, the Dutch society of paediatrics, and the Dutch association of parents of preterm infants. Co-chair of the topic expert group Follow up and continuing care of the European Foundation for the Care of Neonates and Infants (EFCNI) and member of the Scientific Advisory Board. https://newborn-health-standards.org/Volunteer work:Outside professional work, chair of the philanthropic foundation, Fundatie van den Santheuvel, Sobbe www.fundatiesobbe.nl/ . This foundation supports social projects in the Netherlands. Research• developmental outcomes in premature infants, • developmental care after discharge• child follow-up after fetal growth restriction, • neonatology and trials and child follow-up, • obstetrical trials and child follow-up. • thyroid function and premature birth This concerns primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of neurodevelopmental disabilities, mainly within the age group 0 to 13 years. Funding for this research comes from all kinds of sources, from hospital-based institutes to US-based National Institutes of Health.