Leyens, Judith

Leyens, Judith

MD

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology

Biography:

Dr. Judith Leyens is a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellow at BC Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Leyens completed her pediatric residency at the University of Bonn in Germany. She spent the majority of her training in neonatal- and pediatric intensive care, where she was additionally trained in modern bedside interventions and investigations, such as echocardiography, ultrasound, ultrasound-guided interventions, ECMO/CRRT, and flexible bronchoscopy. She also spent additional time in cardiac intensive care and pediatric radiology to further improve her imaging skills. Her main research interests are hemodynamics in neonates with congenital anomalies, especially congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Since joining the program in Vancouver, she has been working with Dr. Souvik Mitra on an echocardiographic observational study to assess the cardiac impact of low-dose dexamethasone treatment in extremely preterm infants.

Research areas of interest:

Neonatal and pediatric intensive care, cardiac intensive care, congenital anomalies, hemodynamics

Research Themes:

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