Training

Dr. de Vries received her degree from the Medical School in Groningen, completed a Pediatric residency at the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital in Utrecht, The Netherlands, and carried out a research fellowship at the Hammersmith Hospital in London, United Kingdom. Subsequently, she also trained as a Pediatric Neurologist in Leuven, Belgium.

Work

Between 1989 and 2019, she worked in the Department of Neonatology in Utrecht, where she was a Professor in Neonatal Neurology since 2001. Since 2019 she has been an emerita Professor and is working in the Department of Neonatology in Leiden.

Research & QI

Dr. de Vries's research focuses on the prediction of neurodevelopmental outcomes in high-risk preterm and full-term newborns, using neurophysiology and neuroimaging methods. These at-risk children are also seen by her in the follow-up clinic. She has a special interest in post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilation, neonatal stroke, and brain plasticity.