Patty de Groot

Patty de Groot is a Researcher at Erasmus MC (Erasmus University Medical Center) in the Department of Rheumatology. Her work bridges clinical rheumatology with digital health innovations and microbiome research, with publications spanning from vascular biology to contemporary digital assessment tools for inflammatory conditions.

Dr. de Groot's research spans multiple domains with a particular focus on:

• Digital biomarkers for assessing disease activity in psoriatic arthritis
• Intestinal microbiome and its relationship to inflammatory diseases
• Endothelial cell biology and vascular research
• Fecal microbiota transplantation as a therapeutic approach
• Microvascular endothelial cell seeding techniques

Her research trajectory shows a clear evolution from foundational vascular biology work in the early 2000s toward integrating digital health technologies with traditional rheumatology practice. The 2025 and 2024 publications on digital biomarkers for psoriatic arthritis represent a significant shift toward patient-centered digital assessment tools, moving beyond conventional clinical measures. Earlier work focused more on vascular biology and the intestinal microbiome, particularly her highly cited 2013 review on fecal transplantation which has garnered 78 citations and 261 Mendeley readers. Her research demonstrates consistent interdisciplinary collaboration across biomedical engineering, gastroenterology, and vascular surgery domains.

Dr. de Groot has established significant research impact, with several publications accumulating substantial academic attention. Her work on fecal transplantation has been referenced in 27 patents and mentioned on Wikipedia, while her more recent digital biomarker research has already attracted news mentions and social media attention despite being newly published. Her research fingerprint shows strong connections across endothelial cell biology (100%), intimal hyperplasia (75%), intestinal flora (27%), and perfusion (27%), indicating a cohesive research program connecting vascular and microbiome aspects of inflammatory diseases.