Tim Takken

Tim Takken is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics at the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands. He is a medical exercise physiologist with expertise in clinical pediatric exercise physiology, focusing on congenital heart disease and long-term cardiovascular outcomes.

• Director of the Clinical Exercise Testing Laboratory, Utrecht
• Chair of the Dutch chapter of CPX International
• Board member of the European Group of Pediatric Work Physiology
• Principal Investigator for the Dutch Physical Activity Report Card for Children

His research integrates pediatric cardiology with exercise physiology to enhance neurodevelopmental and cardiovascular health in children with chronic conditions. He has authored over 260 peer-reviewed publications and 4 books, emphasizing physical activity monitoring and rehabilitation.

Recent collaborations span topics like wearable device validation, isokinetic dynamometry in neuromuscular disorders, and global fitness surveillance frameworks such as the YFIT battery.