Liza Toemen

Liza Toemen is a Researcher at Erasmus MC, affiliated with the Department of Public Health under the Faculty of Medicine. Her work is centered on understanding cardiovascular health in children, with a particular emphasis on structural and functional cardiac changes related to obesity, early-life growth, and ethnic background.

Research Interests: Her research spans pediatric cardiology, epidemiology, and medical imaging. She investigates how pericardial adipose tissue, body mass index, and maternal factors during pregnancy influence heart development in school-age children. Using advanced techniques like cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR), she contributes to population-based studies such as the Generation R Study, which tracks health outcomes from fetal life into childhood.

Publication Trends: Over the past five years, her publications have focused on cardiac morphology, ethnic disparities in cardiac structure, and the long-term cardiovascular implications of early-life adiposity and maternal metabolic conditions. These works appear in high-impact journals such as European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging and Diabetes Care, reflecting strong interdisciplinary collaboration and clinical relevance.

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Advising and Grants: There is no mention of students advised or grants received in the available information. However, her involvement in large-scale cohort studies suggests participation in major funded research initiatives, though specific details are not provided.

Labs and Teams: While no specific lab or team name is mentioned, her research is embedded within the Generation R Study and involves collaboration with leading experts in pediatric cardiology and public health at Erasmus MC.