Mirjam Tielen

Mirjam Tielen is a researcher in the Department of Internal Medicine at Erasmus MC, Netherlands. She is actively engaged in clinical and translational research focusing on kidney transplantation, patient self-management, health literacy, and telemedicine. Her work emphasizes improving long-term outcomes for transplant recipients and living donors.

Research Interests: Her primary research areas include kidney transplantation, self-care practices, medication compliance, and telehealth applications in nephrology. She investigates how health literacy and digital tools can enhance patient engagement and graft survival. Her studies often employ prospective cohort designs and randomized controlled trials to evaluate behavioral and systemic interventions.

The recent publications highlight a consistent focus on patient-centered outcomes, with growing interest in the impact of external stressors like the COVID-19 pandemic and the development of structured interventions such as the MARS trial. Her collaborative work spans multiple institutions and disciplines, reflecting an integrative approach to transplant care.

Scientific Contributions:

• Co-authored a 2024 review on telemedicine in kidney transplant recipients
• Contributed to studies on maternal outcomes in living kidney donors (2023)
• Published on health literacy and self-management (2022)
• Explored pandemic-related behavioral impacts (2021)
• Co-developed the MARS trial protocol (2020)

Mirjam Tielen mentors junior researchers and contributes to supervised academic work. She collaborates extensively within Erasmus MC and with national and international partners in nephrology and transplantation research. While no specific grants are mentioned, her involvement in major trials suggests participation in funded research programs.