Siddhartha Lieten

Siddhartha Lieten is an Adjunct Professor in Clinical Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He is affiliated with the Vitality Research Group and serves as a Physician in Geriatrics at UZB (Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel). His research focuses on geriatric care, frailty, muscle strength preservation, and respiratory function in elderly populations. Active since 2010, he has published widely on topics such as hospitalization-related muscle loss, pharmacist-led care programs, and malnutrition's impact on mortality.

• Education: PhD in Clinical Sciences (Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, VUB)
• Affiliations: Vitality Research Group, UZB Geriatrics Unit, Brussels University Hospital

Research Interests: Frailty assessment, muscle strength interventions in hospitalized elderly, geriatric rehabilitation, and transmural care coordination. His work often combines clinical practice with technological solutions, such as exergames for strength training.

Recent Articles: Focus on feasibility studies of novel therapies, transmural care models, and respiratory-muscle handgrip correlations in the elderly. Key themes include aging populations' functional independence and mortality risk factors.

• Grants/Projects:
  • FWOTBM16 (2025–2028): Ghostly project targeting muscle loss via blood-flow restriction and EMG-driven games
  • FWOTBM9 (2022–2026): ACTIVE-AGE@home for frail elderly home-based exercise programs
• Advising: Supervised two master’s theses on clinical-pharmaceutical care for orthogeriatric patients (2022).

Labs/Teams: Vitality Research Group (VUB), Gerontopole Brussels Study Group.