Tim Korevaar

Tim Korevaar, MD, PhD is a postdoctoral fellow at Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands. After a research internship at the Oxford Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dr. Korevaar obtained his MD at the Erasmus University Medical Center. He obtained a PhD at the Erasmus University Medical Center, Academic Center for Thyroid Diseases focusing on ‘thyroid hormone availability during pregnancy and early life: determinants, interpretation and consequences’ (cum laude). His main interest is to translate thyroid physiological aspects into clinically relevant epidemiological studies. His focus has particularly been on determinants of gestational thyroid function (including hCG and endocrine disrupting chemicals) and the risk of adverse pregnancy and child outcomes (including preterm birth and offspring neurocognition). Dr. Korevaar is the recipient of the British Thyroid Award (2014), ECE Young Investigator Award (2016), the Early Career Clinical Lectureship Award (SfE, 2016) and the Early Career Award of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences (2020). He has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed manuscripts and is coordinator of the Consortium on Thyroid and Pregnancy.