Professional background

Dr Margot van de Vijver is a consultant paediatrician at UCLH since 2023.

Margot trained at University College London, graduating in 2009 with a MBBS and BSc in International Health. She completed Paediatric training (MRCPCH) in London and gained a RCPCH Special Interest Certification in Adolescent Health.

Margot is part of the general paediatric consultant team on the on-call and attending rotas and runs clinics for children and young people in general paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine including the TRACCS and the Post COVID service.

Publications

  • Forrest F, Van De Vijver M, Johnston B. A comparison of tertiary adolescent outpatient services in hospital and community settings. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2025;110:A78.
  • Margot van de Vijver, Thomas Rance, Alexandra Perkins, Katie Ferin, Jonathan Round, Bridget Callaghan. Excellence Exchanges: improving regional Paediatric Training. Archives of Disease in Childhood Jul 2023, 108 (Suppl 2) A454-A455; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-rcpch.712
  • Tom Rance, Katheryn Ferin, Katie Evans, Mariyum Hyrapetian, Catherine Longley, Rebecca Oram, Alexandra Perkins, Steve Tran, Margot van De Vijver, Bridget Callaghan, Olu Wilkey, Tony Hufflett. London School of Peadiatrics Survey- Learning points from the 10th annual survey: March 2022- September 2022. Archives of Disease in Childhood Jul 2023, 108 (Suppl 2) A325-A326; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-rcpch.515
  • Alexandra Perkins, Margot van de Vijver, Katie Ferin, Charlotte Jenkins, Audrey Soo, Thomas Rance, Anna Stilwell, Mariyum Hyrapetian,      Constantinos Petrides, Harsita Patel. Paediatric Training during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The voice of 638 Trainees. Archives of Disease in Childhood./archdischild-2021-rcpch.672.
  • Thomas Rance, Margot van de Vijver, Jacqueline LeGeyt. Hospital at home: child and parental experiences of ambulatory antibiotics following review and discharge from accident & emergency. Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine. Archives of Disease in Childhood Aug 2021, 106 (Suppl 1) A367; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-rcpch.639.
  • M van de Vijver, Marie Evans. A tool to improve communication in the neonatal unit. BMJ Qual Improv Report 2015;4:doi:10.1136/ bmjquality. u203180.w3084.   
  • M Van de Vijver. Baby diaries. Bliss-sharing good practice: Improving communication between parents and healthcare professionals. Best Practice Bank. E-newsletter. 6th of June.
  • Dr M Van de Vijver*1, Dr S Bertaud1, Dr S Nailor1, Dr G Marais1. Baby diaries: a tool to improve parental communication in the neonatal unit. RCPCH 2014 Annual Conference. Archives of Disease in Childhood. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306237.191
  • Van de Vijver M. Not just a fracture. BMJ Case Reports 2014; doi:10.1136 bcr-2013-202432
  • Van de Vijver M, Parish Emma and Narendra Aladangady. Thinking outside of the blue box. Journal of Perinatology (2013) 33, 903–904; doi:10.1038/jp.2013.74