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Janani Kassiri

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Associate ProfessorDivision of Pediatric NeurologyUniversity of Alberta

Janani Kassiri

Associate Professor

Division of Pediatric Neurology

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Last author on 2 recent papers. In many fields the last author leads the lab.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Latest papers

Empowering youth with chronic conditions: enhancing sexual and reproductive health through evidence and engagement - protocol for a co-design approach.
BMJ open · 2026
Sexual and reproductive health information needs of young adults with chronic conditions: a scoping review protocol.
Systematic reviews · 2026
Identifying care gaps in female adolescent reproductive and mental health within epilepsy clinics: a single-center retrospective study.
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2026 · senior author

All 14 publications

Latest funding

Epilepsy Control and Mental Health in Female Adolescence
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$6,000
Empowering Youth with Chronic Conditions: Enhancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Through Evidence and Engagement
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$902,700

All 2 grants and awards

14 publications.

Empowering youth with chronic conditions: enhancing sexual and reproductive health through evidence and engagement - protocol for a co-design approach.

Meherali S, Nisa S, Lebeuf S, Hartling L, Kassiri J, Khoury M, Kirkpatrick L, Levy D, Norman WV, Norozi K, Scott S, Shahil-Feroz A, Steiman A, Vandermorris A

BMJ open2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-125304 PMID: 42767753

Sexual and reproductive health information needs of young adults with chronic conditions: a scoping review protocol.

Meherali S, Aynalem YA, Nisa S, Tellier C, Kennedy M, Hartling L, Scott S, Shahil-Feroz A, Vandermorris A, Steiman A, Kassiri J, Levy D, Norozi K, Kirkpatrick L, Norman WV, Khoury M, Lebeuf S

Systematic reviews2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13643-026-03253-3 PMID: 42363305

Identifying care gaps in female adolescent reproductive and mental health within epilepsy clinics: a single-center retrospective study.

Eze P, Liu J, Brar T, Luan K, Kirkpatrick L, Wang T, Lebeuf S, Kassiri J

Epilepsy & behavior : E&B2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2026.111143 PMID: 42229325

Counseling Reproductive-Age Youth With Epilepsy: Literature Review and Expert Opinion From the Epilepsy in the Child-Bearing Ages Through Menopause Consortium.

Clements ME, Briscoe C, Curcio AM, Douglass LM, Kassiri J, Liu LC, Mathias SV, Moore-Hill DT, Nalluri D, Nath A, Romeu AM, Syed T, Vinarsky V, Wiener S, Yang QJ, Betstadt SJ, Harrison EI, Kulkarni N, Puntambekar P, Samanta D, Singla L, Voinescu PE, Kirkpatrick L

Pediatric neurology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.11.002 PMID: 41297128

Sexual and reproductive health needs of young adults with chronic conditions in the USA and Canada: a scoping review.

Meherali S, Nisa S, Aynalem YA, Tellier C, Kennedy M, Hartling L, Scott S, Shahil-Feroz A, Vandermorris A, Steiman A, Kassiri J, Levy DM, Norozi K, Kirkpatrick L, Norman WV, Khoury M, Lebeuf S

BMJ sexual & reproductive health2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2026-203398 PMID: 42791063

Preferences of Adolescents and Young Adults With Epilepsy and Caregivers on Reproductive Health Counseling by Neurologists: A Concept Mapping Study.

Kirkpatrick L, Friel E, Rivero-Guerra J, Tao A, Kassiri J, Clements M, Briscoe C, Pennell PB, Burke JG, Baumann S, Kazmerski TM

Pediatric neurology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.08.002 PMID: 40884871

Real-world practices in reproductive health and counselling for women with epilepsy: A Canadian perspective.

Thornton HF, Fantaneanu TA, Zhang T, Bercovici E, Hrazdil C, Ikeda KM, Kassiri J, Suller Marti A, Pana R, Rezazadeh A, Kobayashi E, Bui E, Canadian League Against Epilepsy, Women with Epilepsy workgroup

Epilepsy & behavior : E&B20244 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109623 PMID: 38262329

Real-world practices for the care of women with epilepsy during pregnancy: A Canadian perspective.

Fantaneanu TA, Thornton HF, Zhang T, Bercovici E, Hrazdil C, Ikeda KM, Kassiri J, Suller Marti A, Pana R, Rezazadeh A, Kobayashi E, Bui E, Canadian League Against Epilepsy, Women with Epilepsy workgroup

Epilepsy & behavior : E&B20239 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109468 PMID: 37857032

Pediatric Encephalopathy and Complex Febrile Seizures.

Yaworski A, Alobaidi R, Liu N, Mailo J, Kassiri J

Clinical pediatrics2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/00099228221084422 PMID: 35352986

Startle Seizures and Diffuse Leukoencephalopathy After Resolution of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Encephalitis in a Child.

Ng AC, Kassiri J, Goez HR, Morneau-Jacob F, Mailo J

Child neurology open2022

DOI: 10.1177/2329048x221083761 PMID: 35360486

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Janani Kassiri

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Empowering youth with chronic conditions: enhancing sexual and reproductive health through evidence and engagement - protocol for a co-design approach.

Sexual and reproductive health information needs of young adults with chronic conditions: a scoping review protocol.

Identifying care gaps in female adolescent reproductive and mental health within epilepsy clinics: a single-center retrospective study.

Counseling Reproductive-Age Youth With Epilepsy: Literature Review and Expert Opinion From the Epilepsy in the Child-Bearing Ages Through Menopause Consortium.

Sexual and reproductive health needs of young adults with chronic conditions in the USA and Canada: a scoping review.

Preferences of Adolescents and Young Adults With Epilepsy and Caregivers on Reproductive Health Counseling by Neurologists: A Concept Mapping Study.

Real-world practices in reproductive health and counselling for women with epilepsy: A Canadian perspective.

Real-world practices for the care of women with epilepsy during pregnancy: A Canadian perspective.

Pediatric Encephalopathy and Complex Febrile Seizures.

Startle Seizures and Diffuse Leukoencephalopathy After Resolution of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Encephalitis in a Child.

Epilepsy Control and Mental Health in Female Adolescence

Empowering Youth with Chronic Conditions: Enhancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Through Evidence and Engagement

Frequent collaborators

Michael Khoury

Simone Lebeuf

Thilinie Rajapakse

Claire Tellier

Eduard Bercovici

Esther Bui

Natarie Liu

Shannon Scott

Lisa Hartling

Salima Meherali

Wendy Norman

Arezoo Rezazadeh

Tadeu Fantaneanu

Ana Suller-Marti

Anam Shahil-Feroz

Amanda Steiman

Deborah Levy

Jerome Yager

Ashley Vandermorris

Lawrence Richer