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Matthew Hicks

ResearcherPediatricsUniversity of Alberta

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Matthew Hicks

Researcher

Pediatrics

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Research

Biomarkers Cannabis Metabolites In Breast Milk Cohort Study Maternal Cannabis Use Neurodevelopment Cannabis Metabolites In Urine Child Development Environmental Cannabis Exposure

Latest papers

Chronic complex conditions and functional limitations among Métis children in Alberta, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.
Paediatrics & child health · 2026
Neonatal Adverse Outcomes in Métis Children in Alberta, Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2026
Validation of the vasoactive-ventilation-renal score in extreme preterm neonates.
Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine · 2026

All 26 publications

Latest funding

Developing a national approach to surveillance and prevention for neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$612,000
Interventions to address exposure and health outcomes linked with air pollution and climate change - an interdisciplinary team approach
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,799,331
Which elements contribute to building effective collaborations to promote health system culture and practice change towards improved care for mothers and babies with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome?
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor
$108,500

All 6 grants and awards

26 publications.

Chronic complex conditions and functional limitations among Métis children in Alberta, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.

Serrano-Lomelin J, Bartel R, Anderson A, Bradburn K, Cordingley C, Crawford S, Bakal JA, Colquhoun A, Hicks A, Hicks M, Kumar M, Rosychuk RJ, Osornio-Vargas A, Chari R, Ospina MB

Paediatrics & child health2026

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxag027 PMID: 42518649

Neonatal Adverse Outcomes in Métis Children in Alberta, Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Serrano-Lomelin J, Bartel R, Anderson A, Bradburn K, Crawford S, Bakal JA, Colquhoun A, Hicks A, Hicks M, Kumar M, Rosychuk RJ, Osornio-Vargas A, Chari R, Ospina MB

Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1111/ppe.70166 PMID: 42346985

Validation of the vasoactive-ventilation-renal score in extreme preterm neonates.

Bitar E, Lalitha R, Hicks M, Surak A, Hyderi A, Pepper D, Cheung PY, Kumaran K

Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine2026

DOI: 10.1177/19345798251372550 PMID: 40888843

Protocol for developing a national approach to surveillance and prevention for neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia

Li CZ, Tse-Chang A, Yoon EW, Paquette V, Roberts A, Afifi J, Yang CL, Khurshid F, Augustine S, Choudhury J

BMJ Paediatrics Open20262 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2025-004234

A Curious Case of Recurrent Respiratory Compromise in the NICU.

Abul A, Bratu I, Noga M, Hicks A, Hicks M

Pediatric pulmonology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ppul.71204 PMID: 40671430

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Among Indigenous Children.

Lau SC, Czuczman NM, Dennett L, Hicks M, Ospina MB

JAACAP open2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaacop.2024.02.007 PMID: 40922776

Consensus Approach for Standardization of the Timing of Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Classification of Brain Injury in Neonates With Neonatal Encephalopathy/Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Canadian Perspective.

Mohammad K, Reddy Gurram Venkata SK, Wintermark P, Farooqui M, Beltempo M, Hicks M, Zein H, Shah PS, Garfinkle J, Sandesh S, Cizmeci MN, Fajardo C, Guillot M, de Vries LS, Pinchefsky E, Shroff M, Scott JN, Newborn Brain Health Working Group of the Canadian Neonatal Network

Pediatric neurology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.01.021 PMID: 40048833

Multimodal Monitoring of Hemodynamics in Neonates With Extremely Low Gestational Age: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Lalitha R, Bitar E, Hicks M, Surak A, Hyderi A, Pepper D, Cheung PY, Kumaran K

JAMA network open2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.4101 PMID: 40202760

Noninvasive Respiratory Support or Intubation during Stabilization after Birth and Neonatal and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Infants Born Preterm at 23-25 Weeks of Gestation

Lipp R, Beltempo M, Lodha A, Weisz D, McKanna J, Matthews I, Ricci MF, Hicks M, Benlamri A, Mukerji A

Journal of Pediatrics202512 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114270

Gut microbiota metabolites, secretory immunoglobulin A and Bayley-III cognitive scores in children from the CHILD Cohort Study

Davias A, Verghese M, Bridgman SL, Tun HM, Field CJ, Hicks M, Pei J, Hicks A, Moraes TJ, Simons E

Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health20254 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2025.100946

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Matthew Hicks

Research

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Chronic complex conditions and functional limitations among M&#xe9;tis children in Alberta, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.

Neonatal Adverse Outcomes in M&#xe9;tis Children in Alberta, Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Validation of the vasoactive-ventilation-renal score in extreme preterm neonates.

Protocol for developing a national approach to surveillance and prevention for neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia

A Curious Case of Recurrent Respiratory Compromise in the NICU.

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Among Indigenous Children.

Consensus Approach for Standardization of the Timing of Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Classification of Brain Injury in Neonates With Neonatal Encephalopathy/Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Canadian Perspective.

Multimodal Monitoring of Hemodynamics in Neonates With Extremely Low Gestational Age: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Noninvasive Respiratory Support or Intubation during Stabilization after Birth and Neonatal and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Infants Born Preterm at 23-25 Weeks of Gestation

Gut microbiota metabolites, secretory immunoglobulin A and Bayley-III cognitive scores in children from the CHILD Cohort Study

Developing a national approach to surveillance and prevention for neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia

Interventions to address exposure and health outcomes linked with air pollution and climate change - an interdisciplinary team approach

Which elements contribute to building effective collaborations to promote health system culture and practice change towards improved care for mothers and babies with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome?

Maternal-child dyad health outcomes: neurodevelopment at three years in the context of maternal cannabis use - an extension of a prospective cohort study

Lii Zaanfaan: Understanding Health and Well-being Trajectories of Métis Children in Alberta

Maternal-infant dyad health outcomes: infant neurodevelopment in the context of maternal cannabis use - a prospective cohort study

Frequent collaborators

Marc Beltempo

Marc Beltempo

Po-Yin Cheung

Reagan Bartel

Padmaja Subbarao

Alvaro Osornio Vargas

Kyong-Soon Lee

Kelsey Bradburn

Amit Mukerji

Pia Wintermark

Padmaja Subbarao

Stephen Wood

Abhay Lodha

Eu-gene Ng

Ashraf Kharrat

Deepak Louis

Francois Bernier

Eugene Yoon

Anie Lapointe

Souvik Mitra

Brigitte Lemyre

Dany Weisz

Thierry Daboval

Ayman Abou Mehrem

Elana Pinchefsky

Carmen Rasmussen

Amish Jain

Shikha Gupta

Jocelynn Cook

Amy Metcalfe

Chronic complex conditions and functional limitations among Métis children in Alberta, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.

Neonatal Adverse Outcomes in Métis Children in Alberta, Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.