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Adam Kirton

ResearcherPediatricsUniversity of Calgary

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Adam Kirton

Researcher

Pediatrics

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
72 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 24 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 4 trainee awards (4 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Academic metrics

239

Publications

1,185

Citations

109

Collaborators

Grants

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Research

Co-Design Neurology Neurosurgery Pediatric Disabilities Preference Research Qualitative Research Technology Advanced Neuroimaging

Latest papers

Creating an engaging brain computer interface, electrical stimulation therapy for children with hemiparesis: a pilot study.
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026
Public participation in child health: the Healthy Infants and Children Clinical Research Program (HICCUP).
Pediatric research · 2026 · senior author
Healthcare Provider Perspectives on the Assessment and Management of Cerebral Visual Impairment in Children.
The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques · 2026 · senior author

All 239 publications

Latest funding

Co-Design and Validation of a Neurodevelopmental Prognostication Framework in Fetal Brain Disorders
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$294,524
Advancing Implanted Brain-Computer Interfaces for Children with Neurological Disabilities: Partner Perspectives and Decision Making
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$149,985
Does my child know I'm here? EEG signatures of parental comfort for disorders of consciousness in critically ill children
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$120,000

All 15 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 239 publications.

Creating an engaging brain computer interface, electrical stimulation therapy for children with hemiparesis: a pilot study.

Bourgeois A, Maiani M, Minhas A, Shaw P, Nikitovic D, Irvine B, Robu I, Brand N, Jadavji Z, Wilding G, Ambrogiano M, Schrag E, Hilderley A, Márquez DC, Carlson HL, Romanow N, Kirton A, Kinney-Lang E

Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12984-026-01990-z PMID: 42032610

Public participation in child health: the Healthy Infants and Children Clinical Research Program (HICCUP).

Ruest N, Floer A, Chugh A, Kirton A

Pediatric research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-026-04882-z PMID: 41820624

Healthcare Provider Perspectives on the Assessment and Management of Cerebral Visual Impairment in Children.

Maiani M, Bourgeois A, Nikitovic D, Grant M, Damji K, Manhas KP, Costello F, Kirton A

The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2026.10564 PMID: 41667214

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Adolescents With Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Open Label Safety and Feasibility Study.

Thorstensen J, Godfrey H, King R, Zewdie E, Kirton A, Yeates KO, MacMaster F, Barlow K

Pediatric neurology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.11.015 PMID: 41406911

Creating a Roadmap for Pediatric Implanted Brain-Computer Interfaces.

Branco MP, Kinney-Lang E, Ruest N, Carlson HL, Kirton A, Vansteensel MJ

Neurorehabilitation and neural repair2026

DOI: 10.1177/15459683261481764 PMID: 42670825

Code ICH: Building Consensus in Pediatric Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Jordan LC, Kirton A

Journal of the American Heart Association2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.045930 PMID: 41467397

Characteristics of unilateral cerebral palsy according to gestational age at birth: A retrospective study.

Piché JV, Hussein N, Kirton A, Fehlings D, Oskoui M, Shevell M, Dunbar M

Developmental medicine and child neurology2026

DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.70177 PMID: 41670174

BCI sports: exploring the potential of BCI-leveraged sport participation for children with quadriplegic cerebral palsy.

Comaduran Marquez D, Vaandering K, Babwani A, Redquest B, Nikitovic D, Kelly D, Kinney-Lang E, Kirton A

Disability and rehabilitation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2026.2630787 PMID: 41723634

Global and Voxel-Wise Brain Age Prediction Analyses Following Perinatal Stroke.

Bullock RAS, Carlson HL, Bardhi M, Kirton A, Forkert ND, Wilms M

Human brain mapping2026

DOI: 10.1002/hbm.70585 PMID: 42543748

Visuo-perceptual Abilities in Children With Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke and Associated White Matter Microstructure.

Maiani M, Lahey N, Bardhi M, Floer Garrido J, Hilderley A, Carlson HL, Kirton A

Journal of child neurology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/08830738251394438 PMID: 41308046

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Adam Kirton

Research

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Latest funding

Creating an engaging brain computer interface, electrical stimulation therapy for children with hemiparesis: a pilot study.

Public participation in child health: the Healthy Infants and Children Clinical Research Program (HICCUP).

Healthcare Provider Perspectives on the Assessment and Management of Cerebral Visual Impairment in Children.

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Adolescents With Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Open Label Safety and Feasibility Study.

Creating a Roadmap for Pediatric Implanted Brain-Computer Interfaces.

Code ICH: Building Consensus in Pediatric Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Characteristics of unilateral cerebral palsy according to gestational age at birth: A retrospective study.

BCI sports: exploring the potential of BCI-leveraged sport participation for children with quadriplegic cerebral palsy.

Global and Voxel-Wise Brain Age Prediction Analyses Following Perinatal Stroke.

Visuo-perceptual Abilities in Children With Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke and Associated White Matter Microstructure.

Frequent collaborators

Maryam Oskoui

Darcy Fehlings

Mary Dunbar

Gabrielle Deveber

Nomazulu Dlamini

Deborah Dewey

Nicole Letourneau

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Anthony Chan

Annette Majnemer

Kara Murias

Tamara Pringsheim

Carmen Rasmussen

Oury Monchi

Michael Hill

Michael Hill

Christine Cassidy

Aru Narendran

Sean Dukelow

Catherine Lebel

Alexandre Poppe

David Buckley

Tom Chau

Frank MacMaster

Dariush Dowlatshahi

Gustavo Saposnik

Susanne Benseler

Adam Cheng

Michael Shevell

Stephen Strother

Bijoy Menon

Sylvain Lanthier

Mukul Sharma

Monica Gorassini

Alexander Thiel

Roger Zemek

Olga Kovalchuk

Nancy Salbach

Lara Boyd

Samina Ali