Ayman Abou Mehrem

Research

Collaborative Quality Improvement Healthcare Cost Late Preterm Length Of Hospital Stay Moderate Preterm Newborn Nutrition Quality Improvement

Latest papers

Location, Location, Location: Site-Specific Factors Associated With Variation in Rates of Preterm Related Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Europe.
Chest · 2026 · senior author
Immediate delivery room interventions for prevention of preterm brain injury: An evidence-based review.
Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine · 2026 · first author
Pharmacologic Therapies for Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Extremely Preterm Infants
JAMA Network Open · 2026

All 26 publications

Latest funding

Post-extubation pressures on non-invasive respiratory support in preterm neonates: A prospective comparative effectiveness research study
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$367,199
Alberta (AB) Collaborative Quality Improvement Strategies to Improve Outcomes of Preterm Infants 32 - 36 Weeks' Gestation: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial (ABC-QI Trial)
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$765,000
Relative effectiveness and safety of pharmacotherapeutic agents for treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants: A National Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Project
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$313,652

All 4 grants and awards

26 publications.

01

Location, Location, Location: Site-Specific Factors Associated With Variation in Rates of Preterm Related Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Europe.

Yeung T, Abou Mehrem A

Chest2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.01.004 PMID: 42108032

02

Immediate delivery room interventions for prevention of preterm brain injury: An evidence-based review.

Abou Mehrem A, Dunn M

Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2026.101728 PMID: 41966870

03

Pharmacologic Therapies for Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Extremely Preterm Infants

Mitra S, Jain A, Ting JY, Ben Fadel N, Drolet C, Abou Mehrem A, Soraisham AS, Jasani B, Louis D, Lapointe A

JAMA Network Open20263 citations

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.17477

04

Noninvasive Respiratory Support for Stabilization After Birth is a Safe Approach in Infants Who are Micropreterm.

Abou Mehrem A, Beltempo M

The Journal of pediatrics2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114395 PMID: 39542131

05

Success and safety of neonatal endotracheal tube exchanges: a NEAR4NEOS multicentre retrospective cohort study.

Miller K, Pouppirt N, Wildenhain P, Abou Mehrem A, Brajkovic I, DeMartino C, Glass K, Hodgson KA, Jung P, Moussa A, Puia-Dumitrescu M, Quek B, Rumpel J, Shay R, Tingay D, Tyler MD, Unrau J, Wagner M, Shults J, Nishisaki A, Foglia EE, Herrick HM

Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition2025

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-328287 PMID: 39922689

06

Neonatal level of care and length of stay of moderate and late preterm infants.

Murthy P, Soraisham A, Momin S, Abou Mehrem A, Thomas S, Signal N, Alshaikh B

Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine2025

DOI: 10.1177/19345798251339648 PMID: 40323111

07

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 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114270

08

Process and Outcome Measures for Infants Born Moderate and Late Preterm in Tertiary Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Units.

Abou Mehrem A, Toye J, Beltempo M, Aziz K, Bizgu V, Wong J, Singhal N, Shah PS, Canadian Neonatal Network and Canadian Preterm Birth Network Investigators

The Journal of pediatrics2024First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.113976 PMID: 38401787

09

Telemedicine-guided thoracentesis of tension pneumothorax in a term newborn.

Abou Mehrem A, Blagdon A, Hoffman J, Dossani S, Anderson C, Spence T, Gilad E

Journal of telemedicine and telecare2024First author

DOI: 10.1177/1357633x211034316 PMID: 34310235

10

CPAP Versus NIPPV Postextubation in Preterm Neonates: A Comparative-Effectiveness Study.

Mukerji A, Read B, Yang J, Baczynski M, Ng E, Dunn M, Ethier G, Abou Mehrem A, Beltempo M, Drolet C

Pediatrics202410 citations

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-064045

Post-extubation pressures on non-invasive respiratory support in preterm neonates: A prospective comparative effectiveness research study

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mukerji, Amit; Jain, Amish; Shah, Prakeshkumar; Sidhu, Amneet

Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness Research; Extubation Failure; Non-Invasive Respiratory Support; Post-Extubation Pressures; Preterm Neonates

$367,199

Alberta (AB) Collaborative Quality Improvement Strategies to Improve Outcomes of Preterm Infants 32 - 36 Weeks' Gestation: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial (ABC-QI Trial)

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Abou Mehrem, Ayman I; Alshaikh, Belal N; Aziz, Khalid; Benzies, Karen M; Johnson, David W; Shah, Prakeshkumar; Toye, Jennifer M

Keywords: Collaborative Quality Improvement; Healthcare Cost; Late Preterm; Length Of Hospital Stay; Moderate Preterm; Newborn; Nutrition; Quality Improvement; Respiratory Support; Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial

$765,000

Relative effectiveness and safety of pharmacotherapeutic agents for treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants: A National Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Project

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mitra, Souvik; Jain, Amish; Shah, Prakeshkumar

Keywords: Chronic Lung Disease; Comparative Effectiveness; Ibuprofen; Indomethacin; Necrotizing Enterocolitis; Patent Ductus Arteriosus; Pda Ligation; Prematurity; Real World Data

$313,652

Optimizing Resource Allocation in the NICU to Improve Outcomes of Very Preterm Infants

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: ECI grants in Maternal, Reproductive, Child & Youth Health

Principal investigators: Beltempo, Marc

Keywords: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Resource Allocation; Structure Of Care; Very Preterm Infants; Workforce Organization

$105,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Pediatrics
School of Engineering Technology
Obstétrique et gynécologie
Pediatrics and Child Health
Department of Paediatrics
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Collaborative Quality Improvement Dear Professor Abou Mehrem, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Location, Location, Location: Site-Specific Factors Associated With Variation in Rates of Preterm Related Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Europe." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Alberta (AB) Collaborative Quality Improvement Strategies to Improve Outcomes of Preterm Infants 32 - 36 Weeks' Gestation: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial (ABC-QI Trial)" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]