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Leonora Hendson

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Clinical Associate ProfessorDepartment of Pediatrics | Newborn Critical CareUniversity of Calgary

Leonora Hendson

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Pediatrics | Newborn Critical Care

Cumming School of Medicine

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.

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Latest papers

Exploring the Early-Life Microbiomes of Preterm Infants and Their Childhood Health Outcomes (The BLOOM Study): Protocol for a Prospective, Observational Cohort Study.
JMIR research protocols · 2026
Harmonization of slice thickness through resampling improves comparability of MRI-derived neonatal brain volumes.
Frontiers in radiology · 2026
Feasibility of a parent-delivered attention and working memory intervention for early school-aged children born preterm.
Applied neuropsychology. Child · 2026

All 16 publications

Latest funding

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 · Co-investigator
$765,000

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16 publications.

Exploring the Early-Life Microbiomes of Preterm Infants and Their Childhood Health Outcomes (The BLOOM Study): Protocol for a Prospective, Observational Cohort Study.

Asbury MR, Guedez A, Lee J, Mercer EM, Kasaba F, Rangipour Z, Kellner JD, Lacaze-Masmonteil T, Samara J, Leijser LM, Lebel C, Zein H, Hendson L, Murguía Favela L, McNagny K, Giesbrecht GF, Sycuro L, Alshaikh B, Arrieta MC

JMIR research protocols2026

DOI: 10.2196/95658 PMID: 42612036

Harmonization of slice thickness through resampling improves comparability of MRI-derived neonatal brain volumes.

Verschuur AS, Boomsma MF, Leemans A, Nijholt IM, Hendson L, Low S, Metcalfe A, Slater DM, Tax CMW, Meijler G, Leijser LM

Frontiers in radiology2026

DOI: 10.3389/fradi.2026.1868602 PMID: 42445692

Feasibility of a parent-delivered attention and working memory intervention for early school-aged children born preterm.

Bray S, Kaur S, Tao T, Singh M, Ip A, Yin S, Merrikh D, Heo S, Ryan E, Guo S, Hendson L, Dewey D, Macoun S

Applied neuropsychology. Child2026

DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2026.2686258 PMID: 42275238

Neurodevelopmental impairment in preterm infants following progressive post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation.

Musiime GM, Hendson L, Mohammad K, Kwong GPS, Riva-Cambrin J, Benlamri A, Tang S, Scott JN, Momin S, Zein H, Leijser LM

Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-026-02614-z PMID: 41826662

Diffusion MRI tractography with along-tract profiling reveals subtle neurodevelopmental differences between moderate and late preterm infants.

Verschuur AS, Tax CMW, Nijholt IM, van Wezel-Meijler G, Hendson L, Zein H, Scotland J, King R, Mohammad K, Boomsma MF, Leemans A, Leijser LM

European journal of radiology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.112098 PMID: 40220737

Prediction of post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation trajectory using a growth mixture model in preterm infants.

Musiime GM, Mohammad K, Momin S, Kwong GPS, Riva-Cambrin J, Scott J, Zein H, Hendson L, Leijser LM

Pediatric research2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-024-03396-w PMID: 38982166

Postnatal acetaminophen exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18-21 months corrected gestational age in preterm infants <29 weeks gestation: a retrospective cohort study.

Srajer A, Roychoudhury S, Tang S, Hasan SU, Momin S, Hendson L, Alshaikh B, Yusuf K

Pediatric research2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-023-02901-x PMID: 38057580

Infants less than or equal to 2.5 kg have increased mortality and worse motor neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age after Norwood-Sano palliation.

Averin K, Ryerson L, Hajihosseini M, Dinu IA, Freed DH, Bond G, Joffe AR, Jonker V, Hendson L, Robertson CMT, Atallah J

JTCVS open2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.03.007 PMID: 37425435

Parent-Integrated Interventions to Improve Language Development in Children Born Very Preterm.

Synnes A, Luu TM, Afifi J, Khairy M, de Cabo C, Moddemann D, Hendson L, Reichert A, Coughlin K, Nguyen KA, Richter LL, Bacchini F, Aziz K

Children (Basel, Switzerland)2023

DOI: 10.3390/children10060953 PMID: 37371185

Impact of Differing Language Background Exposures on Bayley-III Language Assessment in a National Cohort of Children Born Less than 29 Weeks' Gestation.

Chan NH, Synnes A, Grunau RE, Colby L, Petrie J, Elfring T, Richter L, Hendson L, Banihani R, Luu TM, On Behalf Of The Canadian Neonatal Follow-Up Network Investigators

Children (Basel, Switzerland)2022

DOI: 10.3390/children9071048 PMID: 35884032

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Leonora Hendson

Research

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Exploring the Early-Life Microbiomes of Preterm Infants and Their Childhood Health Outcomes (The BLOOM Study): Protocol for a Prospective, Observational Cohort Study.

Harmonization of slice thickness through resampling improves comparability of MRI-derived neonatal brain volumes.

Feasibility of a parent-delivered attention and working memory intervention for early school-aged children born preterm.

Neurodevelopmental impairment in preterm infants following progressive post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation.

Diffusion MRI tractography with along-tract profiling reveals subtle neurodevelopmental differences between moderate and late preterm infants.

Prediction of post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation trajectory using a growth mixture model in preterm infants.

Postnatal acetaminophen exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18-21 months corrected gestational age in preterm infants <29 weeks gestation: a retrospective cohort study.

Infants less than or equal to 2.5 kg have increased mortality and worse motor neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age after Norwood-Sano palliation.

Parent-Integrated Interventions to Improve Language Development in Children Born Very Preterm.

Impact of Differing Language Background Exposures on Bayley-III Language Assessment in a National Cohort of Children Born Less than 29 Weeks' Gestation.

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)

Frequent collaborators

Rudaina Banihani

Kamran Yusuf

Belal Alshaikh

Jay Riva-Cambrin

Elizabeth Asztalos

Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

Jumana Samara

Sarah Macoun

Signe Bray

Amy Metcalfe

Laura Sycuro

Ameeta Singh

Jennifer Gratrix

Lindsay Richter

Brigitte Lemyre

Thierry Daboval

Deborah Dewey

Kevin Coughlin

Kelly McNagny

Catherine Lebel

Isabelle Marc

William Fraser

Leonora Hendson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Exploring the Early-Life Microbiomes of Preterm Infants and Their Childhood Health Outcomes (The BLOOM Study): Protocol for a Prospective, Observational Cohort Study.

Harmonization of slice thickness through resampling improves comparability of MRI-derived neonatal brain volumes.

Feasibility of a parent-delivered attention and working memory intervention for early school-aged children born preterm.

Neurodevelopmental impairment in preterm infants following progressive post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation.

Diffusion MRI tractography with along-tract profiling reveals subtle neurodevelopmental differences between moderate and late preterm infants.

Prediction of post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation trajectory using a growth mixture model in preterm infants.

Postnatal acetaminophen exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18-21 months corrected gestational age in preterm infants <29 weeks gestation: a retrospective cohort study.

Infants less than or equal to 2.5 kg have increased mortality and worse motor neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2&#xa0;years of age after Norwood-Sano palliation.

Parent-Integrated Interventions to Improve Language Development in Children Born Very Preterm.

Impact of Differing Language Background Exposures on Bayley-III Language Assessment in a National Cohort of Children Born Less than 29 Weeks' Gestation.

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)

Frequent collaborators

Rudaina Banihani

Kamran Yusuf

Belal Alshaikh

Jay Riva-Cambrin

Elizabeth Asztalos

Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

Jumana Samara

Sarah Macoun

Signe Bray

Amy Metcalfe

Laura Sycuro

Ameeta Singh

Jennifer Gratrix

Lindsay Richter

Brigitte Lemyre

Thierry Daboval

Deborah Dewey

Kevin Coughlin

Kelly McNagny

Catherine Lebel

Isabelle Marc

William Fraser

Infants less than or equal to 2.5 kg have increased mortality and worse motor neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age after Norwood-Sano palliation.