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Naveen Poonai

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Professor/Medical DoctorPaediatricsWestern University

Naveen Poonai

Professor/Medical Doctor

Paediatrics

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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57 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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101

Publications

582

Citations

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Grants

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Research

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Anxiolysis Laceration Repair Paediatrics Procedural Distress

Latest papers

Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Related Hospitalizations Among Infants Receiving Nirsevimab
JAMA Network Open · 2026
Commentary: when less is more: reducing antibiotic overuse in immunocompetent children with febrile neutropenia.
CJEM · 2026 · first author
Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) or Opioid Plus Ibuprofen for Children's Musculoskeletal Injury-Reply.
JAMA · 2026 · senior author

All 101 publications

Latest funding

Enabling Bayesian Clinical Trials: Improving the use of Bayesian methods in randomised clinical trials of efficacy and effectiveness
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,143,676
Anxiolysis for Laceration Repair in Children: Open-Label Multicentre Adaptive Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$573,750
Nothing About Us, Without Us: Establishing Research Priorities with Children, Youth, and Families to Address Language Barriers in Healthcare Delivery-A James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$149,844

All 15 grants and awards

101 publications.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Related Hospitalizations Among Infants Receiving Nirsevimab

Buchan SA, Xie J, Bhatt M, Papenburg J, Goldfarb DM, Pernica JM, Burstein B, Gravel J, Berthelot S, Kam AJ

JAMA Network Open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.33621

Commentary: when less is more: reducing antibiotic overuse in immunocompetent children with febrile neutropenia.

Poonai N, Kissoon N

CJEM2026First author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01147-w PMID: 41991807

Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) or Opioid Plus Ibuprofen for Children's Musculoskeletal Injury-Reply.

Ali S, Drendel AL, Poonai N

JAMA2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.4220 PMID: 42160076

Discharge Strategies Following Successful Ileocolic Intussusception Reduction: Hospitalization vs Emergency Department Observation.

Cohen DM, Helwig S, Poonai N, Mistry RD, Mintegi S, Craig S, Roland D, Shavit I, Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN) PAINT Study Group

The Journal of pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114968 PMID: 41443568

Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) or Opioid Analgesia Added to Ibuprofen for Children's Musculoskeletal Injury: Two Randomized Clinical Trials.

Ali S, Klassen TP, Candelaria P, Bhatt M, Sawyer S, Stang A, Yaskina M, Heath A, Pechlivanoglou P, Offringa M, Drendel AL, Hickes S, Poonai N, KidsCAN PERC Innovative Pediatric Clinical Trials No OUCH Study Team

JAMA2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.25033 PMID: 41505155

Relief and Prevention of Post-Traumatic Headache Using Intranasal Delivery of Lidocaine for Youth (RAPPIDLY): A Feasibility Study.

Griffiths V, Tsampalieros A, Cortel-LeBlanc A, Cortel-LeBlanc M, Greenough M, Webster RJ, Lamontagne C, Meckler G, Poonai N, Orr SL, Dodd AB, Zemek R, TRANSCENDENT Concussion Research Program

Neurotrauma reports2026

DOI: 10.1177/2689288x261470708 PMID: 42558705

Development of a core outcome set for clinical trials of extended reality for pain.

Mesaroli G, Hess CW, Alam F, Baker NA, Colloca L, Eccleston C, Harris L, King C, Linkiewich D, Olaizola S, Poonai N, Pope N, Rosenbloom BN, Stanton TR, Trost Z, Williams SE, Simons LE, Logan D, Stinson JN

Pain reports2026

DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001470 PMID: 42416554

Low caregiver health literacy is associated with non-urgent pediatric emergency department use

Jensen KV, Morrison A, Ma K, Alqurashi W, Erickson T, Curran J, Goldman RD, Gouin S, Kam A, Poonai N

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine202520 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-024-00771-8

A National Survey of Caregiver Needs and Experiences When Attending the Emergency Department

Ali S, Rahimi A, Rajagopal M, Ma K, Yaskina M, Clerc P, Stang A, Beer D, Poonai N, Kam A

Pediatric Emergency Care20253 citations

DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003327

Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of anxiety and depression

Dun-Dery F, Xie J, Zemek R, Winston K, Burstein B, Sabhaney V, Emsley J, Gravel J, Kam A, Mater A

Frontiers in Pediatrics20253 citations

DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1524617

Enabling Bayesian Clinical Trials: Improving the use of Bayesian methods in randomised clinical trials of efficacy and effectiveness

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Heath, Anna

Keywords: Bayesian Methods; Randomised Clinical Trials; Statistical Analysis Plan; Statistical Translation

$1,143,676

Anxiolysis for Laceration Repair in Children: Open-Label Multicentre Adaptive Trial

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Poonai, Naveen; Ali, Samina; Bhatt, Maala; Doyon-Trottier, Evelyne; Heath, Anna; Sabhaney, Vikram

Keywords: Anxiolysis; Laceration Repair; Paediatrics; Procedural Distress

$573,750

Nothing About Us, Without Us: Establishing Research Priorities with Children, Youth, and Families to Address Language Barriers in Healthcare Delivery-A James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Ali, Samina; Tomlinson, Rhonda; Gill, Peter J; Hui, Charles; Li, Henry

Keywords: Language Barriers; Newcomers; Pediatrics; Research Prioritization

$149,844

Increasing capacity for Maternal and PAediatric Clinical Trials (IMPACT) in Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms

Principal investigators: Kelly, Lauren; Campbell-Yeo, Marsha L; Jibb, Lindsay; King, Alexandra; King, Malcolm; Klassen, Terry P; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Murthy, Srinivas; Poonai, Naveen; Samuel, Susan M

Keywords: Child Health; Clinical Trials; Mentorship; Pregnancy; Training

$4,907,350

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Op. Grant: Canadian Pediatric COVID-19 Research Platform

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Strang, Robert A; Basta, Nicole; Bhatt, Maala; Buchanan, Francine; Burstein, Brett S; Carwana, Matthew; Choong, Karen; Constantin, Evelyn; Côté, Sylvana; Drouin, Olivier; Dugas, Marc-André; Fontela, Patricia S; Foo, Cheryl P; Foster, Jennifer; Freedman, Stephen B; Gagneur, Arnaud A; Gantt, Soren M; Gill, Peter J; Kakkar, Fatima; Kellner, James D; Klassen, Terry P; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lalgudi Ganesan, Saptharishi; Li, Patricia T; Mahant, Sanjay; Mater, Ahmed; Morris, Shaun K; Muttalib, Fiona; Papenburg, Jesse; Sadarangani, Manish; Sehgal, Anupam V; 't Jong, Geert W; Top, Karina A; Wahi, Gita; Wright, Bruce

Keywords: Child Health; Covid-19; Critical Care; Data Infrastructure; Emergency Department; Epidemiology; Inpatient Medicine; Vaccine Safety And Effectiveness

$6,700,000

Increasing capacity for Maternal and PAediatric Clinical Trials (IMPACT) in Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms - Indirect Costs

Keywords: Child Health; Clinical Trials; Mentorship; Pregnancy; Training

$1,226,838

Intravenous Ketorolac versus Morphine in Children Presenting with Suspected Appendicitis: A Multi-Centre Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Eltorki, Mohamed

Keywords: Acute Abdomen; Acute Pain; Appendicitis; Comparative Effectivness; Ketorolac; Opioids; Randomized Trial

$849,150

The Life-Threatening Illness National Group (LifTING) Research Training Platform: Spanning Boundaries Between Research and Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Tr. Gr.: Health Res. Training Platform- Better Models of Care for Multimorbidity

Principal investigators: Piquette, Dominique; Fontela, Patricia S; Jaworsky, Denise W

Keywords: Critical Care Medicine; Equity, Diversity, Inclusiveness; Health Research Training; Knowledge Translation; Life-Threatening Illnesses; Mentorship; Program Evaluation

$2,399,711

Empowering Next-generation Researchers in perinatal and Child Health (ENRICH)

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Tr. Gr: Health Research Training Platform - Human Dev. Child and Youth Health

Principal investigators: Samuel, Susan M; Andrade, Brendan; Archibald, Mandy M; Benchimol, Eric I; Birken, Catherine S; Chafe, Roger E; Chaillet, Nils; Jans, Jop; Keijzer, Richard; King, Alexandra; King, Malcolm; Mandhane, Piush; Poonai, Naveen; Pritchard-Wiart, Lesley; Regnault, Timothy R; Salami, Bukola O; Stinson, Jennifer N; Tersigni, Claudia A; Thomson, Ron; Walsh, Catharine M; Zwicker, Jill G

Keywords: Child; Child Health; Clinician; Equity; Human Development; Life Cycle; Perinatal Health; Scientist; Training; Youth

$2,400,000

Pragmatic Pediatric Trial of Balanced Versus Normal Saline Fluid in Sepsis (PRoMPT BOLUS)

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Thompson, Graham C; Balamuth, Frances; Freedman, Stephen B; Weiss, Scott L

Keywords: Child; Emergency Department; Fluid Management; Pragmatic Randomized Trial; Sepsis

$1,503,226

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Naveen Poonai

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Related Hospitalizations Among Infants Receiving Nirsevimab

Commentary: when less is more: reducing antibiotic overuse in immunocompetent children with febrile neutropenia.

Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) or Opioid Plus Ibuprofen for Children's Musculoskeletal Injury-Reply.

Discharge Strategies Following Successful Ileocolic Intussusception Reduction: Hospitalization vs Emergency Department Observation.

Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) or Opioid Analgesia Added to Ibuprofen for Children's Musculoskeletal Injury: Two Randomized Clinical Trials.

Relief and Prevention of Post-Traumatic Headache Using Intranasal Delivery of Lidocaine for Youth (RAPPIDLY): A Feasibility Study.

Development of a core outcome set for clinical trials of extended reality for pain.

Low caregiver health literacy is associated with non-urgent pediatric emergency department use

A National Survey of Caregiver Needs and Experiences When Attending the Emergency Department

Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of anxiety and depression

Frequent collaborators

Samina Ali

April Kam

Anna Heath

Roger Zemek

Suzanne Schuh

Maryna Yaskina

Jocelyn Gravel

Yaron Finkelstein

Brett Burstein

Gabrielle Freire

Martin Offringa

Petros Pechlivanoglou

Antonia Stang

Simon Berthelot

Lisa Hartling

Katrina Hurley

Waleed Alqurashi

Serena Hickes

Andy Willan

Mo Eltorki

Lawrence Richer

Eleanor Pullenayegum

Caroline Quach

John Hamilton

Jennifer Thull-Freedman

Otto Vanderkooi

James Dickinson

Doug Coyle

Stéphanie Pellerin

Rahim Moineddin

Christine Lamontagne