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Kyong-Soon Lee

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Kyong-Soon Lee

Researcher

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
28 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 2016.

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Publications

384

Citations

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Newborn Newborn Diseases Patient Outcomes Patient Transfer Prospective Cohort Study Quality Indicators

Latest papers

Protocol for developing a national approach to surveillance and prevention for neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia
BMJ Paediatrics Open · 2026
Neonatal acute kidney injury: a survey of practices in Canadian neonatal intensive care units
Journal of Perinatology · 2026
Neurodevelopmental Outcome after Late-Onset Bacterial Sepsis in Infants Born before 29 Weeks' Gestation
American Journal of Perinatology · 2026

All 57 publications

Latest funding

Implementing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Neonates Undergoing Major Surgery: A Prospective Multicentre Stepped-Wedge Cluster Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$646,423
Developing a national approach to surveillance and prevention for neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$612,000
Using Antibiotics Wisely - Development of National Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-specific Antimicrobial Stewardship Plan
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$478,736

All 7 grants and awards

57 publications.

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

Neonatal acute kidney injury: a survey of practices in Canadian neonatal intensive care units

Hussein A, Ding L, Lee K-S, Mammen C, Beltempo M, Shah PS, Cheung P-Y, Morgan C, Ting JY

Journal of Perinatology20261 citations

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-026-02635-8

Neurodevelopmental Outcome after Late-Onset Bacterial Sepsis in Infants Born before 29 Weeks' Gestation

Roychoudhury S, Lodha A, Synnes A, Ting J, Augustine S, Afifi J, Bizgu V, Ye XY, Shah PS, Soraisham A

American Journal of Perinatology2026

DOI: 10.1055/a-2779-7133

Neonatal Outcomes in Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Exposed to Chorioamnionitis, a Retrospective Cohort Study.

Gurram S, Fajardo CA, Lee KS, da Silva O, Lemyre B, Yoon EW, Shah PS, Mohammad K, Canadian Neonatal Network Investigators

Pediatric neurology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2026.03.002 PMID: 41895133

Explaining recurrent thrombotic events and predicting bleeding in critically ill neonates diagnosed with umbilical central venous catheter-related portal vein thrombosis.

Goren K, Brandão LR, Lee KS, Hilwah L, Mancini A, Vincelli J, Avila L

Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2026.06.039 PMID: 42413823

Empiric antibiotic prescribing practices for gram-positive coverage of late-onset sepsis in neonatal intensive care units in North America

Petel DS, Isabel S, Lee K-S, Ting JY, Kaufman DA, Sanchez PJ, Khan S, Timberlake K, Wright J, Science M

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology20254 citations

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.176

Resistance Pattern of Gram-negative Bacilli from Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Canada

Balay C, Kuan MTY, Chao MJ, Richter LL, Lee K-S, Dunn MS, Choudhury J, Afifi J, Slayter K, Bodani J

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal20251 citations

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000004938

Supporting Antenatal Counselling for Anticipated Preterm Births at the Limits of Viability in Non-Tertiary Centres.

Gallipoli A, Lee KS, Shah V

Children (Basel, Switzerland)2025

DOI: 10.3390/children12030256 PMID: 40150539

Neonatal Airways and the Risks of Cuffed Tubes-Reply.

Pilkington M, Else S, Lee KS

JAMA surgery2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.5188 PMID: 39630473

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

Implementing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Neonates Undergoing Major Surgery: A Prospective Multicentre Stepped-Wedge Cluster Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pilkington, Mercedes

Keywords: Effectiveness; Enhanced Recovery After Surgery; Eras; Implementation; Neonatal Surgery; Neonatology; Outcomes

$646,423

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

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ting, Yuk Joseph; Beltempo, Marc; Shah, Prakeshkumar

Keywords: Neonate; Preterm; Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

$612,000

Using Antibiotics Wisely - Development of National Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-specific Antimicrobial Stewardship Plan

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ting, Yuk Joseph; Shah, Prakeshkumar

Keywords: Antibiotic; Morbidity; Multi-Drug Resistance; Newborn; Preterm

$478,736

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

A systems approach for enhancing perinatal care regionalization

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Team Grant: Perinatal Healthcare System Improvement

Principal investigators: Joseph, K. S; Attenborough, Rebecca; Blake, Jennifer M; Boswall, H. Diane; Burrage, Lorraine M; Chari, Radha S; Cook, Sarah; Crawford, Susan; Fawzy, Sarah; John, T J; Laforge, Roxanne R; LeBlanc-Cormier, Gaetane; Lee, Lily S; Martinez, Jerome; Murphy, Phil; Nelson, Chantal; Poissant, Julie; Ryan, Shannon R; Sibbald, Barbara S; Williams, Kimberly C; Arbour, Laura T; Auger, Nathalie; Barrett, Jon; Betker, Claire R; Biringer, Anne; Caron, Nadine R; Carson, George D; Cook, Jocelynn L; Coughlin, Kevin W; Darling, Elizabeth K; Deb-Rinker, Paromita; Dunn, Sandra I; Dzakpasu, Susie; Fell, Deshayne B; Hutcheon, Jennifer A; Kornelsen, Jude A; Kramer, Michael S; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lee, Kyong-Soon; Leon, Juan Andres; Lisonkova, Sarka; Little, Julian; Liu, Shiliang; Luo, Wei; McDonald, Sarah D; Mitchell-Foster, Sheona; Moore, Aideen M; Murphy-Kaulbeck, Lynn C; Ray, Joel G; Scott, Heather M; Shah, Prakeshkumar; Smith, Graeme N; Sprague, Ann; Ting, Yuk Joseph; Van Den Hof, Michiel C; Walker, Mark C; Whyte, Hilary E; Wilson, Douglas

Keywords: Aboriginal; Emergency Transport; Fetal; Health Services; Infant; Mapping; Maternal; Perinatal; Regionalization; Rural

$1,000,000

Improving Outcomes for Preterm Infants and their Families: A Canadian Collaborative Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Team Grant: Preterm Birth Network

Principal investigators: Shah, Prakeshkumar; Barrett, Jon; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Chaillet, Nils; Foster, Jonathan; Joseph, K. S; McDonald, Sarah D; O'Brien, Karel; Pasquier, Jean Charles; Pechlivanoglou, Petros; Piedboeuf, Bruno; Robson, Kate; Shivananda, Sandesh; Synnes, Anne R

Keywords: Developmental Interventions; Economic Analysis; Knowledge Translation; Neonatology; Network; Obstetrics; Outcomes Improvement; Perinatal Health; Preterm Birth; Quality Improvement

$4,250,000

Improving quality of care during transport of sick neonates: A national collaborative partnership for outcome improvement and system enhancement

Nominated PICIHR2012Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Lee, Kyong-Soon; Whyte, Hilary E; Shah, Prakeshkumar

Keywords: Newborn; Newborn Diseases; Patient Outcomes; Patient Transfer; Prospective Cohort Study; Quality Indicators

$524,643

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

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Kyong-Soon Lee

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

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

Neonatal acute kidney injury: a survey of practices in Canadian neonatal intensive care units

Neurodevelopmental Outcome after Late-Onset Bacterial Sepsis in Infants Born before 29 Weeks' Gestation

Neonatal Outcomes in Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Exposed to Chorioamnionitis, a Retrospective Cohort Study.

Explaining recurrent thrombotic events and predicting bleeding in critically ill neonates diagnosed with umbilical central venous catheter-related portal vein thrombosis.

Empiric antibiotic prescribing practices for gram-positive coverage of late-onset sepsis in neonatal intensive care units in North America

Resistance Pattern of Gram-negative Bacilli from Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Canada

Supporting Antenatal Counselling for Anticipated Preterm Births at the Limits of Viability in Non-Tertiary Centres.

Neonatal Airways and the Risks of Cuffed Tubes-Reply.

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

Implementing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Neonates Undergoing Major Surgery: A Prospective Multicentre Stepped-Wedge Cluster Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study

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

Using Antibiotics Wisely - Development of National Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-specific Antimicrobial Stewardship Plan

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

A systems approach for enhancing perinatal care regionalization

Improving Outcomes for Preterm Infants and their Families: A Canadian Collaborative Network

Improving quality of care during transport of sick neonates: A national collaborative partnership for outcome improvement and system enhancement

Frequent collaborators

Amit Mukerji

Eu-gene Ng

Marc Beltempo

Hilary Whyte

Vibhuti Shah

Brigitte Lemyre

Deepak Louis

Shikha Gupta

Pia Wintermark

Orlando da Silva

Abhay Lodha

Annie Fecteau

Sarah Khan

Gregg Nelson

Matthew Hicks

Amish Jain

Stephanie Redpath

Carlos Fajardo

Michelle Science

Nisha Thampi

Mercedes Pilkington

Ipsita Goswami

Elysa Widjaja

Mohamed Abdelhaleem

Eugene Yoon

Anna Taddio

Michelle Morais

James Wright

Cynthia Hawkins

Salhab El Helou