Thiviya Selvanathan

Research

Brain Injury Neurodevelopment Prematurity Social Determinants Social Environment Brain Connectivity Brain Development Meg

Latest papers

Child Neurology: Radiologic Evolution and Developmental Correlates in Fetal Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis: A Case Report.
Neurology · 2026 · senior author
To Cool or Not to Cool in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? A Call for Resources, Training, and Shared Knowledge.
The Journal of pediatrics · 2026
Mammillary Body Injury in Congenital Heart Disease: A Potential Marker of Neurodevelopmental Vulnerability.
The Canadian journal of cardiology · 2026 · senior author

All 30 publications

Latest funding

Trajectories of Brain Maturation and Neurodevelopment in Adolescents Born Very Preterm
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,178,100
Brain maturation and neurodevelopment in moderate-late preterm infants
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,346,400
INSPIRE Brain Health in Preterm Infants: INtegrating Social-environmental determinants across PolIcy, care, and REsearch
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$25,000

All 6 grants and awards

30 publications.

01

Child Neurology: Radiologic Evolution and Developmental Correlates in Fetal Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis: A Case Report.

Kanwal K, Azma R, Gano D, Roland E, Selvanathan T

Neurology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000218524 PMID: 42659596

02

To Cool or Not to Cool in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? A Call for Resources, Training, and Shared Knowledge.

Nakwa FL, Peeples ES, Molloy EJ, Variane GFT, Nimbalkar S, Selvanathan T, Pardo AC, Wusthoff CJ, Herzberg E, Wintermark P, Newborn Brain Society Guidelines and Publications Committee

The Journal of pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115217 PMID: 42386126

03

Mammillary Body Injury in Congenital Heart Disease: A Potential Marker of Neurodevelopmental Vulnerability.

Zaki P, Chetan D, Selvanathan T

The Canadian journal of cardiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2026.08.012 PMID: 42660315

04

Evidence versus equipoise in late preterm neonates with encephalopathy; to cool or not to cool, that is the question!

Charlton JK, Selvanathan T, Gano D

Pediatric research2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-04626-5 PMID: 41258056

05

Brain imaging as a predictor of neurodevelopmental outcomes in neonatal encephalopathy.

Anarna K, Gano D, Selvanathan T

Pediatric research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-04696-5 PMID: 41392189

06

Preoperative Hemodynamics and Brain Injury in Transposition of the Great Arteries.

Chetan D, Selvanathan T, Lee FT, Smaili H, Bao M, Lim JM, Marini D, Saini A, Peyvandi S, McQuillen P, Branson HM, Chau V, Miller SP, Seed M

JACC. Advances2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102592 PMID: 41906606

07

Prevalence of Ischemic Brain Injury in Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Kim C, Chetan D, Kazazian V, Alzamil J, Chau V, Seed M, Miller SP, Selvanathan T

Neurology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000214569 PMID: 41512205

08

Beyond brain injury: rethinking neurodevelopment in neonatal encephalopathy.

Selvanathan T

Pediatric research2025First author

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-04659-w PMID: 41318794

09

Punctate white matter lesions predict risk for cerebral palsy: further evidence for routine brain MRI in preterm infants.

Selvanathan T, Gano D

Pediatric research2025First author

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-04333-1 PMID: 40775058

10

Promoting Healthy Early Brain Development.

Miller SP, Selvanathan T

Pediatric clinics of North America2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2025.07.001 PMID: 41077472

Trajectories of Brain Maturation and Neurodevelopment in Adolescents Born Very Preterm

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Miller, Steven P

Keywords: Adolescence; Brain; Brain Injury; Cognition; Competency; Mri; Preterm Birth; Sex And Gender; Social Brain

$1,178,100

Brain maturation and neurodevelopment in moderate-late preterm infants

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Miller, Steven P; Chau, Vann

Keywords: Brain Connectivity; Brain Development; Brain Injury; Mri; Neurodevelopment; Newborn; Preterm; Sex; Socioeconomic Status

$1,346,400

INSPIRE Brain Health in Preterm Infants: INtegrating Social-environmental determinants across PolIcy, care, and REsearch

Nominated PICIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grants - Institute/Initiative Community Support

Principal investigators: Selvanathan, Thiviya

Keywords: Brain Injury; Neurodevelopment; Prematurity; Social Determinants; Social Environment

$25,000

The evolution of brain injury and its impacts on the brain structural maturation and neurocognitive outcomes in adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Ly, Huan

Keywords: Adolescents & Young Adults; Brain Injury; Brain Networks; Congenital Heart Disease; Graph Theory Measures; Lesion Symptom Mapping; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri); Mixed-Effects Regression Models; Neurite Orientation Dispersion And Density Imaging (Noddi); Neurocognitive Outcomes

$120,000

Brain Connectome and Neurodevelopment in Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Selvanathan, Thiviya

Keywords: Brain Connectivity; Brain Development; Brain Injury; Meg; Mri; Neurodevelopment; Newborn; Pain; Sedation; Sex

$615,825

Congenital Heart Disease Across the Lifespan

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Field, Thalia S; Ross, Shelagh; Mackie, Andrew; Mertens, Luc

Keywords: Brain Health; Congenital Heart Disease; Lifespan Trajectories; Patient Engagement; Transitions In Care

$20,000

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 Nursing
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Vann Chau

Faculty

4 shared papers, latest 2024

Anne Synnes

Pediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Manon Ranger

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Pia Wintermark

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Brain Injury Dear Professor Selvanathan, 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 "Child Neurology: Radiologic Evolution and Developmental Correlates in Fetal Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis: A Case Report." (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 "INSPIRE Brain Health in Preterm Infants: INtegrating Social-environmental determinants across PolIcy, care, and REsearch" (2025), 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]