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Andrea Kassner

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Andrea Kassner

Researcher

Health Sciences

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.
7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (6 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2024.

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Latest papers

Assessing subtle brain injury related to cognitive impairment in obese pediatric obstructive sleep apnea using 3D MRI texture analysis.
Scientific reports · 2026 · senior author
Characterizing the evolution of lesion, penumbra and blood-brain barrier permeability in a photothrombotic juvenile rat stroke model using MRI and histology.
Scientific reports · 2025 · senior author
Assessment of MR blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) cerebrovascular reactivity under general anesthesia in children with moyamoya.
Pediatric radiology · 2024

All 54 publications

Latest funding

Predicting Risk and Outcome in Paediatric Stroke
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,101,600
Development of multi-spectral hyperpolarized xenon MRI approaches for measuring cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation in pediatric cerebrovascular disease
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$750,745
Development of tools to quantify cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation in human brain using multi-spectral hyperpolarized 129Xenon MRI
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$76,000

All 10 grants and awards

54 publications.

Assessing subtle brain injury related to cognitive impairment in obese pediatric obstructive sleep apnea using 3D MRI texture analysis.

Tafreshi S, Sare D, Rus A, Narang I, Kassner A

Scientific reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-56328-5 PMID: 42251125

Characterizing the evolution of lesion, penumbra and blood-brain barrier permeability in a photothrombotic juvenile rat stroke model using MRI and histology.

Domi T, Honarvar F, Sare D, Slim M, Dlamini N, Kassner A

Scientific reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-87902-y PMID: 40210640

Assessment of MR blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) cerebrovascular reactivity under general anesthesia in children with moyamoya.

Choi EJ, Levin D, Robertson A, Kirkham FJ, Muthusami P, Krishnan P, Shroff M, Moharir M, Dirks P, MacGregor D, Pulcine E, Bhathal I, Kassner A, Walker K, Allan W, deVeber G, Logan WJ, Dlamini N

Pediatric radiology2024

DOI: 10.1007/s00247-024-05930-8 PMID: 38777883

Health Inequity and Time From Pediatric Stroke Onset to Arrival.

Pai AM, To T, deVeber GA, Nichol D, Kassner A, Ertl-Wagner B, Rafay MF, Dlamini N

Stroke2024

DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.045411 PMID: 38488379

The development of the pediatric stroke neuroimaging platform (PEDSNIP).

Domi T, Robertson A, Lee W, Wintle RF, Stence N, Bernard T, Kirton A, Carlson H, Andrade A, Rafay MF, Bjornson B, Kim D, Dowling M, Bonnett W, Rivkin M, Krishnan P, Shroff M, Ertl-Wagner B, Strother S, Arnott S, Wintermark M, Kassner A, deVeber G, Dlamini N

NeuroImage. Clinical2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103438 PMID: 37354865

Fronto-Parietal and White Matter Haemodynamics Predict Cognitive Outcome in Children with Moyamoya Independent of Stroke.

Choi EJ, Westmacott R, Kirkham FJ, Robertson A, Muthusami P, Shroff M, Moharir M, Williams T, Dirks P, MacGregor D, Slim M, Pulcine E, Bhathal I, Kaseka ML, Kassner A, Logan W, deVeber G, Dlamini N

Translational stroke research2022

DOI: 10.1007/s12975-022-01003-w PMID: 35338434

Hyperpolarized 129 Xe MRI of the rat brain with chemical shift saturation recovery and spiral-IDEAL readout.

Friedlander Y, Zanette B, Lindenmaier A, Li D, Kadlecek S, Santyr G, Kassner A

Magnetic resonance in medicine2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29105 PMID: 34841605

Effect of inhaled oxygen concentration on 129 Xe chemical shift of red blood cells in rat lungs.

Friedlander Y, Zanette B, Lindenmaier AA, Fliss J, Li D, Emami K, Jankov RP, Kassner A, Santyr G

Magnetic resonance in medicine2021

DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28801 PMID: 33837550

Distinct Clinical and Radiographic Phenotypes in Pediatric Patients With Moyamoya.

Kaseka ML, Slim M, Muthusami P, Dirks PB, Westmacott R, Kassner A, Bhathal I, Williams S, Shroff M, Logan W, Moharir M, MacGregor DL, Pulcine E, deVeber GA, Dlamini N

Pediatric neurology2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.03.002 PMID: 33962345

Positional obstructive sleep apnea in an obese pediatric population.

Selvadurai S, Voutsas G, Massicotte C, Kassner A, Katz SL, Propst EJ, Narang I

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2020

DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.8496 PMID: 32807295

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Andrea Kassner

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Assessing subtle brain injury related to cognitive impairment in obese pediatric obstructive sleep apnea using 3D MRI texture analysis.

Characterizing the evolution of lesion, penumbra and blood-brain barrier permeability in a photothrombotic juvenile rat stroke model using MRI and histology.

Assessment of MR blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) cerebrovascular reactivity under general anesthesia in children with moyamoya.

Health Inequity and Time From Pediatric Stroke Onset to Arrival.

The development of the pediatric stroke neuroimaging platform (PEDSNIP).

Fronto-Parietal and White Matter Haemodynamics Predict Cognitive Outcome in Children with Moyamoya Independent of Stroke.

Hyperpolarized 129 Xe MRI of the rat brain with chemical shift saturation recovery and spiral-IDEAL readout.

Effect of inhaled oxygen concentration on 129 Xe chemical shift of red blood cells in rat lungs.

Distinct Clinical and Radiographic Phenotypes in Pediatric Patients With Moyamoya.

Positional obstructive sleep apnea in an obese pediatric population.

Development of tools to quantify cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation in human brain using multi-spectral hyperpolarized 129Xenon MRI

Understanding brain energy metabolism and cerebral blood flow using advanced MRI approaches

Frequent collaborators

Nomazulu Dlamini

Gabrielle Deveber

David Mikulis

Fang Liu

George Tomlinson

Giles Santyr

Brandon Zanette

Giles Santyr

Birgit Ertl-Wagner

Indra Narang

Jelena Lukovic

Birgit Ertl-Wagner

James Duffin

Michael Tymianski

Tricia Williams

Rahim Moineddin

Stephen Strother

Hai-Ling Cheng

Jaques Belik

Elysa Widjaja

Michael Noseworthy

Adam Kirton

Michael Chan

Teresa To