Bonny Jasani, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

When It Is Not NEC: Recognizing Mimics of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants.
Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026 · senior author
Impact of targeted neonatal echocardiography consultations for critically sick preterm neonates.
Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition · 2025
Pulmonary hypertension in preterm neonates with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a meta-analysis.
Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition · 2025 · senior author

All 19 publications

Latest funding

Dopamine vs. Norepinephrine for hypotension in very preterm infants with late-onset sepsis: A National Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Project
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$473,761
REdefining the SignificancE and Treatment threshold for Patent Ductus Arteriosus in preterm infants (RESET-PDA)
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$566,100
The WHEAT International Trial: WithHolding Enteral feeds Around red cell Transfusion to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonates: an international, multi-centre, randomized controlled trial.
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$2,135,691

All 3 grants and awards

19 publications.

01

When It Is Not NEC: Recognizing Mimics of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants.

Mascarenhas D, Jasani B

Children (Basel, Switzerland)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/children13081022 PMID: 42650362

02

Impact of targeted neonatal echocardiography consultations for critically sick preterm neonates.

Joye S, Kharrat A, Zhu F, Deshpande P, Baczynski M, Jasani B, Lee S, Mertens LL, McNamara PJ, Shah PS, Weisz DE, Jain A

Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition202518 citations

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-327347 PMID: 39227145

03

Pulmonary hypertension in preterm neonates with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a meta-analysis.

Mascarenhas D, Al-Balushi M, Al-Sabahi A, Weisz DE, Jain A, Jasani B

Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition202516 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-327547 PMID: 39603794

04

Can N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide accurately diagnose chronic pulmonary hypertension among extremely low gestational age neonates: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Garcia-Gozalo M, Jain A, Weisz DE, Jasani B

Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association20252 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-025-02462-3 PMID: 41233504

05

Short and long-term outcomes in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy treated with hypothermia and vasoactive medications

Telford Yeung, Akihiro Sawai, Sharifa Habib, Diane Wilson, Vann Chau, Bonny Jasani, Amr El Shahed

Paediatrics & Child Health20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxaf029 PMID: 41049697

06

Smells Like Preterm Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Novel Path Forward for Predicting Prematurity-Associated Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.

Yeung T, Jasani B

Chest2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.05.035 PMID: 41073034

07

Shape of Pulmonary Artery Doppler Flow Profile and Right Ventricular Hemodynamics in Neonates.

Joye S, Bhattacharya S, Kharrat A, Jasani B, Giesinger RE, McNamara PJ, Jain A

The Journal of pediatrics20244 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113864 PMID: 38052293

08

Compliance with the Golden Hour bundle in deliveries attended by a specialized neonatal transport team compared with staff at non-tertiary centres.

Shahroor M, Whyte-Lewis A, Mak W, Liriano B, Jasani B, Lee KS

Paediatrics & child health20242 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxad052 PMID: 39281364

09

Dopamine or norepinephrine for sepsis-related hypotension in preterm infants: a retrospective cohort study.

Nissimov S, Joye S, Kharrat A, Zhu F, Ripstein G, Baczynski M, Choudhury J, Jasani B, Deshpande P, Ye XY, Weisz DE, Jain A

European journal of pediatrics202317 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s00431-022-04758-4 PMID: 36544000

10

Combination pharmacotherapy for patent ductus arteriosus: Rationale and evidence.

Jasani B, Weisz DE, Reese J, Jain A

Seminars in perinatology202315 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.semperi.2023.151720 PMID: 36914507

Dopamine vs. Norepinephrine for hypotension in very preterm infants with late-onset sepsis: A National Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Project

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Jain, Amish; Kharrat, Ashraf; Shah, Prakeshkumar

Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness Research; Inotrope; Late-Onset Sepsis; Preterm

$473,761

REdefining the SignificancE and Treatment threshold for Patent Ductus Arteriosus in preterm infants (RESET-PDA)

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Weisz, Dany E; Jain, Amish; Mertens, Luc; Shah, Prakeshkumar

Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness; Extremely Preterm; Mortality; Patent Ductus Arteriosus; Prediction Model; Prematurity; Preterm

$566,100

The WHEAT International Trial: WithHolding Enteral feeds Around red cell Transfusion to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonates: an international, multi-centre, randomized controlled trial.

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Dorling, Jon; Gale, Chris; Singh, Balpreet

Keywords: Premature Infant

$2,135,691

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Paediatrics
Institute of Medical Science
Pediatrics
Department of Surgery

Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Amish Jain

Institute of Medical Science

7 shared papers, latest 2025

Dany Weisz

Institute of Medical Science

6 shared papers, latest 2025

Prakesh Shah

Department of Paediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Ashraf Kharrat

Department of Paediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Prakeshkumar Shah

Department of Paediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Faith Zhu

Pediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Poorva Deshpande

Department of Paediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Adel Mohamed

Department of Paediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Rudaina Banihani

Department of Paediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Vann Chau

Department of Paediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Luc Mertens

Institute of Medical Science

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Kyong-Soon Lee

Department of Paediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Agostino Pierro

Department of Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Amr El Shahed

Department of Paediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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