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Faith Zhu

ResearcherPediatricsUniversity of Toronto

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Faith Zhu

Researcher

Pediatrics

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Neonatology Neurocognitive Functioning Neurodevelopment Patent Ductus Arteriosus Preterm Neonates Randomized Controlled Trial

Latest papers

Response to Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Mortality Among Very Preterm Neonates With Pulmonary Hypertension
JAMA Network Open · 2025
Impact of Systole Phase on Ventricular Outflow Tract Diameter and Cardiac Output Calculation in Infants Born Preterm: A Clinical Validation Study.
The Journal of pediatrics · 2025
Reliability of comprehensive echocardiography evaluation of patent ductus arteriosus among extremely preterm neonates across a national network: A prospective observational study.
Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine · 2025

All 14 publications

Latest funding

Co-administration of Acetaminophen with Ibuprofen to Improve Duct-Related Outcomes in Extremely Premature Infants (ACEDUCT Trial): 24-30 Months Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$470,476
Post-extubation pressures on non-invasive respiratory support in preterm neonates: A prospective comparative effectiveness research study
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$367,199

All 2 grants and awards

14 publications.

Response to Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Mortality Among Very Preterm Neonates With Pulmonary Hypertension

Baczynski M, Weisz D, Thomas L, Fevrier S, Castaldo M, Soraisham A, Hyderi A, Agarushi R, Bhattacharya S, Lalitha R

JAMA Network Open202511 citations

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.58843

Impact of Systole Phase on Ventricular Outflow Tract Diameter and Cardiac Output Calculation in Infants Born Preterm: A Clinical Validation Study.

García-Gozalo M, Nagpal R, McNamara K, Kharrat A, Deshpande P, Lee S, Zhu F, Jain A

The Journal of pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114663 PMID: 40409358

Reliability of comprehensive echocardiography evaluation of patent ductus arteriosus among extremely preterm neonates across a national network: A prospective observational study.

Weisz DE, Thomas L, Ye XY, Mertens L, Lapointe A, Villeneuve A, Altit G, Lalitha R, Ben Fadel N, Jacob G, Louis D, Bhattacharya S, Soraisham A, Hébert A, Mitra S, Hyderi A, Ting JY, Castaldo M, Surak A, Deshpande P, Elsayed Y, Jasani B, Nissimov S, Zhu F, Shah P, Jain A

Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine2025

DOI: 10.1177/19345798251349744 PMID: 40703041

Cardiopulmonary Physiology of Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Among Preterm Infants with Septic Shock.

Kharrat A, Nissimov S, Zhu F, Deshpande P, Jain A

The Journal of pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114384 PMID: 39510164

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 edition2025

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

Challenges in clinical identification of right ventricular dysfunction in preterm infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.

Zhu F, de Oliveira CB, Mohsen N, Kharrat A, Deshpande P, Mertens L, Jain A

Early human development2024First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.105942 PMID: 38306954

Organ dysfunction and mortality in preterm neonates with late-onset bloodstream infection.

Kharrat A, Zhu F, Baczynski M, Ye XY, Weisz D, Jain A

Pediatric research2023

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-023-02541-1 PMID: 36906720

Cardiopulmonary physiological effects of diuretic therapy in preterm infants with chronic pulmonary hypertension.

Zhu F, Ibarra Rios D, Joye S, Baczynski M, Rios D, Giesinger RE, McNamara PJ, Jain A

Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2023First author

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01742-0 PMID: 37550529

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 pediatrics2023

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

Validity of the vasoactive-inotropic score in preterm neonates receiving cardioactive therapies.

Kharrat A, Ripstein G, Baczynski M, Zhu F, Ye XY, Joye S, Jain A

Early human development2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2022.105657 PMID: 36087459

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Neonatology Dear Professor Zhu, 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 "Response to Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Mortality Among Very Preterm Neonates With Pulmonary Hypertension" (2025), 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 "Co-administration of Acetaminophen with Ibuprofen to Improve Duct-Related Outcomes in Extremely Premature Infants (ACEDUCT Trial): 24-30 Months Neurodevelopmental Outcomes" (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]

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Faith Zhu

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Response to Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Mortality Among Very Preterm Neonates With Pulmonary Hypertension

Impact of Systole Phase on Ventricular Outflow Tract Diameter and Cardiac Output Calculation in Infants Born Preterm: A Clinical Validation Study.

Reliability of comprehensive echocardiography evaluation of patent ductus arteriosus among extremely preterm neonates across a national network: A prospective observational study.

Cardiopulmonary Physiology of Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Among Preterm Infants with Septic Shock.

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

Challenges in clinical identification of right ventricular dysfunction in preterm infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.

Organ dysfunction and mortality in preterm neonates with late-onset bloodstream infection.

Cardiopulmonary physiological effects of diuretic therapy in preterm infants with chronic pulmonary hypertension.

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

Validity of the vasoactive-inotropic score in preterm neonates receiving cardioactive therapies.

Co-administration of Acetaminophen with Ibuprofen to Improve Duct-Related Outcomes in Extremely Premature Infants (ACEDUCT Trial): 24-30 Months Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

Post-extubation pressures on non-invasive respiratory support in preterm neonates: A prospective comparative effectiveness research study

Frequent collaborators

Amish Jain

Ashraf Kharrat

Poorva Deshpande

Dany Weisz

Luc Mertens

Gabriel Altit

Gabriel Altit

Deepak Louis

Souvik Mitra

Nadya Ben Fadel

Amneet Sidhu

Muzafar Gani Abdul Wahab

Eugene Yoon

Souvik Mitra