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Olivier Villemain

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Olivier Villemain

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.
35 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 16 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (2 NSERC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Cardiology Cardiomyopathy Genetic Stiffness Ultrasound

Latest papers

Successful Atrioventricular Valve Repair Modifies Clinical Outcomes in Single-Ventricle Patients: Multistate Model Analysis.
The Annals of thoracic surgery · 2026
Ultrafast shear-wave elastography for pediatric deep vein thrombosis: a prospective feasibility study.
Pediatric radiology · 2026
Noninvasive Methods to Assess Vascular Health in Children and Adolescents: Current State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives.
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography · 2026

All 42 publications

Latest funding

Investigating oxidative stress-induced ECM remodelling and intervertebral disc defects in the etiopathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,373,176
Investigating oxidative stress-induced ECM remodelling and intervertebral disc defects in the etiopathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Understanding of the Genotype-Phenotype Profile in Pediatric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy using the Myocardial Stiffness Assessment by Ultrafast Ultrasound Imaging
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$478,125

All 6 grants and awards

42 publications.

Successful Atrioventricular Valve Repair Modifies Clinical Outcomes in Single-Ventricle Patients: Multistate Model Analysis.

Kadowaki S, Steve Fan CP, Venet M, Tocharoenchok T, Yap KH, Signorile M, Zahiri Y, Deng MX, Villemain O, Floh A, Barron DJ, Honjo O

The Annals of thoracic surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.03.008 PMID: 41850471

Ultrafast shear-wave elastography for pediatric deep vein thrombosis: a prospective feasibility study.

Aguet J, Fakhari N, Mertens L, Baranger J, Villemain O, Brandao LR, Avila L

Pediatric radiology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00247-026-06733-9 PMID: 42550209

Noninvasive Methods to Assess Vascular Health in Children and Adolescents: Current State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives.

Joye R, Khodabakhshian N, Fournier E, Hui W, Fackoury C, Pozza A, Gopaul J, Villemain O, Cifra B, Guerra V, Mertens LL

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2025.09.003 PMID: 40946816

Ultrafast power Doppler imaging for RV myocardial perfusion assessment: histopathologic correlation and in vivo comparison-a pilot study.

Zhang N, Baranger J, Sun M, Ponzoni M, Fakhari N, Venet M, Mertens L, Maynes J, Coles JG, Friedberg MK, Villemain O

European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ehjimp/qyag035 PMID: 41834941

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound-Induced Ablation of the Intra-Abdominal Umbilical Vessels in a Rabbit Fetus: A Model Treatment of Twin-Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence.

Danialy A, Fakhari N, Piorkowska K, Wang T, Baranger J, Nowak S, Villemain O, Drake JM, Van Mieghem T, Waspe AC

Prenatal diagnosis2025

DOI: 10.1002/pd.70010 PMID: 41204944

Ultrafast 3D echocardiography: get fast or die tryin'.

Villemain O

Expert review of medical devices2025First author

DOI: 10.1080/17434440.2025.2573418 PMID: 41065009

Oxidative stress-induced intervertebral disc remodelling and elevated stiffness drive idiopathic scoliosis in preclinical models.

Pumputis PG, Xu R, Gopaul J, Panahifar A, Erfani V, Van Gennip JLM, Eames BF, Fakhari N, Baranger J, Lebel DE, Villemain O, Ciruna B

Nature communications2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63742-2 PMID: 41027863

Towards non-invasive assessment of myocardial work using myocardial stiffness and strain: a human pilot study.

Venet M, Baranger J, Malik A, Nguyen MB, Mital S, Friedberg MK, Pernot M, Papadacci C, Salles S, Chaturvedi R, Mertens L, Villemain O

European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaf089 PMID: 40085822

Are We Getting Better?: Ongoing Challenges of Atrioventricular Valve Repair in Children With Single Ventricle Physiology.

Kadowaki S, Venet M, Tocharoenchok T, Yap KH, Fan CS, Zahiri Y, Deng MX, Villemain O, Floh A, Barron DJ, Honjo O

Journal of the American Heart Association2025

DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.037348 PMID: 40265599

Towards quantitative assessment of cerebrovascular autoregulation in human neonates using ultrafast ultrasound imaging.

Fakhari N, Aguet J, Howell A, Nguyen M, Mertens L, Crawford L, Venet M, Haller C, Barron D, Sled JG, Baranger J, Villemain O

Scientific reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-97292-w PMID: 40211007

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Olivier Villemain

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Successful Atrioventricular Valve Repair Modifies Clinical Outcomes in Single-Ventricle Patients: Multistate Model Analysis.

Ultrafast shear-wave elastography for pediatric deep vein thrombosis: a prospective feasibility study.

Noninvasive Methods to Assess Vascular Health in Children and Adolescents: Current State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives.

Ultrafast power Doppler imaging for RV myocardial perfusion assessment: histopathologic correlation and in vivo comparison-a pilot study.

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound-Induced Ablation of the Intra-Abdominal Umbilical Vessels in a Rabbit Fetus: A Model Treatment of Twin-Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence.

Ultrafast 3D echocardiography: get fast or die tryin'.

Oxidative stress-induced intervertebral disc remodelling and elevated stiffness drive idiopathic scoliosis in preclinical models.

Towards non-invasive assessment of myocardial work using myocardial stiffness and strain: a human pilot study.

Are We Getting Better?: Ongoing Challenges of Atrioventricular Valve Repair in Children With Single Ventricle Physiology.

Towards quantitative assessment of cerebrovascular autoregulation in human neonates using ultrafast ultrasound imaging.

Investigating oxidative stress-induced ECM remodelling and intervertebral disc defects in the etiopathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)

Investigating oxidative stress-induced ECM remodelling and intervertebral disc defects in the etiopathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)

Understanding of the Genotype-Phenotype Profile in Pediatric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy using the Myocardial Stiffness Assessment by Ultrafast Ultrasound Imaging

An MRI-compatible focused ultrasound platform for non-invasive treatment of intraventricular hemorrhage of prematurity

Towards 3D ultrafast Doppler imaging with a portable ultrasound scanner

Towards 3D ultrafast Doppler imaging with a portable ultrasound scanner

Frequent collaborators

Luc Mertens

David Barron

Seema Mital

Birgit Ertl-Wagner

Birgit Ertl-Wagner

Brian Ciruna

Amish Jain

Augusto Zani