Patrick McNamara, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Contemporary approach to the patent ductus arteriosus and future considerations.
Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine · 2018 · senior author
Mycobacterium Fortuitum Bloodstream Infection in a Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Neonate.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2017
Unusual neonatal presentation of incontinentia pigmenti with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: a case report.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2005

All 3 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
Selective Early Medical Treatment of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (the SMART PDA Trial)
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$104,500
Preclinical Assessment of Rho-kinase Inhibitors for Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension
CIHR · 2010 · Co-investigator
$665,853

All 4 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Contemporary approach to the patent ductus arteriosus and future considerations.

Gupta S, McNamara P

Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2018.06.001 PMID: 30093170

02

Mycobacterium Fortuitum Bloodstream Infection in a Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Neonate.

Hodgson K, Isabel S, McNamara P, Petrich A, Bitnun A

The Pediatric infectious disease journal2017

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000001592 PMID: 28333709

03

Unusual neonatal presentation of incontinentia pigmenti with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: a case report.

Godambe S, McNamara P, Rajguru M, Hellmann J

Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2005

DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211250 PMID: 15789024

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

Selective Early Medical Treatment of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (the SMART PDA Trial)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: ECI grants in Maternal, Reproductive, Child & Youth Health

Principal investigators: Mitra, Souvik; Dorling, Jon; Jain, Amish

Keywords: Echocardiography; Extremely Low Gestational Age; Patent Ductus Arteriosus; Preterm

$104,500

Preclinical Assessment of Rho-kinase Inhibitors for Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Jankov, Robert P

Keywords: Echocardiography; Fasudil; Pulmonary Hypertension; Rho-Kinase; Right-Ventricular Dysfunction; Vascular Remodeling; Y-27632

$665,853

Neuroimaging measures of brain function in preterm neonates

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Taylor, Margot

$142,748

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

Ari Bitnun

Department of Paediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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