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Prakeshkumar Shah

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ProfessorDepartment of PaediatricsUniversity of Toronto

Prakeshkumar Shah

Professor

Department of Paediatrics

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 21 research grants (21 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Preterm Neonatology Preterm Neonates Outcomes Preterm Birth Pregnancy Mortality Infection

Latest papers

The Role of Vaccination in Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy.
JAMA · 2026
Neonatal outcomes of extremely preterm twins by sex pairing: an international cohort study.
Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition · 2021 · senior author
Clinical validity of systemic arterial steal among extremely preterm infants with persistent patent ductus arteriosus.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021

All 8 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 · Co-investigator
$470,476
Necrotizing enterocolitis Ischemic Conditioning Efficacy (NICE) Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,279,061
Accelerating Advancements in Infant Probiotic Development and Clinical Trials
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$20,000

All 36 grants and awards

8 publications.

The Role of Vaccination in Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy.

McClymont E, Blitz S, Forward L, Cole S, Alton GD, Boucoiran I, Cassell K, Castillo E, Crane J, Kuret V, LeBlanc Cormier G, Murphy PA, Poliquin V, Saunders S, Scott H, Shah P, Snelgrove JW, Sprague AE, Yudin MH, Money D, CANCOVID-Preg Team

JAMA2026

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.21001 PMID: 41396589

Neonatal outcomes of extremely preterm twins by sex pairing: an international cohort study.

Gagliardi L, Rusconi F, Reichman B, Adams M, Modi N, Lehtonen L, Kusuda S, Vento M, Darlow BA, Bassler D, Isayama T, Norman M, Håkansson S, Lee SK, Lui K, Yang J, Shah P, International Network for Evaluating Outcomes of Neonates (iNeo) Investigators

Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-318832 PMID: 32451356

Clinical validity of systemic arterial steal among extremely preterm infants with persistent patent ductus arteriosus.

Keusters L, Purna J, Deshpande P, Mertens L, Shah P, McNamara PJ, Weisz DE, Jain A

Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2021

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-0663-8 PMID: 32393829

Short-term and long-term outcomes of preterm neonates with acute severe pulmonary hypertension following rescue treatment with inhaled nitric oxide.

Baczynski M, Ginty S, Weisz DE, McNamara PJ, Kelly E, Shah P, Jain A

Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition2017

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-312409 PMID: 28483819

Gut microbiota of the very-low-birth-weight infant.

Unger S, Stintzi A, Shah P, Mack D, O'Connor DL

Pediatric research2015

DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.162 PMID: 25310760

Neonatal outcomes among multiple births ≤ 32 weeks gestational age: does mode of conception have an impact? A cohort study.

Shah V, Alwassia H, Shah K, Yoon W, Shah P

BMC pediatrics2011Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-54 PMID: 21672239

Topical amethocaine gel 4% for intramuscular injection in term neonates: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial.

Shah VS, Taddio A, Hancock R, Shah P, Ohlsson A

Clinical therapeutics2008

DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2008.01.018 PMID: 18343253

Goodpasture syndrome in a pregnant woman.

Vasiliou DM, Maxwell C, Shah P, Sermer M

Obstetrics and gynecology2005

DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000161061.35611.98 PMID: 16260570

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Prakeshkumar Shah

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The Role of Vaccination in Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy.

Neonatal outcomes of extremely preterm twins by sex pairing: an international cohort study.

Clinical validity of systemic arterial steal among extremely preterm infants with persistent patent ductus arteriosus.

Short-term and long-term outcomes of preterm neonates with acute severe pulmonary hypertension following rescue treatment with inhaled nitric oxide.

Gut microbiota of the very-low-birth-weight infant.

Neonatal outcomes among multiple births ≤ 32 weeks gestational age: does mode of conception have an impact? A cohort study.

Topical amethocaine gel 4% for intramuscular injection in term neonates: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial.

Goodpasture syndrome in a pregnant woman.

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

Necrotizing enterocolitis Ischemic Conditioning Efficacy (NICE) Trial

Accelerating Advancements in Infant Probiotic Development and Clinical Trials

A Cluster Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial of Manual T-piece versus Ventilator Positive Pressure Ventilation during Resuscitation of Extremely Premature Neonates: The MVP Trial

Intergenerational transmission of early adversity from mothers to their children: Testing mechanisms in a large Canadian birth cohort

Incidence and outcomes of neonatal septic shock in Canada: a nationwide population-based observational study

Preventing preterm births with a multifaceted intervention: The PrevPrem Randomized Controlled Trial

Neonatal and perinatal mortality in relation to maternal sepsis in Canada: a nationwide population-based observational study

Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EINSTEIN)

International comparative studies to identify opportunities for research, practice change, and quality improvement benefiting neonatal and neurodevelopmental outcomes of very preterm neonates

Frequent collaborators

Amish Jain

Anna Taddio

David Mack

Vibhuti Shah

Luc Mertens

Vibhuti Shah

Vanessa Poliquin

Elisabeth McClymont

Poorva Deshpande

Sharon Unger

Eliana Castillo

Mathew Sermer

Alain Stintzi

Deborah Money

Prakeshkumar Shah

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The Role of Vaccination in Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy.

Neonatal outcomes of extremely preterm twins by sex pairing: an international cohort study.

Clinical validity of systemic arterial steal among extremely preterm infants with persistent patent ductus arteriosus.

Short-term and long-term outcomes of preterm neonates with acute severe pulmonary hypertension following rescue treatment with inhaled nitric oxide.

Gut microbiota of the very-low-birth-weight infant.

Neonatal outcomes among multiple births &#x2264; 32 weeks gestational age: does mode of conception have an impact? A cohort study.

Topical amethocaine gel 4% for intramuscular injection in term neonates: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial.

Goodpasture syndrome in a pregnant woman.

Frequent collaborators

Amish Jain

Anna Taddio

David Mack

Vibhuti Shah

Luc Mertens

Vibhuti Shah

Vanessa Poliquin

Elisabeth McClymont

Poorva Deshpande

Sharon Unger

Eliana Castillo

Mathew Sermer

Alain Stintzi

Deborah Money

Neonatal outcomes among multiple births ≤ 32 weeks gestational age: does mode of conception have an impact? A cohort study.