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Shoo Lee

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ProfessorDepartment of PaediatricsUniversity of Toronto

Shoo Lee

Professor

Department of Paediatrics

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2024.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (2 ONTARIO, 1 CFI, 1 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2017.

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Research

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Latest papers

Variations in Site-Specific Costs for Infants Born Extremely Preterm in Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Journal of Pediatrics · 2024
Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Impairment among Very Preterm Infants with Sepsis, Meningitis, and Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Neonatology · 2023 · senior author
Impact of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy on neonatal outcomes among infants born at 24+0-31+6 weeks' gestation in China: A multicenter cohort study.
Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023

All 15 publications

Latest funding

International comparative studies to identify opportunities for research, practice change, and quality improvement benefiting neonatal and neurodevelopmental outcomes of very preterm neonates
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$693,855
Toronto Perinatal Brain Protection Research Collaboration
ONTARIO · 2017 · Principal investigator
$937,305
Toronto Perinatal Brain Protection Research Collaboration
CFI · 2017 · Principal investigator
$937,305

All 12 grants and awards

15 publications.

Variations in Site-Specific Costs for Infants Born Extremely Preterm in Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Yeung T, Ahmed A, Wong J, Toye J, Mehrem AA, Mukerji A, Lapointe A, Ng E, Beltempo M, Pechlivanoglou P

Journal of Pediatrics20245 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113863

Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Impairment among Very Preterm Infants with Sepsis, Meningitis, and Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Qi Zhou, Melissa Ong, Xiang Y. Ye, Joseph Yuk Ting, Prakesh S. Shah, Anne R. Synnes, Thuy Mai Luu, Shoo Thien Lee, Canadian Neonatal Network & Canadian Neonatal Follow-Up Network Investigators

Neonatology20236 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1159/000534178 PMID: 37866353

Impact of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy on neonatal outcomes among infants born at 24+0-31+6 weeks' gestation in China: A multicenter cohort study.

Ge J, Gu X, Jiang S, Yang L, Li X, Jiang S, Jia B, Chen C, Cao Y, Lee S, Zhao X, Ji Y, Zhou W

Frontiers in pediatrics2023

DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1005383 PMID: 36911015

The Pediatrician Workforce in the United States and China.

Russ CM, Gao Y, Karpowicz K, Lee S, Stephens TN, Trimm F, Yu H, Jiang F, Palfrey J

Pediatrics2023

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-059143 PMID: 37158018

Association of inotrope use with neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants <29 weeks gestation: a retrospective cohort study.

Doucette SM, Kelly EN, Church PT, Lee S, Shah V, Canadian Neonatal Network (CNN) Investigators and CNFUN Investigators and Steering Committee

The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians202220 citations

DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1904872 PMID: 33827395

Determining the Effect of Birth Weight on Therapeutic Hypothermia in Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Marysia Grzybowski, Megan Singh, Prakesh S. Shah, Shoo Thien Lee, Jennifer Toye, Jaideep Kanungo, Faiza Khurshid, on behalf of CNN Investigators

American Journal of Perinatology20224 citations

DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742454 PMID: 35158385

Neonatal Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants With Severe Congenital Heart Defects: An International Cohort Study

Mikael Norman, Stellan Håkansson, Satoshi Kusuda, Máximo Vento, Liisa Lehtonen, Brian L. Reichman, Brian A. Darlow, Mark Adams, Dirk Bassler, Tetsuya Isayama, Franca Rusconi, Shoo Thien Lee, Kei Lui, Junmin Yang, Prakesh S. Shah, Kei Lui, P. B. MARSHALL, Peter N. Schmidt, Anjali Dhawan, Paul David Craven, Koert de Waal, Karen Norrie Simmer, Andy Gill, J. Jane Pillow, JACQUELINE A. STACK, Pita Birch, Lucy J Cooke, Dan M. Casalaz, Jim Holberton, ALICE M. STEWART, et al. (366 authors)

Journal of the American Heart Association202052 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015369 PMID: 32079479

SNAP-II for prediction of mortality and morbidity in extremely preterm infants

Beltempo M, Shah PS, Ye XY, Afifi J, Lee S, McMillan DD, Investigators OBOTCNN

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine201945 citations

DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1446079

Association of Maternal Diabetes With Neonatal Outcomes of Very Preterm and Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants: An International Cohort Study.

Persson M, Shah PS, Rusconi F, Reichman B, Modi N, Kusuda S, Lehtonen L, Håkansson S, Yang J, Isayama T, Beltempo M, Lee S, Norman M, International Network for Evaluating Outcomes of Neonates

JAMA pediatrics201879 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1811 PMID: 29971428

Targeted neonatal echocardiography (TNE) consult service in a large tertiary perinatal center in Canada.

Papadhima I, Louis D, Purna J, Deshpande P, Diambomba Y, Lee S, Shah P, Weisz D, El-Khuffash A, McNamara PJ, Mertens L, Jain A

Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association201842 citations

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-018-0130-y PMID: 29785061

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

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Shah, Prakeshkumar; Adams, Mark; Battin, Malcolm; Kusuda, Satoshi; Lehtonen, Liisa; Lui, Kei; Luu, Thuy Mai; Modi, Neena; Norman, Mikael; Reichman, Brian; Rusconi, Franca; Vento, Maximo

Keywords: Growth; Infection; Networks; Neurodevelopmental Outcomes; Newborn; Outcomes; Preterm; Respiratory Support

$693,855

Toronto Perinatal Brain Protection Research Collaboration

Principal investigatorONTARIO2017Ontario Research Fund - Research Infrastructure: Large Infrastructure Fund - Round 006 - 2017

Principal investigators: Lee, Shoo

Keywords: Brain injury, brain development, genetics, intrauterine growth restriction, premature birth, congenital heart disease, magnetic resonance imaging, cerebral palsy

$937,305

Toronto Perinatal Brain Protection Research Collaboration

Principal investigatorCFI2017Innovation Fund: Innovation Fund 2017

Principal investigators: Lee, Shoo

Keywords: fetus, neonate, brain development & injury, neurodevelopment, intrauterine growth restriction, prematurity, congenital heart disease, genetic predisposition magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, image analysis laboratory

$937,305

MiTy Kids (Metformin in Women with Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy Kids Trial)

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Feig, Denice S

Keywords: Childhood Obesity; Pregnancy; Type 2 Diabetes

$1,299,072

Improving quality of care during transport of sick neonates: A national collaborative partnership for outcome improvement and system enhancement

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Lee, Kyong-Soon; Whyte, Hilary E; Shah, Prakeshkumar

Keywords: Newborn; Newborn Diseases; Patient Outcomes; Patient Transfer; Prospective Cohort Study; Quality Indicators

$524,643

A Family Integrated Care Model for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Nominated PICIHR2011Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Lee, Shoo K; Srinivasan, Vasanthi; O'Brien, Karel

Keywords: Family Integrated Care; Neonatal Intensive Care; Preterm Infants

$349,982

The MiTY Trial (Metformin in Women with Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy)

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Feig, Denice S

Keywords: Pregnancy; Randomized Controlled Trial; Type 2 Diabetes

$1,735,119

Sustainability of a multidimensional knowledge translation intervention to improve paediatric pain practices and outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Stevens, Bonnie J

Keywords: Children; Knowledge Translation; Pain; Sustainability

$822,401

The Maternal-Infant Network / Réseau des mères et enfants

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Networks of Centres of Excellence - Letters of Intent

Principal investigators: Lee, Shoo

$20,000

CIHR Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Training Program

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Training Grant

Principal investigators: Rosenblum, Norman D

Keywords: Biomedical; Child Health; Clinical Research; Clinician-Scientist; Curriculum; Epidemiology; Health Services; Interdisciplinary; Training

$1,950,000

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.

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Shoo Lee

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Variations in Site-Specific Costs for Infants Born Extremely Preterm in Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Impairment among Very Preterm Infants with Sepsis, Meningitis, and Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Impact of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy on neonatal outcomes among infants born at 24+0-31+6 weeks' gestation in China: A multicenter cohort study.

The Pediatrician Workforce in the United States and China.

Association of inotrope use with neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants <29 weeks gestation: a retrospective cohort study.

Determining the Effect of Birth Weight on Therapeutic Hypothermia in Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Neonatal Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants With Severe Congenital Heart Defects: An International Cohort Study

SNAP-II for prediction of mortality and morbidity in extremely preterm infants

Association of Maternal Diabetes With Neonatal Outcomes of Very Preterm and Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants: An International Cohort Study.

Targeted neonatal echocardiography (TNE) consult service in a large tertiary perinatal center in Canada.

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

Toronto Perinatal Brain Protection Research Collaboration

Toronto Perinatal Brain Protection Research Collaboration

MiTy Kids (Metformin in Women with Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy Kids Trial)

Improving quality of care during transport of sick neonates: A national collaborative partnership for outcome improvement and system enhancement

A Family Integrated Care Model for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

The MiTY Trial (Metformin in Women with Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy)

Sustainability of a multidimensional knowledge translation intervention to improve paediatric pain practices and outcomes

The Maternal-Infant Network / Réseau des mères et enfants

CIHR Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Training Program

Frequent collaborators

Prakesh Shah

Prakeshkumar Shah

Marc Beltempo

Amit Mukerji

Satoshi Kusuda

Brian Reichman

Liisa Lehtonen

Jennifer Toye

Mikael Norman

Anne Synnes

Maximo Vento

Khalid Aziz

Mark Adams

Franca Rusconi

Douglas McMillan

Kei Lui

Kellie Murphy

Amish Jain

Michael Helewa

Dany Weisz