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Vann Chau

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Assistant ProfessorDepartment of PaediatricsUniversity of Toronto

Vann Chau

Assistant Professor

Department of Paediatrics

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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102 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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249

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10,403

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144

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Research

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Brain Connectivity Brain Development Brain Injury Mri Neurodevelopment Newborn Preterm Sex

Latest papers

Do we agree on seizure reduction after vagus nerve stimulation? Interrater reliability of retrospective and prospective seizure frequency ratings from the CONNECTiVOS database.
Epilepsia · 2026
Neonatal neurocritical care considerations for prenatally identified neurological disorders
Pediatric Research · 2026
Diagnostic Yield of Comprehensive Reanalysis After Nondiagnostic Short-Read Genome Sequencing in Infants With Unexplained Epilepsy.
Neurology · 2026

All 249 publications

Latest funding

Brain maturation and neurodevelopment in moderate-late preterm infants
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,346,400
Developing long-read genome sequencing as a clinical genetic test for infantile epilepsy
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Stepped-Care Online Parent Training following Congenital Heart Disease: A Randomized Control Trial
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$757,350

All 11 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 249 publications.

Do we agree on seizure reduction after vagus nerve stimulation? Interrater reliability of retrospective and prospective seizure frequency ratings from the CONNECTiVOS database.

Dinger TF, Mithani K, Al-Hasan HA, Yefet L, Niazi F, Suresh H, Wong SM, Danthine V, Berger A, Yau I, McRae L, Rutka JT, Christian EA, Weiss S, Sham L, Donner E, Chau V, Al-Johani H, Lima FL, Chandran A, Jabbarli R, Sure U, Hadjinicolaou A, Major P, Weil AG, Tailor J, Abel TJ, Remick M, Akwayena E, Schrader D, Bollo RJ, Smyth MD, Aum D, Lew S, Wang S, Niazi T, Raskin JS, Widjaja E, Weiner HL, Gadgil N, LoPresti MA, Fallah A, Kerr E, Jain P, Ibrahim GM

Epilepsia20263 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/epi.70031 PMID: 41319125

Neonatal neurocritical care considerations for prenatally identified neurological disorders

Doctor Dawn Gano, James P. Boardman, Sonika Agarwal, Charu Venkatesan, Tomo Tarui, Vann Chau, Courtney J. Wusthoff, Monica E. Lemmon, Barbara Scelsa, Brigitte Vollmer, Sarah B. Mulkey, Mark Steven Scher, Anthony Richard Hart, Eric S. Peeples, Firdose Nakwa, Eleanor J. Molloy, Andrea C. Pardo, Eleanor J. Molloy, Eric S. Peeples, Kaashif Aqeeb Ahmad, Hany Aly, James P. Boardman, Vann Chau, Gabrielle deVeber, Doctor Dawn Gano, Emily M. Herzberg, Lara M. Leijser, Thiviya Selvanathan, Latha Srinivasan, Courtney J. Wusthoff

Pediatric Research20262 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-04691-w PMID: 41501412

Diagnostic Yield of Comprehensive Reanalysis After Nondiagnostic Short-Read Genome Sequencing in Infants With Unexplained Epilepsy.

Nguyen JNH, Lachgar-Ruiz M, Higginbotham EJ, Coleman M, Coleman J, Shao W, Scotchman E, Pritchard AJ, Bell KM, Chitty LS, Christodoulou J, De Fazio P, Deshwar AR, Eltze C, Griffiths AJS, Hassell J, Jain P, Kaliakatsos M, Liang NSY, Lombard P, Marshall CR, Marx C, McRae L, Mulhern S, Paternoster B, Perez Caballero A, Pipko N, Sidhu J, Smith L, Stark Z, Trost B, Wakeling E, White SM, Yoong M, Gene-STEPS Study Group, IPCHiP Executive Committee,, Chandler NJ, Cross JH, Scheffer IE, Chau V, Poduri A, Howell KB, Stephenson SEM, McTague A, Costain G, D'Gama AM

Neurology20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000214645 PMID: 41687048

The utility of ketogenic diet therapy in the management of epileptic spasms: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Yakemow G, Aleluya S, Ramachandrannair R, Jones KC, Cunningham J, Rodrigues M, Chau V, Sharma S, Jain P, Whitney R

Epilepsy Research20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2025.107694

Prevalence of Ischemic Brain Injury in Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Kim C, Chetan D, Kazazian V, Alzamil J, Chau V, Seed M, Miller SP, Selvanathan T

Neurology20261 citations

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000214569 PMID: 41512205

Expert Consensus Approach to Developing Inpatient Common Data Elements for Neonatal Encephalopathy Research.

Peeples ES, Mietzsch U, Molloy EJ, Pilon B, Guez-Barber D, Soul J, Mohammad K, deVeber G, Chau V, Bonifacio SL, Craig AK, Afifi J, Sabir H, Groenendaal F, Shany E, Dizon MLV, Iwata O, Okulu E, Jermendy A, Boo NY, El-Dib M, Wintermark P, Newborn Brain Society Guidelines and Publications Committee

Neurology2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000214658 PMID: 41662617

Preoperative Hemodynamics and Brain Injury in Transposition of the Great Arteries.

Chetan D, Selvanathan T, Lee FT, Smaili H, Bao M, Lim JM, Marini D, Saini A, Peyvandi S, McQuillen P, Branson HM, Chau V, Miller SP, Seed M

JACC. Advances2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102592 PMID: 41906606

NeoCVST Score: Classification of Brain Injury Secondary to Neonatal Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

Rhandi Christensen, Linda S de Vries, Mehmet Çizmeci, Pradeep Krishnan, Vann Chau, Nomazulu Dlamini, Elizabeth Pulcine, Mahendranath Moharir

medRxiv2026

DOI: 10.64898/2026.05.06.26352611

Early Life Resting-State Network Functional Connectivity and Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcomes after Neonatal Encephalopathy.

Kamino D, Shatil AS, Varghese JP, Widjaja E, Dunkley BT, Mamak E, Chau V, Ly LG, Tam EWY

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2026Open Access

DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8949 PMID: 41436284

Cerebral Blood Flow and Neurodevelopment in Congenital Heart Disease

Jessie Mei Lim, Davide Marini, Amandeep Saini, Stephanie H. Au‐Young, Alejandro Floh, Thiviya Selvanathan, Anna Tedesco-Bruce, Louise Bannister, Erika Gibson, Rebekah Kjerland Jobling, Rajiv R Chaturvedi, Raymond H. Kim, Marisa Signorile, Kyle Runeckles, Ting Guo, Alison Howell, Liqun Sun, John C. Kingdom, Linh Gia Ly, Vann Chau, Renée Sananes, Steven P. Miller, Mike Seed

Neurology Open Access2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1212/wn9.0000000000000098

Brain maturation and neurodevelopment in moderate-late preterm infants

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Miller, Steven P; Chau, Vann

Keywords: Brain Connectivity; Brain Development; Brain Injury; Mri; Neurodevelopment; Newborn; Preterm; Sex; Socioeconomic Status

$1,346,400

Developing long-read genome sequencing as a clinical genetic test for infantile epilepsy

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health

Principal investigators: Costain, Gregory

Keywords: Epilepsy; Genetic Testing; Genome Sequencing; Paediatrics; Pharmacogenetics

$150,000

Stepped-Care Online Parent Training following Congenital Heart Disease: A Randomized Control Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Williams, Tricia; Miller, Steven P

Keywords: Congenital Heart Disease; High-Risk Groups; Mental Health; Targeted Virtual Intervention

$757,350

Gene-STEPS: a multi-centre prospective evaluation of rapid whole genome sequencing in neonatal- and infantile-onset epilepsy

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Costain, Gregory

Keywords: Children; Epilepsy; Genetic Testing; Genome Sequencing; Translational Genetics

$841,500

Neurodevelopmental function and neural oscillations in children born with congenital heart disease: the roles of brain injury, brain growth and heart function

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Miller, Steven P; Dunkley, Benjamin T

Keywords: Brain Development; Brain Injury; Cognition; Congenital Heart Disease; Executive Function; Magenetoencephalography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neurodevelopment; White Matter Injury

$757,350

Neurological Outcome of Glycemia in Neonatal Encephalopathy

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tam, Emily Wing Yun

Keywords: Electroencephalography; Magnetoencephalography; Neonatal Encephalopathy; Neonatal Hyperglycemia; Neonatal Neurology; Neurodevelopmental Outcome; Neuropsychology

$770,104

Healthy brain growth in preterm children for optimal function: do males and females differ?

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Miller, Steven P; Grunau, Ruth E

Keywords: Brain Injury; Cognition; Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Executive Function; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Motor Function; Neurodevelopment; Preterm Birth; Sex; White Matter Injury

$910,352

Cardiovascular Physiology and Brain Development In Newborns with Congenital Heart Disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Miller, Steven P; Seed, Michael T

Keywords: Brain Development; Brain Injury; Cardiovascular Physiology; Cognition; Congenital Heart Disease; Developmental Outcome; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Motor Function; White Matter Injury

$1,008,289

Analgesia and Sedation in the Preterm Neonate: Brain Development and Outcome

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Miller, Steven P; Grunau, Ruth E; Taylor, Margot J

Keywords: Brain Development; Brain Injury; Cerebral Palsy; Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neonatal Intensive Care; Neonate; Neurodevelopmental Outcome; Premature Newborn; White Matter Injury

$1,104,217

Neurological Outcome of Hypoglycemia in Neonatal Encephalopathy

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Tam, Emily Wing Yun

Keywords: Development; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neonatal Encephalopathy; Neonatal Hypoglycemia; Neonatal Neurology; Neonatal Seizures; Neurodevelopmental Outcome

$703,747

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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Vann Chau

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Do we agree on seizure reduction after vagus nerve stimulation? Interrater reliability of retrospective and prospective seizure frequency ratings from the CONNECTiVOS database.

Neonatal neurocritical care considerations for prenatally identified neurological disorders

Diagnostic Yield of Comprehensive Reanalysis After Nondiagnostic Short-Read Genome Sequencing in Infants With Unexplained Epilepsy.

The utility of ketogenic diet therapy in the management of epileptic spasms: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Prevalence of Ischemic Brain Injury in Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Expert Consensus Approach to Developing Inpatient Common Data Elements for Neonatal Encephalopathy Research.

Preoperative Hemodynamics and Brain Injury in Transposition of the Great Arteries.

NeoCVST Score: Classification of Brain Injury Secondary to Neonatal Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

Early Life Resting-State Network Functional Connectivity and Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcomes after Neonatal Encephalopathy.

Cerebral Blood Flow and Neurodevelopment in Congenital Heart Disease

Frequent collaborators

Steven Miller

Ruth Grunau

Anne Synnes

Thiviya Selvanathan

Ting Guo

Mike Seed

Michael Seed

Rollin Brant

Emma Duerden

Gregory Costain

Jill Zwicker

Greg Costain

Pia Wintermark

Khorshid Mohammad

Puneet Jain

Hilary Whyte

Ghassan Hamarneh

Mallar Chakravarty

Robyn Whitney

George Ibrahim

Elysa Widjaja

Tricia Williams

Gabrielle De Veber

Rhandi Christensen

Amr El Shahed

Linh Ly

Davide Marini

Edmond Kelly

Cristina Go

Hernan Gonorazky

Bonny Jasani

Carolina Gorodetsky

Catherine Diskin

Natalie Jewitt

A Guerguerian

Elizabeth Donner