Leeat Granek, York University

Research

Death And Dying End Of Life Family-Centered Care Palliative Care Pediatric Oncology Pediatric Oncology Hcps Qualitative Research Quality Of Care

Latest papers

Workplace Relationships and Career Satisfaction Among Female Neurosurgeons and Cardiothoracic Surgeons.
Annals of surgery · 2026 · first author
Strategies to Reduce Gender Discrimination in Surgery: A Qualitative Study of Women Neurosurgeons and Cardiothoracic Surgeons.
Journal of surgical education · 2026 · first author
Pregnancy, Birth, and Maternity Leave in Neurosurgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Qualitative Study.
The Journal of surgical research · 2026 · first author

All 36 publications

Latest funding

Barriers to and facilitators of the early integration of pediatric palliative care for children with cancer in Canada
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Think Tank for the Development of a Research Center for the Study of Loss and Grief
CIHR · 2009 · Nominated PI
$19,999

All 2 grants and awards

36 publications.

01

Workplace Relationships and Career Satisfaction Among Female Neurosurgeons and Cardiothoracic Surgeons.

Granek L, Too M, McClelland SI, Forcillo J, Durham SR, Sullivan A, Benzil DL

Annals of surgery2026First author

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000007174 PMID: 42533307

02

Strategies to Reduce Gender Discrimination in Surgery: A Qualitative Study of Women Neurosurgeons and Cardiothoracic Surgeons.

Granek L, Benzil DL, Forcillo J, McClelland SI, Sullivan AB, Too M, Durham SR

Journal of surgical education2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.104067 PMID: 42418851

03

Pregnancy, Birth, and Maternity Leave in Neurosurgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Qualitative Study.

Granek L, McClelland SI, Too M, Sullivan A, Durham SR, Forcillo J, Benzil DL

The Journal of surgical research2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.07.027 PMID: 42594591

04

Trade-offs and tensions: work-life balance in female neurosurgeons and cardiothoracic surgeons.

Granek L, Too M, McClelland SI, Sullivan AB, Benzil DL, Durham SR, Forcillo J

British journal of neurosurgery2026First author

DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2026.2712956 PMID: 42559830

05

"There is a target on you": Female neurosurgeons' and cardiothoracic surgeons' experiences of overt and covert discrimination in the workplace.

Granek L, Durham SR, Forcillo J, Too M, McClelland SI, Sullivan A, Benzil DL

Surgery2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2026.110581 PMID: 42763274

06

Systems Theory Model to Understand the Barriers and Facilitators to Palliative Care Referral for Pediatric Oncology Patients in Canada.

Granek L, Hasan F, Lysecki D, Johnston D, Veldhuijzen van Zanten S, Datoo N, Gupta S, Chan A, Wiener L, Widger K

JCO Oncology Practice20265 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1200/op-25-00761

07

Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Granek L, Wiener L, van Zanten SV, Johnston D, Hasan F, Rapoport A, Datoo N, Widger K, Gupta S, Fergus K

Pediatric Blood and Cancer20261 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1002/1545-5017.70376

08

A qualitative study exploring the pros and cons of universal pediatric palliative care referral at diagnosis for children with cancer

Granek L, van Zanten SCMV, Lysecki D, Rapoport A, Datoo N, Hasan F, Gupta S, Wiener L, Widger K, Chan A

Palliative and Supportive Care2026First author

DOI: 10.1017/s147895152610217x

09

Communication Barriers and Facilitators to Specialist Pediatric Palliative Care Involvement in Pediatric Oncology Settings Across Canada

Granek L, van Zanten SV, Widger K, Wiener L, Johnston D, Hasan F, Datoo N, Fergus K, Chan AKC, Kassam A

Psycho-Oncology2026First author

DOI: 10.1002/pon.70568

10

Surgical Culture and the Pregnant Surgeon.

Granek L

Annals of surgery2025First author

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006598 PMID: 39655424

Barriers to and facilitators of the early integration of pediatric palliative care for children with cancer in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Pediatric Cancer Research

Principal investigators: Granek, Leeat

Keywords: Death And Dying; End Of Life; Family-Centered Care; Palliative Care; Pediatric Oncology; Pediatric Oncology Hcps; Qualitative Research; Quality Of Care; Quality Of Life

$100,000

Think Tank for the Development of a Research Center for the Study of Loss and Grief

Nominated PICIHR2009Planning Grants - Priority Announcement: International Research Collaborations

Principal investigators: Granek, Leeat

Keywords: Center For Loss And Grief; Community Outreach; International Collaboration; Public Health; Think Tank

$19,999

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Pediatrics
Oncology
Health Policy and Management
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Department of Paediatrics
Psychiatry
Other

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Sumit Gupta

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Eric Bouffet

Department of Paediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2013

Lillian Sung

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2013

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Death And Dying Dear Professor Granek, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Workplace Relationships and Career Satisfaction Among Female Neurosurgeons and Cardiothoracic Surgeons." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Barriers to and facilitators of the early integration of pediatric palliative care for children with cancer in Canada" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Leeat Granek

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Workplace Relationships and Career Satisfaction Among Female Neurosurgeons and Cardiothoracic Surgeons.

Strategies to Reduce Gender Discrimination in Surgery: A Qualitative Study of Women Neurosurgeons and Cardiothoracic Surgeons.

Pregnancy, Birth, and Maternity Leave in Neurosurgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Qualitative Study.

Trade-offs and tensions: work-life balance in female neurosurgeons and cardiothoracic surgeons.

"There is a target on you": Female neurosurgeons' and cardiothoracic surgeons' experiences of overt and covert discrimination in the workplace.

Systems Theory Model to Understand the Barriers and Facilitators to Palliative Care Referral for Pediatric Oncology Patients in Canada.

Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

A qualitative study exploring the pros and cons of universal pediatric palliative care referral at diagnosis for children with cancer

Communication Barriers and Facilitators to Specialist Pediatric Palliative Care Involvement in Pediatric Oncology Settings Across Canada

Surgical Culture and the Pregnant Surgeon.

Barriers to and facilitators of the early integration of pediatric palliative care for children with cancer in Canada

Think Tank for the Development of a Research Center for the Study of Loss and Grief

Frequent collaborators

Anthony Chan

Kimberley Widger

David Lysecki

Sumit Gupta

Donna Johnston

Richard Tozer

Anne Klassen

Eric Bouffet

Ute Bartels

David Hodgson

Andrea Eisen

Ronald Duncan Barr

Andrea Eisen

Katherine Boydell

Lillian Sung