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Dan Poenaru

ResearcherPediatric SurgeryMcGill University

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Dan Poenaru

Researcher

Pediatric Surgery

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
84 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 53 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Academic metrics

127

Publications

134

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Research

Patient-Centered Care Patient-Reported Experiences Patient-Reported Outcomes Gender Disparities Gender Equity In Surgical Care Global Pediatric Surgery Mixed-Methods Research Childhood And Adolescence

Latest papers

Quantifying and Disclosing the Environmental Footprint of AI in Research: Life Cycle-Informed Framework and Open-Access Calculator Development Study.
JMIR AI · 2026 · senior author
Predictive performance precision analysis in medicine: identification of low-confidence predictions at patient and profile levels (MED3pa I).
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2026
Gender equity in pediatric surgical care in Central and South Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of pediatric surgery · 2026 · senior author

All 127 publications

Latest funding

Reducing mortality from surgically correctable neonatal conditions in Nigeria: Identifying gaps and developing interventions
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$596,701
The Impact of Gender on Pediatric Surgical Care
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$2,500
Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated electronic health record summaries to promote high-quality communication and care in serious illness: development, validation, and initial feasibility
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000

All 17 grants and awards

127 publications.

Quantifying and Disclosing the Environmental Footprint of AI in Research: Life Cycle-Informed Framework and Open-Access Calculator Development Study.

Mozafari K, Ma Y, Amoei M, Lebouche B, Osmanlliu E, Poenaru D

JMIR AI2026Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/90770 PMID: 42612154

Predictive performance precision analysis in medicine: identification of low-confidence predictions at patient and profile levels (MED3pa I).

Lefebvre O, Camirand Lemyre F, Ethier JF, Chikouche LH, Amriou L, Poenaru D, Vallières M

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA2026

DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocag034 PMID: 41914796

Gender equity in pediatric surgical care in Central and South Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Moghul D, Babaa N, Williams S, Guadagno E, Emil S, Qazi SH, Laberge JM, Trudeau M, Poenaru D

Journal of pediatric surgery2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.162998 PMID: 41679596

Assessing language bias in pediatric surgical systematic reviews: A meta-epidemiological study.

Moghul D, Guadagno E, Kundu S, Poenaru D, Baird R

Journal of pediatric surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.162999 PMID: 41651112

Applications of artificial intelligence in pediatric surgical pathology: A systematic review.

Wang E, Wu S, Amoei M, Guadagno E, Grenier K, Poenaru D

Journal of pediatric surgery2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.162958 PMID: 41643765

The impact of pediatric surgery global travel fellowships: A study by the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Global Partnership Committee.

Williams S, Bejjani N, Guadagno E, Baird R, Joharifard S, Morris M, Petroze R, Poenaru D, Emil S

Journal of pediatric surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.162965 PMID: 41619848

Need for ethical use of artificial intelligence in humanitarian data collection to address aid shortfalls.

Kundu S, Gerk A, Shellah D, Moghul D, Tshimula JM, Seyi-Olajide J, Poenaru D

The Lancet. Digital health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.landig.2026.101045 PMID: 42624704

Large language models for electronic health records in pediatric and surgical care: A systematic review.

Daskalo C, Abu-Ashour W, Tshimula JM, Amoei M, Guadagno E, Poenaru D

Journal of pediatric surgery2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.162956 PMID: 41619843

Colorectal Centre of Excellence (COCOE) Registry: A protocol for a prospective longitudinal cohort of children with Hirschsprung's disease and anorectal malformations in Canada.

Hill L, St-Louis É, Dandavino M, Korah N, Kornitzer G, Benoit J, El-Sherbini M, Allan C, Vanier C, Smrk V, Guadagno E, Poenaru D, Wissanji H

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0356813 PMID: 42664155

Coconstructing CHAMP, an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot for Pediatric Infectious Symptoms Management: Protocol for a Multiphase Participatory Study.

Lin J, Jaiswal N, Ma Y, Lebouché B, Villanueva S, Achiche S, Lessard D, Engler K, Berthelot S, Buckeridge D, Celi LA, Gagnon I, Gravel J, Plotnick LH, Poenaru D, Pomey MP, Vang ZM, CHAMP Co-Construction Committee, Osmanlliu E

JMIR research protocols2026

DOI: 10.2196/89852 PMID: 42189574

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Patient-Centered Care Dear Professor Poenaru, 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 "Quantifying and Disclosing the Environmental Footprint of AI in Research: Life Cycle-Informed Framework and Open-Access Calculator Development Study." (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 "Reducing mortality from surgically correctable neonatal conditions in Nigeria: Identifying gaps and developing interventions" (2026), 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]

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Dan Poenaru

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Quantifying and Disclosing the Environmental Footprint of AI in Research: Life Cycle-Informed Framework and Open-Access Calculator Development Study.

Predictive performance precision analysis in medicine: identification of low-confidence predictions at patient and profile levels (MED3pa I).

Gender equity in pediatric surgical care in Central and South Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Assessing language bias in pediatric surgical systematic reviews: A meta-epidemiological study.

Applications of artificial intelligence in pediatric surgical pathology: A systematic review.

The impact of pediatric surgery global travel fellowships: A study by the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Global Partnership Committee.

Need for ethical use of artificial intelligence in humanitarian data collection to address aid shortfalls.

Large language models for electronic health records in pediatric and surgical care: A systematic review.

Colorectal Centre of Excellence (COCOE) Registry: A protocol for a prospective longitudinal cohort of children with Hirschsprung's disease and anorectal malformations in Canada.

Coconstructing CHAMP, an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot for Pediatric Infectious Symptoms Management: Protocol for a Multiphase Participatory Study.

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Michael Goldfarb

Rabia Khan

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Jan Christilaw

Patricia Li

Jeannie Haggerty

Michael Livingston

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David Buckeridge

Andrew Hatala

Bertrand Lebouché

Signy Sheldon

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Isabelle Gagnon

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