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Kevin Petrecca

ResearcherNeurology and NeurosurgeryMcGill University

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Kevin Petrecca

Researcher

Neurology and Neurosurgery

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
40 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2017.

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Research

Image Guided Neurosurgery Image Processing Magnetic Resonance Imaging Open Software Registration Segmentation Software Development Surgery

Latest papers

Shining a light on brain tumors: a review of Raman spectroscopy in the operating room.
Journal of biomedical optics · 2026
Label-free wide-field imaging of brain tumors using near-infrared endogenous fluorescence and reflectance normalization.
Journal of biomedical optics · 2026
Dose escalation with intraoperative radiotherapy in newly diagnosed glioblastoma (INTRAGO-II): an open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial.
The Lancet. Oncology · 2026 · senior author

All 104 publications

Latest funding

Identifying tumor-derived and microenvironmental factors that drive invasive growth of brain metastases
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$1,032,750
Achieving precision in Image-guided Neurosurgery via an open source collaborative software environment
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$650,227
Achieving precision in Image-guided Neurosurgery via an open source collaborative software environment
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$650,227

All 8 grants and awards

104 publications.

Shining a light on brain tumors: a review of Raman spectroscopy in the operating room.

Cutfield S, Ember K, Turner C, Correia J, Petrecca K, Nieuwoudt M, Dragunow M, Aguergaray C, Leblond F

Journal of biomedical optics2026

DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.31.9.090901 PMID: 42701821

Label-free wide-field imaging of brain tumors using near-infrared endogenous fluorescence and reflectance normalization.

Beaudoin G, Blanquez-Yeste V, Dallaire F, Lee SS, Cayrol R, Guiot MC, Trifiro MA, Paliouras M, Petrecca K, Leblond F

Journal of biomedical optics2026

DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.31.8.086005 PMID: 42592302

Dose escalation with intraoperative radiotherapy in newly diagnosed glioblastoma (INTRAGO-II): an open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial.

Giordano FA, Ganslandt O, Münter MW, Combs SE, Diehl C, Meyer B, Herrlinger U, Schneider M, Kahl KH, Shiban E, Goenka A, Schulder M, Lucas A, Plans G, Brehmer S, Ruder AM, García-Cabezas S, Solivera J, Cifarelli CP, Wenz F, Sarria GR, Pope WB, Layer JP, Tsien CI, Petrecca K, INTRAGO-II Study Group

The Lancet. Oncology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(26)00235-4 PMID: 42372746

Distinct immune landscapes characterize highly versus minimally invasive brain metastases.

Maritan SM, Karimi E, Dankner M, Hernandez-Corchado A, Yu MW, Annis MG, Aghazadeh Habashi Y, Rezanejad M, Liu B, Koudieh N, Pichette E, Fallah P, Fiset B, Wei Y, Nehme A, Lee CG, Elias JA, Park M, Riazalhosseini Y, Najafabadi H, Petrecca K, Guiot MC, Quail DF, Walsh LA, Siegel PM

JCI insight2026

DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.199498 PMID: 42171608

Biochemical and metabolic tissue discrimination using a dual-modality Raman-fluorescence endonasal spectroscopy probe for pituitary adenoma surgery.

Labidi M, Janelle F, Blanquez-Yeste V, Dallaire F, Sheehy G, Kassi E, Zaid Y, Bokasova A, Jemel N, Tran T, Gray M, Cayrol R, Petrecca K, Beauregard C, Lacroix A, Renteria AE, Lavigne P, Leblond F

Pituitary2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11102-026-01657-x PMID: 41854923

Ahead of the Curve: Early Recognition and Effective Management of Radiation Necrosis.

Tsien C, Petrecca K

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.12.004 PMID: 41644207

Characterising processing conditions that artifactually bias human brain tissue transcriptomes.

Yaqubi M, Thomas M, Talbot-Martin J, Mohammadnia A, Allot A, Groh AMR, Fancy N, Papageorgopoulou M, Zhang X, McGarry A, Matthews PM, Petrecca K, Jackson JS, Stratton JA

Nature communications2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-68872-9 PMID: 41702898

Author Correction: Cross-species comparison reveals therapeutic vulnerabilities halting glioblastoma progression.

Foerster LC, Kaya O, Wüst V, Danciu DP, Akcay V, Bekavac M, Ziegler KC, Stinchcombe N, Tang A, Kleber S, Tang JLY, Brunken J, Lois-Bermejo I, Gesteira-Perez N, Ma X, Sadik A, Le PU, Petrecca K, Opitz CA, Liu H, Wirtz CR, Goncalves A, Marciniak-Czochra A, Anders S, Martin-Villalba A

Nature communications2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65072-9 PMID: 41107282

Cross-species comparison reveals therapeutic vulnerabilities halting glioblastoma progression.

Nature communications2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62528-w PMID: 40770193

Somatic instability of the FGF14-SCA27B GAA•TTC repeat reveals a marked expansion bias in the cerebellum.

Pellerin D, Méreaux JL, Boluda S, Danzi MC, Dicaire MJ, Davoine CS, Genis D, Spurdens G, Ashton C, Hammond JM, Gerhart BJ, Chelban V, Le PU, Safisamghabadi M, Yanick C, Lee H, Nageshwaran SK, Matos-Rodrigues G, Jaunmuktane Z, Petrecca K, Akbarian S, Nussenzweig A, Usdin K, Renaud M, Bonnet C, Ravenscroft G, Saporta MA, Napierala JS, Houlden H, Deveson IW, Napierala M, Brice A, Molina Porcel L, Seilhean D, Zuchner S, Durr A, Brais B

Brain : a journal of neurology2025

DOI: 10.1093/brain/awae312 PMID: 39378335

Identifying tumor-derived and microenvironmental factors that drive invasive growth of brain metastases

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Siegel, Peter M

Keywords: Brain Metastasis; Breast Cancer; Invasive Growth; Lung Cancer; Melanoma; Patient-Derived Xenografts; Reactive Astrocytes; Targeted Therapies

$1,032,750

Achieving precision in Image-guided Neurosurgery via an open source collaborative software environment

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Collins, Louis

$650,227

Achieving precision in Image-guided Neurosurgery via an open source collaborative software environment

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Collins, Donald L; Alexander, Simon K; Petrecca, Kevin

Keywords: Image Guided Neurosurgery; Image Processing; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Open Software; Registration; Segmentation; Software Development; Surgery; Ultrasound

$650,227

Development and clinical translation of a Raman spectroscopy imaging technique to increase the extent of tumor resection in glioma surgery

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Leblond, Frederic

$264,929

Brain Cancer Treatment: innovations in delivery of stable siRNAs and chemotherapeutics

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Shoichet, Molly

$504,350

Optical guidance for safe and effective brain tumor biopsy

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Leblond, Frederic

$211,407

Identification of Novel Compounds Inhibiting Brain Cancer Invasion

Nominated PICIHR2010Proof of Principle Program - Phase I

Principal investigators: Petrecca, Kevin

Keywords: Animal Model; Brain Cancer; Gene Silencing; Glioma; Preclinical Treatment Model; Rna Interference

$120,775

Computational and statistical tools for image-guided neurosurgery of brain tumours

Co-investigatorNSERC2010Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Collins, Louis

$314,099

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

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Kevin Petrecca

Research

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Latest funding

Shining a light on brain tumors: a review of Raman spectroscopy in the operating room.

Label-free wide-field imaging of brain tumors using near-infrared endogenous fluorescence and reflectance normalization.

Dose escalation with intraoperative radiotherapy in newly diagnosed glioblastoma (INTRAGO-II): an open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial.

Distinct immune landscapes characterize highly versus minimally invasive brain metastases.

Biochemical and metabolic tissue discrimination using a dual-modality Raman-fluorescence endonasal spectroscopy probe for pituitary adenoma surgery.

Ahead of the Curve: Early Recognition and Effective Management of Radiation Necrosis.

Characterising processing conditions that artifactually bias human brain tissue transcriptomes.

Author Correction: Cross-species comparison reveals therapeutic vulnerabilities halting glioblastoma progression.

Cross-species comparison reveals therapeutic vulnerabilities halting glioblastoma progression.

Somatic instability of the FGF14-SCA27B GAA&#x2022;TTC repeat reveals a marked expansion bias in the cerebellum.

Identifying tumor-derived and microenvironmental factors that drive invasive growth of brain metastases

Achieving precision in Image-guided Neurosurgery via an open source collaborative software environment

Achieving precision in Image-guided Neurosurgery via an open source collaborative software environment

Development and clinical translation of a Raman spectroscopy imaging technique to increase the extent of tumor resection in glioma surgery

Brain Cancer Treatment: innovations in delivery of stable siRNAs and chemotherapeutics

Optical guidance for safe and effective brain tumor biopsy

Identification of Novel Compounds Inhibiting Brain Cancer Invasion

Computational and statistical tools for image-guided neurosurgery of brain tumours

Frequent collaborators

Kevin Petrecca

Frederic Leblond

Morag Park

Frederic Leblond

Morag Park

Dominique Trudel

Dominique Trudel

Guillaume Bourque

Roy Dudley

Sarkis Meterissian

Myriam Srour

Myriam Srour

Catalin Mihalcioiu

Jack Antel

Janusz Rak

Catherine Larochelle

Kevin Petrecca

Michael Witcher

Mark Basik

Bertrand Jean-Claude

ATILLA Omeroglu

Bratislav Misic

Dusica Maysinger

Nada Jabado

Ivan Topisirovic

Francis Rodier

Ute Bartels

Sara Mahshid

Jean Ouellet

Nada Jabado

Mark Sorin

Hong Chen

Vijay Ramaswamy

Daniela Pohl

Julie St-Pierre

Livia Garzia

Ivan Topisirovic

Eric Bouffet

Samuel Kadoury

Bernard Brais

Somatic instability of the FGF14-SCA27B GAA•TTC repeat reveals a marked expansion bias in the cerebellum.