Lab Outputs

Beardmore-CommiSur Lab outputs include research publications, competitive research grants and Graduate Student Thesis. Check out our lab outputs in more details in the list below.

Publications

2025:

  • Sarah Mashal, Sebastien Lamarre-Tellier, Lee Hill, Soukaina Hguig, Delores Coonishis, Jeannie Qaunivq, Aliya Nurmohamed, Esli Osmanlliu and Hussein Wissanji. Telemedicine and surgical coordination for Indigenous children from remote communities in northern Quebec. Can J Surg October 17, 2025 68 (5) E422-E431; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.015824
  • Dimmer A, Altit G, Beauseigle S, Guadagno E, Koclas L, Paquette K, Sant’Anna A, Shapiro A, Poenaru D, Puligandla P. Clinical Care Trajectory Assessment of Children With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Neurodevelopmental Impairment. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jan;60(1):161906.
  • Oyania F, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S et al. Delays in Care for Children With Low Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda. J Surg Res. 2025 Jan;305:156-162.

2024:

  • Shreenik Kundu, Alejandro Munoz Valencia, Sargun Kaur Virk, Nikathan Kumar, Anita Gadgil, Joy John Mammen, Nobhojit Roy, Nakul Raykar. Defining blood deserts and access to blood products for 660 million people: a geospatial analysis of eight states in Northern India. BMJ Global Health. Volume 9, Issue 10. 21 October 2024.
  • Rocha, Franklin MD; Lopes Salomão, Sarah; Gerk, Ayla MD; Kim, Ana; Telles, Luiza; Laus Pereira Lima, Beatriz; Melo de Carvalho, Monica BSc; Martins Rocha, Cynthia MD; Alonso, Nivaldo MD, PhD. Timely Access for Orofacial Cleft Repairs in a Brazilian Amazon Center. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 35(7):p 1913-1916, October 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010553.
  • Letícia Nunes Campos, Mayte Bryce-Alberti, Ayla Gerk, Sarah K. Hill, Chrystal Calderon, Mehreen Zaigham, Diana D. del Valle, Carol Mita, Sabrina Juran, Júlia Loyola Ferreira, Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz. Examining the surgical backlog due to COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean: insights from a scoping review. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas. Volume 40, December 2024, 100908.
  • Ayla Gerk, Callum Forbes, Taylor Wurdeman, Nikathan Kumar, Elizabeth J. McLeod, John G. Meara, Ruth Jimbo-Sotomayor i , Craig D. McClain, Maria Jose Garcia Fuentes, Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz, Alfredo Borrero Vega. Promoting climate-resilient health systems through national surgical plans. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas. Volume 40, December 2024, 100911.
  • Felix Oyania, Caroline Q. Stephens, Sarah Ullrich, Meera Kotagal, Daniel Kisitu, Francis Bajunirwe, Doruk E. Ozgediz, Dan Poenaru. Delays in Care for Children With Low Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern UgandaDelays in Care for Children With Low Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda. Journal of Surgical Research. Volume 305, January 2025, Pages 156-162.
  • Bake, Jacques & Masumbuko, Claude & Kibendelwa, Zacharie & Poenaru, Dan. Enhancing Surgical Safety in Conflict Zones: Implementing the WHO Checklist in North Kivu Améliorer la sécurité chirurgicale dans les zones de conflit : Mise en oeuvre de la liste de contrôle de l’OMS au Nord-Kivu. Kivu Medical Journal. Vol. 2 No 2. July 2024. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5666-7731.
  • Hakima Laribi, Nicolas Raymond, Ryeyan Taseen, Dan Poenaru, Martin Vallières. Synthetic Data for Accessible Learning in Healthcare: Improving Mortality Prediction with Longitudinal Data. Research Square. November 4th, 2024. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-5363467/v1
  • Yasmine Yousef, Emmanuel Ameh, Luc Malemo Kalisya, Dan Poenaru. GAPS Phase III: incorporation of capacity based weighting in the global assessment for pediatric surgery. Pediatr Surg Int.
    2024 Nov 6;40(1):292. doi: 10.1007/s00383-024-05870-2.
  • Malemo LK, Yap A, Mitume B et al. Essential surgery delivery in the Northern Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. BMC Surg. 2024 Mar 22;24(1):95.
  • Dimmer A, Baird R, Puligandla P. Role of practice standardization in outcome optimization for CDH. World J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Mar 21;7(2):e000783.
  • Puligandla P, Skarsgard E, Baird R, Guadagno E, Dimmer A, Ganescu O, Abbasi N, Altit G, Brindle M, Fernandes S, Dakshinamurti S, Flageole H, Hebert A, Keijzer R, Offringa M, Patel D, Ryan G, Traynor M, Zani A, Chiu P; Canadian Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Collaborative. Diagnosis and management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a 2023 update from the Canadian Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Collaborative. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2024 Apr 18;109(3):239-252.
  • Shreenik Kundu, Ayla Gerk, Robert Glatter, Dan Poenaru. Innovative transfusion strategies for blood deserts in disaster settings. BMJ Global Health. Volume 9, Issue 10. 21 October 2024.
  • Ayla Gerk, Luiza Telles, Madeleine Carroll, Maria Eduarda de Freitas Mesquita do Nascimento, Rafaela Góes Bispo, Bruno Felipe Santos de Oliveira, Saulo Mendes, Sophie Nouveau Fonseca Guerreiro, Abbie Naus, Cristina Pires Camargo. Use of industrial liquid silicone: a scoping review. Acta Cir Bras. 2024 Oct 7:39:e395624. doi: 10.1590/acb395624. eCollection 2024.
  • Joanna Chen, Anisa Nazir, Ayla Gerk, Pedra Rabiee, Isabella Faria, Kaela Blake, Tanaz Vaghaiwalla. Implementing a global mentoring program: A call to action for mentorship in surgery. Am J Surg. 2025 Jan:239:115997. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.115997. Epub 2024 Oct 4.
  • Alexandra Dimmer, Gabriel Altit, Sabrina Beauseigle, Elena Guadagno, Louise Koclas, Katryn Paquette, Ana Sant’Anna, Adam Shapiro, Dan Poenaru, Pramod Puligandla. Clinical Care Trajectory Assessment of Children With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Neurodevelopmental Impairment. Journal of pediatric surgery. 2025 Jan;60(1):161906. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.161906. Epub 2024 Sep 12.
  • Luiza Telles, Paulo Henrique Moreira Melo, Luana Baptistele Dornelas, Gabriele Eckerdt Lech, Natália Zaneti Sampaio, Ayla Gerk, Madeleine Carroll, Cristina Pires Camargo. Epidemiological profile trends and cost of pediatric sickle cell disease in Brazil from 2008 to 2022. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2024 Sep 7.  DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2024.07.010.
  • Etienne St-Louis, Jean-Martin Laberge, Hussein Wissanji, Sherif Emil. A minimally invasive hybrid procedure to correct pectus arcuatum. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024 Jun:93:127-132. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.04.043.
  • Catherine F Roy, Alix Maltezeanu, Jean-Martin Laberge, Kimberley Kaspy, Ana Sant’Anna, Hélène Broucqsault, Pierre Fayoux, Sam J Daniel. Endoscopic repair of tracheoesophageal fistulas: A contemporary multi-institutional case series and literature review. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 Jun:181:111960. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.111960.
  • Ali Ghais, Jean-Martin Laberge, Anne-Marie Vincent, Ahmad Ghais. Evolution of a lymphatic malformation from a fetal abdominal cyst to a generalised lymphatic anomaly in infancy. J Paediatr Child Health. 2024 Jun;60(6):254-256. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16571. Epub 2024 Jun 4.
  • Raquel González, Dan Poenaru, Russell Woo, A Francois Trappey 3rd, Stewart Carter, David Darcy, Ellen Encisco, Brian Gulack, Doug Miniati, Edzhem Tombash, Eunice Y Huang; Pediatric Surgery ChatGPT Collaborative Group. ChatGPT: What Every Pediatric Surgeon Should Know About Its Potential Uses and Pitfalls. J Pediatr Surg. J Pediatr Surg
    . 2024 May;59(5):941-947. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.007.
  • Butler M, Reyes C, Emil S. James Warden and the Global Alliance Partnership: A Pediatric Surgery Giant and His Enduring PAPS Landmark. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Apr;59(4):547-552.
  • Dimmer A, Stark R, Skarsgard ED, Puligandla PS. The promise and pitfalls of care standardization in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2024 Aug;33(4):151445.
  • Lett R, Bartolomeos K, Lett R et al. Injury and violence in the context of sustainable development: The first Bethune Round Table in Africa, Bethune Round Table 2024, Conference on Global Surgery, May 16-18, 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Can J Surg. 2024 Oct 29;67(5suppl1):S1-S16.
  • Oyania, F., Ullrich, S., Hellmann, Z. et al. Effectiveness of primary repair for low anorectal malformations in Uganda. Pediatr Surg Int 40, 315 (2024).
  • Lee SL, Puligandla P, Barnhart D, Hayes-Dixon A, Nwomeh B, Ramos-Irizarry C, Upperman JS, Wang K, Smith CA. Introduction to Entrustable Professional Activities for Pediatric Surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Nov;59(11):161653.
  • St-Louis E, Pescarus R. Comment on: Safety of gastric bypass with same-day discharge: a propensity score-matched analysis of the Dutch Audit for Treatment of Obesity. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Dec;20(12):1232-1233.
  • Shaw K, Imrie S, Hall P, Jadva V. ‘It’s all settled on the right page’ surrogates’ feelings and reflections of surrogacy two decades on. Hum Reprod. 2024 Dec 1;39(12):2734-2742.
  • Bankole OB, Makanjuola A, Alabi EO et. al. Unmet Surgical Need among Adults in A Mixed Urban-Rural Community in Nigeria: A Survey of 1,993 Adults Using the Sosas Survey Tool. West Afr J Med. 2024 Apr 30;41(4):436-451. PMID: 39003518.
  • Johansen M, Wasserman S, Poenaru D et. al. The effect of gestational age on short- and long-term complications following primary esophageal atresia repair. Braz J Anesthesiol. 2024 Sep-Oct;74(5):844546. doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2024.844546
  • Kundu S, Gerk A, Glatter R, et al. Innovative transfusion strategies for blood deserts in disaster settingsBMJ Global Health 2024;9:e016854.
  • Amoei M, Poenaru, D. Patient-Centered Data Science: An Integrative Framework for Evaluating and Predicting Clinical Outcomes in the Digital Health Era. 2024. arXiv, https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.02677.
  • Sawhney R, Proulx KR, Gerk A, et al. Patient-Centered Surgical Care for Children in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries (LMICs) – A Systematic Scoping Review of the Literature. J Pediatr Surg. 2024;59:900–7.
  • Ferreira J, Safa N, Botelho F, et al. The Impact of Educational Materials on Parental Anxiety and Productivity: A Clinical Trial in Pediatric Appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2024;59:804–9.
  • Nafees Z, Ferreira J, Guadagno E, et al. Adaptation, Translation, and Validation of a Patient-Reported Experience Measure for Children and Young People for the Canadian Context. J Pediatr Surg. 2024;59:810–7.
  • Naus A, Carroll M, Gerk A, et al. Implementation of a Global Pediatric Trauma Course in an Upper Middle-Income Country: A Pilot Study. J Surg Res. 2024;298:355–63.
  • Botelho F, Gerk A, Harley JM, et al. Improving Pediatric Trauma Education by Teaching Non-technical Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pediatr Surg. 2024;59:874–88.
  • Elahmedi M, Sawhney R, Guadagno E, et al. The State of Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Surgery: A Systematic Review. J Pediatr Surg. 2024;59:774–82.
  • Abu-Ashour W, Emil S, Poenaru D. Using Artificial Intelligence to Label Free-Text Operative and Ultrasound Reports for Grading Pediatric Appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2024;59:783–90.
  • Kabbes N, Bugra A, Wissanji H, Osmanlliu E. Telehealth for Indigenous Children Worldwide: A Scoping Review. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 May;59(5):908-917
  • Emil S, Langer JC, Blair G et al. The Canadian Pediatric Surgery Workforce: A 10-year Prospective Assessment. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 May;59(5):757-762.
  • Mohamed Elahmedi, Riya Sawhney, Fabio Botelho, Elena Guadagno, Dan Poenaru. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Surgery: A Systematic Review. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. Volume 59, Issue 5p774-782May 2024.
  • Dimmer, A., Meehan, M., Beauseigle, S. et al. (2024). Disease severity impacts perceived quality of life in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A prospective observational study. Archives of Disease in Childhood. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-326906
  • Yousef, Y., Cairo, S., St-Louis, E., et al. (2024). GAPS phase II: development and pilot results of the global assessment in pediatric surgery, an evidence-based pediatric surgical capacity assessment tool for low-resource settings. Pediatric surgery international, 40(1), 158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-024-05741-w 
  • Claudio, M. C., Rehany, Z., Stachtari, K. et al. (2024). Exploring the digital divide: results of a survey informing mobile application development. Frontiers in digital health, 6, 1382507. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2024.1382507 
  • Botelho, F, Ashkar S, Kundu S et al. Virtual Reality for Pediatric Trauma Education – A Preliminary Face and Content Validation Study. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Volume 0, Issue 0, 161951.
  • Hadj-Youssef, S., Rondeau, F., Golo, K. T., Ghali, N., Laberge, M., Li, P., Beltempo, M., Lacroix, G., & Wissanji, H. (2024). Provincial Review of adherence to age-specific guidelines for umbilical hernia repair and Trends in Management. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.035

2023:

  • Abbas, A., Rice, H. E., Poenaru, D., & Samad, L. (2023). Defining Feasibility as a Criterion for Essential Surgery: A Qualitative Study with Global Children’s Surgery Experts. World Journal of Surgery, 47(12), 3083–3092. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-023-07203-1
  • Botelho, F., Tshimula, J. M., & Poenaru, D. (2023). Leveraging ChatGPT to democratize and decolonize global Surgery: Large language models for small healthcare budgets. World Journal of Surgery, 47(11), 2626–2627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-023-07167-2
  • Broomfield, M., Agabani, Z., Guadagno, E., Poenaru, D., & Baird, R. (2023). The evidence mismatch in pediatric surgical practice. Pediatric Surgery International, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-023-05569-w
  • Truche, P. R., Naus, A. E., Botelho, F., Ferreira, J., Bowder, A., Caddell, L., Zimmerman, K., De Freitas Faria, I. M., Lopes, B. C., Costa, E. C., Dantas, F. L. L., Cavalcante, A. J. S. A., Carvalho, C. a. L. B., Abib, S., Mooney, D. P., & Alonso, N. (2023). Delivery of essential pediatric congenital surgical care within Brazil’s universal health coverage system: a national survey of pediatric surgeons. World Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 6(3), e000534. https://doi.org/10.1136/wjps-2022-000534
  • Van Den Berg, J., Johansen, M., Disma, N., Engelhardt, T., Hansen, T. G., Veyckemans, F., Zielinska, M., & De Graaff, J. C. (2023). Perioperative anaesthetic management and short-term outcome of neonatal repair of oesophageal atresia with or without tracheo-oesophageal fistula in Europe. European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 40(12), 936–945. https://doi.org/10.1097/eja.0000000000001905
  • Atsaidis, Z., Robitaille, S., Guadagno, E., Wiseman, J., Emil, S., & Poenaru, D. (2023). “Your child needs surgery”: A survey-based evaluation of simulated expert consent conversations by key stakeholders. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 58(5), 902–907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.024
  • Bianco, A., Al-Azzawi, Z. A. M., Guadagno, E., Osmanlliu, E., Gravel, J., & Poenaru, D. (2023). Use of machine learning in pediatric surgical clinical prediction tools: A systematic review. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.020
  • Alexandra Dimmer (MD, MSc), Madison Meehan (MD), Sabrina Beauseigle (RN, BScN), Louise Koclas (MD), Katryn Paquette (MD), Caroline Michel Macias (MD), Shiran S Moore (MD), Ana Sant’Anna (MD), Adam Shapiro (MD), Jessica Simoneau (DIT), Daniela Villegas Martinez (MSc), Gabriel Altit (MD, MSc)*, Pramod Puligandla (MD, MSc). Disease severity in congenital diaphragmatic hernia is associated with a reduction in perceived quality of life during long-term follow-up: A prospective observational study. NIH Pubmed. 2024 May 17;109(6):510-514. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-326906.
  • Campos, L. N., Naus, A., Rangel, A. G., Brandão, G. R., Faria, I., Pierre, T. A. J., … Ferreira, J. L. (2023). Women Representation on Editorial Boards in Latin America Journals: Promoting Gender Equity in Academic Surgery, Anesthesia, and Obstetrics. World Journal of Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-022-06872-8
  • Sarah Mashal, Sebastien Lemarre-Tellier, Soukaina Hguig, Delores Coonishis, Jeannie Qaunivq, Aliya Nurmohamed, Esli Osmanliu Hussein Wissanji. Determining the perioperative timeline and use of telemedicine amongst pediatric surgical patients from Northern Quebec: a hospital wide analysis. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 2025 Oct 17;68(5):E422–E431. doi: 10.1503/cjs.015824
  • Chen, J., Lamoureux, A., Shlobin, N. A., Elkaim, L. M., Wang, A., Ibrahim, G. M., … Weil, A. G. (2023). Magnetic resonance‐guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for drug‐resistant epilepsy: A systematic review and individual participant data meta‐analysis. Epilepsia, 64(8), 1957–1974. https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.17560
  • Cwintal, M., Ranjbar, H., Bandamiri, P., Guadagno, E., Osmanlliu, E., & Poenaru, D. (2023). A Rapid Review for Developing a Co-Design Framework for a Pediatric Surgical Communication Application. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.030
  • Faria, I., Moura, C. B., Graner, M., Letícia Nunes Campos, Gerk, A., Bittencourt, M. M., … Naus, A. (2023). Online medical education: A student survey. ˜the œClinical Teacher, 20(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13582
  • Ferreira, J., Patel, P., Guadagno, E., Ow, N., Wray, J., Emil, S., & Poenaru, D. (2023). Patient Experience or Patient Satisfaction? A Systematic Review of Child- and Family-Reported Experience Measures in Pediatric Surgery. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.015
  • Graner, M., Gutierre, M., Salgado, L. S., Asher Mishaly, Baptista, J., Calheiros, G., … Pompermaier, L. (2023). Who gets burned in Brazil? Journal of Burn Care & Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irad062
  • Khan, M., Botelho, F., Pinkham, L., Guadagno, E., & Poenaru, D. (2023). Technology-enhanced trauma training in low-resource settings: A scoping review and feasibility analysis of educational technologies. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 58(5), 955–963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.039
  • Luc Malemo Kalisya, Yap, A., Boniface Mitume, Salmon, C., Kambale Karafuli, Poenaru, D., & Onyango, R. (2023). Determinants of Access to Essential Surgery in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ˜the œJournal of Surgical Research/Journal of Surgical Research, 291(291), 480–487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2023.07.014
  • Pawlak, N., Dart, C., Hernan Sacoto Aguilar, Ameh, E., Bekele, A., Jimenez, M. F., … Anteneh Gadissa. (2023). Academic global surgical competencies: A modified Delphi consensus study. Https://Www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Pmc/Articles/PMC10348592/#, 3(7), e0002102–e0002102. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002102
  • Serhan, O., Moise, A., Guadagno, E., Issa, A. M., & Poenaru, D. (2023). Exploring trust development in families of children towards surgical and emergency care providers: A scoping review of the literature. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.022
  • Seyi-Olajide, J. O., Ma, X., Guadagno, E., Ademuyiwa, A., & Poenaru, D. (2023). Screening methods for congenital anomalies in low and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.038
  • Soukaina Hguig, Safa, N., Coonishis, D., Qaunivq, J., Aliya Nurmohamed, Esli Osmanlliu, & Hussein Wissanji. (2023a). Assessing the perioperative timeline and incidence of postoperative complications to optimize care for pediatric surgery patients from Northern Quebec. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 58(5), 925–930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.035
  • Wimmer, S., Truche, P., Guadagno, E., Ameh, E., Samad, L., Makasa, E. M. M., … Poenaru, D. (2023). Assessing the inclusion of children’s surgical care in National Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Plans: a policy content analysis. BMJ Open, 13(4), e051248. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051248

2022:

  • Emil S, Guadagno E, Baird R, Puligandla P, Romao R, Van HouWelingen L, Yanchar NL; Canadian Consortium for Research in Pediatric Surgery (CanCORPS). The Canadian Consortium for Research in Pediatric Surgery: Roadmap for Creation and Implementation of a National Subspecialty Research Consortium. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Dec 1;235(6):952-961. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000396. Epub 2022 Nov 15. PMID: 36102499; PMCID: PMC9653101.
  • Gerk A, Campos L, Naus A, Faria I, Buda AM, Moura CB, Graner M, Cazumbá ML, Jean Pierre TA, Pompermaier L, Truche P, Pendleton A, Bowder AN, Ferreira JL. Gender Discrimination, Career Aspirations, and Access to Mentorship Among Medical Students in Brazil. J Surg Res. 2022 Nov;279:702-711. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.06.064. Epub 2022 Aug 5. PMID: 35940048.
  • Botelho F, Yanchar N, Abib S, Bank I, Harley JM, Poenaru D. A debriefing tool to acquire non-technical skills in trauma courses. Surg Open Sci. 2022 Nov 7;10:228-231. doi: 10.1016/j.sopen.2022.10.012. PMID: 36389272; PMCID: PMC9661386.
  • Obaid S, Chen JS, Ibrahim GM, Bouthillier A, Dimentberg E, Surbeck W, Guadagno E, Brunette-Clément T, Shlobin NA, Shulkin A, Hale AT, Tomycz LD, Von Lehe M, Perry MS, Chassoux F, Bouilleret V, Taussig D, Fohlen M, Dorfmuller G, Hagiwara K, Isnard J, Oluigbo CO, Ikegaya N, Nguyen DK, Fallah A, Weil AG. Predictors of outcomes after surgery for medically intractable insular epilepsy: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Epilepsia Open. 2022 Oct 19. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12663. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36263454.
  • Daodu O, Joharifard S, Morris M, Saint-Vil D, Puligandla P, Brindle M and au nom de l’Association canadienne de chirurgie pédiatrique Pour une pratique antiraciste en chirurgie pédiatrique au Canada. CMAJ August 15, 2022 194 (31) E1105-E1107; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.211128-f.
  • Botelho F, Gripp K, Yanchar N, Naus A, Poenaru D, Baird R, Reis E, Farias L, Silva AG, Viana F, Neto JAP, Silva S, Ribeiro K, Gatto L, Faleiro MD, Fernandez MG, Salgado LS, Sampaio NZ, Faleiro MD, Mendes AL, Ferreira RV, Marcião L, Canto G, Borges J, Araújo V, Andrade G, Braga J, Bentes L, Pinto L, Ndasi HT, Amlani LM, Aminake G, Penda X, Tima S, Lechtig A, Agarwal-Harding KJ, Whyte M, Fowler-Woods M, Fowler-Woods A, Shingoose G, Hatala A, Daeninck F, Vergis A, Clouston K, Hardy K, Djadje L, Djoutsop OM, Djabo AT, Kanmounye US, Youmbi VN, Kakobo P, Djoutsop OM, Djabo AT, Kanmounye US, et al. Decolonizing Global Surgery: Bethune Round Table, 2022 Conference on Global Surgery (virtual), June 16-18, 2022. Can J Surg. 2022 Aug 12;65(4 Suppl 1):S1-S18. doi: 10.1503/cjs.007622. Erratum in: Can J Surg. 2022 Sep 7;65(5):E605. PMID: 35961679; PMCID: PMC9388215.
  • Atsaidis Z, Antel R, Guadagno E, Wiseman J, Poenaru D. Understanding the effectiveness of consent processes and conversations in pediatric surgery: A systematic-scoping review. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Dec;57(12):834-844. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.08.004. Epub 2022 Aug 11. PMID: 36031429.
  • Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi S, Cwintal M, Huang Y, Ghadiri P, Grad R, Poenaru D, Gore G, Zomahoun HTV, Légaré F, Pluye P. Application of Artificial Intelligence in Shared Decision Making: Scoping Review. JMIR Med Inform. 2022 Aug 9;10(8):e36199. doi: 10.2196/36199. PMID: 35943793; PMCID: PMC9399841.
  • Fortin M, Atsaidis Z, Hopkins B, St-Louis E, Guadagno E, Friedman D, Poenaru D. Definitive Care for Severely Injured Children in Quebec. Injury. 2023 Jan;54(1):173-182. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.008. Epub 2022 Aug 5. PMID: 36008174.
  • Vigliotti VS, Concepcion T, Mohamed M, Dahir S, Ismail EA, Poenaru D, Rice HE, Smith ER. Modeling the Scale-up of Surgical Services for Children with Surgically Treatable Congenital Conditions in Somaliland. World J Surg. 2022 Oct;46(10):2489-2497. doi: 10.1007/s00268-022-06651-5. Epub 2022 Jul 15. PMID: 35838776.
  • Daodu O, Joharifard S, Morris MI, Saint-Vil D, Puligandla PS, Brindle ME; Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. Antiracist practice for pediatric surgeons in Canada. CMAJ. 2022 Jun 13;194(23):E813-E814. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.211128. PMID: 35697368; PMCID: PMC9262131.
  • Antel R, Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi S, Guadagno E, Harley JM, Poenaru D. The use of artificial intelligence and virtual reality in doctor-patient risk communication: A scoping review. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 Oct;105(10):3038-3050. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2022.06.006. Epub 2022 Jun 12. PMID: 35725526.
  • Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi S, Nguyen N, Alizadeh M, Poenaru D. Moving shared decision-making forward in Iran. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes. 2022 Jun;171:62-67. doi: 10.1016/j.zefq.2022.05.001. Epub 2022 May 21. PMID: 35606310.
  • LaRusso K, Emil S. Reply to Letter to Editor by Karabulut R et al. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug;57(8):1705. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.03.006. Epub 2022 Mar 15. PMID: 35396084.
  • Botelho F, Viana RFR, Emil S, Puligandla P, Piçarro C, Cruzeiro PCF, Campos BA, Resende V, Miranda ME. Gastroschisis prognostic score successfully identifies Brazilian newborns with high-risk gastroschisis. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct;57(10):298-302. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.02.009. Epub 2022 Feb 24. PMID: 35321798.
  • Safa N, Yanchar N, Puligandla P, Sewitch M, Baird R, Beaunoyer M, Campbell N, Chadha R, Griffiths C, Jones S, Kaur M, Le-Nguyen A, Nasr A, Piché N, Piper H, Prasil P, Romao RLP, VanHouwelingen L, Wales P, Guadagno E, Emil S; Canadian Consortium for Research in Pediatric Surgery (CanCORPS). Treatment and Outcomes of Congenital Ovarian Cysts: A Study by the Canadian Consortium for Research in Pediatric Surgery (CanCORPS). Ann Surg. 2022 Feb 15. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005409. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35166261.
  • Ferreira J, Bowder AN, Faria I, Graner M, Buda AM, Zimmerman K, Truché P, Pompermaier L, Botelho F, Alonso N, Scheffer MC, Alves Guilloux AG. Evolution of Gender Disparities Among Brazilian Surgical, Anesthesia, and Obstetric Providers. J Surg Res. 2022 Jul;275:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.12.045. Epub 2022 Feb 22. PMID: 35217234.
  • Viana SW, Campos LN, DO-Nascimento MEFM, Ribeiro LS, Morais VMDF, Haddad JOD, Ferreira RV, Lage F, Ferreira JL. Women Representation in Surgical Specialties: Reflections about Gender Equity after the 34th Brazilian Surgical Conference. Rev Col Bras Cir. 2022 Feb 28;49:e20223204EDIT01. English, Portuguese. doi: 10.1590/0100-6991e-20223204EDIT01. PMID: 35239856.
  • Pinkham L, Botelho F, Khan M, Guadagno E, Poenaru D. Teaching Trauma in Resource-Limited Settings: A Scoping Review of Pediatric Trauma Courses. World J Surg. 2022 May;46(5):1209-1219. doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-06419-3. Epub 2022 Jan 22. PMID: 35066628.
  • Besner AS, Ferreira JL, Ow N, Gaffar R, Guadagno E, Emil S, Poenaru D. Patient-reported outcome measures in pediatric surgery – A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 May;57(5):798-812. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.12.036. Epub 2022 Jan 20. PMID: 35123787.
  • Ganescu O, Emil S, Saint-Martin C, Guadagno E, Laberge JM, LaRusso K, Frigon C. Postoperative pain following minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: A descriptive study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 May;57(5):918-926. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.12.051. Epub 2022 Jan 14. PMID: 35105456.
  • Safa N, Yanchar N, Puligandla P, Sewitch M, Baird R, Beaunoyer M, Butter A, Campbell N, Chadha R, Griffiths C, Jones S, Kaur M, Le-Nguyen A, Nasr A, Piché N, Piper H, Prasil P, Romao R, VanHouwelingen L, Wales P, Guadagno E, Emil S, For The Canadian Consortium For Research In Pediatric Surgery CanCORPS. Differentiating congenital ovarian cysts from other abdominal cystic lesions in female infants: A study by the Canadian Consortium for Research in Pediatric Surgery (CanCORPS). J Pediatr Surg. 2022 May;57(5):877-882. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.12.043. Epub 2022 Jan 14. PMID: 35090716.
  • Hassan M, Patel D, LaRusso K, Koclas L, Smith-Morin Ot M, Shapiro AJ, Sant’Anna A, Altit G, Beauseigle S, Puligandla PS. Risk stratification helps identify congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) infants in need of formal neurodevelopmental assessment: Observations from a structured, interdisciplinary long-term follow-up clinic. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 May;57(5):846-850. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.12.048. Epub 2022 Jan 13. PMID: 35090718.
  • Arulanandam B, Selvarajan A, Piche N, Sheldon S, Bloom R, Emil S, Li P, Janvier A, Baird R, Sampalis JS, Haggerty J, Guadagno E, Daniel SJ, Poenaru D. Use of a risk communication survey to prioritize family-valued outcomes and communication preferences for children undergoing outpatient surgical procedures. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 May;57(5):788-797. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.12.033. Epub 2022 Jan 10. PMID: 35063255.
  • Campos LN, Salgado LS, Viana SW, Bezerra AH, Mishaly A, Ribeiro LS, Yabrude ATZ, Aquino CM, Ferreira RV, Ferreira JL, Botelho F. Global Surgery at the National Landscape: Perspectives after the XXXIV Brazilian Congress of Surgery. Rev Col Bras Cir. 2022 Mar 21;49:e20223189. English, Portuguese. doi: 10.1590/0100-6991e-20223189. PMID: 35319566.
  • Ganescu O, LaRusso K, St-Louis E, Saint-Martin C, Cavalle-Garrido T, Zielinski D, Laberge JM, Emil S. The utility of echocardiography and pulmonary function testing in the preoperative evaluation of pectus excavatum. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug;57(8):1561-1566.
  • Bilgic E, Gorgy A, Yang A, Cwintal M, Ranjbar H, Kahla K, Reddy D, Li K, Ozturk H, Zimmermann E, Quaiattini A, Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi S, Poenaru D, Harley JM. Exploring the roles of artificial intelligence in surgical education: A scoping review. Am J Surg. 2022 Jul;224(1 Pt A):205-216.
  • Beaudoin PL, Munden J, Faye M, Ndiaye IC, Sewitch M, Ayad T, Poenaru D. Identifying Barriers in Access to Care for Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Field Study in Dakar. Laryngoscope. 2022 Jun;132(6):1219-1223.
  • LaRusso K, Joharifard S, Lakabi R, Nimer N, Shahi A, Kasasni SM, Lévesque D, Moreau B, Aspirot A, Laberge JM, Faure C, Emil S. Effect of transanastomotic feeding tubes on anastomotic strictures in patients with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: The Quebec experience. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jan;57(1):41-44.

2021:

  • PaedSurg Africa Research Collaboration. Paediatric surgical outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Sep;6(9):e004406.
  • Emil S. Standardized Care and Oral Antibiotics on Discharge for Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov;267:717-718.
  • Global PaedSurg Research Collaboration. Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2021 Jul 24;398(10297):325-339.
  • Truche P, Botelho F, Bowder AN, Levis AW, Greenberg SLM, Smith E, Corlew S, Bickler S, Rice HE, Ameh EA, Meara JG, Poenaru D, Mooney DP; Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. Potentially Avertable Child Mortality Associated with Surgical Workforce Scale-up in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Global Study. World J Surg. 2021 Sep;45(9):2643-2652.
  • Whitaker J, O’Donohoe N, Denning M, Poenaru D, Guadagno E, Leather AJM, Davies JI. Assessing trauma care systems in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and evidence synthesis mapping the Three Delays framework to injury health system assessments. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 May;6(5):e004324.
  • Emil S. North-South surgical training partnerships. Can J Surg. 2021 Apr 8;64(2):E240.
  • Balvardi S, Fiore J, Feldman LS, Emil S, Poenaru D. Emergency department utilization by children with general surgical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Br J Surg. 2021 Apr 5;108(3):e105-e106.
  • Balvardi S, St-Louis E, Yousef Y, Toobaie A, Guadagno E, Baird R, Poenaru D. Systematic review of grading systems for adverse surgical outcomes. Can J Surg. 2021 Mar 26;64(2):E196-E204.
  • Johansen M, Emil S, Engelhardt T. Journal of pediatric surgery letter to the editor: Operating room limited resources utilization stratification system. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Aug;56(8):1471.
  • Shengir M, Chen T, Guadagno E, Ramanakumar AV, Ghali P, Deschenes M, Wong P, Krishnamurthy S, Sebastiani G. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in premenopausal women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JGH Open. 2021 Feb 25;5(4):434-445.
  • Arulanandam B, Dorais M, Li P, Poenaru D. The burden of waiting: wait times for pediatric surgical procedures in Quebec and compliance with national benchmarks. Can J Surg. 2021 Jan 7;64(1):E14-E22.
  • Seyi-Olajide JO, Anderson JE, Kaseje N, Ozgediz D, Gathuya Z, Poenaru D, Johnson W, Bickler SW, Farmer DL, Lakhoo K, Oldham K, Ameh EA; Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. Inclusion of Children’s Surgery in National Surgical Plans and Child Health Programmes: the need and roadmap from Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 May;37(5):529-537.
  • Caprariu R, Popa I, Oprea M, Niculescu M, Poenaru D, Birsasteanu F. Reduction of spondylolisthesis and sagittal balance correction by anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF). Int Orthop. 2021 Apr;45(4):997-1001.

More publications can be seen here

Competitive Research Grants

2022

Title: A voice to the voiceless: Longitudinal patient-reported outcomes, experiences, social determinants of health and health services utilization after major neonatal surgery.

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru

Recipients: Dr. Dan Poenaru, Dr. R. Baird Dr. M. Brindle Dr. S. Emil Docteure I. Fortier Ms. E. Guadagno Dr. P. Li Dr. C. Loock Dr. A. Marelli Dr. N. Mayo Dr. M. Nakhla Ms. X. Ow Dr. P. Puligandla Dr. A. Sant’Anna Prof. J. Wray

Duration: 1 year, 2022-2023

Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Amount: $100,000

Title: A planning grant to explore partnerships and opportunities for the participation of Indigenous children and families in the Pediatric Inpatient Research Network.

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Patricia Li, Dr. Margaret Berry, Dr. Raven Dumont-Maurice, Ms. Courtney Pennell, Dr. Gita Wahi

Recipients: Dr. G. ‘t Jong, Dr. K. Baerg, Dr. L. Baydala, Dr. M. Carwana, Dr. B. Chen, Dr. E. Constantin, Docteur O. Drouin, Dr. K. Forbes, Dr. B. Foster, Dr. J. Foulds, Dr. P. Gill, Dr. R. Giroux, Dr. J. Holland, Dr. R. Jetty, Dr. M. Latimer, Dr. S. Mahant, Dr. J. Morel, Dr. J. Ogilvie, Dr. D. Poenaru, Dr. A. Sehgal, Dr. S. Shaheen-Hussain, Ms. T. Stoesz, Dr. H. Wissanji, Dr. S. Wong

Duration: 1 year, 2022-2023

Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Amount: $25,000

Title: John McCrae Fellowship Graduate Excellence Fellowship

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru, Fabio Botelho

Recipients: Fabio Botelho, PhD(c)

Duration: 1 year, 2022-2023

Agency: McGill University

Amount: $12,000

Title: Convergent Research Theme (CRT) Exploration grant

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru

Recipient: Dr. Dan Poenaru

Duration: 8 months, 2023-2023

Agency: Convergent Research Themes (CRT) Program

Amount: $3,000

2021

Title: Pediatric Trauma Innovative Training in VR (PeTIT-VR) Increases Trainees’ Performance in Pediatric Trauma

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru, Fabio Botelho

Recipients: Fabio Botelho, PhD(c)

Duration: 1 year, 2021-2022

Agency: RI-MUHC Trottier Webster Innovation Competition

Amount: $100,000

Title: RI MUHC Studentship and Fellowship Competition

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru, Fabio Botelho

Recipients: Fabio Botelho, PhD(c)

Duration: 1 year, 2021-2022

Agency: Research Institute – McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)

Amount: $10,000

Title: Improving the teaching of informed consent in pediatric surgery

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru, Zoe Atsaidis

Recipients: Zoe Atsaidis, Master Student; Dr. Dan Poenaru

Duration: 1 year, 2021-2022

Agency: McGill Grad Excellence

Amount: $10,000

Title: Artificial Intelligence to Support Preoperative Grading of Perforated Appendicitis in Children

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru

Recipients: Dr. Dan Poenaru, Dr. Samiri Rahimi, Dr. Jackie Cheung, Dr. Emil Sherif, Dr. Patricia Li, Elena Guadagno, Dr. Jocelyn Gravel, Dr. Esli Osmanlliu

Duration: 5 years, 2021-2026

Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Amount: $394,000

Title: Journey of Surgery: a family empowerment app for improving communication around children’s surgery

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru

Recipient: Dr. Dan Poenaru

Duration: 4 year, 2021-2024

Agency: Montreal children Hospital Foundation (MCHF)

Amount: $1,000,000

Title: Journey of Surgery – an AI-powered app for patient-centered surgical care

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru

Recipients: Dr. Dan Poenaru, Elena Guadagno

Duration: 1 year, 2021-2022

Agency: McGill Dobson

Amount: $12,000

Title: Augmented Intelligence to Support Shared Decision-Making in the Care of Children with Appendicitis

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru

Recipients: Dr. Dan Poenaru, Dr. Esli Osmanlliu

Duration: 1 years, 2021-2022

Agency: Fondation des Etoiles

Amount: $ 20,609

Title: Improving the teaching of informed consent in pediatric surgery

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru, Zoe Atsaidis

Recipient: Zoe Atsaidis, Master Student

Duration: 1 year, 2021-2022

Agency: McGill University

Amount: $5,000

2019

Title: Innovation inverse: Application de la recherche sur la charge mondiale de morbidité pour optimiser la prestation de chirurgie au Québec

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru

Recipient: Dr. Dan Poenaru

Duration: 4 years, 2019-2022

Agency: Fonds de recherche du Québec Scholarship (FRQS)

Amount: $223,328

Title: WeChoose: a mixed-methods study for developing a personalized risk communication tool in pediatric surgery

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru

Recipient: Dr. Dan Poenaru, Dr. Patrciai Li, Dr. Signy Sheldon, Dr. Jeannie Haggerty, Dr. Annie Janvier

Duration: 1 year, 2020-2021

Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Amount: $96,250

Title: WeChoose: a mixed-methods study for developing personalized communication and decision-making tools in pediatric surgery

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru

Recipient: Dr. Dan Poenaru, Dr. Patrciai Li, Dr. Signy Sheldon, Dr. Jeannie Haggerty, Dr. Annie Janvier

Duration: 2 years, 2019-2021

Agency: Montreal Children Hospital Foundation (MCHF)

Amount: $70,000

2016

Title: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Dan Poenaru, Yasmine Yousef

Recipient: Yasmine Yousef

Duration: 1 year, 2016-2017

Agency: Banting & Best CGS

Amount: $17,500

Published Research Theses

Title: Patient-reported outcomes in pediatric surgery (PROPS)

Student: Anne-Sophie Besner

Link: https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/mw22vb742?locale=en

Title: Understanding the effectiveness of informed consent in pediatric surgery

Student: Zoe Atsaidis

Link: https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/2514nr368?locale=en

Title: Patient-level risk adjustment for outcomes benchmarking of pediatric trauma patients in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Student: Etienne St-Louis

Link: https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/3n2043768?locale=en

Title: Barriers in access to care for head and neck cancer patients in Sub-Saharan Africa

Student: Pier-Luc Beaudoin

Link: https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/4m90f075m?locale=en

Title: Estimation of met surgical needs at hospitals in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Student: Luc Malemo

Link: https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/q524jt17q?locale=en

© 2020-2025 CommiSur. All Rights Reserved. Powered by Uniseo