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Wissam Shalish

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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I love working with children and their families because they teach me a lot about the meaning of love, resilience and sacrifice.

Hospital information

Academic appointments

Clinician-Scientist, Department of Pediatrics, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center
Associate Member, Division of Experimental Medicine Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Montreal Children’s Hospital Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric
Assistant Professor, McGill University

Other appointments

Member, Society for Pediatric Research
Member, Quebec Respiratory Health Network

Awards and distinctions

2021 New Investigator Start-up Funding, Montreal Children’s Hospital
2021 New Investigator Start-up Funding, RI-MUHC
2020 The More Hugs, No More Wires, Smart Hospital Grant, Montreal Children’s Hopsital Foundation
2020 Career Start-Up and Mentorship Program Grant, Quebec Respiratory Health Research Network
2019 the Dream Pilot Project, Fondation des étoiles
2015 Doctorate Award, Fonds de recherche Sante Quebec (FRSQ)

Education

University

McGill University

Medical Degree

McGill University

Residency

Pediatric Residency – Montreal Children’s Hospital

Fellowship(s)

Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine – Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto

Fun fact about me

I enjoy hiking and exploring the great outdoors.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Research

Research interests

My research focuses on using biomedical signals for better understanding and improving various aspects of respiratory care in preterm infants, including weaning from mechanical ventilation, non-invasive respiratory support provision and respiratory control of breathing.

Research foci

1. Detection of Respiratory Events using Acoustic Monitoring in preterm infants on continuous positive airway pressure: the DREAM Pilot Project.

2. Post-Extubation Assessment of Clinical Stability in Extremely Preterm Infants (PEACE). 3. The ‘More Hugs, No more Wires, Smart Pajamas’ Project.

External website

https://www.mcgill.ca/expmed/dr-wissam-shalish

Selected publications

Shalish W, Latremouille S, Papenburg J, Sant’Anna GM. Predictors of extubation readiness in preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2019 Jan;104(1)F89-F97.

Shalish W, Kanbar L, Kovacs L, Chawla S, Keszler M, Rao S, Panaitescu BA, Laliberte A, Precup D, Brown K, Kearney RE, Sant’Anna GM. The impact of time interval between extubation and reintubation on death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely preterm infants. J Pediatr [epub ahead of print].

Shalish W, Kanbar L, Keszler M, Chawla S, Kovacs L, Rao S, Panaitescu BA, Laliberte A, Precup D, Brown K, Kearney RE, Sant’Anna GM. Patterns of reintubation in extremely preterm infants: A longitudinal cohort study. Pediatr Res 2018 May;83(5):969-975.