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Gabriel Altit

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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I thoroughly enjoy engaging with children and their families due to the humbling nature of the experience and the continual acquisition of new insights on a daily basis.

Hospital information

Academic appointments

Assistant Professor – Department of Pediatrics – McGill University

Academic Title(s)

Neonatologist – Montreal Children’s Hospital
Neonatologist on the Fetal Diagnostic and Treatment Group
Assistant Professor – Department of Pediatrics – McGill University
Associate Member in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
Associate Member in the Division of Experimental Medicine
Program Director – Neonatal Hemodynamics Clinical Research Fellowship Progra

Other appointments

Associate Member in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
Associate Member in the Division of Experimental Medicine Program
Program Director – Neonatal Hemodynamics Clinical Research Fellowship Program
Principal Investigator of the NeoCardioLab: http://www.neocardiolab.com

Twitter: @CardioNeo

Instagram: @Neocardiolab

Awards and distinctions

2021 Surveillance of Postnatal steroids Effects on Cardiorespiratory function in extremely preterm infants with evolving BPD: the SPEC study. Foundation of Stars
2019 Pilot Study Competition of the Department of pediatrics, McGill University for the project Pulmonary vascular disease and cardiac performance in extreme preterm infants: A prospective study.
2019 Le Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie Foundation, research project ECHO-CDH – Exploratory Observational Prospective Study in Neonatal and Pediatric Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
2018 Master’s Training for Applicants with a Professional Degree Award Fonds de recherche Santé Québec (FRQS) – Foundation of Stars
2018 Frederick Banting and Charles Best Award; Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS M); Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) MSc Project: Neonatal outcomes of extremely premature infants with a conservative approach to patent ductus arteriosus
2015 Luc Chicoine Award; CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada: Award voted by the department of pediatrics for the most excellent resident of his promotion amongst general pediatric and subspecialist residents.
2015 Claude Roy Award; CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada: Awarded for the highest achievement in research during residency at the CHU Sainte-Justine.
2015 Deans’ Honour List; University of Montreal, Canada
2010 Alexander D. Stewart Prize; McGill University, Montreal, Canada: Member of the graduating class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, presents in every respect the highest qualifications to practice the profession
2005-2010 Dean’s Honour List; McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Community Involvement

The Samaritan’s purse donor, Déjeun’aide, Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation, The Tough Mountie Challenge participant, Camp Vol D’été – Leucan

Education

University

Medical Preparatory Year (Med-P) McGill University

Medical Degree

M.D.,C.M. McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Residency

Pediatrics Residency at CHU Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada

Fellowship(s)

Neonatology Residency; CHU Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.

Pediatric Respirology Research / Echocardiography Fellowship – Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Post-Doctoral Research Year, Neonatal Echocardiography Research, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University, California, USA

Master of Science in Epidemiology; Thesis Stream Graduate Program; McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Fun fact about me

Spinning is one of my passions. I even taught it for a few years!

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Research

Research interests

Echocardiography, Neonatology, Pulmonary Hypertension, Congenital Heart Defect, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Prematurity, Epidemiology, Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Hemodynamics, Cardiovascular, Outcome research, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.

Selected publications

Gédéon, T., Akl, E., D’Souza, R., Altit, G., Rowe, H., Flannery, A., Siriki, P., Bhatia, K., Thorne, S., & Malhamé, I. (2022). Acute Myocardial Infarction in Pregnancy. Current problems in cardiology, 47(11), 101327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101327.

De Carvalho Nunes, G., Wutthigate, P., Simoneau, J., Dancea, A., Beltempo, M., Renaud, C., & Altit, G. (2022). The biventricular contribution to chronic pulmonary hypertension of the extremely premature infant. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 10.1038/s41372-022-01497-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-022-01497-0

Altit, G., Bonifacio, S. L., Guimaraes, C. V., Sivakumar, G., Yan, B., Chock, V., Van Meurs, K., & Bhombal, S. (2022). Altered biventricular function in neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy: a case-control echocardiographic study. Cardiology in the young, 1–10. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951122002839

De Carvalho Nunes, G., Wutthigate, P., Simoneau, J., Beltempo, M., Sant’Anna, G. M., & Altit, G. (2022). Natural evolution of the patent ductus arteriosus in the extremely premature newborn and respiratory outcomes. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 42(5), 642–648. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-01277-2

Yan, E. S., Chock, V. Y., Bonifacio, S. L., Dahlen, A., Guimaraes, C. V., Altit, G., Bhombal, S., & Van Meurs, K. (2022). Association between multi-organ dysfunction and adverse outcome in infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 42(7), 907–913. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-022-01413-6

Altit, G., Bhombal, S., & Chock, V. Y. (2022). Cerebral saturation reflects anterior cerebral artery flow parameters by Doppler ultrasound in the extremely premature newborn. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 42(2), 237–242. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-01145-z

Lasry, A., Kavabushi, P., Canakis, A. M., Luu, T. M., Nuyt, A. M., Perreault, T., Simoneau, J., Landry, J., & Altit, G. (2022). Cardiopulmonary Function Abnormalities in Cohort of Adults following Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia as Preterm Infants. American journal of perinatology, 39(13), 1410–1417. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1722604

Ravizzoni Dartora, D., Flahault, A., Pontes, C. N. R., He, Y., Deprez, A., Cloutier, A., Cagnone, G., Gaub, P., Altit, G., Bigras, J. L., Joyal, J. S., Mai Luu, T., Burelle, Y., & Nuyt, A. M. (2022). Cardiac Left Ventricle Mitochondrial Dysfunction After Neonatal Exposure to Hyperoxia: Relevance for Cardiomyopathy After Preterm Birth. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 79(3), 575–587. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17979

Hassan, M., Patel, D., LaRusso, K., Koclas, L., Smith-Morin Ot, M., Shapiro, A. J., Sant’Anna, A., Altit, G., Beauseigle, S., & Puligandla, P. S. (2022). 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. Journal of pediatric surgery, 57(5), 846–850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.12.048