Gabriel Altit

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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I love working with children and their families because they teach me something new every day. The resilience and miracles we witness in neonatology constantly humble me and make me reflect on the best ways to support them. It is truly a privilege to be part of their journey!

Hospital information

McGill Title

  • Assistant Professor, McGill University

Department

  • Pediatrics

Specialty

  • Neonatology, Neonatal Hemodynamics and Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography

Academic appointments

  • Principal Investigator and Creator of the NeoCardioLab (www.neocardiolab.com)
  • Program Director of the Neonatal Hemodynamics fellowship program at McGill University
  • Neonatologist on the Fetal Diagnostic and Treatment Group
  • Associate Member in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
  • Associate Member in the Division of Experimental Medicine

Other appointments

  • Co-Chair of the Neonatal Hemodynamics Research Centre curriculum committee
  • Member of the Fetus and Newborn Committee of the Canadian Paediatric Society
  • Committee Member for the Area of Focused Competence Subcommittee in Neonatal Hemodynamics and Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Twitter: @CardioNeo

Instagram: @Neocardiolab

 

Awards and distinctions

  • 2023 – Chercheurs-boursiers cliniciens Junior 1 – Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS)
  • 2023 – Thank a Professor Program – McGill University, Quebec, Canada
  • 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
  • 2016 – Detweiler Travelling Scholarship – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  • 2015 – Alan Ross Academic Bursary Award.
  • 2015 – Luc Chicoine Award; CHU Sainte-Justine.
  • 2015 – Claude Roy Award; CHU Sainte-Justine.

Community Involvement

Camp Vol d’été de Leucan, Just for Kids Foundation, Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation (Déjeun’aide)

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

I love spinning and I used to teach it 😊.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Research

Research interests

Neonatology, Neonatal Hemodynamics and Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography, Pulmonary Hypertension, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Congenital Heart Defect, Cardiac function, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Echocardiography, Prematurity, Epidemiology, Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Hemodynamics, Cardiovascular, Outcome research, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Speckle Tracking Echocardiography.

Selected publications

Michel-Macías C*, Moore SS*, De Carvalho Nunes G*, Villegas Martínez D, Dancea D, Wutthigate P*, Simoneau J, Beltempo M, Sant’Anna G, Altit G. (2024, May). Smaller left ventricle in extreme of prematurity and postnatal growth. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2024.05.010

k. Cervera SB*, Saeed S, Luu TM, Gorgos A, Beltempo M, Claveau M, Basso O, Lapointe A, Tremblay S, Altit G. (2024, March). Evaluation of the association between patent ductus arteriosus approach and neurodevelopment in extremely preterm infants. J Perinatol. 44(3):388-395.

l. Moore SS*, Nunes *G, Dancea A, Wutthigate P*, Simoneau J, Beltempo M, Altit G. (2024, January). Early Cardiac Function and Pulmonary Hypertension are Associated with Adverse Cardio-Respiratory Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants. Pediatr Res. 95(1):293-301. doi: 10.1038/s41390-023-02817-6.

m. Elias P*, Lapointe A, Wintermark P, Moore SS*, Villegas DM, Simoneau J, Altit G. (2023, June). Left Ventricular Function and Dimensions Are Altered Early in Infants Developing Brain Injury in the Setting of Neonatal Encephalopathy. Journal of Pediatrics. 22:113585. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113585.

n. Mir M*, Moore SS*, Wutthigate P*, Simoneau J, Villegas Martinez D, Shemie SD, Brossard-Racine M, Dancea A, Bertolizio G, Altit G. (2023, June). Congenital heart defect newborns with diastolic steal have altered cerebral arterial doppler profile during the transitional period. Journal of Pediatrics. 257:113369. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.02.015. PMID: 36868306.

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