Natalie Chan, MD

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Title(s)Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
SchoolSchool of Medicine
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    I am interested in learning how we can protect the vulnerable developing brain and improve neurodevelopmental outcomes, especially in the most fragile babies. I am also passionate about global neonatal health and scaling up innovative solutions to reduce neonatal mortality and help children everywhere live to their fullest potential.

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    University of California, Davis, Sacramento, USA07/2019Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
    University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA07/2018Neonatal Neurology Fellowship
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada06/2017Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada06/2015Pediatrics Residency
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USAMPH05/2015
    McMaster University, Hamilton, CanadaMD05/2011
    University of California, San Francisco, CA11/2022Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training

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    1. Association of parental holding during therapeutic hypothermia and NICU outcomes for infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. J Perinatol. 2026 Jun 22. Nguyen TT, Glass HC, Chan N, Taketa E, Pineda R, Cornet MC, Miller MJ. PMID: 42332041.
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    2. Middle Childhood Morbidity in Children Born Preterm: A Canadian Cohort Study. J Pediatr. 2026 Jun; 293:115061. Ali SA, Shen Y, Bone JN, Richter LL, Lisonkova S, Gette F, Kieran E, Chan ES, Mammen C, Lam C, Roberts A, Kang KT, Rumsey DG, McGrath T, Harris KC, Yang CL, Wong J, Chan NH, Lee J, Rassekh SR, Chan AKC, Ting JY. PMID: 41812745.
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    3. Early ultrasound-based assessment of preterm white matter injury: association with MRI and neurological outcomes. Pediatr Radiol. 2026 05; 56(6):1308-1319. Oclaman JM, Tang F, Chan N, Kramer K, Green AJ, Gano D, Jiang F, Cort K, Li Y, Ostrem BEL. PMID: 41706155; PMCID: PMC13212370.
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    4. Narrative review of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric complications associated with prematurity. BMC Pediatr. 2025 11 14; 25(1):933. Ibrahim H, Wilkins A, Ali SA, Lisonkova S, Chan NH, Ting JY. PMID: 41239334; PMCID: PMC12619160.
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    5. Preterm Birth and Risk of Health Service Use, Morbidity, and Medication Needs at 5 Years. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Nov 01; 179(11):1172-1182. Richter LL, Shen Y, Lisonkova S, Bone JN, Albert A, Ho MSP, Kieran E, Chan ES, Mammen C, Lam C, Chan AKC, Roberts A, Kang KT, Castaldo M, Rumsey D, McGrath T, Harris KC, Yang CL, Wong J, Chan NH, Lee J, Rassekh SR, Hutcheon J, Ting JY. PMID: 40920416; PMCID: PMC12418223.
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    6. Cumulative caffeine exposure predicts neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature infants. Pediatr Res. 2025 Sep 20. Ostrem BEL, Odell E, Grelli KN, Kramer K, Chan N, Jiang F, Xu D, Barkovich AJ, Barkovich MJ, Ferriero DM, Gano D. PMID: 40975732.
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    7. Assessing Semiregional Cerebral Oxygen Consumption (CMRO2) in Preterm Neonates: A Quantitative MRI Cohort Study With Exploratory Analysis of Respiratory Support. NMR Biomed. 2025 Jun; 38(6):e70065. Zhu CS, Chan N, Chacko A, Holsti L, Grunau RE, Weber AM. PMID: 40366004; PMCID: PMC12077068.
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    8. Long-term health outcomes of preterm birth: a narrative review. Front Pediatr. 2025; 13:1565897. Gette F, Aziz Ali S, Ho MSP, Richter LL, Chan ES, Yang CL, Kieran E, Mammen C, Roberts A, Kang KT, Wong J, Rassekh SR, Castaldo M, Harris KC, Lee J, Lam CKL, Chan NH, Lisonkova S, Ting JY. PMID: 40336800; PMCID: PMC12055779.
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    9. Sociodemographic Characteristics and Behavioral Outcomes in Infants With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Treated With Therapeutic Hypothermia. Pediatr Neurol. 2025 Jul; 168:82-89. Taketa ES, Chan N, Rogers EE, Glass HC, Heagerty PJ, Juul SE, Wu YW, Cornet MC. PMID: 40381458; PMCID: PMC12167667.
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    10. Neuroprotection for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: A review of novel therapies evaluated in clinical studies. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2025 May; 67(5):591-599. Chan NH, Hawkins CC, Rodrigues BV, Cornet MC, Gonzalez FF, Wu YW. PMID: 39563426; PMCID: PMC11965974.
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    11. Assessing Early Severity of Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: The Role of Electroencephalogram Background in Addition to Sarnat Exam. J Pediatr. 2025 02; 277:114411. Cornet MC, Numis AL, Monsell SE, Chan NH, Gonzalez FF, Comstock BA, Juul SE, Wusthoff CJ, Wu YW, Glass HC. PMID: 39557386; PMCID: PMC12227128.
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    12. Proceedings of the 15th International Newborn Brain Conference: Long-term outcome studies, developmental care, palliative care, ethical dilemmas, and challenging clinical scenarios in neonatal neurology: Fota Island, Cork, Ireland, February 28th - March 2nd 2024. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2024 Aug 05; 17(3):S447-S500. Afifi J, Agarwal S, Alexe A, Allen M, Anastasiou A, Angert R, Ariff S, Ayala L, Bach A, Baltatzidis A, Barbara E, Barta H, Bartmann P, Bartram L, Baserga M, Battin MR, Belval V, Benlamri A, Berger A, Bernard C, Bernard C, Bhraonáin EN, Biesty L, Bitar L, Bloomfield FH, Brabant L, Brown N, Burton VJ, Butler E, Byrne R, Carson K, Chalak L, Chan N, Chatziioannidis I, Chavez-Valdez R, Chen XF, Chowdhury R, Clarke M, Clifford D, Cloutier A, Colon K, Comstock B, Cornet M, Coscia A, Cote-Corriveau G, Cuddyer D, Daly M, Dehaes M, Devane D, Dufour MK, Duhaime A, Duncan A, Egan J, El-Dib M, Elis J, El-Naggar W, El-Shibiny H, Erdei C, Fagan B, Fieraru A, Gagnon M, Gallagher A, Gano D, García-Coll C, García-Fragoso L, García-García I, García-Tormos L, Garvey A, Gely-Rojas L, Gerner G, Getachew R, Giannopoulu I, Giordano V, Glass H, Goeral K, Gonzalez P, Haas DM, Haffner D, Halász J, Hamill A, Hayes B, Heagerty P, Healy P, Hedderich D, Hendson L, Hughes M, Hurley T, Huta N, Inder T, Jayakumar S, Jermendy A, Burton VJ, Juul S, Kalter A, Kannan S, Kanungo J, Karthikeyan A, Kazmi S, Kc A, Keeffe LO, Keene J, Keiser A, Kelleher J, Kibet V, Kift S, Kirkham JJ, Koskei S, Kota S, Kothencz A, Kress A, Kuiper J, Kukka A, Kuzminsky A, Kwong G, Lapointe A, Lee S, De Leeuw S, Legros L, Leijser L, Lemmon M, Lennon E, Léveillée A, Levine A, Lim YP, Litorp H, Liu YL, Lukacs B, Luu TM, Lynch C, Maitre N, Marandyuk B, Marlow N, Meher S, Menegaux A, Mills C, Miro J, Mohammad K, Molloy EJ, Momin S, Moran M, Morin A, Moss S, Mukerji A, Murphy M, Murray D, Musiime G, Nador C, Natchimuthu K, Necula A, Negrón-Pagán J, Nemes AF, Niaz M, Nixon E, Northington F, Nuyt AM, Nuzum T, O'Connor CHP, Okaronon C, Olischar M, Ostrander B, O'Sullivan A, Pal V, Panceri C, Peila C, Pekli-Toth F, Phipps R, Poirier N, Procianoy R, Quigley J, Raboisson FQ, Raghuram K, Raimondi F, Rencken G, Riboldi L, Richter L, Riva-Cambrin J, Robinson J, Rogers E, Del Rosario C, Rouka E, Roychaudhuri S, Ryan MA, Samara M, Sarafidis K, Schmitz-Koep B, Scott J, Segal E, Shah P, Sharon D, Sheldon Y, Silveira RC, Simard MN, Singh E, Slaughter L, Smyth O, Sorg C, Spirtos M, Stanek J, Steele T, Steinberg T, Steiner M, Stoiciu R, Stonestreet ES, Strola P, Sweetman D, Szabó M, Sztahovits P, Tabassum F, Taketa E, Tang S, Tari KV, Thomas K, Toma AI, Tsoni K, Valek A, Valentini NC, Vaughan S, Venkatesan C, Waheddoost S, Wald T, Walker K, Walsh B, Wendt J, White MJ, Winter S, Wolke D, Wu Y, Yenokyan G, Zein H, Zimmer C. PMID: 41121629.
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    13. Proceedings of the 15th International Newborn Brain Conference: Long-term outcome studies, developmental care, palliative care, ethical dilemmas, and challenging clinical scenarios in neonatal neurology. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2024; 17(3):S447-S500. Afifi J, Agarwal S, Alexe A, Allen M, Anastasiou A, Angert R, Ariff S, Ayala L, Bach A, Baltatzidis A, Barbara E, Barta H, Bartmann P, Bartram L, Baserga M, Battin MR, Belval V, Benlamri A, Berger A, Bernard C, Bernard C, Bhraonáin EN, Biesty L, Bitar L, Bloomfield FH, Brabant L, Brown N, Burton VJ, Butler E, Byrne R, Carson K, Chalak L, Chan N, Chatziioannidis I, Chavez-Valdez R, Chen XF, Chowdhury R, Clarke M, Clifford D, Cloutier A, Colon K, Comstock B, Cornet M, Coscia A, Cote-Corriveau G, Cuddyer D, Daly M, Dehaes M, Devane D, Dufour MK, Duhaime A, Duncan A, Egan J, El-Dib M, Elis J, El-Naggar W, El-Shibiny H, Erdei C, Fagan B, Fieraru A, Gagnon M, Gallagher A, Gano D, García-Coll C, García-Fragoso L, García-García I, García-Tormos L, Garvey A, Gely-Rojas L, Gerner G, Getachew R, Giannopoulu I, Giordano V, Glass H, Goeral K, Gonzalez P, Haas DM, Haffner D, Halász J, Hamill A, Hayes B, Heagerty P, Healy P, Hedderich D, Hendson L, Hughes M, Hurley T, Huta N, Inder T, Jayakumar S, Jermendy A, Burton VJ, Juul S, Kalter A, Kannan S, Kanungo J, Karthikeyan A, Kazmi S, Kc A, Keeffe LO, Keene J, Keiser A, Kelleher J, Kibet V, Kift S, Kirkham JJ, Koskei S, Kota S, Kothencz A, Kress A, Kuiper J, Kukka A, Kuzminsky A, Kwong G, Lapointe A, Lee S, De Leeuw S, Legros L, Leijser L, Lemmon M, Lennon E, Léveillée A, Levine A, Lim YP, Litorp H, Liu YL, Lukacs B, Luu TM, Lynch C, Maitre N, Marandyuk B, Marlow N, Meher S, Menegaux A, Mills C, Miro J, Mohammad K, Molloy EJ, Momin S, Moran M, Morin A, Moss S, Mukerji A, Murphy M, Murray D, Musiime G, Nador C, Natchimuthu K, Necula A, Negrón-Pagán J, Nemes AF, Niaz M, Nixon E, Northington F, Nuyt AM, Nuzum T, O'Connor CHP, Okaronon C, Olischar M, Ostrander B, O'Sullivan A, Pal V, Panceri C, Peila C, Pekli-Toth F, Phipps R, Poirier N, Procianoy R, Quigley J, Raboisson FQ, Raghuram K, Raimondi F, Rencken G, Riboldi L, Richter L, Riva-Cambrin J, Robinson J, Rogers E, Del Rosario C, Rouka E, Roychaudhuri S, Ryan MA, Samara M, Sarafidis K, Schmitz-Koep B, Scott J, Segal E, Shah P, Sharon D, Sheldon Y, Silveira RC, Simard MN, Singh E, Slaughter L, Smyth O, Sorg C, Spirtos M, Stanek J, Steele T, Steinberg T, Steiner M, Stoiciu R, Stonestreet ES, Strola P, Sweetman D, Szabó M, Sztahovits P, Tabassum F, Taketa E, Tang S, Tari KV, Thomas K, Toma AI, Tsoni K, Valek A, Valentini NC, Vaughan S, Venkatesan C, Waheddoost S, Wald T, Walker K, Walsh B, Wendt J, White MJ, Winter S, Wolke D, Wu Y, Yenokyan G, Zein H, Zimmer C. PMID: 39121143.
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    14. The impact of a care bundle with an emphasis on hemodynamic assessment on the short-term outcomes in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Perinatol. 2024 03; 44(3):348-353. Kuan MTY, Yadav K, Castaldo M, Tan J, Chan NH, Traynor M, Hosking M, Skarsgard E, Ting JY. PMID: 37935830.
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    15. Utilization of a novel mobile application, "HBB Prompt", to reduce Helping Babies Breathe skills decay. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(5):e0000705. Chan NH, Merali HS, Mistry N, Kealey R, Campbell DM, Morris SK, Data S. PMID: 37155596; PMCID: PMC10166562.
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    16. Impact of Differing Language Background Exposures on Bayley-III Language Assessment in a National Cohort of Children Born Less than 29 Weeks' Gestation. Children (Basel). 2022 Jul 14; 9(7). Chan NH, Synnes A, Grunau RE, Colby L, Petrie J, Elfring T, Richter L, Hendson L, Banihani R, Luu TM. PMID: 35884032; PMCID: PMC9316512.
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    17. Proceedings of the 13th International Newborn Brain Conference: Neuroprotection strategies in the neonate. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2022; 15(2):427-439. Abou Mehrem A, Al Awad E, Anninck K, Au-Young S, Aydinol N, Bartmann P, Benders M, Benlamri A, Bolderheij L, Celik Y, Chan N, Chau C, Chau V, Chen X, Chetcuti Ganado C, Coetser A, Cools F, Da Rocha G, Deigner HP, Dereymaeker A, Deshmukh L, Domonoske R, Dossani S, Dsouza JM, El Gamal M, Eshemokhai P, Esser M, Fiedrich E, Franz A, Ghosh A, Groenendaal F, Grunau RE, Venkata SKRG, Hamitoglu S, Hellström-Westas L, Irvine L, Jansen K, Javadyan A, Jenkin G, Kamanga N, Kaur N, Keles E, Keller M, Kelly E, Kesting SJ, Kgwadi D, Kim B, Kohl M, Kowal D, Kricitober JD, Leijser L, LePine M, Lim YP, Lodha A, Londhe A, Ly L, Maes E, Malhotra A, Marlow N, Mathew JL, McDonald C, McLean M, Metcalfe C, Meyer R, Miller SP, Miller S, Mogajane T, Mohammad K, Momin S, Montpetit J, Mukiza N, Murthy P, Scott JN, Nakibuuka V, Nakwa F, Naulaers G, Noort J, Ntuli N, Ondongo-Ezhet C, Paul R, Pepper M, Plum A, Rombough B, Saugstad O, Scotland J, Scott J, Seake K, Sebunya R, Selvanathan T, Sepeng L, Simsek H, Steins-Rang C, Stonestreet B, Tang S, Taskin E, Thewissen L, Thomas S, Thomas R, van Kwawegen A, van Rensburg J, Velaphi S, Wu Y, Yaman A, Yapicioglu-Yildizdas H, Yawno T, Zaki P, Zein H, Zhou L. PMID: 35431186.
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    18. Development of a novel mobile application, HBB Prompt, with human factors and user-centred design for Helping Babies Breathe skills retention in Uganda. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2021 02 04; 21(1):39. Chan NH, Merali HS, Mistry N, Kealey R, Campbell DM, Morris SK, Data S. PMID: 33541340; PMCID: PMC7863544.
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    19. Call to Action: Children With Intestinal Failure Deserve Routine Screening for Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 02; 70(2):157. Chan N, Rogers EE, Glass HC. PMID: 31978005.
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    20. Designing and evaluating a novel mobile application for Helping Babies Breathe skills retention in Uganda: comparative study protocol. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2019; 3(1):e000561. Merali HS, Chan NH, Mistry N, Kealey R, Campbell D, Morris SK, Data S. PMID: 31549001; PMCID: PMC6733314.
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    21. A Simulation-Based Pilot Study of a Mobile Application (NRP Prompt) as a Cognitive Aid for Neonatal Resuscitation Training. Simul Healthc. 2019 Jun; 14(3):146-156. Chan NH, Mistry N, Campbell DM. PMID: 30817560.
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    22. Evolutionary transformation of rod photoreceptors in the all-cone retina of a diurnal garter snake. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Jan 12; 113(2):356-61. Schott RK, Müller J, Yang CG, Bhattacharyya N, Chan N, Xu M, Morrow JM, Ghenu AH, Loew ER, Tropepe V, Chang BS. PMID: 26715746; PMCID: PMC4720304.
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