Wissam Shalish, MD, FRCP, Neonatologist, PhD Candidate in Experimental Medicine, McGill University

I enjoy hiking and exploring the great outdoors.
Hospital information
- 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)
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
Member, Society for Pediatric Research
Member, Quebec Respiratory Health Network
Education
McGill University
McGill University
Pediatric Residency - Montreal Children's Hospital
Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Research
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.
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.
https://www.mcgill.ca/expmed/dr-wissam-shalish
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.