Thiviya Selvanathan

Thiviya Selvanathan

MD, PhD

Medicine, Pediatrics

PHSA

BC Children's Hospital

Biography:
I am a pediatric neurologist with expertise in neonatal neurology. My research uses new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and brain monitoring techniques to identify how early-life brain injury, clinical illness, and social determinants of health impact neurodevelopment in newborns at high risk for developmental disabilities. I am also interested in understanding long-term developmental trajectories in children with early-life brain injury. Understanding what factors impact brain development may point to new strategies for promoting long-term brain health in high-risk infants.

Research areas of interest:

neonatal neurology, newborn brain injury, neurodevelopment, neuroimaging, pain

Research Themes:

Reproductive Infectious Diseases Newborn Health

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