Dr. Amit Mukerji is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University and is a staff neonatologist at McMaster Children's Hospital. He has a Master of Science degree in clinical epidemiology (2017) from the University of Toronto. His main area of clinical and research expertise is non-invasive respiratory support towards improved lung health outcomes in preterm neonates. He has received an Early Career Award (2019-2021) from Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation to support his research, in addition to funding from Physician’s Services Incorporated Foundation and CIHR.
He has published >25 articles in peer-reviewed journals since joining the faculty as first/corresponding author, mostly in the realm of neonatal respiratory support/management and outcomes. He formed and chairs' the PRVENT-BPD working group at MCH NICU aimed at standardizing practices towards improving lung health outcomes, is the respiratory lead physician for the MCH NICU and is the national co-chair of the Lung Health Group of the EPIQ (Evidence-Based Practice for Improvement in Quality) initiative.
In this week's core session of Grand Rounds, he provides an overview of the research program, including key completed projects and future directions.