Assistant Professor, Neurology and Pediatrics
CHO Administration
+1 415 476-3579
Dr. Dawn Gano is a fetal and neonatal neurologist with a clinical research program focused on studying brain injury, brain development and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in critically ill newborns with a foundational goal of helping all children thrive. She has a particular interest in understanding the causes and consequences of cerebellar injury in the preterm population, and collaborates closely with colleagues from neuroradiology, engineering, child psychiatry and psychology to study this prevalent form of preterm brain injury. She is also currently evaluating the feasibility of using robotic exoskeleton technology as a mobility aid and mode of habilitation in children with cerebral palsy.
Publications
In utero precision medicine for severe, early-onset neurogenetic disease: scientific, clinical and ethical considerations.
Pediatric research
Evidence versus equipoise in late preterm neonates with encephalopathy; to cool or not to cool, that is the question!
Pediatric research
Correction: Communicating neurological prognosis in the prenatal period: a narrative review and practice guidelines.
Pediatric research
Cumulative caffeine exposure predicts neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature infants.
Pediatric research
Prediction of cerebrospinal fluid intervention in fetal ventriculomegaly via AI-powered normative modelling.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
Punctate white matter lesions predict risk for cerebral palsy: further evidence for routine brain MRI in preterm infants.
Pediatric research
Two sides of the same coin: distinguishing the role of fetal versus maternal placental pathology on brain injury of prematurity.
Pediatric research
Maternal Social Determinants of Health and Risk of Perinatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.
JAMA neurology
Advocating for child health through storytelling.
Pediatric research
Fetal malformations of cortical development: review and clinical guidance.
Brain : a journal of neurology
Pediatric Neurology Trainee Award.
Pediatric neurology
Fetal MRI findings, etiology, and outcome in prenatally diagnosed schizencephaly.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
Difficult Conversations in Fetal-Neonatal Neurology: National Survey of Educational Experiences and Needs of Child Neurology Residents.
Pediatric neurology
Novel Approaches to the Treatment of Preterm White Matter Injury through Targeting Remyelination.
Clinics in perinatology
Fetal intracerebral hemorrhage: review of the literature and practice considerations.
Pediatric research
Up To Date
Neonatal encephalopathy: Clinical features and diagnosis
Fetal Callosal Anomalies: A Narrative Review and Practical Recommendations for Pediatric Neurologists.
Pediatric neurology
Data Collection Variability Across Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Registries.
The Journal of pediatrics
Communicating neurological prognosis in the prenatal period: a narrative review and practice guidelines.
Pediatric research
P833: Persistent clenched hands with or without adducted thumbs: A fetal ultrasound finding in neuronopathic Gaucher disease.
Genetics in Medicine Open
Fetal Intracranial Hemorrhage due to Uniparental Disomy and Unmasked MPL-Related Congenital Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia.
Prenatal diagnosis
Prenatally Diagnosed Absent Septum Pellucidum and Septo-Optic Dysplasia: A Narrative Review and Practical Recommendations for Pediatric Neurologists.
Pediatric neurology
Up To Date
Neonatal encephalopathy: Treatment and Prognosis
Brain health equity and the influence of social determinants across the life cycle.
Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine
Prenatally Diagnosed Holoprosencephaly: Review of the Literature and Practical Recommendations for Pediatric Neurologists.
Pediatric neurology
Fetal Brain MRI Findings in Myotonic Dystrophy and Considerations for Prenatal Genetic Testing.
Neurology. Genetics
Cerebrovascular Injury From Early-Onset Neonatal Escherichia coli Meningitis: Expanding the Clinical-Radiologic Phenotype.
Pediatric neurology
Predicting preterm post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation and the need for biomarkers.
Pediatric research
Fetal Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage Imaging Patterns, Etiology, and Outcomes: A Single Center Cohort Study.
Annals of neurology
Neuromonitoring practices for neonates with congenital heart disease: a scoping review.
Pediatric research
Proceedings of the 15th International Newborn Brain Conference: Fetal and/or neonatal brain development, both normal and abnormal: Fota Island, Cork, Ireland, February 28th - March 2nd 2024.
Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine
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 2
Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine
Fibrinogen inhibits sonic hedgehog signaling and impairs neonatal cerebellar development after blood-brain barrier disruption.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Families as partners in neonatal neuro-critical care programs.
Pediatric research
Correspondence on "Recognition and Management of Delirium in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Case Series From a Single-Center Level IV Intensive Care Unit".
Journal of child neurology
Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly: A Narrative Review and Practical Recommendations for Pediatric Neurologists.
Pediatric neurology
Diverse childhood neurologic disorders and outcomes following fetal neurologic consultation.
Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine
Fetal stroke- etiopathogenesis affecting the maternal-placental-fetal triad and neonate.
Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine
Trends in prenatal and pediatric viral infections, and the impact of climate change.
Pediatric research
Proceedings of the 15th International Newborn Brain Conference: Fetal and/or neonatal brain development, both normal and abnormal.
Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine
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.
Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine
Neuroprotective therapies in the NICU in preterm infants: present and future (Neonatal Neurocritical Care Series).
Pediatric research
Brain age predicted using graph convolutional neural network explains neurodevelopmental trajectory in preterm neonates.
European radiology
Asperger's syndrome - about time to rename it?
Pediatric research
Parents' Views on Autopsy, Organ Donation, and Research Donation After Neonatal Death.
JAMA network open
Pediatric Neurology in the Post-Roe Era.
Pediatric neurology
The Next Frontier in Neurology Is In Utero.
JAMA neurology
Spectrum of Fetal Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage in COL4A1/A2-Related Disorders.
Pediatric neurology
Fetal Neurology Practice Survey: Current Practice and the Future Directions.
Pediatric neurology
Using Neonatal Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Predict Gross Motor Disability at Four Years in Term-Born Children With Neonatal Encephalopathy.
Pediatric neurology
Critical congenital heart disease beyond HLHS and TGA: neonatal brain injury and early neurodevelopment.
Pediatric research
Declining Incidence of Postoperative Neonatal Brain Injury in Congenital Heart Disease.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
The impact of in utero transfusions on perinatal outcomes in patients with alpha thalassemia major: the UCSF registry.
Blood advances
Proceedings of the 14th International Newborn Brain Conference: Fetal and/or neonatal brain development, both normal and abnormal.
Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine
Proceedings of the 14th International Newborn Brain Conference: Neuro-imaging studies.
Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine
The Art, Science, and Secrets of Scanning Young Children.
Biological psychiatry
MRI Findings in Prematurely-Born Adolescents and Young Adults Who Screen Positive for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Pediatric neurology
Trial of Erythropoietin for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Newborns.
The New England journal of medicine
TEMPORAL TRENDS OF NEONATAL BRAIN INJURY IN COMPLEX CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: RESULTS FROM A 20 YEAR PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Rate of head ultrasound abnormalities at one month in very premature and extremely premature infants with normal initial screening ultrasound.
Pediatric radiology
Neonatal brain injury influences structural connectivity and childhood functional outcomes.
PloS one
Proceedings of the 13th International Newborn Brain Conference: Neuro-imaging studies.
Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine
Disorders of Neuronal Migration/Organization Convey the Highest Risk of Neonatal Onset Epilepsy Compared With Other Congenital Brain Malformations.
Pediatric neurology
Long-term cognitive outcomes in term newborns with watershed injury caused by neonatal encephalopathy.
Pediatric research
Relationship between social support and post-discharge mental health symptoms in mothers of preterm infants.
Journal of reproductive and infant psychology
How does the convergence of prematurity and congenital heart disease impact the developing brain?
Seminars in perinatology
Preterm neuroimaging: A fulcrum to advocate for earlier intervention.
Seminars in perinatology
Early MRI Predicts 30-Month Outcomes After Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy.
The Journal of pediatrics
Correction: Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia precursors influence risk of white matter injury and adverse neurodevelopmental outcome in preterm infants.
Pediatric research
Migraines During Pregnancy and the Risk of Maternal Stroke.
JAMA neurology
Cerebral palsy after very preterm birth - an imaging perspective.
Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine
Introduction.
Seminars in pediatric neurology
Cerebellar hypoplasia of prematurity: Causes and consequences.
Handbook of clinical neurology
Aberrant Structural Brain Connectivity in Adolescents with Attentional Problems Who Were Born Prematurely.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
Association of Histologic Chorioamnionitis With Perinatal Brain Injury and Early Childhood Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Among Preterm Neonates.
JAMA pediatrics
Outcomes After Acute Symptomatic Seizures in Children Admitted to a Neonatal Neurocritical Care Service.
Pediatric neurology
Neonatal Stroke.
Fetal and Neonatal Brain Injury
Early changes in brain structure correlate with language outcomes in children with neonatal encephalopathy.
NeuroImage. Clinical
Therapeutic Hypothermia after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children.
The New England journal of medicine
Altered Cerebellar Development in Preterm Newborns: Chicken or Egg?
The Journal of pediatrics
Functional Outcome Trajectories After Out-of-Hospital Pediatric Cardiac Arrest.
Critical care medicine
Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Characteristics and Their Association With Survival and Neurobehavioral Outcome.
Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies
Microstructure of the Default Mode Network in Preterm Infants.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
Perinatal neuroprotection update.
F1000Research
Antenatal Exposure to Magnesium Sulfate Is Associated with Reduced Cerebellar Hemorrhage in Preterm Newborns.
The Journal of pediatrics
White Matter Injury in Premature Newborns.
Neonatal network : NN
Hindbrain regional growth in preterm newborns and its impairment in relation to brain injury.
Human brain mapping
Impaired cognitive performance in premature newborns with two or more surgeries prior to term-equivalent age.
Pediatric research
Therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in children.
The New England journal of medicine
Diminished white matter injury over time in a cohort of premature newborns.
The Journal of pediatrics
Neonatal seizures and therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Molecular & cellular epilepsy
MRI findings in infants with infantile spasms after neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Pediatric neurology
Evolution of pattern of injury and quantitative MRI on days 1 and 3 in term newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Pediatric research
Anti-myelin antibodies modulate clinical expression of childhood multiple sclerosis.
Journal of neuroimmunology
Acute treatment of paediatric migraine: a meta-analysis of efficacy.
Journal of paediatrics and child health
Corrections.
Annals of neurology
Natalizumab effects on immune cell responses in multiple sclerosis.
Annals of neurology