Shreya Moodley

MD

Investigator and Fetal and Pediatric Cardiologist, BC Children's Hospital

Despite improvements in survival, children with congenital heart disease (CHD) remain at risk for a range of neurological, cognitive, and psychosocial challenges that can impact their overall development and affect their quality of life. There are many factors that may influence the neurodevelopmental trajectory of a patient, with the role of intrinsic factors like genetics now known to be of great significance. Though intrinsic patient-specific factors often cannot be altered, there are many psychosocial and perioperative factors that can be manipulated and modified. My research focuses on improving neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with CHD through interventions that begin in the prenatal stage, continue throughout the newborn period, and into childhood and adolescence.