Steven P. Miller

FRCPC, MDCM

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Hudson Family Hospital Chair in Pediatric Medicine
Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Chief of Pediatric Medicine, BC Children's Hospital & Sunny Hill Health Centre, Provincial Health Services Authority

Our neonatal neurology research group aims to better understand brain development and injury in the newborn. We study how a baby’s critical care experience influences their risk of brain injury and their trajectory of brain development using advanced magnetic resonance (MR) techniques and bedside brain monitoring. A better understanding of the factors that impact brain development and injury is enabling us to support the neurodevelopmental outcomes of children born preterm or with congenital heart disease.

Academic Affiliations

  • Professor, , Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Brain, Behaviour & Development
  • Research Group(s): Neurodevelopmental and Neurological Disorders; Visualizing the Brain

Contact Information

Assistant

Maria Lopes Chau

mlopeschau@cw.bc.ca

Location

4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4

Grants

Once Upon a Time Foundation: Cerebellum Project as Co-I – Project: “Growth Charts for the Human Cerebellum” (2024-2027), PI: Diedrichsen J

NIH NHLBI (Applicant PI shifted to Co-I during transition to UBC) – Project: “Brain Injury and Dysmaturation in Newborns with Congenital Heart Disease Born Preterm” (2023-2028)

CIHR SPOR Networks - Knowledge Mobilization and Implementation Science – Project: “CHILD-BRIGHT moving forward: An inclusive community for equity-driven knowledge mobilization and implementation science” (2022-2026), with Co-PIs: Majnemer A, Goldowitz D

NIH NINDS as Co-I – Project: “A risk of acquired neonatal significant brain injury during perinatal transition in congenital heart disease: TRANSIT CHD Study” (2021-2026)

CIHR Operating Grant– Project: “Neurodevelopmental function and neural oscillations in children born with congenital heart disease: the roles of brain injury, brain growth and heart function” (2021-2026)

CIHR Operating Grant– Project: “Healthy brain growth in preterm children for optimal function: do males and females differ?” (2020-2024)

Honours & Awards

King Charles III Coronation Medal, Government of Canada – 2025

James H. Graham Award, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – 2023

Fellow, Royal Society of Canada – 2022

Bernard Sachs Award, Child Neurology Society – 2022

Individual Leadership Award, Children's Healthcare Canada – 2021

Physician Researcher Award for Scientific Accomplishment, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children – 2021

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