Thiviya Selvanathan

Dr. Thiviya Selvanathan is a pediatric neurologist and clinician scientist at BC Children’s Hospital with specialized training in neonatal neurology. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Selvanathan completed her residency and fellowship training at the Hospital for Sick Children. She completed her PhD in neonatal neuroscience at the University of Toronto. Dr. Selvanathan is passionate about investigating early brain development using advanced neuroimaging techniques. Her research focuses on understanding how early-life brain injury and NICU clinical care impact brain development in infants at high risk for developmental disabilities including preterm infants or newborns with hypoxicischemic encephalopathy. Her research work extends to investigating long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in children who have experienced neonatal brain injury, with an emphasis on identifying strategies to promote lifelong brain health.