- Overview
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Disseminating and implementing research outcomes to benefit our patients is one of the barriers in improving patient care. My research focus is on patient-centered outcomes and quality improvement research because they form an intimate relationship with our patients, evaluating all direct and indirect factors that affect patients’ health service experience.
- Publications
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Prevalence of previously undiagnosed psychiatric symptom groupings in pediatric patients with bladder and bowel dysfunction
Journal of Pediatric Urology
Andrew E. MacNeily and Kourosh Afshar and Valerie Hogues and Soojin Kim and Maryam Noparast and Clara Westwell-Roper and S. Evelyn Stewart
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.10.004
02/2024Quality of Life and Bladder Symptoms in Adolescents and Young Adults with Spina Bifida Who Catheterize via Urethra vs Catheterizable Channel
Journal of Urology
DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004013
2024Association Between Quality of Life and Neurogenic Bowel Symptoms by Bowel Management Program in Spina Bifida
Urology
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.12.012
2024Comparison of web-based information about cell-free DNA prenatal screening: implications for differences of sex development care
Frontiers in Urology
DOI: 10.3389/fruro.2023.1144618
2023Canadians’ (over)active contributions to overactive bladder research
Canadian Urological Association Journal
Kim, S.
DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.8111
2022Discovery and characterization of a first-in-field transcription factor BRN2 inhibitor for the treatment of neuroendocrine prostate cancer
bioRxiv
DOI: 10.1101/2022.05.04.490172
2022The Association of Health Literacy with Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth and Young Adults with Spina Bifida: A Cross-Sectional Study
Journal of Pediatrics
Rague, J.T. and Kim, S. and Hirsch, J. and Meyer, T. and Rosoklija, I. and Larson, J.E. and Swaroop, V.T. and Bowman, R. and Bowen, D.K. and Cheng, E.Y. and Gordon, E.J. and Holmbeck, G. and Chu, D.I. and Isakova, T. and Yerkes, E.B. and Chu, D.I.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.08.005
2022Assessment of Health Literacy and Self-reported Readiness for Transition to Adult Care Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Spina Bifida
JAMA Network Open
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.27034
2021Implementation and sustainability of an enhanced recovery pathway in pediatric bladder reconstruction: Flexibility, commitment, teamwork
Journal of Pediatric Urology
Chan, Y.Y. and Chu, D.I. and Hirsch, J. and Kim, S. and Rosoklija, I. and Studer, A. and Brockel, M.A. and Cheng, E.Y. and Raval, M.V. and Burjek, N.E. and Rove, K.O. and Yerkes, E.B.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.08.023
2021An androgen receptor switch underlies lineage infidelity in treatment-resistant prostate cancer
Nature Cell Biology
DOI: 10.1038/s41556-021-00743-5
2021Prioritization and management recommendations of pediatric urology conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada
Keefe DT and Rickard M and Anderson P and Bagli D and Blais AS and Bolduc S and Braga LH and Brownrigg N and Chua M and Dave S and Santos JD and Guerra L and Hayashi AH and Keays MA and Wang PZT
DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.6693
PubMed: 32525802
06/2020Association of number and type of serious complications with failure to rescue in children undergoing surgery: A NSQIP-Pediatric analysis
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Kim, S. and Balmert, L. and Raval, M.V. and Johnson, E.K. and Abdullah, F. and Chu, D.I.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.04.006
2020Federal research funding and academic productivity in pediatric urology: from early career to research independence
Journal of Pediatric Urology
Kim, S. and Li, B. and Rosoklija, I. and Johnson, E.K. and Yerkes, E. and Chu, D.I.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2019.02.018
2019PEG10 is associated with treatment-induced neuroendocrine prostate cancer
Journal of Molecular Endocrinology
DOI: 10.1530/JME-18-0226
2019Surgical, Patient, and Parental Considerations in the Management of Children with Differences of Sex Development
Current Pediatrics Reports
Soojin Kim and Ilina Rosoklija and Emilie K. Johnson
DOI: 10.1007/s40124-018-0177-4
06/2018Six of one, half a dozen of the other: A measure of multidisciplinary inter/intra-rater reliability of the society for fetal urology and urinary tract dilation grading systems for hydronephrosis
Journal of Pediatric Urology
Rickard, M. and Easterbrook, B. and Kim, S. and Farrokhyar, F. and Stein, N. and Arora, S. and Belostotsky, V. and DeMaria, J. and Lorenzo, A.J. and Braga, L.H.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.09.005
2017Survey on the perception of urology as a specialty by medical students
Canadian Urological Association Journal
Kim, S. and Farrokhyar, F. and Braga, L.H.
DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.3621
2016Combined AKT and MEK pathway blockade in pre-clinical models of enzalutamide-resistant prostate cancer
PLoS ONE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152861
2016The placental gene PEG10 promotes progression of neuroendocrine prostate cancer
Cell Reports
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.07.012
2015Is there an optimal contralateral testicular cut-off size that predicts monorchism in boys with nonpalpable testicles?
Journal of Pediatric Urology
L.H. Braga and S. Kim and F. Farrokhyar and A.J. Lorenzo
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2014.05.011
08/2014A novel endoscopic treatment for renal arteriopelvic fistula post-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
International Braz J Urol
Chao, D. and Abdulla, A.N. and Kim, S. and Hoogenes, J. and Matsumoto, E.D.
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2014.04.18
2014Analysis of duplicate presentations accepted at two top international pediatric urology meetings
Journal of Pediatric Urology
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2011.02.031
2012 - Research
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Cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) as a tool for Prenatal Diagnosis
Cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) is a noninvasive prenatal test (NIPT) that analyzes maternal blood to detect fetal genetic material. Since direct access to the test was available to the pregnant women via commercial companies, there was an increasing number of women using cffDNA for “gender” determination. At the same time, there was also increasing reports about “misdiagnoses.” It was recognized in the medical community that there is a lack of evidence-based methods for validating cffDNA for gender determination, of accuracy of the information provided by Internet-based companies, and of consumer education regarding possible incorrect results and/or disorder of sex development (DSD) detection. This study was designed to systematically review, assess and compare currently available online information about cffDNA as a tool for prenatal diagnosis.Number and Type of Serious Complications Associated with Failure to Rescue
Complications and mortality are frequently measured as surrogate markers for quality of care, which is why resources are heavily mobilized to measure and reduce postoperative complications and mortality. However, there has been accumulating evidence that failure to rescue (FTR) may be a better quality indicator than isolated complications and mortality outcomes. In the pediatric surgical population, FTR has been studied in a limited fashion. This study aims to determine the rate of FTR in the pediatric surgical population and to assess if number and type of serious complications are associated with FTR.The 2011 American Academy of Pediatrics Urinary Tract Infection (AAP UTI) Guidelines
The 2011 American Academy of Pediatrics Urinary Tract Infection (AAP UTI) Guidelines are controversial, particularly related to voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) ordering. Knowledge and adherence to the guidelines may vary by specialty. Among pediatric specialists, the current study aims to evaluate: 1) Attitudes towards the 2011 AAP UTI guidelines, 2) Reported application of the guidelines using a hypothetical clinical scenario.Honours & AwardsThe National Arts Program Award (3rd Place) 2018
ACS Quality and Safety Conference – Best Trainee Abstract Award 2019
Resident Research Day Winner (3rd Place) 2013
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Graduate Trainee Scholarship 2017
Congress European Society for Paediatric Urology (ESPU) Joint Meeting 2015 Poster Presentation 2nd Place Award
Canadian Urological Association Prize Essay Winner 2015
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Health Professional Student Research Award 2012
Research Group MembersAlshalan Abdullah, Fellow
Hans Bae, Research Assistant
Harry Chae, Medical Student
Aygun Ibrahimova
Amy Lee, Research Assistant
Saige Park, Volunteer
Outstanding Achievement Award by an Undergraduate or Medical Student: Isabella Parrotta
Isabella Parrotta is the 2022 recipient of BCCHR's Outstanding Achievement Award by an Undergraduate or Medical Student. At 22 years old, she's keeping her options open on whether she wants to pursue medical school or physiotherapy after graduation, but has already gained tons of valuable experience from her involvement in several research projects at BCCHR.
