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University of Calgary and Alberta Children's Hospital
Prof. Khorshid Mohammad, MD, MSc, FABP, FRCP(Edin), FRCPC (Neonatology) is an internationally recognized neonatologist, neonatal neurologist, and neonatal neurocritical-care specialist based in Calgary, Canada. He is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, and a staff neonatologist in the Section of Newborn Critical Care. His work focuses particularly on newborn brain injury, neonatal neurocritical care, neonatal neurology, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, therapeutic hypothermia, and neurodevelopmental outcomes of high-risk newborns.
Prof. Mohammad holds several important positions at the University of Calgary and Alberta Children's Hospital:
His official University of Calgary curriculum vitae identifies him as Dr. Khorshid Mohammad, MD, MSc (Pediatrics), FABP, FRCP (Edin), FRCPC (Neonatology).
Prof. Mohammad completed his medical and postgraduate training in pediatrics before specializing in neonatology. His professional training includes:
His specialist training and subsequent career have concentrated on the care of critically ill newborns, with an increasing emphasis on neonatal neurology and neurocritical care.
Prof. Mohammad's principal area of expertise is the intersection between neonatal intensive care and newborn brain health.
His areas of clinical and academic expertise include:
His role as NICU lead for neurocritical care and director of newborn neuro-intensive care reflects his particular focus on improving neurological outcomes for critically ill newborns.
Prof. Mohammad has an extensive research portfolio in neonatal neurology and neonatal brain injury.
His research has included the development of approaches for identifying, classifying and managing brain injury in premature and critically ill newborns. He has collaborated internationally with researchers in Canada, the United States and Europe.
One important area of his work has been standardizing the assessment of preterm brain injury using cranial ultrasound. His CV lists the paper:
“Consensus Approach for Standardizing the Screening and Classification of Preterm Brain Injury Diagnosed with Cranial Ultrasound: a Canadian Perspective.”
He has also contributed to research examining neonatal encephalopathy, therapeutic hypothermia, cardiovascular management during cooling, placental pathology and neonatal brain injury.
Prof. Mohammad has been involved in research examining causes of neonatal encephalopathy other than hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. One collaborative publication, “Neonatal Encephalopathy: Etiologies other than Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy,” addresses the broader range of conditions that can produce neurological dysfunction in newborns.
Another area of his research is therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy. His work has examined management considerations for infants receiving hypothermia treatment, including cardiovascular care during neonatal cooling.
More recent collaborative research involving Prof. Mohammad has examined long-term outcomes following hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy after therapeutic hypothermia, including the relationship between standardized brain-injury classification and later outcomes.
One of Prof. Mohammad's major professional contributions is his involvement in establishing and developing neonatal neurocritical care as a specialized area of practice.
He serves as Chair of the Area of Focused Competence (AFC) working group in neonatal neurocritical care, contributing to the development of structured specialist training in this field.
He is also involved with the Newborn Brain Society, where he serves as Chair of the Education Committee. The Society brings together professionals working to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of newborn brain injury.
Prof. Mohammad has contributed to numerous collaborative scientific projects involving leading neonatal and pediatric researchers. His published work covers:
His name also appears in proceedings from the International Newborn Brain Conference, demonstrating his continuing involvement in the international newborn-brain research community.
Prof. Mohammad is a frequent contributor to scientific and educational programmes concerning neonatal neurology and newborn brain injury.
He has been listed as a faculty member of NeoBrain KSA, an educational programme focused on neonatal neurocritical care. His official faculty profile identifies his University of Calgary appointments and leadership roles in newborn neurocritical care and the Newborn Brain Society.
He is also listed among the international faculty for the 24th Annual Saudi Neonatology Society Conference 2026, where he is scheduled to speak during the Brain Protection & Neuroprotection session. His presentation is:
“Therapeutic hypothermia in late preterms: the 2025 NICHD trial and current controversies.”
Saudi Neonatology Society (SNS)
Saudi Neonatology Society (SNS)