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Marc Beltempo

Academic title(s): 

Neonatologist, Montreal Children’s Hospital, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ Health Centre
Associate Director of Research, Division of Neonatology

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ
Associate Member, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ

Scientist, Research Institute of the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ Health Centre

Marc Beltempo
Contact Information
Address: 

Montreal Children’s Hospital - CORE
5252 De Maisonneuve Ouest, 3F.43
Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3S9
Canada

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Email address: 
marc.beltempo [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
Tel 514 412-4400 Ext 23032
Division: 
Neonatology
Area(s): 
Clinical trials
Epidemiology
Health services research
Prematurity
Quality improvement
Degree(s): 
  • MD, FRCPC, MSc
  • 2005-2009 Université de Montréal, Doctor of Medicine Ìý
  • 2009-2012 Université Laval, FRCP(C) PaediatricsÌýÌý
  • 2012-2014 Université Laval, FRCP(C) Neonatal-Perinatal MedicineÌýÌý
  • 2014-2017 Université de Montréal, MSc in Health AdministrationÌýÌý
  • 2016-2018 Research fellowship, MiCare Research Centre and the Canadian Neonatal Network, University of TorontoÌý
Biography: 

Dr. Marc Beltempo isÌýa staff neonatologist and scientist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital – ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ Health Centre (Montreal). His research focuses on evaluating how the organization of work affects outcomes of infants and identifying best care practices to improve care. Using clinical and administrative databases, he evaluates the effects of different healthcare delivery models (nursing ratios, physician staffing), resource allocation (unit occupancy, nursing overtime) and interventions on quality of care and efficiency in the neonatal intensive care unit. As the Director of the Canadian Neonatal Network, Dr. Beltempo is leading several studies that aim to improve quality of care in the neonatal intensive care unit. He holds funding from the CIHR, Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation, the Canadian Neonatal Foundation, FRQ-S and the Ministry of Health. The overarching goal is to improve quality of care and improve efficiency in the delivery of care.

Areas of expertise: 
  • Neonatology
  • Database analysis
  • Quality improvement
  • Workforce organization
  • Resource allocation
Areas of interest: 
  • Neonatology
  • Prematurity
  • Health-care services research
  • Health outcomes research
  • Quality improvement
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 
  • 2016 Bourse de reconnaissance de l’excellence de l’Université de Montréal
  • 2018 Prix Robert Wood Johnson for emerging leading in healthcare management
  • 2021 Early Career Investigator Highlight – August 2021, Pediatric Research
  • 2022 Selected as one of the Top articles of 2021 by Society of Pediatric Research for the article: Fluid and sodium status in the first 10 days of life and death/bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2021 Apr 6.
  • 2022 Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting Early Career Researcher Honorable Mention
  • 2023 Early Career Investigator Highlight – May 2023, Pediatric Research
  • 2024 Travel Award grant for Early Career Investigators, Pediatrics Academic Societies
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