Michael Khoury

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Pediatrics Dept

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Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Pediatrics Dept

Email: khoury1@ualberta.ca
Phone: (780) 407-8361

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Area of Study / Keywords

Dyslipidemia Hypertension Exercise Transplant Cardiomyopathy

About

Michael Khoury is a pediatric cardiologist and Associate Professor at the Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, where he serves as the Section Head of Pediatric Preventive Cardiology. He completed his pediatric residency at the University of Toronto and pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Toronto and Alberta. He underwent subspecialty fellowships in Pediatric Preventive Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Alberta. He was the Co-Chair of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Clinical Practice Update on pediatric lipid disorders and is also the Co-Chair on an upcoming Canadian Paediatric Society Position Statement on the same topic. His research interests include a focus in improving the detection and management of children and families with familial hypercholesterolemia.

Featured Publications

New Insights on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adults With Systemic Right Ventricles

Jared Sheridan, Michael Khoury

CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. 2025 October; 10.1016/j.cjcpc.2025.05.004

The prevention of adult cardiovascular disease must begin in childhood: evidence and imperative

Michael Khoury, Adam L. Ware, Brian W. McCrindle

Nature Reviews Cardiology. 2025 September; 10.1038/s41569-025-01209-z

Right Ventricular Dysfunction by Echocardiography Is an Early Marker of Evolving Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Children After Heart Transplantation

Judith Namuyonga, Aslak Widerøe Kristoffersen, Nassiba Alami‐Laroussi, David Youssef, Jennifer Conway, Michael Khoury, Lily Lin, Luke Eckersley, Nee Scze Khoo, Simon Urschel

Pediatric Transplantation. 2025 September; 10.1111/petr.70160

Kawasaki Disease in Canada: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Shannon Oliver, Michael Khoury

CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. 2025 August; 10.1016/j.cjcpc.2025.08.001

Rejection and graft vasculopathy secondary to effects of Crohn's disease in a heart-transplanted child

Shannon Oliver, Jennifer Conway, Darren Freed, Anne Halpin, Hien Huynh, Michael Khoury, Cheryl Kluthe, Esme Dijke, Lori West, Simon Urschel

American Journal of Transplantation. 2025 August; 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.04.020

Spectrum of Coronary Artery Involvement With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Versus Kawasaki Disease

Simon Lee, Ashraf S. Harahsheh, Geetha Raghuveer, Michael A. Portman, Arash A. Sabati, Michael Khoury, Nagib Dahdah, Marianna Fabi, Supriya S. Jain, Audrey Dionne, Kyle Runeckles, Frederic Dallaire, Nadine F. Choueiter, Tyler H. Harris, Matthew D. Elias, Anji T. Yetman, Balasubramanian Sundaram, Luis M. Garrido‐Garcia, Nilanjana Misra, Cedric Manlhiot, Pedrom Farid, Brian W. McCrindle

Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025 May; 10.1161/JAHA.124.037761

Modifiable Health Behaviours in Children with HCM: Lessons from the Heart Health Survey

Mitchell J. Wagner, Aamir Jeewa, Tara Pidborochynski, Samuel Lemaire-Paquette, Michael Khoury, Chentel Cunningham, Santokh Dhillon, Nassiba Alami Laroussi, Laurence Vaujois, Frederic Dallaire, Daryl Schantz, Kathryn Armstrong, Wadi Mawad, Timothy J. Bradley, Jennifer Conway

Pediatric Cardiology. 2025 January; 10.1007/s00246-024-03746-9

The role of diagnostic modalities in differentiating hypertensive heart disease and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: strategies in adults for potential application in paediatrics

Mitchell J. Wagner, Catherine Morgan, Sara Rodriguez Lopez, Lily Q. Lin, Darren H. Freed, Joseph J. Pagano, Michael Khoury, Jennifer Conway

Cardiology in the Young. 2025 January; 10.1017/S1047951124026052

Seasons of Kawasaki Disease during the COVID-19 pandemic

Todd T. Nowlen, Ashraf S. Harahsheh, Geetha Raghuveer, Simon Lee, Anji T. Yetman, Nagib Dahdah, Michael A. Portman, Supriya S. Jain, Michael Khoury, Selemet Tierney, Cedric Manlhiot, Pedrom Farid, Brian W. McCrindle

Cardiology in the Young. 2024 November; 10.1017/S1047951124036047

Exploring Health‐Related Quality of Life in Children With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Relationship to Physical Activity

Mitchell J. Wagner, Aamir Jeewa, Tara Pidborochynski, Samuel Lemaire‐Paquette, Michael Khoury, Chentel Cunningham, Santokh Dhillon, Nassiba Alami Laroussi, Laurence Vaujois, Frederic Dallaire, Daryl Schantz, Kathryn Armstrong, Wadi Mawad, Timothy J. Bradley, Jennifer Conway

Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024 June; 10.1161/JAHA.123.033968

Let's get physical: Aerobic capacity, muscle strength, and muscle endurance after pediatric heart transplantation

Amanda R. Krysler, Chantal J. Allan, Ingrid Larsen, Sunita Mathur, Catherine Morgan, Steven C. Greenway, Tom Blydt‐Hansen, Michael Khoury, Lori J. West, Simon Urschel

Pediatric Transplantation. 2024 May; 10.1111/petr.14731

Uncertain benefit of statins in pediatric heart transplant recipients: A PHTS analysis

Madeleine Townsend, Michael Khoury, Devin Koehl, James K. Kirklin, Ryan Cantor, Gary Beasley, Chiu-Yu Chen, Gerard Boyle, John J. Parent, Nathanya Baez Hernandez, Nancy Halnon

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2024 May; 10.1016/j.healun.2023.11.021

Physical Activity Promotion Among Individuals With Tetralogy of Fallot

Mackenzie Buchanan, Christopher Spence, Michelle Keir, Michael Khoury

CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. 2023 December; 10.1016/j.cjcpc.2023.08.002

Exploring the Promise of Telemedicine Exercise Interventions in Children and Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease

Christopher Spence, Nee Khoo, Andrew Mackie, Jennifer Conway, Samira Rowland, Rae Foshaug, Pierre Boulanger, John C. Spence, Michael K. Stickland, Michael Khoury

Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2023 November; 10.1016/j.cjca.2023.08.015

Cascade Screening in Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Achieving Buy-In and Turning Patients Into Partners

Michael Khoury

CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. 2023 October; 10.1016/j.cjcpc.2023.06.002

Successful ABO incompatible heart transplantation after desensitization therapy in an older child

Annemarie Krauss, Lori J. West, Jennifer Conway, Michael Khoury, Susann Nahirniak, Anne Halpin, Mohammed Al Aklabi, Simon Urschel

Pediatric Transplantation. 2023 May; 10.1111/petr.14459

Evaluating the Prevalence and Factors Associated With an Optimal Neurodevelopmental Outcome in 4- to 6-Year-Old Children With Fontan Circulation

Michael Khoury, Morteza Hajihosseini, Charlene M.T. Robertson, Gwen Bond, Darren Freed, Irina Dinu, Sue Makarchuk, Ari Joffe, Joseph Atallah

Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2023 February; 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.10.022

The Value of Measuring Lipoprotein(a) in Children

Michael Khoury, Shoa L. Clarke

Circulation. 2023 January; 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062592

Measuring Cardiovascular Risk Across the Lifespan: When Should We Start Checking and What Should We Do About It?

Michael Khoury

Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2022 August; 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.04.019

The Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Dyslipidemia in Children and Adolescents: A Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association Clinical Practice Update

Michael Khoury, Jean-Luc Bigras, Elizabeth A. Cummings, Kevin C. Harris, Robert A. Hegele, Mélanie Henderson, Katherine M. Morrison, Julie St-Pierre, Peter D. Wong, Brian W. McCrindle

Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2022 August; 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.05.002

Exercise Training for People Living With Fontan Circulation: An Underutilized Intervention

Michael Khoury, Rachael Cordina

Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2022 July; 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.01.008

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy in pediatric heart transplant recipients does early-onset portend a worse prognosis?

Michael Khoury, Jennifer Conway, Jeffrey G. Gossett, Erik Edens, Stephanie Soto, Ryan Cantor, Devin Koehl, Aliessa Barnes, Vernat Exil, Lauren Glass, James K. Kirklin, Warren A. Zuckerman

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2022 May; 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.012

Use of Photovoice to Explore Pediatric Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and their Parents' Perceptions of a Heart‐Healthy Lifestyle

Frances Sobierajski, Kate Storey, Melissa Bird, Samantha Anthony, Sarah Pol, Tara Pidborochynski, Diana Balmer‐Minnes, Alliya Remtulla Tharani, Alyssa Power, Michael Khoury, Chentel Cunningham, Aamir Jeewa, Jennifer Conway

Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022 April; 10.1161/JAHA.121.023572

Significant Variation in Exercise Recommendations for Youth With Cardiomyopathies or Fontan Circulation

Michael Khoury, Samuel Wittekind, Ashwin K. Lal, Jennifer Conway, Neha Bansal, Angela Lorts, David Rosenthal, Danielle Burstein

Circulation: Heart Failure. 2021 September; 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.008738

Proton-pump inhibitor use and risk of community-acquired pneumonia in congenital heart disease patients

Patrick D. Evers, Dóra K. Farkas, Michael Khoury, Morten Olsen, Nicolas L. Madsen

International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease. 2021 August; 10.1016/j.ijcchd.2021.100152

Hypertension masquerading as Pediatric Cardiomyopathy: an exercise in cognitive biases

Asim Al Balushi, Chentel Cunningham, Manjula Gowrishankar, Jennifer Conway, Michael Khoury

Cardiology in the Young. 2021 June; 10.1017/S1047951121000093

Effectiveness and Safety of Statin Therapy in Children: A Real-World Clinical Practice Experience

Rae-Ellen W. Kavey, Cedric Manlhiot, Kyle Runeckles, Tanveer Collins, Samuel S. Gidding, Matthew Demczko, Sarah Clauss, Ashraf S. Harahsheh, Michele Mietus-Syder, Michael Khoury, Nicolas Madsen, Brian W. McCrindle

CJC Open. 2020 November; 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.06.002

Cardiac rehabilitation in the paediatric Fontan population: development of a home-based high-intensity interval training programme

Michael Khoury, Devin B. Phillips, Peter W. Wood, William R. Mott, Michael K. Stickland, Pierre Boulanger, Gwen R. Rempel, Jennifer Conway, Andrew S. Mackie, Nee S. Khoo

Cardiology in the Young. 2020 October; 10.1017/S1047951120002097

Universal screening for cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescents to identify high-risk families: A population-based cross-sectional study

BMC Pediatrics. 2016 January; 10.1186/s12887-016-0548-3

Role of waist measures in characterizing the lipid and blood pressure assessment of adolescents classified by body mass index

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2012 January; 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.126

Erratum: Modulating hedgehog signaling can attenuate the severity of osteoarthritis (Nature Medicine (2009) 15 (1421-1425))

Nature Medicine. 2010 January; 10.1038/nm0110-129b