Children undergoing corrective heart surgery are often exposed to high oxygen levels (hyperoxia). Since oxygen is essential to life, its potentially detrimental effects when administered in excess are rarely considered. Karim's Ph.D. thesis showed that exposure to hyperoxia can lead to the development of a variety of detrimental metabolic and functional cardiovascular complications in the newborn in an experimental setting. These novel findings have significant implications in the clinical use of hyperoxia which impact on pediatric cardiac patient care. Presently, Karim is a member of the faculty and an associate researcher at The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences.
Left to Right: Karim Bandali, Dr. Wilfred G. Bigelow, Dr. Margaret Rand (Chair, Awards & Scholarships Committee)