Maria del Mar Miserachs

Project Investigator, SickKids Research Institute

Dr. Mar Miserachs is a Staff Physician in the Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and an Assistant Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. She completed her medical degree, paediatric residency and PhD in Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Spain. Before moving to Toronto in 2014 to complete a dual fellowship in Paediatric Gastroenterology and Paediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at SickKids, she was a Staff Paediatric Hepatologist in Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron in Barcelona, Spain, from 2011 to 2013.

Research

Dr. Miserachs’ research activities focus on paediatric liver diseases and paediatric liver transplantation. Her research work is dedicated to improving the nutritional care of liver transplant recipients, and enhancing post-transplant ouctomes including quality of life and sucessful transitions from paediatric to adult health care.

Education and experience

• 2019–Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2019–Present: Physician, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2019–2024: Physician, Department of Paediatrics, North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2018–2023: PhD, Department of Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology,Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
• 2016–2017: Certificate Course in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (C-QuIPS), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2015–2018: Fellowship, Paediatric Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2014–2015: Fellowship, Paediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplant, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children), Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2011–2013: Physician, Paediatric Liver Transplant Program, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
• 2009–2010: Masters in Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain

Achievements

• 2019: IPTA-CST Scientific Award, International Pediatric Transplant Association
• 2017: Dick Hamilton Award, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

1. Miserachs M, Kean P, Tuira L, Al Nasser Y, De Angelis M, Van Roestel K, Ghanekar A, Cattral M, Mouzaki M, Ng VL, Mtaweh H, Avitzur Y. Standardized Feeding Protocol Improves Delivery and Acceptance of Enteral Nutrition in Children Immediately After Liver Transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2021 Oct;27(10):1443-1453. doi: 10.1002/lt.26102. Epub 2021 Jul 13. PMID: 34018670.
2. Miserachs M, Lurz E, Levman A, Ghanekar A, Cattral M, Ng V, Grant D, Avitzur Y. Diagnosis, Outcome, and Management of Chylous Ascites Following Pediatric Liver Transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2019 Sep;25(9):1387-1396. doi: 10.1002/lt.25604. Epub 2019 Aug 6. PMID: 31301267; PMCID: PMC7165704.
3. Miserachs M, Parmar A, Bakula A, Hierro L, D'Antiga L, Goldschmidt I, Debray D, A McLin V, Casotti V, Pawłowska J, Camarena C, R Otley A, Baumann U, L Ng V. Health-related quality of life in pre-adolescent liver transplant recipients with biliary atresia: A cross-sectional study. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2019 Aug;43(4):427-435. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2018.10.018. Epub 2018 Dec 6. PMID: 30528863.
4. Avitzur Y, Miserachs M. Quality of life on long-term parenteral nutrition: can it be an indication for intestinal transplantation? Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2018 Apr;23(2):199-206. doi: 10.1097/MOT.0000000000000503. PMID: 29351131.
5. Miserachs M, Nicholas DB, Otley AR, Ng VL. Health-Related Quality of Life after Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Qualitative Analysis of the Perspectives of Health Care Providers. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017;2017:5274923. doi: 10.1155/2017/5274923. Epub 2017 Jun 20. PMID: 28713797; PMCID: PMC5496102.