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I’m pleased to share the latest DoM research newsletter. Thank you to all the division heads and members for taking the time to provide the information that helped populate this newsletter. As always, our researchers have many achievements to celebrate and be proud of.

Vip Jairath
Professor, Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Associate Chair, Research, DOM
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In Memoriam: Dr. Brian Feagan


Dr. Brian Feagan

With sadness, we share the passing of Dr. Brian Feagan on November 23, 2025. 

Brian was a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University and a gastroenterologist at London Health Sciences Centre. A global leader in the design and execution of large-scale clinical trials, he dedicated his career to improving care for people living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. 

His research, vision and leadership touched millions of lives across the globe.

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PUBLICATIONS
Division of Cardiology

Al-Jarshawi M, Kobo O, Ko DT, Wijeysundera HC, Azam MG, Silverwood V, Bajpai R, Bagur R, Mamas MA. Prognostic value of the American Heart Association PREVENT cardiovascular disease risk equations in cancer survivorship: A NHANES population-based study (2009-2018). J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Oct 21;14(20):e042209. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.125.042209

Bilal M, Tariq A, Jamil Y, Azfar SA, Khan HR. Optimizing ultrasound-guided placement of cardiac implantable electronic devices: Current uses and challenges. Echocardiography. 2025 Oct;42(10):e70302. doi: 10.1111/echo.70302

Butler M, Weight N, Rashid M, Bagur R, Parwani P, Hider S, Roddy E, Butler R, Mamas MA. The temporal trends and short- and long-term mortality of people with acute myocardial infarction and rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide cohort study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2025 Dec 14. doi: 10.1002/acr.70009

Chandy M, Jimenez-Tellez N, Wu JC. The relationship between cannabis and cardiovascular disease: clearing the haze. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2025 Jul;22(7):467-481. doi: 10.1038/s41569-025-01121-6

d'Entremont MA, Jolly SS, Alharthi F, Shah B, Austin D, Yi Q, Storey RF, Bossard M, Cornel J, Jaspers Focks J, Kedev S, Asani V, Stankovic G, Tsang M, Valettas N, Tyrwhitt J, Betz J, Lee SF, Mian R, Silvain J, Beygui F, Czarnecki A, Dehghani P, Cantor W, Lavi S, Spratt JC, Belley-Côté EP, Eikelboom JW. Benefit-risk of colchicine and spironolactone in acute myocardial infarction: a prespecified generalised pairwise comparisons analysis of the CLEAR trial. Heart. 2025 Sep 11:heartjnl-2025-326218. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2025-326218

d'Entremont MA, Lee SF, Wijeysundera HC, Tsang MB, Amlani S, Wassef A, Lavi S, So DY, Betz J, Tyrwhitt J, Graham J, Cantor WJ, Bagherli A, Vijayaraghavan R, Jolly SS. Design and rationale of the HD PCI trial: A cluster randomized crossover trial of higher vs. lower dose heparin for elective percutaneous coronary intervention. Am Heart J. 2025 Dec 22:107330. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2025.107330

Giordano A, Biondi-Zoccai G, Cohen DJ, Bagur R, Corcione N. Lessons learned from the ACURATE IDE trial for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Oct;106(4):2554-2560. doi: 10.1002/ccd.70092

Jimenez-Tellez N, Williams D, Liu Y, Wang M, Chandy M, Wu JC. Transcriptomic analysis of nicotine on the cardiovascular system using a diverse population of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial cells. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2025 Jan;198:21-23. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2024.11.001

Khan HR, Triemstra S, Pardo A, Moustafa AT, Mokhtar AT, Antiperovitch P, Saravu S, Mtwesi V, Gula LJ, Leong-Sit P, Manlucu J, Yee R, Tang A. Fluoroless implantation of pacemaker and cardioverter-defibrillator using ultrasound as imaging tool: A multi-operator experience in radical use study. Can J Cardiol. 2025 Dec 23:S0828-282X(25)01596-X. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.11.052

Lieve KV, van der Werf C, Kallas D, Denjoy I, Bos JM, Aiba T, Behr ER, van den Berg MP, Bergeman AT, Blom NA, Borggrefe M, Brugada R, Carrillo Mora LM, Chorin E, Crotti L, Davis A, Drago F, Dusi V, Extramiana F, Franciosi S, Giudicessi JR, González Llopis FÁ, Haugaa KH, van den Heuvel F, Horie M, Ingles J, Kammeraad J, Kannankeril PJ, Khan HR, Krahn AD, MacIntyre C, Maltret A, Marjamaa A, Ohno S, Peltenburg PJ, Perez GJ, Probst V, Roberts JD, Robyns T, Rootwelt-Norberg C, Roses I Noguer F, Roston TM, Rydberg A, Sacher F, Sarquella-Brugada G, Schwartz PJ, Semsarian C, Shimizu W, Starling L, Sumitomo N, Skinner JR, Tavacova T, Tfelt-Hansen J, Till JA, Yap SC, Wada Y, Wangüemert F, Zorio E, Ackerman MJ, Leenhardt A, Sanatani S, Tanck MW, Wilde AA. Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia mediated by ryanodine receptor 2: a validated risk stratification. Eur Heart J. 2025 Dec 19:ehaf965. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf965

Liu W, Wu X, Zeng W, Chandy M, Wu JC. Cardiac fibrosis: from mechanisms and models to medicines. Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2025 Nov;46(11):1072-1090. doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2025.07.016

Moore BM, Chan D, Davies B, Laksman ZWM, Roberts JD, Sanatani S, Steinberg C, Tadros R, Cadrin-Tourigny J, MacIntyre C, Lee D, Atallah J, Fournier A, Green MS, Khan HR, Joza J, Makanjee B, Ilhan E, Hansom S, Hadjis A, Arbour L, Seifer C, Angaran P, Simpson CS, Chauhan VS, Healey JS, Krahn AD. Safety, utility, and outcomes of procainamide challenge for the diagnosis and exclusion of Brugada syndrome. Circulation. 2025 Dec 4. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.076011

Moroni F, Lamelas P, Izcovich A, Foroutan F, Fremes SE, Alba AC, Agoritsas T, Whitlock R, Denicolai M, Mendiz O, Mamas MA, Bagur R. Comparative effectiveness of TAVI platforms and surgical aortic valve replacement: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Oct;18(10):e015387. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.125.015387

Rheault-Henry M, Gundelach J, Loshusan BR, Lavi S, Chu MWA. Hybrid management of iatrogenic right coronary artery occlusion during minimally invasive tricuspid valve repair. JTCVS Tech. 2025 Oct 13;34:100-103. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.09.028

Verelst FR, Zagorski B, Averbuch T, Bagur R, Granger C, Gevaert AB, Van Spall HGC. Long-term healthcare utilization and outcomes in patients hospitalized for heart failure with and without atrial fibrillation. Am J Cardiol. 2025 Dec 1;256:115-124. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2025.08.022

Weight N, Bagur R, Chew N, Bangalore S, Parwani P, Sun LY, Wang YC, Rashid M, Mamas MA. The temporal trends of ST-elevation myocardial infarction mortality according to infarct size and location: insights from the UK National MINAP registry from 2005 to 2019. Eur Heart J Open. 2025 Aug 20;5(5):oeaf111. doi: 10.1093/ehjopen/oeaf111
Division of Clinical Pharmacology

Cui E, Medwid S, Schwarz UI, Kim RB. Potential clinical relevance of rare dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase genetic variants identified using whole-exome NextGen sequencing in cancer patients with severe fluoropyrimidine toxicity. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2025 Dec 4;95(1):121. doi: 10.1007/s00280-025-04839-9

Oni-Orisan A, Yee SW, Haldar T, Whirl-Carrillo M, Caudle K, Voora D, Kim RB. An update to the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) SLCO1B1 allele functionality table leveraging evidence from participants of predominantly sub-Saharan African ancestry. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Dec 1. doi: 10.1002/cpt.70153
Division of Critical Care Medicine

Ahmad Q, Haddara W, Ahmed FH, Afnan J, Nasrallah A, Dorotea G, Benjamin T. Prevalence and predictors of burnout in critical care health workers in Palestine. Sci Rep. 2025 Oct 31;15(1):38258. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-22093-0

Al Duhailib Z, Hajja A, Shacfe G, Nassar W, Tlayjeh M, Alshalawi M, Hegazy AF, Rochwerg B, Slessarev M. High-flow tracheal oxygen for weaning mechanically ventilated tracheostomized critically ill patients: A retrospective study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2025 Sep;69(8):e70104. doi: 10.1111/aas.70104

Angriman F, Ferreyro BL, Rochwerg B, Sklar M, Adhikari N, Bagshaw SM, Brochard L, Cuthbertson B, Del Sorbo L, Fowler R, Geagea A, Granton JT, Mehta S, Munshi L, Muscedere J, Nardi J, Parhar K, Pinto RL, Piquette D, Seely A, Slessarev M, Tobin S, Scales DC, Ferguson ND; HONOUR Investigators and the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. High-flow nasal Oxygen with or without alternating helmet Non-invasive ventilation for Oxygenation sUpport in acute Respiratory failure (HONOUR): a protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2025 Oct 27;15(10):e111526. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111526

Basmaji J, Chew MS. Between pressure and perfusion: The unresolved tension in septic shock resuscitation. Crit Care Med. 2026;54(1):193-196. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006975

Bouras M, Beaulieu N, Torkomyan TH, O'Connor S, Costerousse O, Lauzier F, Zarychanski R, Verret M, English SW, Tillmann B, Ball I, Slessarev M, Turgeon AF; Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium. Beta-blockers in adults with acute traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Anesth Analg Crit Care. 2025 Dec 2. doi: 10.1186/s44158-025-00316-0

Butt J, Shehabi Y, Arabi YM, Hylander Møller M, Fan E, Mehta S, Perri D, Cook D, Basmaji J, Lau VI, Laiya Carayannopoulos K, Alhazzani W, Lewis K. Use of sedation for adults admitted to the intensive care unit during noninvasive ventilation: an international survey. Can J Anaesth. 2025 Oct 13. doi: 10.1007/s12630-025-03038-7

Du Toit LM, Bagshaw SM, Basmaji J, Chaudhuri D, Duquette D, Fiest KM, Honarmand K, Karvellas CJ, Kilcommons S, Kutsogiannis DJ, Lewis K, Lynam DE, Ma CH, Mehta S, Oxland P, Parker A, Rewa O, Rochwerg B, Senaratne J, Sharif S, Sligl W, Stelfox HT, Tworek KB, Zampieri FG, Lau VI. Stakeholder perspectives on the reduction of opioid exposure in ICU: A modified Delphi survey. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2025 Dec;91:104089. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2025.104089

Ghadimi M, Siemieniuk RAC, Loeb M, Lima JP, Aminaei D, Gomaa H, Wang Y, Hazzan AA, Basmaji J, Yao L, Kim WSH, Grant A, Agarwal A, Motaghi S, Tajika A, Takayama T, Alvarado-Gamarra G, Kirmayr K, Muti Schuenemann GEU, Zandieh S, Das A, Manja V, Momenilandi F, Likhvantsev V, Couban R, Sadeghirad B, Brignardello-Petersen R, Guyatt G. Empiric antibiotic therapy for moderate-to-severe community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2025 Nov;31(11):1807-1815. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2025.06.033

Hollenberg SM, Basmaji J. The heart in overdrive, the mind in doubt. Crit Care Med. 2025 Dec 18. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006979

Jerath A, Slessarev M, Martin C, D'Aragon F, Carrier FM, Senaratne J, Meggison H, Hooper J, Alexandros Cavayas Y, Goligher EC, Couture EJ, Randall I, Hatzakorzian R, Jacka M, Wiener-Kronish J, Xie Z, Pinto RL, Cuthbertson B; SAVE-ICU Investigators and the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Sedating with volatile anaesthetics for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure patients in ICU (SAVE-ICU): protocol for a randomised clinical trial. BMJ Open. 2025 Oct 13;15(10):e108441. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108441

Kolisnyk M, Gofton TE, Norton L, Debicki DB, Scales N, Van Beinum A, Hornby L, Shemie S, Dhanani S, Slessarev M. The relationship between cessation of brain and systemic circulation after withdrawal of life-sustaining measures. Am J Transplant. 2025 Oct;25(10):2142-2150. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.06.006

Murphy NB, Weiss MJ, Beed S, Chartier-Plante S, Chaudhury P, Gross JA, Healey A, Isac G, Kramer A, Slessarev M, Weijer C. Organ procurement organizations should develop policy regarding surrogate consent for normothermic regional perfusion. Am J Transplant. 2025 Nov 14:S1600-6135(25)03061-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.10.014

Slessarev M. When death is contested: building frameworks of trust and caring through conflict. Crit Care Med. 2026 Jan 1;54(1):207-209. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006971

Slessarev M, Harvey D. Mind the gap: a call for collaborative action in donor intervention research. Crit Care Med. 2025 Dec 1;53(12):e2751-e2754. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006925

Van Nynatten LR, Bokhary D, Wong MYS, Wang J, Fero H, McChesney C, Fiorini K, Blake L, Fraser DD, Slessarev M, Leligdowicz A, Rochwerg B, Basmaji J. Predictive enrichment using biomarkers in studies of critically-ill patients with sepsis: a systematic review. Crit Care. 2025 Nov 27;29(1):504. doi: 10.1186/s13054-025-05684-1

Wang X, Norton L, Gofton TE, Debicki DB, Slessarev M, Owen AM. Optimized simultaneous assessment of subcortical and cortical auditory responses through a frequency-tagged roving paradigm. Eur J Neurosci. 2025 Dec;62(11):e70337. doi: 10.1111/ejn.70337
Division of Emergency Medicine

Blanchard I, Ghamarian E, Zotzman J, Dainty K, Cournoyer A, Alnaji F, Chan T, Cheskes S, Lin S, van Diepen S, Austin M, Leduc S, Welsford M, Mohindra R, de Champlain F,  Davis M, Nicholson J, Keown-Stoneman C, Truong C, Drennan I, Grunau B. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on bystander CPR and AED rates in Canada. Resusc Plus. 2025 Sep 28;26:101118. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2025.101118

Burke K, Shavit I, Cohen DM, MacDowell D, Mistry RD, Mintegi S, Craig S, Roland D, Miller MR, Ali S, Poonai N; Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN) PAINT Study Group. Opioid administration and reduction of pediatric ileocolic intussusception. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Sep 2;8(9):e2533584. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.33584

Carter AJE, Goldstein J, Harrison M, Arab M, Houde K, Mallery L, Moorhouse P. Is paramedic palliative care different in rural compared to urban settings: A mixed methods studyPalliat Med. 2025 Dec;39(10):1063-1071. doi: 10.1177/02692163251362572 

Cohen DM, Helwig S, Poonai N, Mistry RD, Mintegi S, Craig S, Roland D, Shavit I; Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN) PAINT Study Group. Discharge strategies following successful ileocolic intussusception reduction: hospitalization vs emergency department observation. J Pediatr. 2025 Dec 22:114968. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114968

Duignan L, Opra I, Carter AJE, Grenapin F, McCulloch S, Travers A, Jensen J, Andreou P, Baker S, Goldstein J. Evaluating a paramedic-led fall-referral program in Nova Scotia: a mixed-methods study. Can Geriatr J. 2025 Dec 3;28(4):336-342. doi: 10.5770/cgj.28.886

Dun-Dery F, Xie J, Winston K, Burstein B, Sabhaney V, Emsley J, Gravel J, Kam A, Beer D, Zemek R, Mater A, Porter R, Freire G, Poonai N, Berthelot S, Moffatt A, Dixon A, Reddy D, Salvadori M, Freedman SB; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) COVID Study Group. Evaluation of a pediatric post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 index score. Front Pediatr. 2025 Sep 10;13:1628826. doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1628826

Farquhar M, Vasudevan V, Woods N, Irwin J, Ng V. A lot on their plates? Examining the on-shift eating and drinking habits of Canadian emergency medicine physicians. CJEM, 2025 Nov 5; 12: e17193. doi: 10.1007/s43678-025-01044-8 

Gavarkovs AG, Kueper J, Arntfield R, Myslik F, Thompson K, McCauley W. Assessing physician motivation to engage in continuing professional development on artificial intelligence. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2025 Fall 01;45(4):287-292. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000594

Kuzik N, Sicard V, Tremblay MS, Davis A, Sangha G, Yeates KO, Zemek R, Ledoux AA; PERC PedCARE team. Optimal movement behaviours for postconcussion symptom recovery in children and adolescents: a compositional analysis of the PedCARE cohort. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Nov 4:bjsports-2025-110067. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-110067

Riggan M, Schmitz Z, Hoffman RS, Biary N, Biary R. Dexmedetomidine for alcohol withdrawal: looks can be deceivingCureus. 2025 Oct 31;17(10):e95851. doi: 10.7759/cureus.95851 

Roskind CG, Schnadower D, Rogers AJ, Casper TC, Tarr PI, Levine AC, Bhatt SR, Gouin S, Mahajan P, Vance C, Hurley KF, Norris JG, Powell EC, Farion KJ, Sapien RE, O'Connell KJ, Poonai N, Schuh S, Freedman SB; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) and the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). An evaluation of enteropathogen-specific disease severity and duration in children with acute gastroenteritisPediatr Emerg Care. 2025 Dec 1;41(12):935-943. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003459

Srikrishnaraj A, Souter AR, Woods N, Van Aarsen K, Iansavitchene A, Haas NL, Yan JWTwo-bag versus one-bag method for adult and pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis management. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Sep 6:S0196-0644(25)01095-9. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.07.032 

Stiell IG, Almufleh A, Archambault PM, Bains M, Boisvert S, Borgundvaag B, Brahmbhatt DH, Bouabdallaoui N, Chabot C, Clark HD, Cournoyer A, de Wit K, Eagles D, Graham ID, McGuinty C, McRae AD, Miller RJ, Morris J, Nicholls SG, Ohle R, Perry JJ, Rowe BH, Sahsi R, Scheuermeyer F, St-Pierre G, Steinhart B, Tebbenham T, Upadhye S, Vadeboncoeur A, Yadav K, Yan JW, Yip A. CAEP acute heart failure best practices checklist. CJEM. 2025 Sep;27(9):678-685. doi: 10.1007/s43678-025-00961-y

Swed Tobia R, Daya T, Desai N, Gilley M, Baird R, Poonai N, Sabhaney V. Practice-change pathway to reduce procedural distress during intussusception reduction-a quality improvement initiativePediatr Emerg Care. 2025 Dec 8. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003529

Yan JW, Woods N, Van Aarsen K, Thorne J, Karp I, Spaic T, Liu SL, Stiell IG; Network of Canadian Emergency Researchers. Predictors of 30-day recurrent emergency department visits for hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes: a multicentre prospective cohort studyAcad Emerg Med. 2025 Dec;32(12):1309-1319. doi: 10.1111/acem.70133
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Basulto-Martinez M, Khandwala Z, Alotaibi T, Ierides S, Bjazevic J, van Uum S, Clemens KK, Razvi H. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in calcium oxalate stone formers in Ontario, Canada, and the impact of vitamin D supplementation. Can Urol Assoc J. 2025 Oct;19(10):318-323. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.9184

Bhatt P, Wright MK, Gall-Casey C, Bucci C, Ivers N, Schwalm JD; Canadian Cardiovascular Society Secondary Prevention Pathway Working Group (Ball W, Baysarowich K, Goodman SG, Gouda P, Hameed A, Hegele RA, Kertland H, Koppers G, Koppers S, Lackey C, Oh P, Udell JA, Varughese C). Closing the practice gap in secondary prevention after acute coronary syndromes: a provincial implementation pathway. Can J Cardiol. 2025;41(12):2644-2648.

Boffa MB, Koschinsky ML, Hegele RA. Evolving guidelines on lipoprotein(a). Curr Opin Lipidol. 2025; 36(6):300-309. doi: 10.1097/MOL.0000000000001016

Brown AS, Moulin P, Dibble A, Alexander VJ, Li L, Gaudet D, Witztum JL, Tsimikas S, Hegele RA. Brief communication: Strong concordance of the North American Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Score with a positive genetic diagnosis in patients from the Balance study. J Clin Lipidol. 2025;19:1451-1456. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2025.07.008

Castrillon F, Carter B, McClure A, Welk B, Clemens KK. The impact of semaglutide on peri-operative cardiovascular outcomes in diabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2025 Dec;27(12):7618-7623. doi: 10.1111/dom.70145

Hill DJ. Shaping the future performance of the endocrine pancreas. In: Fetal Metabolic Programming in Obesity and Diabetes: From Mechanisms to Preventive Therapy. Sobrevia L (ed.). International Union of Physiological Sciences: Book Series. ISBN: 9780443216534.

Hill DJ. The presence, origins and potential role of bi-hormonal endocrine cells within the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. J Exper Pathol. 2025;6:21–28. doi: 10.33696/pathology.6.057

Hill LE, Hill TG, Parslow D, Hill DJ. Pancreatic cancer and diabetes: insights, hypotheses, and next steps. Int J Mol Sci. 2025;26(21):10245. doi: 10.3390/ijms262110245

Hill JLE, Leonard E, Parslow D, Hill DJ. Gene dysregulation and islet changes in PDAC-associated Type 3c diabetes. Int J Mol Sci. 2025;26(7):3191. doi: 10.3390/ijms26073191

Lavie CJ, Hegele RA, Poirier P, Thompson JA. Obesity in cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment: A topic getting “heavier” as we speak. Can J Cardiol. 2025; 41(9):1673-1675. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.011

Leiter LA, Hegele RA, Brown V, Bergeron J, Mackinnon ES, Mancini GBJ. Erratum: Leiter et al. Review of evolocumab for the reduction of LDL cholesterol and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. Rev Cardiovasc Med 2024; 25(10):383. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm2510383

Maidman SD, Hegele RA, Rosenson RS. The emerging potential of apolipoprotein C-III inhibition for ASCVD prevention: A state-of-the-art review. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2024; 27(1):3. doi: 10.1007/s11883-024-01258-8

Mancini GBJ, Ryomoto A, Ruel I, Iatan I, Raal FJ, Santos RD, Marte AP, Hegele RA, Kennedy BA, Brunham LR, Gaudet D, Larouche M, Brisson D, Schonck W, Reeskamp LF, Genest J; Canadian Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Registry and the Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia International Clinical Collaboration. Imputation of untreated LDL-C in treated subjects with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: An international collaboration. Atherosclerosis. 2026;412:120590.

Mancini GBJ, Ryomoto A, Yeoh E, Iatan I, Brunham LR, Hegele RA. Reappraisal of statin primary prevention trials: Implications for identification of the statin-eligible primary prevention patient. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025; 32:1218-1231. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf048

Noori M, Brahmbhatt R, Clemens KK, Moist L. Weight management experiences among people with CKD: a qualitative study. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2025 Oct 28:12:20543581251380499. doi: 10.1177/20543581251380499

Patel SB, Belalcazar LM, Afreen S, Balderas R, Hegele RA, Karpe F, Ponte-Negretti CI, Rajpal A. American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Consensus Statement: Algorithm for management of adults with dyslipidemia – 2025 update. Endocr Pract. 2025; 31(1):1207-1238. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2025.07.014

Ryoo SW, Lin WZ, Magliocco A, Ruthirakuhan M, Wong YY, Perfetto SE, Huang C, Anita NZ, Arnott SR, Lang AE, Symons S, Hegele RA, Goubran M, Ramirez J, Ottoy J, Rabin JS, MacIntosh BJ, Lanctôt KL, Liang N, Cogo-Moreira H, Taha AY, Swardfager W; ONDRI Investigators. Metabolic and vascular contributions to dementia: Soluble epoxide hydrolase-derived linoleic acid oxylipins and glycemic status are related to cerebral small vessel disease markers, atrophy, and cognitive performance. Alzheimers Dement. 2025; 21(10): e70718. doi: 10.1002/alz.70718

Tabet DR, Coté AG, Lancaster MC, Weile J, Rayhan A, Fotiadou I, Kishore N, Li R, Kuang D, Knapp JJ, Carrero CS, Taverniti O, Axakova A, Castelli JMP, Islam MM, Sowlati-Hashjin S, Gandhi A, Maaieh R, Garton M, Matreyek K, Fowler DM, Bourbon M, Pfisterer SG, Glazer AM, Kroncke BM, Parikh VN, Ashley EA, Knowles JW, Claussnitzer M, Cirulli ET, Hegele RA, Roden DM, MacRae CA, Roth FP. The functional landscape of coding variation in the familial hypercholesterolemia gene LDLR. Science. 2025;eady7186. doi: 10.1126/science.ady7186
Division of Gastroenterology

Barkun AN, Laine L, Leontiadis GI, Gralnek IM, Carman N, Ibrahim M, Sey M, Alali AA, Carroll MW, Hookey L, Borgaonkar M, Armstrong D, Lau JYW, Forbes N, Pittayanon R, Tse F. Canadian Association of Gastroenterology clinical practice guideline for the endoscopic management of nonvariceal nonpeptic ulcer upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Gastroenterology. 2025 Oct;169(5):863-891. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.04.041
Division of General Internal Medicine
 
Babenko O, Torti J. Cultivating collective grit: The power of collegiality in shaping resilient health care teams. Med Educ. 2025 Sep;59(9):1015-1016. doi: 10.1111/medu.15701

Jessani A, Gadoni Giovanni Borges G, Torti J, Hollingham Z, Vos TP, Roden N, McLean S. Addressing oral health equity through community service-learning and person-centered care in Ontario: patient and provider perspectives. PLoS One. 2025 Oct 10;20(10):e0334089. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0334089
Division of Hematology

Barsanti-Innes B, Koda Y, Hsia CC, Chin-Yee B. A 34-year-old man with tea-coloured urine. CMAJ. 2025 Nov 30;197(41):E1392-E1396. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.250985

Buchan CA, Agbayani G, Hueniken K, Vijenthira A, Sebag M, Wang P, Hicks LK, Hay AE, Assouline S, Fraser G, Balitsky A, Mangel J, Owen C, Reiman A, Sehn L, Sutherland H, Zhang T, Arnold C, Wilkin AM, Leite T, McCarthy E, Crawley AM, Langlois MA, Bredeson C, Kekre N, Allan D, Cooper C, Bhella S; VIP Study Investigators. Immunogenicity and safety of third, fourth and subsequent COVID-19 vaccine doses in recipients of hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapy. Transplant Cell Ther. 2025 Nov 8:S2666-6367(25)01551-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtct.2025.10.037

Chin-Yee B, Hedley BD, Su R, de Vrijer B, Garcia-Bournissen F, Parkinson S, Hsia CC, Nichols M, Chin-Yee I, Patriquin CJ. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria in pregnancy treated with pegcetacoplan: case report and pharmacokinetic analysis. EJHaem. 2025 Nov 19;6(6):e70179. doi: 10.1002/jha2.70179

Chin-Yee B, Hsia CC. Babesiosis precipitating immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Blood. 2025 Dec 25;146(26):3250. doi: 10.1182/blood.2025031180

Chin-Yee B, Ho J, Lazo-Langner A, Hsia CC. Machine learning for JAK2 mutation prediction in erythrocytosis: context matters. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2025 Dec 1;149(12):1059. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2025-0207-LE

Dufresne SF, Shahmirzadi MR, Deotare U, Kabbani D, Husain S, Rotstein C, Hosseini-Moghaddam SM. Measles Outbreaks and implications for patients receiving stem cell or cellular therapies in Canada: Cell Therapy Transplant Canada (CTTC) Infectious Diseases Working Committee. Curr Oncol. 2025 Sep 19;32(9):525. doi: 10.3390/curroncol32090525

Hoxha O, Lad M, Hedley BD, Chin-Yee IH, Hsia CC, Chin-Yee B. A single-center retrospective study of the investigation of monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in southwestern Ontario: are we over-investigating? Int J Lab Hematol. 2025 Oct;47(5):891-897. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.14507

Hsia J, Derkzen E, Hsia CC, Chin-Yee B. Disseminated histoplasmosis diagnosed on peripheral blood film. EJHaem. 2025 Dec 6;6(6):e70183. doi: 10.1002/jha2.70183

Hungria V, Hus M, Fu C, Zherebtsova V, Ward C, Ho PJ, Mikulski D, Muronova L, Cerchione C, Loubert A, Bunod L, M'Hari M, Pirooz N, Rogers R, Lin CP, Roy-Ghanta S, Opalinska JB, Purser M, McKeown A, McNamara S, Baig H, Eccersley L, Pompilus F, Mateos MV; DREAMM-7 trial study group. Patient-reported outcomes with belantamab mafodotin, bortezomib, and dexamethasone versus daratumumab, bortezomib, and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (DREAMM-7): results from a phase 3, open-label, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Haematol. 2025;12(8):e599-e610. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(25)00163-2

Lemieux C, Phua CW, Robinson KS, Owen C, Banerji V. Contemporary fixed-duration treatment options in the first-line setting of chronic lymphocytic leukemia: perspectives from a publicly funded healthcare system. Curr Oncol. 2025;32(10):543. doi:10.3390/curroncol32100543

Le-Nguyen A, Mortuza S, Hsia CC. Role of azathioprine in the management of ITP in the TPO-RA era: a single-center retrospective study. Blood Vessel Thromb Hemost. 2024 Nov 2;2(1):100035. doi: 10.1016/j.bvth.2024.100035

MacNeill M, Fulford A, Caldwell D, Deotare U. A dream or reality: consideration of 'bloodless' hematopoietic stem cell transplants for Jehovah's witness patients. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther. 2025 Jul-Sep;47(3):103958. doi: 10.1016/j.htct.2025.103958

Madill J, Hartman B, Resvick H, Mohebbi M, Andrade A, Sigfrid C, Abouzeeni M, Fulford A, Xenocostas A, Deotare U. Medical and nutritional outcomes are similar among autologous transplant patients on enteral nutrition when compared to parenteral nutrition. A randomized pilot study. Eur J Haematol. 2025 Aug;115(2):117-124. doi: 10.1111/ejh.14428

Marsters C, Phua C, MacDonald M, Boldt G, Climans S. The central anatomical question: treatment of lymphoma within border-zone anatomical sites adjacent to the central nervous system. Cancers. 2025 Oct 21;17(20):3392. doi: 10.3390/cancers17203392

Mohebbi M, Hartman B, Andrade A, Deotare U, Resvick H, Madill J. Is there a difference in body composition of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients on enteral versus parenteral nutritional support? A pilot study. Transplant Proc. 2025 Jul-Aug;57(6):1153-1160. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2025.05.027

Puig N, Nichols M, Agullo C, Castro S, Martinez-Lopez J, Perez MSG, Oriol A, Tamayo RR, Rosiñol L, BargayJ, Gonzalez AP, Phua C, Alegre A, Iñigo MB, de la Rubia J, Teruel A, Paricio M, de Arriba F, Lakhwani S, Jimenez JL, Reinoso-Segura M, Creixenti JBB, Palacios JJL, Cedena MT, Paiva B, San-Miguel J, Louzada M, Mateos MV. Head-to-head longitudinal comparison of two mass spectrometry-based methods for monitoring monoclonal proteins in multiple myeloma: Analytical and clinical insights from the GEM-CESAR trial. Blood. 2025;146 (Supplement 1): 2238. doi: 10.1182/blood-2025-2238

Verriet IE, Dickey R, Sinclair S, Schebesch K, Philip S, Xenocostas A, Deotare U. Streamlining apheresis: a dual-intervention quality improvement initiative to increase the efficiency in stem cell collection. J Clin Apher. 2025 Oct;40(5):e70066. doi: 10.1002/jca.70066

Verriet IE, Liu J, Fulford A, Deotare U. An enigmatic tale of macrophages in bone marrow causing inflammation of the brain: A case report on CNS HLH. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther. 2025 Oct-Dec;47(4):103981. doi: 10.1016/j.htct.2025.103981

Vijenthira A, Bhella S, Hueniken K, Wilkin AM, Sebag M, Wang P, Hicks LK, Hay AE, Assouline S, Balitsky A, Fraser G, Mangel J, Owen C, Reiman A, Sehn L, Sutherland H, Arnold C, Leite T, McCarthy E, Crawley A, Cooper C, Langlois MA, Buchan CA; VIP Study Investigators. Incremental immunogenicity of multiple doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with haematological malignancies. Br J Haematol. 2025 Oct;207(4):1632-1637. doi: 10.1111/bjh.70054

Wilson M, Hsia CC, Rowan K, Huang SS, Ng T, Zypchen LN, Bona R, Dehghan N, Chen LYC. Successful treatment of Kimura disease with Mycophenolate Mofetil: a report of two cases and review of the literature. Rheumatol Int. 2025 Sep 9;45(9):224. doi: 10.1007/s00296-025-05985-2

Yu R, Bowman M, Bonnefoy A, James P, Phua CW. Concomitant acquired hemophilia A and acquired von Willebrand syndrome from distinctive autoantibodies: case report. Hematol Rep. 2025;17(5):52. Published 2025 Oct 16. doi:10.3390/hematolrep17050052

Zaman-Pope V, Fulford A, Deotare U, Philip S, Burnie C, Hardeman A, Xenocostas A, Meybodi AM. How early is too early? Use of lineage-specific chimerism in early detection of donor-derived malignancy after allogeneic stem cell transplant: a case report. Case Rep Hematol. 2025 Nov 11;2025:8230549. doi: 10.1155/crh/8230549
Division of Nephrology

Abu Al-Burak S, Butt F, Li X, Garg AX, Hutnik CM, Malvankar-Mehta MS. Anterior vitrectomy incidence in cataract surgery among experienced surgeons and residents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2026 Jan;36(1)147-155. doi: 10.1177/11206721251380886

Adeyemo S, Crews DC, Lentine KL, Zisman-Ilani Y, Lincoln K, Flores GM, Bunnapradist S, Ferrey AJ, Reddy UG, Muzaale AD, Rule AD, Saunders M, Garg AX, Le TH, Rhee CM, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Al Ammary F. Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes following preemptive kidney transplant waitlisting in the United States from 2009-2024. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 Sep 16. doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000876

Ahmadi F, Muanda FT, Ehiwario J, McArthur E, Jandoc R, Slater J, Vasudev A, Weir MA, Clark EG, Rej S, Herrmann N, Garg AX. Validity of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision codes for lithium toxicity in adult patients at hospital admission: a cohort study in Canada. BMJ Open. 2025 Nov 4;15(11):e097196. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097196

Bhasin AA, Dixon SN, Bathini L, Jeyakumar N, Rodrigues LF, Kang Y, Blake PG, Garg AX, Hladunewich MA. A new multidisciplinary model of glomerulonephritis care in Ontario: a descriptive program report. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2025 Dec 1;12:20543581251394082. doi: 10.1177/20543581251394082

Blanchette P, Reid J, Richard L, Shariff SZ, Raphael J, Earle CC, Garg AX, Kitchlu A. Practice patterns and outcomes in cancer patients developing immune checkpoint inhibitors-related AKI. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2025 Sep 27:gfaf191. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfaf191

Clemens KK, Cowan A, Dixon S, Naylor K, Weir MA, Thain J, Khan T, Silver S, Molnar AO, Sultan N, Holden RM, Hiremath S, Wald R, Kitchlu A, Arnold J, Field B, Garg AX. PRevEnting FracturEs in REnal Disease-1 (PREFERRED-1): protocol for a pilot study of a pragmatic, randomised controlled trial of denosumab for the prevention of fragility fractures in haemodialysis. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 10;15(9):e097195. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097195

Garg AX, McArthur E, Sontrop JM, Boudville N, Connaughton DM, Cuerden MS, Feldman LS, Lam NN, Lentine KL, Nguan C, Parikh CR, Segev DL, Sener A, Smith G, Wang C, Weir MA, Yohanna S, Young A, Naylor KL. Risk for scrotal surgery after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: a population-based cohort study. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Nov 11. doi: 10.7326/ANNALS-25-02257

Khajehzadehshoushtar S, Delfinis LJ, Rahman FA, Garibotti MC, Gandhi S, Brahmbhatt AN, Morris BA, Garlisi B, Lauks S, Aitken C, Ogilvie L, Zhang ZX, Simpson JA, Quadrilatero J, Petrik J, Perry CGR. The mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant SkQ1 prevents skeletal muscle mitochondrial-apoptotic but not necroptotic signalling during ovarian cancer. J Physiol. 2025 Nov 2. doi: 10.1113/JP287912

Lok CE, Farkouh M, Hemmelgarn BR, Moist LM, Polkinghorne KR, Tomlinson G, Tam P, Tonelli M, Udell JA; PISCES Investigators. Fish-oil supplementation and cardiovascular events in patients receiving hemodialysis. N Engl J Med. 2026 Jan 8;394(2):128-137. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2513032

Noori M, Brahmbhatt R, Clemens KK, Moist L. Weight management experiences among people with CKD: a qualitative study. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2025 Oct 28;12:20543581251380499. doi: 10.1177/20543581251380499

Rostamzadeh N, Sharma R, Abdullah SS, McArthur E, Chalabianloo N, Sontrop JM, Weir MA, Sedig K, Garg AX, Muanda FT. High-throughput computing to detect harmful drug-drug interactions in older adults: protocol for a population-based cohort study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Oct 10;14:e77224. doi: 10.2196/77224

Yau K, Ray JG, Jeyakumar N, Luo B, Abdullah S, Dixon SN, Wing S, Clemens KK, Castrillon-Ramirez F, Udell JA, Meraz-Munoz A, Young A, Harel Z, Perl J, Leiter LA, Garg AX, Cherney DZI, Wald R. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2025 Nov 12:S0272-6386(25)01149-7. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.09.010
GRANTS
Division of Cardiology

Rodrigo Bagur, principal investigator
OPtimizing TAVI Care (OPTIC) pilot trial
Department of Medicine Research Competition 2025 grant
$90,000, 2 years
Division of Critical Care Medicine

John Basmaji, co-principal investigator
From best evidence to best practice: Advancing ICU sedation through SAVE-ICU knowledge translation
CIHR Knowledge Translation grant
$25,000
 
Marat Slessarev, co-principal investigator
From best evidence to best practice: Advancing ICU sedation through SAVE-ICU knowledge translation
CIHR Knowledge Translation grant
$25,000
Division of Emergency Medicine

William McCauley, co-investigator
Enhancing autonomous motivation to engage in continuing professional development: Impact on well-being 
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
$25,250, 2 years 
Division of Gastroenterology

Michael Sey, principal investigator
Redefining high risk adenomas - A population-based retrospective cohort study to examine the risk of future colorectal cancer in patients with sub-centimeter tubulovillous and villous adenomas
DOM Research Competition
$90,000
Division of General Internal Medicine

Jacqueline Torti, principal investigator
Elevating leadership: Investigating humility and inclusivity in medical education
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 2025 Royal College/Associated Medical Services (AMS) CanMEDS Research Grant (2025-2027)
$25,000

Jacqueline Torti, co-investigator
Enhancing autonomous motivation to engage in continuing professional development (CPD): Impacts on well-being
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 2025 Royal College Medical Education Research Grant (2025-2027)
$25,000, 2 years
Division of Geriatric Medicine

Manuel Montero-Odasso
SYNERGIC-2 Trial (SYNchronizing Exercises and Remedies to GaIn Cognition @ Home), a home-based and personalized multidomain study from the Canadian Therapeutic Platform for Multidomain Interventions to Prevent Dementia (CAN-THUMBS UP
Weston Family Foundation - Brain Institute
$1,000,000
Division of Nephrology

Zhu-Xu Zhang, principal investigator
Inhibiting multiple cell death pathways to prevent heart graft injury and rejection
DEC, 2025: Canadian Donor and Transplant Research Program (CDTRP)
$30,000
Division of Respirology

Hana Serajeddini
Sustained asthma remission and relapse with a comprehensive management strategy
DOM Research Competition
$40,000, 1 year
Division of Rheumatology

Tom Appleton
The role of Cx3cr1⁺ lining macrophages in osteoarthritis progression and pain
DOM Research Competition
$90,000, 2 years

Lillian Barra
Effect of peptide cream treatment on pain and cytotoxic T cells in a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis
DOM Research Competition
$90,000, 2 years
APPOINTMENTS AND AWARDS
Division of Cardiology

Rodrigo Bagur
Department of Medicine Later Career Researcher Award of Excellence 2025

Mark Chandy
Appointed scientist within the Division of Genetics and Development, Children’s Health Research Institute (CHRI)

Habib R. Khan
Innovation Award - Excellence awards UWO July 2025

Habib R. Khan
Innovation Award - Department of Medicine December 2025

Geoffrey Pickering
Re-appointed the Neil McKenzie Chair in Cardiac Care, effective January 31, 2026 to December 31, 2031
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism


Kristin Clemons, Award of Excellence in Quality Improvement 

Kristin Clemons
Department of Medicine Award of Excellence in Quality Improvement
Recognizing Dr. Clemons’ outstanding leadership in advancing care for individuals with metabolic, diabetes, and bone disease
 
Robert Hegele
FRSC (Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Science)

Robert Hegele
Laureate, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Division of General Internal Medicine
 
Erin Spicer
Appointed Acting Director for the Centre for Quality, Innovation and Safety, effective November 1, 2025 to October 31, 2027

Jacqueline Torti
Centre for Education Research and Innovation Annual Research Symposium Carol P. Herbert Award for Outstanding Paper (2025) (“The Hidden Credibility Struggles of Professional Research Staff”)
Division of Geriatric Medicine
 

Manuel Montero-Odasso

Manuel Montero-Odasso
Irma M. Parhad Award for Excellence
This award is given to physicians and scientists for outstanding contributions to the understanding and treatment of patients suffering from cognitive disorders. Dr. Montero-Odasso was presented with the award and plaque at the 2025 Canadian Conference on Dementia, held in Calgary. This recognition highlights his dedication to advancing dementia research and care.
Division of Nephrology


Faisal Rehman, Dervla Connaughton, Louise Moist, Peter Blake

Members of the Division of Nephrology were recognized at the Department of Medicine Awards of Excellence ceromony across multiple major categories:

Faisal Rehman, The GIVER Award
Dervla Connaughton, Early Career Award for Research
Peter Blake, Distinguished Clinician Award

Dervla Connaughton
Re-appointed the Eugen Drewlo Chair in Kidney Research and Innovation, effective January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2030

Amit Garg
Kay Family Chair in Transformational Kidney Care at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, effective May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2031 
IN THE NEWS
Division of Cardiology

Cannabis is interfering with the heart
Medscape, March 17, 2025
 
People who use weed daily could have an elevated risk for this deadly condition
Men’s Health, March 24, 2025
 
The relationship between cannabis and cardiovascular disease
Vumedi, April 18, 2025
 
Radiation therapy used to treat heart condition in milestone project
Western News, December 10, 2025
Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

Canada could soon lose status as measles-free country, Public Health Ontario says
Global News, October 27, 2025
Division of Clinical Pharmacology

Beyond one-size-fits-all treatment: The DNA revolution in medicine with Dr. Richard Kim
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, October 22, 2025
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Kristin Clemens, World Diabetes Day Feature
Hear Here, November 14, 2025
Division of Hematology
 

Dr. Uday Deotare (left) and Dr. Ziad Sohl (right). They stand behind the Halstead family. From left to right: Jahmari, Deron, and Sophia.

Adult patients with sickle cell disease can now be treated with stem cell transplantation at LHSC
London Health Sciences Centre news, November 27, 2025
 
LHSC paving the way for equitable care with transplant treatment expansion
106.9 The X News (Fanshawe College), November 28, 2025
Division of Nephrology

Male kidney donation may be linked to a higher chance of developing a scrotal condition, study finds
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute, November 12, 2025

Four new Western research chairs to transform patient care with $16.5M investment 
Western Communications, December 17, 2025
PRESENTATIONS
Division of Cardiology

Mark Chandy
Role of cannabinoids in vascular function and inflammation
American Society of Nephrology, November 6, 2025, United States
 
Mark Chandy
Reimagining medicine: gene therapy, molecular diagnostics, and more
Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, October 22, 2025
Division of Clinical Pharmacology

Richard Kim
Right dose of the right drug: Evolution of clinical pharmacology to precision medicine
Medicine Grand Rounds, University of Saskatchewan Department of Medicine, November 26, 2025, Saskatoon, SK
Division of Critical Care Medicine

John Basmaji
Point of care ultrasound in the management of shock
Critical Care Canada Forum, December 1, 2025, Toronto
 
Karen Bosma
Mechanical ventilation course: proportional modes of ventilation, how are they different and what is their role in current practice?
Critical Care Canada Forum, November 30, 2025, Toronto
 
Karen Bosma
Proportional modes: what is the future for PAV and NAVA?
Critical Care Canada Forum, November 30, 2025, Toronto
 
Karen Bosma
How to optimize ventilator settings and mode to improve patient-ventilator synchrony
Critical Care Canada Forum, December 1, 2025, Toronto
 
Karen Bosma
Featured trial: proportional-assist ventilation for minimizing the duration of mechanical ventilation
Critical Care Canada Forum, December 2, 2025, Toronto
 
Maret Slessarev
Normothermic regional perfusion – science in evolution
Critical Care Canada Forum, December 2, 2025, Toronto

Maret Slessarev
NRP in DCD: the Canadian experience and ethical frameworks
CST Annual Scientific Meeting, October 7, 2025, Vancouver
 
Maret Slessarev
Where do we go from here?
CST Annual Scientific Meeting, October 8, 2025, Vancouver
Division of Emergency Medicine

William McCauley, Adenike Adebola Femi-Mese
Triangulating faculty development needs across perspectives: results from three complementary surveys at a Canadian medical school
CERI Research Symposium, October 21, 2025, London, Ontario, Canada 
 
J. Colin Evans
Getting on the same page: A constructivist qualitative exploration of team cognition training in Canadian emergency medicine simulation programs
Schulich Centre for Education Research & Innovation, October 21, 2025
 
J. Colin Evans
Team cognition in healthcare simulation: A framework for deliberate measurement
AMEE The International Association for Health Professions Education, August 25, 2025, Barcelona, Spain
 
Alix Carter
Optimizing deployment of automated external defibrillators for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a province-wide approach (Lee M, Leung KB, Janczyczyn M, Goldstein J, Rainham D, Opra I, Carter A, Sapp J, Dhillon S, Chan T, Travers A)
European Resuscitation Council Congress (Resuscitation 2025), October 23-25, 2025, Rotterdam, Netherlands 
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

David Hill
Pancreatic beta-cell plasticity: Transdifferentiation of delta- to beta-cells during pregnancy (Thirunavukarasu BF, Kumar D, Arany E, Hill DJ)
Diabetes Canada Professional Meeting, Toronto, November 2025
 
David Hill
Determinants of pancreatic beta-cell plasticity. It all starts in utero
13th World Congress DOHaD: A Bridge towards One Health, September 2025, Buenos Aires, Argentina

David Hill
Determinants of pancreatic beta-cell plasticity
Mechanisms of Metabolic Diseases, Professional Education Series, October 2025, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
 
Kristin Clemens
Diabetes, metabolic, and chronic disease care: re-focusing on health systems and real-world patients
DocTalks, St. Joseph’s Hospital
Division of Nephrology

Louise Moist
Cardio Kidney Metabolic Syndrome: Effect of MRAs on kidney and heart health
Vascular 2025
 
MEMBER UPDATES
Division of Gastroenterology

Michael Sey
The colonoscopy bowel preparation regimen, supported by a prior AMOSO Opportunities grant, was recently adopted by the US Multi-Society Task Force for Colorectal Cancer in their latest guidelines.
Division of Hematology

New hires:
Rintu Sharma
Alistair Murray
Yomna Eissa
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