Message from the
Research Chair
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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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DOM Resident Research Day
Friday, May 8, 2026, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The winners are listed below (alphabetically per category):
Best Oral Presentation, PGY1-7 (2 awarded): Michael MacNeill (PGY-4)
Supervisor: Dr. Jenny Ho
Title of abstract: Post-renal transplant erythrocytosis: a regional transplant centre retrospective review
Best Oral Presentation, PGY1-7 (2 awarded): Ahmed Mohammad (PGY-2)
Supervisor: Dr. Qasim Khan
Title of abstract: GLP-1 receptor agonists as a bridge to solid organ transplantation: a systematic review of metabolic optimization and transplant eligibility
Best Oral Presentation, Undergrad or Postgrad (1 awarded): Garth Blackler (PhD student)
Supervisor: Dr. Tom Appleton
Title of abstract: Reprogramming pathologic synovial macrophages and fibroblasts with semaglutide in knee osteoarthritis
Best Poster Presentation, PGY1-3 (2 awarded): Graham Lean (PGY-2)
Supervisor: Drs. Joseph Radha and Erin Spicer
Title of abstract: Reducing 30-day readmissions following acute respiratory hospitalizations: a quality improvement initiative targeting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Best Poster Presentation, PGY1-3 (2 awarded): Christopher McChesney (PGY-3)
Supervisor: Dr. John Basmaji
Title of abstract: Impact of short-acting beta-blockers on the outcomes of patients with septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Best Poster Presentation, PGY4-7 (1 awarded): Monica Boctor (PGY-4)
Supervisor: Dr. Stan Van Uum
Title of abstract: Beyond conventional treatment: a case series of the use of continuous subcutaneous hydrocortisone infusion in the treatment of adrenal insufficiency
Best Poster Presentation, MSc/MD/Undergrad (1 awarded): Syeda Taliya Rizvi (MD student)
Supervisor: Dr. Raffael Zamper
Title of abstract: Unexpected left coronary artery occlusion after SAVR presenting as refractory post-bypass ventricular failure
Best Poster Presentation, PhD/Post-Doctoral/Clinical Fellow (1 awarded): Sofya Ulanova (PhD student)
Supervisor: Dr. Lillian Barra
Title of abstract: Pro-inflammatory T-cell responses to homocitrullinated peptides in rheumatoid arthritis
Margaret Banks Research Prize in Geriatric Medicine (1 awarded): Daniel Cui (MD student)
Supervisor: Dr. Jaspreet Bhangu
Title of abstract: Cerebral blood flow and amyloid and tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease: a scoping review of regional associations
Quality Improvement Award (1 awarded): Graham Lean (PGY-2)
Supervisor: Drs. Joseph Radha and Erin Spicer
Title of abstract: Reducing 30-day readmissions following acute respiratory hospitalizations: a quality improvement initiative targeting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
For more information: Resident Research Day - Medicine - Western University |
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Clinical Trials Leadership Program
Do you want to transform your trial concept into a fundable, execution-ready protocol?
The Clinical Trials Leadership Program is a new, competitive opportunity that brings together a select cohort of trialists ready to develop high-impact explanatory or pragmatic randomized trial concepts into well-designed, execution-ready protocols. Explore the differences between explanatory and pragmatic clinical trials.
With an expert team by your side, this 20-month program provides end-to-end guidance, expertise, infrastructure, mentorship, and structured learning from experienced trialists to support the transformation of your trial concept into an execution-ready protocol. The program starts in October 2026.
Find out more.
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Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Western Research and the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies invite applications from all eligible individuals for the Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. This program is administered jointly by Western Research and the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
Grounded by the guiding principles of the Western Research strategic plan, Mobilize for Impact!, the Postdoctoral Fellowship program aspires to:
- Attract diverse postdoctoral talent from a global candidate pool, who will contribute positively to research excellence;
- Enhance support for promising research programs that advance Western's strategic goals for research success; and
- Foster a vibrant and inclusive environment for scholars and position them for success as early career researchers.
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Division of Cardiology
Abazid RM, Smettei O, Awadallah S, Widyan A, Wuzynski N, Nabhan MH, Ibrahim MM, Hassanin M, Mathew A, De S, Bagur R, . Additive value of repeat transthoracic echocardiography for excluding infective endocarditis in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026;34(1):3. doi:10.1186/s44348-025-00061-6
Bhatt N, Bagur R, Bayamin K, Diamantouros P, Teefy PJ, Valdis M, Chaumont G, Zamper R, Chu MWA; OPTICS (Optimizing Patient Trajectories to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes and Science) investigators. Improving transcatheter aortic valve implantation efficiency and outcomes in the Canadian healthcare environment. CJC Open. 2025;8(4):420-429. doi:10.1016/j.cjco.2025.11.014
Boivin-Proulx LA, Schampaert E, Bainey K, Chong AY, Saw J, Eckstein J, Lavoie A, Abuzeid W, Schwalm JD, Cieza Lara TA, Lavi S, Gobeil JF, Machaalany J, Kedhi E, Manlhiot C, Blair J, Gori T, Escaned J, Henry TD, Miner S; Canadian Coronary Physiology Registry Investigators. Defining population at risk and assessment of patients with presumed coronary microvascular and vasomotor dysfunction. Can J Cardiol. 2026 Jan 27:S0828-282X(26)00043-7. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2025.12.062
Boivin-Proulx LA, Schampaert E, Bainey K, Chong AY, Saw J, Eckstein J, Lavoie A, Abuzeid W, Schwalm JD, Cieza Lara TA, Lavi S, Gobeil JF, Machaalany J, Kedhi E, Manlhiot C, Blair J, Gori T, Escaned J, Henry TD, Miner S; Canadian Coronary Physiology Registry Investigators. A standardized invasive protocol for the investigation of patients with presumed coronary microvascular and vasomotor dysfunction. Can J Cardiol. 2026 Jan 23:S0828-282X(26)00062-0. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2026.01.034
Boivin-Proulx LA, Schampaert E, Bainey K, Chong AY, Saw J, Eckstein J, Lavoie A, Abuzeid W, Schwalm JD, Cieza Lara TA, Lavi S, Gobeil JF, Machaalany J, Kedhi E, Manlhiot C, Blair J, Gori T, Escaned J, Henry TD, Miner S; Canadian Coronary Physiology Registry Investigators. Defining metrics and the framework for the invasive assessment of patients with presumed coronary microvascular and vasomotor dysfunction. Can J Cardiol. 2026 Jan 14:S0828-282X(26)00032-2. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2025.12.061
Dardas S, Sposato L, Ayan D, Bagur R. Code stroke activation following cardiac catheterization procedures: contrast-induced encephalopathy versus stroke. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Apr 29. doi:10.1002/ccd.70647
d'Entremont MA, Lee SF, Wijeysundera HC, Tsang MB, Amlani S, Wassef A, Lavi S, So DYF, 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. 2026;294:107330. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2025.107330
Geressu A, Sparrow RT, García S, Villablanca PA, Elgendy IY, Jang S, Mamas MA, Bagur R. Non-cardiac surgery after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2026;12(1):55-67. doi:10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf079
Ghoneem A, Elkholy M, Abdelhai OS, Altarawneh T, Maligireddy A, Goel M, Hanson ID, Abbas AE, Bagur R, Giustino G, Généreux P, Alqarqaz M, Wang DD, O'Neill WW, Jabri A, Villablanca P. Trends and outcomes of mechanical circulatory support with transcatheter aortic valve replacement and transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of the mitral valve from the National Inpatient Sample, 2018 to 2021. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2025;39(2):239-246. doi:10.1080/08998280.2025.2592169
Jang SS, Sposato L, Scheitz JF, Choi YH, Geressu A, Tzemos N, Ayan D, Mamas MA, Bagur R. Clinical impact of Takotsubo syndrome in patients with stroke. Heart. 2026 Apr 27:heartjnl-2025-327188. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2025-327188
Lavi S, Shadpour S, Allen E, Ogunsakin RE, Mehta SR. Design and rational of the PRACTICAL-HERO trial: A randomized trial of higher and lower doses of heparin vs placebo for elective diagnostic coronary angiography. Am Heart J. 2026;298:107441. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107441
Marquis-Gravel G, Dostie N, Bagur R. Clopidogrel monotherapy is enough for most stable patients with coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention. Can J Cardiol. 2025 Dec 31:S0828-282X(25)01617-4. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2025.12.049
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Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Avinashi V, Gupta M, Payne BA, Amhaz H, Temirova AT, Afif W, Ashok D, Barkey J, Burnett D, Bush JW, Cameron S, Carr S, El Demellawy D, Erdle S, Huynh HQ, Griffin J, Grover SC, Grzywacz K, Jeimy S, Ko HH, Lacuesta G, Marcon M, Mayrand S, Petropolis H, Rodrigues D, Sherlock M, Song C, Tardio N, Vander Leek TK, Vurzinger M, Williams B, Xenodemetroupolous T, Ma C, Chan ES. Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of eosinophilic esophagitis in adults and children in Canada: a Delphi consensus project. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol. 2025;8(6):207-227. doi:10.1093/jcag/gwaf022
Avinashi V, Gupta M, Payne BA, Amhaz H, Temirova AT, Afif W, Ashok D, Barkey J, Burnett D, Bush JW, Cameron S, Carr S, Demellawy DE, Erdle S, Huynh HQ, Griffin J, Grover SC, Grzywacz K, Jeimy S, Ko HH, Lacuesta G, Marcon M, Mayrand S, Petropolis H, Rodrigues D, Sherlock M, Song C, Tardio N, Vander Leek TK, Vurzinger M, Williams BA, Xenodemetropoulos T, Ma C, Chan ES. Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of eosinophilic esophagitis in adults and children in Canada: a Delphi consensus project. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2025;21(1):47. Published 2025 Nov 7. doi:10.1186/s13223-025-00993-0
Betschel S, Binkley K, Borici-Mazi R, Chapdelaine H, Hébert J, Kanani A, Keith PK, Lacuesta G, Waserman S, Yang W, Palda V, Lang-Robertson K, Aygören-Pürsün E, Banerji A, Bernstein JA, Caballero T, Farkas H, Grumach AS, Hide M, Katelaris C, Longhurst HJ, Magerl M, Riedl M, Zanichelli A, Zuraw B, Adatia A, Boursiquot JN, Connors L, Cook V, Cooper M, Fu L, Gill P, Goodyear D, Jagdis A, Jeimy S, Kalicinsky C, Kamra P, Kan M, Kim H, Laramée B, Lee E, Leith E, Marois L, McCusker C, O'Keefe A, Othman I, Poon MC, St-Pierre C, Stepaniuk P, Tsai E, Uminski K. The International/Canadian hereditary angioedema guideline. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2026;22(1):24. doi:10.1186/s13223-025-00999-8
Jeimy S, Huan PW, Abrams E. Management of anaphylaxis. CMAJ. 2025;197(38):E1270-E1271. doi:10.1503/cmaj.250884
Jeimy S, Huan PW, Abrams E. Prise en charge de l’anaphylaxie. CMAJ. 2026 Jan 18;198(2):E65-E66. French. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.250884-f
Khadija U, Vohra-Miller S, Jeimy S. Allergy misinformation across social media platforms: content analysis and public response. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2026;14(4):952-958.e1. doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2025.12.032
Lee B, Martin I, Bax K, Jeimy S. Organizing pneumonia potentially caused by infliximab in a pediatric patient with ulcerative colitis. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2026;22(1):22. Published 2026 Mar 14. doi:10.1186/s13223-026-01022-4
Lee EY, Lee B, Krishnan S, Jeimy S, Picard M, Rosenfield L, Ruiz J, Song C. Characterizing drug allergy management among allergists in Canada: a national survey study. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2025;21(1):41. Published 2025 Sep 24. doi:10.1186/s13223-025-00981-4
Lee B, Martin I, Bax K, Jeimy S. Organizing pneumonia potentially caused by infliximab in a pediatric patient with ulcerative colitis. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2026;22(1):22. doi:10.1186/s13223-026-01022-4
Semaan M, Alkhuder S, Jeimy S. Frey's syndrome in an infant misdiagnosed as food allergy. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2026;22(1):12. doi:10.1186/s13223-026-01015-3
Tony Yang ZF, Jeimy S. Erythema ab igne: a modern presentation of a classic dermatosis. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2026;14(4):966. doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2026.02.007
Wong L, Jeimy S. A red-eye presentation concerning for vernal keratoconjunctivitis: a case report. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2026;22(1):33. doi:10.1186/s13223-026-01029-x
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Division of Clinical Pharmacology
Edwards JD, Li Z, McFarlane P, Rabi DM, Gilbert J, Bajaj HS, MacIntosh BJ, Bittman J, Feldman RD, Dresser G, Terenzi K, Swartz R, Gabor J, Pearson GJ, Selby P, Wharton S, Warburton DER, Pakhalé S, Styra R, Baker B, Tu K, Hawkins M, Stone JA, Vaillancourt T, Poon S, Virani SA, Jain R, Jones PH, Sandhu RK, Ganesh A, Andrade JG, Stern S, Habert J, Rivard L, Roumeliotis P, Udell JA, Campbell T, Bacon SL, Trudeau L, Keshavjee K, Pham T, Cheng G, Lewis KB, Maar M, Stacey D, Oldenburg B, Dhukai AR, Pasricha SV, Sherifali D, Racey M, Hua-Stewart D, Gravel CA, Lewis M, Mehta S, Hill MD, Haider N, Lindsay P, Liu P, Tobe SW. Management of brain-heart multimorbidity: a clinical practice guideline. CMAJ. 2026 Mar 29;198(12):E425-E439. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.251137
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Division of Critical Care Medicine
Bouras M, Lauzier F, Fergusson DA, Neveu X, Clayton L, Patton MP, Costerousse O, English SW, Docherty A, Malbouisson LMS, Zarychanski R, Moore L, Lessard Bonaventure P, Laroche V, Verret M, Scales DC, Adhikari NKJ, Greenbaum J, Kramer A, Garnelo Rey V, Ball I, Khwaja K, Wise M, Harvey D, Chabanne R, Pottecher J, Rhodes J, Rigamonti A, Burns KEA, Griesdale DE, Kutsogiannis DJ, Green R, Boyd JG, Zeiler F, Gomez A, Charbonney E, Astles T, Sy E, Turgeon AF; HEMOTION Trial investigators, the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group, the Canadian Perioperative Anesthesia Clinical Trials Group, the Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium. Influence of multiple trauma on the effect of transfusion strategies in patients with traumatic brain injury: a sub-study of the HEMOTION trial. Intensive Care Med. 2026 Feb;52(2):211-229. doi: 10.1007/s00134-025-08290-5
Byrne C, Yakoub D, Sibbald R, Papanayotou D, Slessarev M, Basmaji J, Winberg C, Ball I. Sustainability of medical assistance in dying provision: Provider perspectives. Palliat Support Care. 2026 Apr 13;24:e105. doi: 10.1017/S1478951526102120
Law B, Côté M, Muyal A, Ball I, Smith S. Zone 3 resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta: Deflating doubts, one trauma at a time. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2025 Nov 27;12(1):102069. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2025.102069
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. 2026 Mar;26(3):449-454. doi:10.1016/j.ajt.2025.10.014
Murphy N, Weijer C, Beitel J, Donaghy M, French N, Goddard C, Gross JA, Slessarev M. Supporting informed surrogate decision-making in deceased donor intervention research: co-creating educational materials with families. Crit Care Explor. 2026;8(5):e1416. doi:10.1097/CCE.0000000000001416
Nix HP, Goldstein CE, Taljaard M, Weijer C. Practical guide for determining whether healthcare providers are research participants in cluster randomised trials. BMJ Open. 2026 Apr 9;16(4):e109131. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109131
Oczkowski S, Bayuk T, Basmaji J, Dengler BA, McCrea M, Sharif S, Stout K, Hawryluk GWJ, Mangat HS, Ghajar J. Protocol for development of an evidence-based rapid readiness screen. Neurosurg Pract. 2026;7(2):e000225. Published 2026 Apr 17. doi:10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000225
Pratte M, Thirukumar S, Zhang C, Slessarev M, Basmaji J, Prager R. Can large language models approximate the results of meta-analyses in critical care? A meta-research study. J Crit Care. 2026;92:155358. doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2025.155358
Sahu D, Van Nynatten LR, Tweddell D, Daley M, Fraser DD. Computational proteomics to enhance personalized treatment of COVID-19 and Long COVID. Clin Proteomics. 2026;23(1):26. Published 2026 Apr 7. doi:10.1186/s12014-026-09601-8
Sharif S, Wang K, Basmaji J, Ablordeppey E, Díaz-Gómez JL, Lanspa M, Nikravan S, Lewis K. Critical care ultrasonography for cardiogenic shock: a scoping review. Crit Care Explor. 2026;8(3):e1388. doi:10.1097/CCE.0000000000001388
Slessarev M, Kho ME. Mobilizing smarter, not harder: optimizing mobilization in critical illness. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026;212(3):404-407. doi:10.1093/ajrccm/aamaf133
Stranges V, Van Nynatten LR, Tweddell D, Cela E, Morello M, Daley M, O'Gorman DB, Cepinskas G, Fraser DD. Proteomic profiling and pathway analyses reveal molecular signatures and immune networks in pediatric sepsis. Inflamm Res. 2026;75(1):71. Published 2026 Mar 27. doi:10.1007/s00011-026-02200-1
Van Nynatten LR, Tweddell D, Daley M, Cepinskas G, Basmaji J, Slessarev M, Fraser DD. Pathway-level profiling of the sepsis proteome reveals immune and transcriptional dysregulation. Mol Med. 2026;32(1):74. Published 2026 Apr 2. doi:10.1186/s10020-026-01469-6
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Division of Emergency Medicine
Bravo M, Melville P, Myslik F, Wong J. An architectural framework for a provincial real-time NICU/PICU bed management centre in Canadian healthcare. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2026 Feb 12;334:78-82. doi: 10.3233/SHTI260020
Burns B, Nolan B, Ferguson I, Peddle M, Partyka C, Healy G, Shackelford S, Cotton B. Prehospital transfusion strategies in haemorrhagic shock. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2026 Jan 22;34(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s13049-026-01547-y
Carter AJE, Bigham BL, Goldstein J, Greene J, Harrison M, Steenbeek A, Curran J. Improving early recognition and treatment of sepsis in paramedic services and emergency departments: a pan-Canadian mixed methods application of the Theoretical Domains Framework. CJEM. 2026 Mar 9. doi: 10.1007/s43678-026-01119-0
Chaulk RC, Allen L, Priestap F, Moffat B, Leeper WR, Parry N, Gray D, Lewell M, Ackery A, Vogt K. Reinforcing the role of rural trauma laparotomy. Can J Surg. 2026 Mar 3;69(2):E108-E113. doi: 10.1503/cjs.013325
Chowdhury SR, Sirotich E, Guyatt GH, Modi D, Cuker A, Breakey V, Grace RF, Pai M, Beck CE, Yan JW, Porter S, Kang M, Webert KE, O'Connor C, Pruitt B, DiRaimo J, Paynter D, Strachan G, St John M, Molnar L, Arnold DM. Guideline on the emergency management of critical bleeding in patients with immune thrombocytopenia. Blood Adv. 2026 Feb 4:bloodadvances.2025018818. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2025018818
Lingard L, Ng K, Panza M, Rassbach C, Dukelow A, Van Hooren T, Caretta-Weyer H, Sebok-Syer SS. Conceptualising and assessing interdependent clinical performances: Early insights from emergency medicine and paediatric faculty. Med Educ. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1111/medu.70225
Marshall RA, DeVito-Porter K, Dallaire G, Jelic T, Smith A, Myslik F, Mohindra R, Thavanathan R, Wilson TD, Olszynski P. Transesophageal echocardiography during cardiopulmonary resuscitation is associated with alternate areas of compression: Analysis of healthcare provider experiences with potential implications for conventional compressions. PLoS One. 2026 Jan 20;21(1):e0339974. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0339974
Teune K, Bissonnette K, Myslik F. Engaging stakeholders to inform policy: unlocking responsible health data access for innovation in Ontario. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2026 Feb 12;334:125-126. doi: 10.3233/SHTI260032
Wang AY, Van Aarsen K, Belisle S. ChatGPT-guided translation of pediatric emergency department discharge instructions. CJEM. 2026 Apr;28(4):307-313. doi: 10.1007/s43678-025-01069-z
Williams K, Peddle M, Smith J, Ahghari M, Nolan B. Prospective development and validation of a weight prediction tool for patients with obesity undergoing critical care transport using width and arm circumference. Air Med J. 2026 Jan-Feb;45(1):52-58. doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2025.09.004
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Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Ahmad Z, Agarwala A, Cuchel M, Barton Duell P, Hegele RA, Hudgins L, Jamison A, Kalra D, Khera A, Knowles JW, Kullo IJ, Morales A, Rothstein MA, Saseen JJ, Soffer DE, Warden BA, Weintraub WS, Williams L, Goldberg AC. Update on familial hypercholesterolemia: An expert clinical consensus from the National Lipid Association. J Clin Lipidol. 2026;20(4):708-737. doi:10.1016/j.jacl.2026.01.011
Erzingatzian A, Al-Baldawi Z, Ruel I, Brown L, Sherman MH, Laflamme N, Bergeron J, Couture P, Paquette M, Baass A, Brisson D, Larouche M, Gaudet D, Cermakova L, Wan D, Brunham LR, Francis GA, Mancini GBJ, Kennedy BA, Hegele RA, Lewis GF, McCrindle BW, Ransom T, McPherson R, Piazza N, de Varennes B, Genest J, Iatan I. Aortic stenosis in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: the Canadian HoFH Registry. JACC Adv. 2026;5(2):102505. doi:10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102505
Fleet JL, Carter B, Cadarette SM, Shariff SZ, Jenkins ME, Holmes JD, Ziebart C, Clemens KK. Fracture incidence and osteoporosis treatment in Parkinson's disease: a population-based cohort study. Osteoporos Int. 2026;37(2):459-467. doi:10.1007/s00198-025-07802-9
Hang S, Hegele RA. The evaluation of plozasiran for the treatment of familial chylomicronemia syndrome. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2026;21(3):195-204. doi:10.1080/17446651.2026.2646166
Hegele RA. Genetic insights from Greenland: when geography, history and genomics converge. Curr Opin Lipidol. 2026;37(2):27-29. doi:10.1097/MOL.0000000000001038
Hegele RA. Genetic instruments and drug prediction: will APOC3 silencing reduce cardiovascular end points? Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published online January 7, 2026. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwag018
Hegele RA. Nucleic acid-based therapies - the next frontier in treating dyslipidemias. Can J Cardiol. 2026;42(5):1004-1017. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2026.01.026
Hegele RA. Risk-weighted apolipoprotein B: is it worth the weight? Eur Heart J. 2026 Mar 5:ehag134. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehag134
Mancini GBJ, Ryomoto A, Ruel I, Iatan I, Genest J, Raal FJ, Santos RD, Marte AP, Kennedy BA, Brunham LR, Gaudet D, Larouche M, Brisson D, Hegele RA; Canadian Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia - HoFH Registry. Assessment of LDL receptor-dependent lipid lowering therapies in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia according to functional genotype. Atherosclerosis. 2026;414:120646. doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2026.120646
Nordestgaard BG, Hegele RA. Residual lipid risk in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Eur Heart J. 2026 Feb 17:ehag087. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehag087
Patrick H, McAlister L, Pourtousi A, Badesha J, Liu SL, Tunio S, Clemens KK. Opportunities to improve the care of individuals with polycystic ovary syndrome in Canada: Systematic review. Can Fam Physician. 2026;72(4):e117-e126. doi:10.46747/cfp.7204e117
Peterson AL, Ashraf AP, Bachman J, Hegele RA, Rashad M, South AM, Tran AH, Zachariah J, Wong JP; American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Committee of the Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine; Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health; Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing. Screening, diagnosis, and management of pediatric hypertriglyceridemia: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2026;46(4):e000195. doi:10.1161/ATV.0000000000000195
Ruprai B, Catania S, Berati V, Halperin IJ, Malcolm J, Liu SL, Houlden RL, Spaic T. Efficacy and management of automated insulin delivery systems perioperatively in type 1 diabetes - A scoping review. Can J Diabetes. 2026 Mar 11:S1499-2671(26)00046-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2026.03.002
Schmidt AM, Hegele RA. Remembering Dr Janet T. Powell. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2025;45(8):1343-1345. doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.125.323274
Schott C, Relouw S, Arnaldi M, Baker C, Offerni-Almada G, Wang J, McIntyre AD, Son S, Cuerden M, Arnold JB, Burman N, Colaiacovo S, Solo K, Boudville N, Dipchand C, Feldman LS, Gill J, Gunaratnam L, House AA, Iyer H, Johnson J, Karpinski M, Klarenbach S, Knoll G, Lok CE, Lotfy K, Miller M, Monroy-Cuadros M, Nguan C, Rehman F, Roshanov PS, Prasad GVR, Storsley L, Weir MA, Hegele RA, Garg AX, Connaughton DM. Genetic testing in kidney transplantation and living kidney donor risk assessment. Kidney Int. 2026 Mar 26:S0085-2538(26)00234-6. doi:10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.033
Schwantes-An TH, Abreu MA, Neuschwander-Tetri BA, Wang J, Guo X, Tan J, Hegele RA, Davidson NO, Lotta L, Verweij N, Yates KP, Rotter JI, Chalasani N. Evaluation of pathogenic variants associated with monogenic disorders of dyslipidemia in patients with well characterised MASLD. Liver Int. 2026;46(2):e70486. doi:10.1111/liv.70486
Watts GF, Scott R, Sullivan D, Baker J, Clifton P, Hamilton J, Given B, Melquist S, Zhou R, Gaudet D, Goldberg IJ, Knowles JW, Leeper NJ, Hegele RA, Ballantyne CM. Zodasiran for cholesterol and triglyceride lowering in patients with hyperlipidemia: final report of phase 1 basket trial. Nat Med. 2026;32(4):1432-1443. doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04307-8
Wiegman A, Peterson AL, Bruckert E, Defesche JC, Schweizer A, Bergeron J, Chueca MJ, Roeters van Lennep JE, Santos RD, Schwab KO, Lesogor A, Zhang S, Hegele RA. Efficacy and safety of inclisiran in adolescents with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (ORION-16): a two-part, randomised, multicentre clinical trial. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2026;14(3):233-242. doi:10.1016/S2213-8587(25)00351-1
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. 2026;87(2):211-229.e1. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.09.010
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Division of Gastroenterology
Larsen F, Jeong W, Schep D, Good HJ, Shin AE, Zhang L, Derouet MF, Wang TC, Castellani CA, Shooshtari P, Asfaha S. Viral mimicry acts as a tumor suppressor in colitis. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 4;17(1):1313. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-68850-1
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Division of General Internal Medicine
Inayat A, Sultan N, Inayat H, Hemmett J, Lingard L, Chau B, Elzinga JL, Haddara W, Torti JMI. Mentoring medical students in patient safety and quality improvement: exploring faculty confidence and leadership. J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2026;13: doi: 10.1177/23821205251411171
Torti J, Humphrey Murto S, Bishop K, Ahrari A, Goldszmidt M. In support of meaningful assessment and feedback: a study of clinical reasoning tasks used in ambulatory case reviews. Perspect Med Educ. 2026 Mar 13;15(1):257-269. doi: 10.5334/pme.2294
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Division of Geriatric Medicine
de Abreu DCC, Pieruccini-Faria F, Lang AE, Cornish B, McIlroy W, Jog M, Masellis M, Ramirez J, Scott C, Symons S, Black SE, Arnott SR, Binns M, Beaton D, Tan B, Marras C, Kwan D, Grimes D, Bartha R, Montero-Odasso M. Subcortical white matter hyperintensities and motor function in Parkinson's disease: findings from the ONDRI study. Geroscience. 2026;48(1):1115-1126. doi:10.1007/s11357-025-01727-1
de Avelar NCP, Danielewicz AL, Moreira BS, de Souza Andrade AC, Torres JL, de Amorim JSC, Montero-Odasso M, Lima-Costa MF, Perracini MR. Fall risk assessment using the World Guidelines for Falls Prevention Algorithm: Evidence from the ELSI-Brazil study. Eur Geriatr Med. Published online April 1, 2026. doi:10.1007/s41999-026-01446-6
Downey RI, Petersen BJ, Mohanathas N, Campos JL, Montero-Odasso M, Bherer L, Pichora-Fuller MK, Bray NW, Burhan AM, Camicioli R, Fraser S, Liu-Ambrose T, Lussier M, Middleton LE, Pieruccini-Faria F, Phillips NA, Li KZH. The effect of hearing ability on dual-task performance following multi-domain training in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: findings from the SYNERGIC trial. Front Aging Neurosci. 2026;17:1716733. Published 2026 Jan 30. doi:10.3389/fnagi.2025.1716733
Romero-Ortuño R, Arai H, Assantachai P, Avila Funes JA, Farrugia-Bonello R, Casey S, Chen LK, Cheung G, Dhesi J, Ecarnot F, Flicker L, Fülöp T, Goel A, Gordon AL, Gouiaa R, Gregson CL, Gutiérrez Robledo LM, Jauregui JR, Kotsani M, Macijauskienė J, Maggi S, Martin FC, Masud T, Merchant RA, Michel JP, Montero-Odasso M, Morsch P, Münzer T, Nair BK, Parodi JF, Pearson GME, Petrovic M, Piotrowicz K, Roller-Wirnsberger R, Sieber CC, Sneddon G, Tan MP, van der Velde N, Wee R, Vassallo M, Polidori MC. Global education and training in geriatrics: mapping transnational initiatives and their complementarities. Eur Geriatr Med. 2026;17(2):429-451. doi:10.1007/s41999-026-01418-w
Son S, Speechley M, Zou G, Montero-Odasso M. What combinations of modifiable risk factors are most prevalent and most strongly associated with low cognition? Results from Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. Published online January 20, 2026. doi:10.1159/000550244
van der Velde N, Supiano MA, Montero-Odasso M, Rochon PA, Petrovic M. Same patients, different health care systems-revisited. Geriatric care models in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. J Am Geriatr Soc. Published online May 12, 2026. doi:10.1111/jgs.70478
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Division of Infectious Diseases
Akkielah L, Leung W, Wang S, Ataie L, Xenocostas A, Syed A, Hsu YR, Silverman M, AlMutawa F, Rahimi Shahmirzadi M. Concurrent mold, mycobacterial, and viral infections in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient undergoing lung transplantation for graft-versus-host disease. Curr Oncol. 2026;33(3):145. doi:10.3390/curroncol33030145
Esfahani MA, Lai H, Javadi RH, Haque R, Meghdadi Y, Farhvash R, Couban R, Cairns S, Elsayed S, Ge L, Silverman M, Shahmirzadi MRR. Influenza vaccination in solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials. JAMMI. 14 April 2026. doi: 10.3138/jammi-2025-0037
Foote R, Julkipli J, Alanazi A, Bishara A, BuMurah N, Azizam NA, Adams J, Silverman M, Shahmirzadi MRR. Adherence to cervical screening and follow-up care in HIV-positive women at a Canadian tertiary care center. JAMMI. 14 April 2026. doi: 10.3138/jammi-2025-0038
Julkipli J, Alanazi A, Saw YT, Zainulabid UA, Delport J, Gupta R, Silverman M, Shahmirzadi MMR, Elsayed S, AlMutawa F. Integrating AI into infection control: Evaluating the accuracy and consistency of four leading platforms across three regions. JAMMI. 14 April 2026. doi: 10.3138/jammi-2025-0019
Kellen F, Ataie L, AlMutawa F, Silverman M, Shahmirzadi MRR. Dual paradoxical reactions in tuberculous lymphadenitis during and after pregnancy: A case report. JAMMI. 14 April 2026. doi: 10.3138/jammi-2025-0031
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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;36 (1):147-155. doi: 10.1177/11206721251380886
Acuna SA, Zhao X, Jones-Carr M, Smith G, Naylor K, Hasjim BJ, Chen S, Chan AW, Baxter N, Kim SJ, Bhat M. Cumulative exposure to tacrolimus is associated with increased risk of malignancy for solid organ transplant recipients. Int J Cancer. 2026;158(12):3152-3160. doi: 10.1002/ijc.70343
Adeyemo S, Crews DC, Lentine KL, Zisman-Ilani Y, Lincoln KD, 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 to 2024. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2026;37 (3):569-581. doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000876
Al-Jaishi AA, Cuerden MS, Luo B, Roshanov PS, Garg AX. Statistical analysis of Likert-based ordinal scales: a guide for clinical trialists. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2026;26(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s12874-026-02793-5
Badve SV, Al Ammari M, Anderson CS, Billot L, Bompoint S, Collister D, De Vriese AS, Eikelboom JW, Flahault A, Garg AX, Ha JT, Heerspink HJL, Jardine MJ, Jesudason S, Jha V, Jun M, Landrigan J, Liew A, Lin E, Lv J, Mark PB, Menne J, Monaghan H, Mushahar L, Patel A, Pilmore H, Perkovic V, Ramachandran R, Rossignol P, Shaman A, Skhiri H, Walsh M, Wheeler DC, Wong MG, Zuo L, Gallagher M. Methods article for a study protocol: study design and baseline characteristics of the Treatment of cardiovascular disease with low dose rivaroxaban in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (TRACK) trial. Am J Nephrol. 2026; :1-11. doi: 10.1159/000550796
Bennett PN, Penny JD, McIntyre CW, Vanderlinden J, Borkum MS, Castillo G, Collister D, Corradetti B, Duhamel TA, Farion H, Ford E, Garcia E, Getachew R, Jesudason S, Kiaii M, Leu RL, Presseau J, Rigatto C, Seitz AK, Shirazi M, Soni A, Stewart K, Tarca B, Tennankore K, Verdin N, Whitlock R, Wilund K, Thompson S, MacRae JM, Bohm C. Randomized controlled trial of intradialytic cycling as kidney exercise rehabilitation for cardiac stunning in hemodialysis (TICKERS_HD): a clinical research protocolv. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2026;13 :20543581251391112. doi: 10.1177/20543581251391112
Blanchette PS, 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. 2026;41 (4):657-668. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfaf191
de Chickera SN, Al Agbar S, Sharma A, Beaune D, Sidahmed EA, Gunaratnam L, Sidahmed A. Positive B cell flow cytometry crossmatch without detectable donor-specific antibodies: true or false reactivity? Front Immunol. 2026;16:1690461. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2025.1690461
Fadlallah J, Ho M, Hassan MT, Dehkharghanian T, Cam MM, Lee SH, Khowaja S, Bichet DG, Brown PA, Lanktree MB, Moist L, Wang B, Khalili K, Mucsi I, Pei Y. Association of kidney volume with patient-reported outcomes in ADPKD. Kidney Int Rep. 2026;11 (4):103787. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2026.103787
Filler G, McIntyre CW. Caution in extending SGLT2 inhibitor trials to children with CAKUT: a call for phenotype-specific safety considerations. Pediatr Nephrol. 2026;41 (5):1571-1572. doi: 10.1007/s00467-026-07172-2
Garg AX, ACP Journal Club Editorial Team at McMaster University. In adults with severe metabolic acidosis and moderate to severe AKI, IV sodium bicarbonate did not reduce mortality at 90 dv. Ann Intern Med. 2026;179 (3):JC29. doi: 10.7326/ANNALS-26-00213-JC
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. 2026;179(1):23-31. doi:10.7326/ANNALS-25-02257
Gunaratnam L, Suri RS, Wehrli B, Ashe KA, Chu MWA, Sidahmed A, Beaune D, Knight L, Guo LR, Wang C. Valve replacement with decellularized homografts may impede solid organ transplantation. Transplantation. 2026;110(6):e1340-e1342. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000005676
Heerspink HJL, Grams ME, Sang Y, Ballew SH, Coresh J, Surapaneni A, Alencar de Pinho N, Brunskill NJ, Chang AR, Ciemins E, Dember LM, Kabasawa K, Kornowske L, Levin A, Major R, Mark PB, McArthur E, Medcalf J, Metzger M, Nadkarni GN, Naimark DMJ, Robinson-Cohen C, Sumida K, Vernooij RWM, Gansevoort RT, Fellström B, Chadban S, CKD Prognosis Consortium. Proteinuria or albuminuria as markers of kidney and cardiovascular disease risk: an individual patient-level meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2026;179 (1):32-41. doi: 10.7326/ANNALS-25-02117
Holden RM, Norman PA, Turner ME, Zimmerman D, Moist L, Jones G, Kaufmann M, Petkovich M, Ward E, Heyland DK, Adams MA, Mourtzakis M. Visceral adipose tissue is associated with changes in leptin, FGF-23 and vitamin D metabolism in chronic kidney disease. J Bone Miner Res. 2026 Mar 16:zjag051. doi: 10.1093/jbmr/zjag051
Inayat A, Sultan N, Inayat H, Hemmett J, Lingard L, Chau B, Elzinga JL, Haddara W, Torti J. Mentoring medical students in patient safety and quality improvement: exploring faculty confidence and leadership. J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2026;13 :23821205251411171. doi: 10.1177/23821205251411171
Jamison HK, Bota SE, Garg AX, Kang Y, McArthur E, Huang SS, Clark WF, Sontrop JM, Eberhart AM. Long-term risk of major coronary artery disease events after thrombotic microangiopathy treated with plasma exchange. Am J Hematol. 2026 Jun;101(6):1220-1225. doi: 10.1002/ajh.70278
Johnson A, Thomas E, Kendzerska T, Sabri E, Suri R, Chen A, Moist L, Lok C, Zimmerman D. Objective and subjective measures of sleep quality in patients with end stage kidney disease: A cross-sectional study. Sleep Med. 2026;143 :108901. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2026.108901
Liu P, Caffrey N, Donald M, Smekal M, Harris M, Tam-Tham H, Duquette D, Garg AX, Hundemer G, Christiansen CF, Sawhney S, Ravani P, Elliott MJ. Development of a mortality risk prediction tool for people with kidney failure: a nominal group technique study of end-user priorities. Am J Kidney Dis. 2026; :. pii: S0272-6386(26)00050-8. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.12.001
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;394 (2):128-137. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2513032
Lu H, Jiang J, Huang X, Peng T, Haig A, Jevnikar AM, Gunaratnam L, Zhang ZX. Adenosine deaminase acting on RNA 1 and receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase-1 orchestrate the Z-DNA-binding protein 1-mediated PANoptosis and mouse heart transplant rejection. Am J Transplant. 2026;26(5):962-979. doi:10.1016/j.ajt.2026.02.003
Luke W, Matti D, Offerni J, Lebedeva V, Myers Z, Abed H, Roshanov P, Wang C, Sener A, Luke PP. The Canadian Anatomic Kidney Score: Assessment of reproducibility among surgeons and trainees across Canada. Can Urol Assoc J. 2026. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.9484
Michaud JB, Manno M, Sullivan K, de Guia N, Ivis F, Gill J, Nadeau-Fredette AC, Moist L, Kim SJ, Dart A, Tennankore KK. Impact of COVID-19 on recipients of solid organ transplants: a cohort study of in-hospital outcomes from the Canadian Organ Replacement Register. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2026;13 :20543581261434139. doi: 10.1177/20543581261434139
Molnar AO, Kang Y, Nash DM, Li L, Blake PG, Garg AX, Brimble KS, Young A, Jain AK. Effect of a change in the eligibility criteria for multidisciplinary kidney care. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2026 Mar 19. doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000001065
Nash DM, Rayner J, Dixon SN, Bhatti S, Garcia-Feliz S, Kueper JK, Zhang L, Booth RG, Shariff SZ, Pow C, Zwarenstein M. Team-based care within community health centres in Ontario, Canada and the association with emergency department visits: a population-based retrospective study. BMC Prim Care. 2026 Feb 6;27(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s12875-026-03209-5
Naylor KL, Kang Y, McArthur E, Garg AX, Patzer RE, McKenzie S, Kim J, Weir M, Yohanna S, Knoll G, Treleaven D. Predicting 3-year survival in patients receiving maintenance dialysis: an external validation and updated multivariable prediction model for iChoose Kidney in Ontario, Canada. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2026; 13:20543581261437298. doi: 10.1177/20543581261437298
Naylor KL, McKenzie SQ, Yohanna S, Zitoun NM, Garg AX. Increasing access to living donor kidney transplantation: a program report. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2026;13:20543581261418350. doi:10.1177/20543581261418350
Schott C, Relouw S, Arnaldi M, Baker C, Offerni-Almada G, Wang J, McIntyre AD, Son S, Cuerden M, Arnold JB, Burman N, Colaiacovo S, Solo K, Boudville N, Dipchand C, Feldman LS, Gill J, Gunaratnam L, House AA, Iyer H, Johnson J, Karpinski M, Klarenbach S, Knoll G, Lok CE, Lotfy K, Miller M, Monroy-Cuadros M, Nguan C, Rehman F, Roshanov PS, Prasad GVR, Storsley L, Weir MA, Hegele RA, Garg AX, Connaughton DM. Genetic testing in kidney transplantation and living kidney donor risk assessment. Kidney Int. 2026 Mar 26:S0085-2538(26)00234-6. doi:10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.033
Stanaway IB, Costa IPD, Davies SJ, Perl J, Lambie M, Morelle J, Jarvik GP, Jain AK, Himmelfarb J, Heimburger O, Johnson DW, Pirkle J, Robinson B, Stenvinkel P, Yee-Moon Wang A, Devuyst O, Mehrotra R, Bio-PD Consortium. Genetic variation and ultrafiltration with peritoneal dialysis: a genome-wide association study. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2026;37 (1):49-66. doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000803
Thorne J, Lebedeva V, Thanamayooran A, Katmeh T, Bai I, Huo B, Berger G, Cahill LE, More K, Clark D, Vinson A, Weir MA, House AA, Tennankore K, Roshanov PS. External validation and recalibration of a risk calculator for major bleeding after diagnostic kidney biopsy. Kidney Med. 2026 Apr 3:S2590-0595(26)001352. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2026.101352
Tungsanga S, Okpechi IG, Bianchi MEV, Chaturvedi S, Collister D, Crowshoe H, Rodriguez de Sosa GM, Galadanci HA, Hedin E, Ibrahim KS, Jain AK, Noronha IL, Erickson RL, Hughes JT, Komenda P, Kulvichit W, Pecoits-Filho R, Raphael KL, Shah VO, Tafuna'i M, Tait C, Turner C, Walker C, Walker R, Woods C, Levin A, Bello AK. Global landscape of kidney health across Indigenous populations. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2026;22 (2):99-121. doi: 10.1038/s41581-025-01016-2
Vanderlinden JA, McIntyre C. Progressive white matter injury dominates in patients receiving hemodialysis over peritoneal dialysis after one Year of Dialysis. Kidney360. 2026; :. doi: 10.34067/KID.0000001158
Vanderlinden J, Tamasi T, Dorie J, McIntyre C. Insult to injury: dialysis-induced cerebrovascular reactivity and cognitive impairment. Kidney360. 2026;7 (2):408-410. doi: 10.34067/KID.0000001030
Vanderlinden JA, Wong D, Chiu M, McIntyre C, Jain AK. Peritoneal dialysis patients exhibit cognitive deficits but not ischemic brain injury: A magnetic resonance spectroscopy & diffusion tensor imaging study. Perit Dial Int. 2026:8968608261421102. doi: 10.1177/08968608261421102
Whitley MJ, Wang JX, Chapman J, de Vries APJ, Chandran S, Glennon CM, Madariaga HM, Carroll RP, Booth J, Concepcion B, Couzi L, De Serres SA, Doyle A, Forbes S, Gleadle JM, Griffin S, Gunaratnam L, Gupta G, Ho J, Hughes P, Isbel N, Jegatheesan DK, Jones G, Kuypers D, Lee B, Lim W, Mason P, Meneghini M, Owoyemi I, Rao S, Salama A, Sharif A, Thaunat O, Thuraisingham R, Wyburn K, Yabu JM, Jambusaria-Pahlajani A, Bottomley MJ, Arron ST. Consensus-based recommendations on the management of immunosuppression after squamous cell carcinoma diagnosis in kidney transplant recipients: an international Delphi consensus statement. Transplant Direct. 2026;12 (1):e1893. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001893
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. 2026;87 (2):211-229.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.09.010
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Division of Respirology
Krenke R, Grabczak ME, Kerkhoff J, Bielsa S, Porcel JM, Marc-Malovrh M, Rozman A, Mitchell MA, Faber K, Anevlavis S, Auyayeb A, Bodtger U, Rahman NM, Bhatnagar R, Maskell N, Mei F, Shaw JA, Walker S, Janssen JP, International Multicentre Pleural Research Collaborative. Aetiology, management, and outcomes of eosinophilic pleural effusion: data from the International Multicentre Pleural Research Collaborative. ERJ Open Res. 2026; 01200-2025.
Peroni HJ, Graff K, Romatowski N, Warkentin MT, Dumoulin E, Gillson AM, Li P, Stollery D, Vakil E, Hergott CA, MacEachern P, Fortin M, Dhaliwal I, Mitchell M, Shieh B, Chung-Chun T, Tremblay A. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration with 19-gauge vs 21- or 22-gauge needle for mediastinal lymphadenopathy: an updated analysis of the SCOPE database. CHEST Pulmonary. 2026: 100247. doi: 10.1016/j.chpulm.2026.100247
Welch H, Walker S, Kerkhoff J, Janssen J, Bielsa S, Civit C, Porcel JM, Fjaellegaard K, Petersen J, Bodtger U, Grabczak EM, Ellayeh M, Addala D, Wrightson JM, Rahman NM, Jackson KA, Pellas EI, Khan II, Chohan MT, Aujayeb A, Labarca G, Dhaliwal I, Mitchell MA, Chatterji S, Rozman A, Marc-Malovrh M, Anevlavis S, Froudrakis M, Mei F, White P, Maskell N, Shaw J, Bhatnagar R. Characteristics and predictors of clinical outcome in patients with pleural effusions caused by heart, liver and renal failure: results from the ERS International Multicentre Pleural Research Collaborative (IMPACT) registry. ERJ Open Res. 2025;11(6):00169-2025. doi:10.1183/23120541.00169-2025
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Division of Critical Care Medicine
Marat Slessarev, co-principal investigator
OVATION-CEPEC: Optimal VAsopressor titraTION within the Canadian Critical Care Comparative Effectiveness Platform(e) d’Évaluation Clinique Comparée en soins Critiques (CEPEC.
CIHR Project Grant
$3,021,752
Marat Slessarev, co-principal investigator
Multimodal Neuromonitoring during Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Organ Donors Determined Dead by Circulatory Criteria following withdrawal of life sustaining measures
CIHR Project Grant
$749,700
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Division of Emergency Medicine
Khakpour M, Goldstein J, Carter AJE, Zohara S, Travers AJ
Improving non-emergency interfacility transfers for patients in Nova Scotia: a patient-oriented, globally informed evaluation of an eBooking and prioritization system
Translating Research Into Care, Nova Scotia Health Foundation
$99,980
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Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Kristin Clemens, principal investigator
Co-principal investigators: Ahmed SB, Ali S, Bohm C, Chiu M, Dixon SN, Ernst J, Gerstein HC, Glavinovic T, JohnBaptiste AA, Khan TS, Levin A, Madill J, Molnar A, Nesrallah G, Sener A, Suri R ,Vinson A, Wald R, Yau K, Zimmerman DL, Irwin JD, Moist LM
Semaglutide therapy, Renal (kidney) health, individualized diet, Daily exercise, Engagement through Coaching and Support
CIHR - Priority Funding Strategy for Patient Oriented Research
$100,000
David Hill
Cell lineage transdifferentiation in the islets of Langerhans in response to metabolic stress
NSERC
$220,000
Selina Liu, principal investigator
Co-principal investigator: Richard Hilsden, General Surgery
Menstrual irregularities in military members
Joint Federal Research Funding Program for Military Personnel and Veterans (Defence Research and Development Canada, Veterans Affairs Canada)
$53,554 (1 year)
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Division of Gastroenterology
Samuel Asfaha, principal investigator
Clinical and biologic predictors for personalized drug therapy in IBD
AMOSO Innovation Fund Grant
$220,000, Apr 2025 – Dec 2025
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Division of Nephrology
Dervla Connaughton, co-applicant
Toward equitable genetic services for hereditary kidney disease: a Canadian needs assessment and implementation toolkit
CIHR Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Allied Health and Genetics competition
$95,608 CAD, 2026–2028
Dervla Connaughton, co-applicant
Autosomal recessive variants in TNS1 as a novel cause of proteinuric renal disease due to mesangial cell dysfunction
CIHR
$1,101,600 CAD, 2026–2031
Dervla Connaughton, principal investigator
GENE-CKD: Genomics for equitable, novel, and effective care in kidney disease
PSI Foundation
$300,000, 2026–2029
Britney Ding, MSc student
Supervisor: Lakshman Gunaratnam
CIHR 2026-2027 Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Master's
A. House, co-principal investigator
Peripheral and CNS inflammation and injury profiles in children with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and their association with neurological disability and treatment with mTOR inhibitors: a multicentre, longitudinal study cohort
CIHR
$1,453,500, 5 years
Arsh Jain, principal investigator
Fractionated dosing to reduce acute kidney injury in patients receiving cisplatin-based chemotherapy: A population-based cohort study
AMOSO
$99,155
Louise Moist, co-principal investigator
Principal investigator: Kristin Clemens
Obesity management for kidney TRANSPLANTation (OK-TRANSPLANT)
CIHR
$100,000
Danielle Nash, principal investigator
Do community laboratory-based prompts help improve primary care for patients with chronic kidney disease? A population-based interrupted time series in Ontario
Kidney Foundation of Canada
$99,113
Kyla Naylor, co-principal investigator
Co-principal investigators: Levin A, Desjarlais A, Loth MD, Loverock K, March V, McCormick M, McKenzie SQ, Nahanee D, Nahanee L, Rigatto C, Soroka S, Sparkes D, Stalker L; Turino Miranda K, Woods C, Battistella M, Bello A, Bohm C, Collister D, Dart AB, Donald M, Elliott M, James MT, King M, Matsuda-Abedini M, Schick-Makaroff KL, Scholey JW, Tangri N, Tennankore KK, Wicklow BA
Looking, Listening, learning, leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome; Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)
CIHR
$2,000,000
Pavel Roshanov, principal investigator
Efficient, privacy-preserving, and equitable identification of potential clinical trial participants.
AMOSO
$132,798
Pavel Roshanov, principal investigator
Effects of expanded hemodialysis on patient-reported outcomes: substudy of a randomized controlled trial
Kidney Foundation of Canada
$172,442
Pavel Roshanov, principal investigator
Co-principal investigators: Garg A, McIntyre C
DIALysis with EXpanded solute removal (DIALEX): A large, simple randomized controlled trial to evaluate the major health effects of expanded versus conventional hemodialysis.
CIHR
$1,143,675
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Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Samira Jeimy, Early Career Educator Award of Excellence
Samira Jeimy
Department of Medicine Early Career Educator Award of Excellence 2025
Dr. Jeimy is a transformative leader in Clinical Immunology & Allergy. She has redesigned her division's training program – earning her Royal College recognition for curriculum innovation – while pioneering national e-learning modules, virtual curricula, and widely used digital teaching tools.
Her public health education efforts – including the Focused COVID Communications initiative and her globally viewed "Immunity Debt" explainer – reached millions, setting new standards for evidence-based communication. She is a dedicated mentor who exemplifies excellence, innovation and impact in early career medical education.
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Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Robert Hegele
Laureate, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Robert Hegele
Clinician-Scientist Award, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)
Selina Liu
Elected as Secretary, Executive Council of the Canadian Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group
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Division of Gastroenterology
Samuel Asfaha
Verspeeten Chair in Translational Oncology, March 2025
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Division of Nephrology
Dervla Connaughton
2025 Department of Medicine Western University Early Career Award for Research
Dervla Connaughton (supervisor)
2026 Zaharia Award
The Zaharia Award at Western University is a prestigious recognition for excellence in the Department of Biochemistry PhD program
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Division of Respirology
Helping the planet, one inhaler at a time
London Health Sciences Centre, January 8, 2026
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Division of Cardiology
Rodrigo Bagur
Long-term results shaping the future of TAVI - Evolut 6 year data
Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology Summit 2026, April 23-25, Montreal, QC
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Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Samira Jeimy
Skincare for the busy allergist and immunologist
Women in Allergy and Immunology Annual Meeting, April 10, 2026
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Division of Critical Care Medicine
John Basmaji
LHSC updates: organ donation
2026 LHSC Excellence in Donation & Transplantation Symposium, April 24, 2026, London
Marat Slessarev, Charles Weijer
Building a national platform for trust-preserving innovation in organ donation and transplantation
POEM Research Update and Network Evening, March 24, 2026, London
Marat Slessarev
Establishing donor safety in thoraco-abdominal normothermic regional perfusion Canadian Critical Care Trials Group Winter 2026 Scientific Meeting, January 27, 2026, Lake Louise
Marat Slessarev
Keynote address on NRP
37th Annual Alberta Society of Intensive Care Physicians Meeting, January 22, 2026, Lake Louise
Marat Slessarev
Trillium Gift of Life: Updates in organ and tissue donation
Brightshores Health System Clinical Rounds, February 12, 2026, Owen Sound
Marat Slessarev
Science, ethics, and trust: the making of a national NRP program
McGill ICU Grand Rounds, April 10, 2026
Marat Slessarev
When does death really occur? Death determination in the context of donation after circulatory criteria
International Neuroethics Society 2026 Annual Meeting, April 16, 2026, Lucca, Italy
Marat Slessarev
Update on donation research
2026 LHSC Excellence in Donation & Transplantation Symposium, April 24, 2026, London
Charles Weijer
Ethics of controlled human Infection modelling
Joint 2026 CDDW-CLM Conference, February 28, 2026, Toronto
Charles Weijer, D Harvey, Nicholas Murphy
Spotlight on the ethics of NRP
Canadian Blood Services Donation Physician Network, April 9, 2026
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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
2026 International Congress on Academic Medicine, April 17, 2026, Ottawa
William McCauley, A Gavarkovs, S Ho, K Campbell, R Bridges, W McCauley, B Lynn
Why do health professionals not start free e-Learning courses after registering for them?
2026 International Congress on Academic Medicine, April 17, 2026, Ottawa
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Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Kristin Clemens
Speaker and panelist
Leading the Future 2026, organized by LAFS (Lawson Association of Fellows and Students), April 16, 2026
Robert Hegele
Nucleic acid-based treatments for dyslipidemia
Ken Carroll Lecture Series in Metabolomics, March 27, 2026, Western University, London, ON
Robert Hegele
Nucleic acid-based treatments for dyslipidemia
PhysPharm Seminar Series, April 27, 2026, Western University, London, ON
Robert Hegele
Second chances: Optimizing lipids & reducing risk
Amgen speaking engagement, February 27, 2026, Kitchener, ON
David Hill
Pancreatic beta-cell plasticity: trans- differentiation of delta- to beta-cells during pregnancy
Diabetes UK, April 2026, Liverpool, UK
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Division of Geriatric Medicine
Manuel Montero-Odasso
Beyond the clinic: how to integrate research into your medical career
London Health Research Day, April 29, 2026, London, Ontario
Manuel Montero-Odasso
Why are risk factors for dementia different in Canada, or are they? Evidence, comparisons, and prevention priorities
International Behavioural Neurology Rounds, April 8, 2026, Toronto, Ontario, Virtual
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Division of Nephrology
Danielle Nash
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade therapy among older people with chronic kidney disease over 10 years (poster)
Canadian Society of Nephrology, May 7, 2026
Danielle Nash
Chronic kidney disease in Ontario: burden and care (poster)
Canadian Society of Nephrology, May 7, 2026
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Welcome to Monika Niewiadomski, the new Data Analyst on the POEM Admin team, who began May 4, 2026.
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