Scientist, Acute Care Research
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
The University of Ottawa

Academic and Clinical Interests

• Preclinical to clinical (i.e. “bench-to-bedside”) translation (I co-lead the Blueprint Translational Research Group at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute). We are actively funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), the Canadian Stem Cell Network, and other national sources.

• Cell therapy for perioperative medicine and critical illness

• My group integrates patient partners throughout our research (i.e. “patient engagement”)

• We are currently conducting Canada’s first multilaboratory studies

• We are studying and implementing methods to reduce bias and improve rigour in bench/preclinical research• Meta-research (e.g. preclinical and clinical systematic reviews)

• I am also a member of the Centre for Journalology and have a special interest in Predatory Journals

Credentials and Qualifications

FRCPC – uOttawa, Canada, 2014

MD - University of Alberta, 2008

PhD Pharmacology - University of Alberta, 2004 

Appointments

Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa

Associate Professor (Cross-Appointment), Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa

Associate Professor (Cross-Appointment), School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa

Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program and Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Blood cancer; COVID-19; Heart disease; Stroke; Vascular, heart and metabolic disease

Anesthesiology; Basic research; Cell therapy; Clinical research; Clinical trials; Disease models; Health research methods; Model organisms; Patient engagement; Regenerative medicine; Stem cells; Translational research