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Ken Parhar

ResearcherCritical Care MedicineUniversity of Calgary

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Ken Parhar

Researcher

Critical Care Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Publications

173

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Grants

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Research

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Ards)Care Pathway Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Implementation Science Intensive Care Unit Mechanical Ventilation

Latest papers

Intensive Care Unit and Hospital Mortality for non-COVID Critically ill Patients Before, and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Alberta Hospitals: Retrospective, Observational Cohort Study.
Journal of intensive care medicine · 2026
Cost Analysis for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: A Single-Centre Canadian Study.
CJC open · 2025
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

All 15 publications

Latest funding

Precision medicine Adaptive Network platform Trial in Hypoxemic acutE respiratory failuRe (PANTHER)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$2,952,135
Family-partnered delirium prevention, detection, and management in ICU: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$825,590
Precision medicine Adaptive Network platform Trial in Hypoxemic acutE respiratory failuRe (PANTHER)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 18 grants and awards

15 publications.

Intensive Care Unit and Hospital Mortality for non-COVID Critically ill Patients Before, and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Alberta Hospitals: Retrospective, Observational Cohort Study.

Lau VI, Hammal F, Zampieri FG, Sligl WI, Karvellas CJ, Jacka M, Kutsogiannis DJ, Opgenorth D, Wilcox ME, Fiest KM, Niven DJ, Stelfox HT, Zuege DJ, Parhar K, Bagshaw SM, Rewa O

Journal of intensive care medicine2026

DOI: 10.1177/08850666261465346 PMID: 42403158

Cost Analysis for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: A Single-Centre Canadian Study.

Sembo TWS, Fatehi Hassanabad A, Stevens K, Brown AN, Parhar K, Adams C, Kent WDT

CJC open2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.072 PMID: 40698298

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

Angriman F, Ferreyro BL, Rochwerg B, Sklar M, Adhikari N, Bagshaw SM, Brochard L, Cuthbertson B, Del Sorbo L, Fowler R

BMJ Open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111526

Remdesivir for the treatment of patients in hospital with COVID-19 in Canada: a randomized controlled trial

Ali K, Azher T, Baqi M, Binnie A, Borgia S, Carrier FM, Cavayas YA, Chagnon N, Cheng MP, Conly J

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL2022173 citations

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.211698

Correction to: Clinical outcomes of patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction requiring the intensive care unit.

Parhar K, Millar V, Zochios V, Bruton E, Jaworski C, West N, Vuylsteke A

Journal of intensive care2018First author

DOI: 10.1186/s40560-018-0301-0 PMID: 29863182

Hypercapnia vs normocapnia in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Barnes T, Parhar K, Zochios V

British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005)2018

DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2018.79.2.118 PMID: 29431490

Clinical outcomes of patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction requiring the intensive care unit.

Parhar K, Millar V, Zochios V, Bruton E, Jaworski C, West N, Vuylsteke A

Journal of intensive care2018First author

DOI: 10.1186/s40560-018-0275-y PMID: 29416868

Re-examining Permissive Hypercapnia in ARDS: A Narrative Review.

Barnes T, Zochios V, Parhar K

Chest2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.11.010 PMID: 29175086

Chagas Cardiomyopathy: A Comprehensive Perioperative Review.

Roscoe A, Tomey MI, Torregrossa G, Galhardo C, Parhar K, Zochios V

Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia2018

DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.04.046 PMID: 29803311

Outcomes of Patients With COPD Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Don't Hold Your Breath.

Parhar K, Zochios V

Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia2018First author

DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.02.004 PMID: 29530398

Precision medicine Adaptive Network platform Trial in Hypoxemic acutE respiratory failuRe (PANTHER)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ferguson, Niall D; Calfee, Carolyn; McAuley, Danny

Keywords: Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure; Platform Trial; Precision Medicine

$2,952,135

Family-partnered delirium prevention, detection, and management in ICU: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Fiest, Kirsten M

Keywords: Anxiety; Critical Care; Delirium; Depression; Icu; Patient And Family Engagement; Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial

$825,590

Precision medicine Adaptive Network platform Trial in Hypoxemic acutE respiratory failuRe (PANTHER)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Respiratory health across the lifespan

Principal investigators: Ferguson, Niall D; Calfee, Carolyn; McAuley, Danny

Keywords: Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure; Platform Trial; Precision Medicine

$100,000

Judicious Use of Lung Protection In ECMO Trial: The JULIET Randomized Clinical Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Fan, Eddy; Camporota, Luigi; McAuley, Danny; Patel, Brijesh V

Keywords: Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure; Clinical Trial; Extracorporeal Life Support; Mechanical Ventilation; Multiplatform Randomized Controlled Trial; Near Apneic Ventilation

$2,558,924

Prevention of Nephrotoxin-induced Acute Kidney Injury with Cilastatin (PONTIAC) Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Gr.: Interv. Trial in Inflam. for Chronic Cond. - Res. Teams Gr. - General

Principal investigators: James, Matthew T; Levin, Adeera; Pannu, Neesh I

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Kidney Disease; Nephrotoxicity; Randomized Controlled Trial

$1,500,000

LoW Dose-Intensity vs. Standard Dose-Intensity COntinuous Renal ReplaceMent Therapy in Critically Ill Patients (WISDOM): A Pilot Randomized Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bagshaw, Sean M; Wald, Ron

Keywords: Acute Kidney Injury; Critical Illness; Dialysis; Feasibility; Pilot; Quality; Randomized Trial; Renal Replacement Therapy

$329,292

Driving Pressure-Limited Ventilation in Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: the DRIVE RCT

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Goligher, Ewan C; Fan, Eddy; Ferguson, Niall D; Sahetya, Sarina

Keywords: Adaptive Platform Clinical Trial; Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure; Lung-Protective Ventilation

$100,000

Driving Pressure-Limited Ventilation in Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: the DRIVE RCT

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects - Indirect Costs

Principal investigators: Goligher, Ewan C; Fan, Eddy; Ferguson, Niall D; Heath, Anna; Sahetya, Sarina

Keywords: Adaptive Platform Clinical Trial; Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure; Lung-Protective Ventilation

$1,769,585

The Corticosteroid Early and Extended (CORT-E2) Randomized Controlled Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects - Indirect Costs

Principal investigators: Rochwerg, Bram N; Del Sorbo, Lorenzo; Fan, Eddy; Ferguson, Niall D; Goligher, Ewan C

Keywords: Acute Respiratory Failure; Corticosteroids; Intensive Care; Lung Inflammation; Mechanical Ventilation; Platform Trial

$853,209

The Corticosteroid Early and Extended (CORT-E2) Randomized Controlled Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects

Principal investigators: Rochwerg, Bram N; Del Sorbo, Lorenzo; Fan, Eddy; Ferguson, Niall D; Goligher, Ewan C

Keywords: Acute Respiratory Failure; Corticosteroids; Intensive Care; Lung Inflammation; Mechanical Ventilation; Platform Trial

$3,412,833

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Ken Parhar

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Intensive Care Unit and Hospital Mortality for non-COVID Critically ill Patients Before, and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Alberta Hospitals: Retrospective, Observational Cohort Study.

Cost Analysis for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: A Single-Centre Canadian Study.

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

Remdesivir for the treatment of patients in hospital with COVID-19 in Canada: a randomized controlled trial

Correction to: Clinical outcomes of patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction requiring the intensive care unit.

Hypercapnia vs normocapnia in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Clinical outcomes of patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction requiring the intensive care unit.

Re-examining Permissive Hypercapnia in&#xa0;ARDS: A Narrative Review.

Chagas Cardiomyopathy: A Comprehensive Perioperative Review.

Outcomes of Patients With COPD Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Don't Hold Your Breath.

Frequent collaborators

Shane English

Ryan Zarychanski

Alexandra Binnie

Francois Lamontagne

Jennifer Tsang

Kevin Schwartz

Oleksa Rewa

Nick Daneman

Ryan Zarychanski

Marat Slessarev

Lorenzo Del Sorbo

Yoav Keynan

Jason Weatherald

Ranjani Somayaji

Patricia Fontela

Michael Fralick

Nick Daneman

Kevin Schwartz

John Muscedere

Nelson Lee

Jennifer Tsang

Bram Rochwerg

Stephen Giilck

Erick Duan

Sergio Borgia

Karim Ali

Ryan Zarychanski

Alexis Turgeon

Marina Klein

Robert Fowler

Francois Lamontagne

Brian Cuthbertson

Daniel Muruve

Marina Klein

Nick Daneman

Shane English

Neill Adhikari

Alexis Turgeon

Dominique Piquette

Patricia Fontela

Re-examining Permissive Hypercapnia in ARDS: A Narrative Review.