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Khara Sauro

ResearcherSurgeryUniversity of Calgary

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Khara Sauro

Researcher

Surgery

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.
18 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2024.

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Research

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Surgery Surgical Outcomes Compliance Guidelines Implementation Implementation Science Cancer Treatment

Latest papers

Real-World Barriers to and Facilitators of Implementing AI-Based Clinical Decision Support Systems: Scoping Review.
JMIR medical informatics · 2026
Implementing a Rapid Response Pathway for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer in a Universal Healthcare System.
Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2026
Perceived Potential and Challenges of Supporting Coronary Artery Disease Treatment Decisions With AI: Qualitative Study.
JMIR cardio · 2026 · first author

All 30 publications

Latest funding

Population-based Assessment of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections in Canada: The PACED Study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$409,276
Family-partnered delirium prevention, detection, and management in ICU: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$825,590
Optimizing surgical outcomes by closing a know-do gap: Improving adoption of ERAS guidelines
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$546,976

All 21 grants and awards

30 publications.

Real-World Barriers to and Facilitators of Implementing AI-Based Clinical Decision Support Systems: Scoping Review.

Bogner E, Thomas A, Bajgain B, van Rassel C, Sauro K, Lee J

JMIR medical informatics2026

DOI: 10.2196/89834 PMID: 42594361

Implementing a Rapid Response Pathway for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer in a Universal Healthcare System.

Ghaznavi S, Mahboubi K, Lamb D, Hawker K, Sauro K, Banerjee R, Hart RD, Ruether D, Box A, Khalil M, Gorombey S, Dort J, Chandarana S

Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2026

DOI: 10.1002/lio2.70360 PMID: 41705015

Perceived Potential and Challenges of Supporting Coronary Artery Disease Treatment Decisions With AI: Qualitative Study.

Sauro K, Bajgain B, van Rassel C, Har B, Welsh R, Lee J

JMIR cardio2026First author

DOI: 10.2196/81303 PMID: 41650180

"They felt like safe questions in a safe environment": A qualitative study examining the implementation of an Indigenous virtual primary care patient experience tool.

Roach P, Zaretsky L, Ody M, Hoeber M, Montesanti S, Henderson R, Oster RT, Regehr S, Bablitz C, Barnabe C, Sauro K

Health informatics journal2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/14604582261431586 PMID: 41770239

Enhanced recovery after surgery compliance and outcomes in an international multisurgical cohort.

Nelson G, Thomas A, Bisch SP, de Boer HD, Pultrum BB, Smid-Nanninga H, Roulin D, Addor V, Hubner M, Sauro K

BJS open2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zraf152 PMID: 41553734

Comparison of foreign body airway obstruction interventions among laypersons: A simulation-based, crossover, randomized controlled trial.

Dunne CL, Mannani N, Cirone J, Cheng A, Blanchard IE, Holroyd-Leduc J, Wilson TA, Sauro K, McRae AD

Resuscitation plus2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2025.101156 PMID: 41362661

Feasibility of a Physiatry Assessment Clinic to Address Physical Impairment in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Following Neck Resection and Free Flap Reconstruction.

Capozzi LC, Wagoner C, Daun JT, Murphy L, Nakoneshny SC, Francis GJ, Dort JC, Sauro K, Culos-Reed SN

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32100562 PMID: 41149481

COVID-related delays in non-urgent adult surgeries: comparing population-based results from two Canadian provinces.

Fu R, Li Q, Calzavara A, Sauro K, Eskander A

Frontiers in surgery2025

DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1591265 PMID: 40791289

Understanding disparities in access to and quality of surgical care for African, Caribbean and Black communities in high-income countries with universal healthcare: a scoping review protocol.

Bakunda L, Nyjong DM, Lorenzetti D, Daodu O, Marshall Z, Roach P, Sauro K

BMJ open2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099213 PMID: 40550721

Evaluation of the Quality of Delirium Website Content for Patient and Family Education: Cross-Sectional Study.

Krewulak K, Strayer K, Jaworska N, Spence K, Foster N, Kupsch S, Sauro K, Fiest KM

Journal of medical Internet research2025

DOI: 10.2196/53087 PMID: 39977019

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Khara Sauro

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Real-World Barriers to and Facilitators of Implementing AI-Based Clinical Decision Support Systems: Scoping Review.

Implementing a Rapid Response Pathway for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer in a Universal Healthcare System.

Perceived Potential and Challenges of Supporting Coronary Artery Disease Treatment Decisions With AI: Qualitative Study.

"They felt like safe questions in a safe environment": A qualitative study examining the implementation of an Indigenous virtual primary care patient experience tool.

Enhanced recovery after surgery compliance and outcomes in an international multisurgical cohort.

Comparison of foreign body airway obstruction interventions among laypersons: A simulation-based, crossover, randomized controlled trial.

Feasibility of a Physiatry Assessment Clinic to Address Physical Impairment in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Following Neck Resection and Free Flap Reconstruction.

COVID-related delays in non-urgent adult surgeries: comparing population-based results from two Canadian provinces.

Understanding disparities in access to and quality of surgical care for African, Caribbean and Black communities in high-income countries with universal healthcare: a scoping review protocol.

Evaluation of the Quality of Delirium Website Content for Patient and Family Education: Cross-Sectional Study.

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