Mohamed Eltorki, University of Calgary

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Calgary profile.

Addictions Child And Adolescent Comparative Effectiveness Emergency Department Health Information Management Home And Community-Based Care Implementation Science Mental Health

Latest papers

Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use for pediatric acute musculoskeletal pain: a scoping review
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine · 2026 · senior author
Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Related Hospitalizations Among Infants Receiving Nirsevimab
JAMA Network Open · 2026
Magnesium in acute pediatric asthma in the emergency department (MAGICIAN)—A multicentre randomized controlled clinical trial protocol
PLoS ONE · 2026

All 28 publications

Latest funding

Effect of Intravenous Magnesium versus Placebo on Respiratory Distress Among Children with Refractory Acute Asthma in the Emergency Department-a Randomized Clinical Trial (MAGICIAN trial)
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$952,425
Hyperhydration to Improve Kidney Outcomes in Children with Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Infection: A Multinational Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$688,500
A Multi-Disciplinary, Patient-Partnered, Pan-Canadian, Comparative Effectiveness Evaluation of an Innovative Acute Pediatric Mental Health and Addiction Care Bundle
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$3,000,000

All 3 grants and awards

28 publications.

01

Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use for pediatric acute musculoskeletal pain: a scoping review

Alaimo DF, Al Masri M, Eltorki M

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-025-00982-7

02

Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Related Hospitalizations Among Infants Receiving Nirsevimab

Buchan SA, Xie J, Bhatt M, Papenburg J, Goldfarb DM, Pernica JM, Burstein B, Gravel J, Berthelot S, Kam AJ

JAMA Network Open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.33621

03

Magnesium in acute pediatric asthma in the emergency department (MAGICIAN)—A multicentre randomized controlled clinical trial protocol

Schuh S, O’Shea S, Freedman SB, Eltorki M, Gravel J, Ducharme FM, Alqurashi W, Zemek R, Wells G, Elliott J

PLoS ONE2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0349553

04

Common and costly conditions among children in United States Emergency Departments

Ramgopal S, Rees CA, Geanacopoulos AT, Shapiro DJ, Bergmann KR, Keating EM, Gonzalez F, Eltorki M, Chaudhari PP, Phamduy TT

Academic Pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2026.103442

05

Tranexamic Acid Use for Posttonsillectomy Hemorrhage Across US Children’s Hospitals

Bergmann KR, Hall M, Ramgopal S, Badaki-Makun O, Chaudhari PP, Eltorki M, Geanacopoulos AT, Gonzalez F, Keating EM, Phamduy TT

Pediatric Emergency Care2026

DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003604

06

Rapid development of a dedicated emergency department follow-up clinic during a large pediatric Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak.

Thull-Freedman J, Vanderkooi OG, Langenberger S, Principi T, Eltorki M, Patterson H, Freedman SB

CJEM2026

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01274-4 PMID: 42786413

07

Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Children, 2016-2023.

Ramgopal S, Phamduy TT, Keating EM, Shapiro DJ, Badaki-Makun O, Eltorki M, Bergmann KR, Gonzalez F, Geanacopoulos AT, Rees CA, Chaudhari PP, Neuman MI

The Journal of pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115286 PMID: 42617794

08

Remote, bivariate prior elicitation for a Bayesian non-inferiority randomized controlled trial.

Jiang A, Aregbesola A, Gangwani A, Klassen TP, Plint AC, Doyle E, Craig W, Eltorki M, Oketola B, Badran H, Ouyang Y, Heath A

Trials2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09828-8 PMID: 42249465

09

Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Outbreak in Canadian Daycare Centers.

Eltorki M, Ajayi OO, Seok J, Xie J, Rizzuti FA, Berenger BM, Tarr PI, Pavia AT, Snedeker K, Grisaru S, Vanderkooi OG, Chui L, Tarr GAM, Vomiero G, Freedman SB

JAMA network open2026First author

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.1278 PMID: 41805954

10

Pharmacologic Management of Acute Pain in Children

Olejnik L, Lima JP, Sadeghirad B, Busse JW, Florez ID, Ali S, Bunker J, Jomaa D, Bleik A, Eltorki M

JAMA pediatrics202523 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.5920

Effect of Intravenous Magnesium versus Placebo on Respiratory Distress Among Children with Refractory Acute Asthma in the Emergency Department-a Randomized Clinical Trial (MAGICIAN trial)

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schuh, Suzanne; Alqurashi, Waleed; Coates, Allan L; Ducharme, Francine M; Elliott, Jesse; Eltorki, Mohamed; Finkelstein, Yaron; Freedman, Stephen B; Gravel, Jocelyn; Johnson, David W; Klassen, Terry P; Wells, George A; Zemek, Roger

Keywords: Acute Asthma; Children; Intravenous Magnesium; Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure; Randomized Clinical Trial

$952,425

Hyperhydration to Improve Kidney Outcomes in Children with Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Infection: A Multinational Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Freedman, Stephen B; Goldstein, Stuart L; Grisaru, Silviu; Pavia, Andrew T; Schnadower, David; Tarr, Phil

Keywords: Acute Kidney Injury; Cluster Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial; Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome; Intravascular Volume Expansion; Pediatric; Pragmatic Trials; Renal Replacement Therapy; Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli

$688,500

A Multi-Disciplinary, Patient-Partnered, Pan-Canadian, Comparative Effectiveness Evaluation of an Innovative Acute Pediatric Mental Health and Addiction Care Bundle

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Freedman, Stephen B; Stang, Antonia S; Stubbs, Michael D; Wasylak, Tracy J; Wright, Bruce; Berthelot, Simon; Cherry, Jonathan; Eltorki, Mohamed; Finkelstein, Yaron; Gagnon, Isabelle; Joubert, Gary I; Lipman, Ellen L; Macdonald, Lee; Mater, Ahmed; Newton, Mandi S; Porter, Robert; Rasiah, Jananee; Sareen, Jitender; Sawyer, Scott; Taljaard, Monica

Keywords: Addictions; Child And Adolescent; Comparative Effectiveness; Emergency Department; Health Information Management; Home And Community-Based Care; Implementation Science; Mental Health; Patient Oriented Research; Patient Priorities

$3,000,000

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

Frequent collaborators

Samina Ali and Naveen Poonai: 37 shared papers
Mo Eltorki and Mohamed Eltorki: 24 shared papers
Suzanne Schuh and Yaron Finkelstein: 21 shared papers
April Kam and Naveen Poonai: 19 shared papers
Derek Chu and Jocelyn Gravel: 15 shared papers
Suzanne Schuh and Naveen Poonai: 15 shared papers
Anna Heath and Naveen Poonai: 15 shared papers
Yaron Finkelstein and Naveen Poonai: 12 shared papers
Jocelyn Gravel and Naveen Poonai: 12 shared papers
Behnam Sadeghirad and Bram Rochwerg: 11 shared papers
Bram Rochwerg and Derek Chu: 11 shared papers
Brett Burstein and Jocelyn Gravel: 11 shared papers
Samina Ali and Anna Heath: 10 shared papers
Mo Eltorki and Samina Ali: 9 shared papers
April Kam and Brett Burstein: 9 shared papers
Brett Burstein and Naveen Poonai: 9 shared papers
April Kam and Yaron Finkelstein: 8 shared papers
Behnam Sadeghirad and Derek Chu: 7 shared papers
Sarah Khan and April Kam: 7 shared papers
Sarah Khan and Jeffrey (Des) Pernica: 6 shared papers
Michael Livingston and Eyal Cohen: 6 shared papers
Mo Eltorki and Suzanne Schuh: 6 shared papers
Mo Eltorki and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 6 shared papers
April Kam and Jeffrey (Des) Pernica: 6 shared papers
Samina Ali and Mohamed Eltorki: 6 shared papers
Bram Rochwerg and Mo Eltorki: 4 shared papers
Michael Livingston and Mo Eltorki: 4 shared papers
Samina Ali and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 4 shared papers
Mohamed Eltorki and Jennifer Thull-Freedman: 4 shared papers
Sarah Khan and Mo Eltorki: 3 shared papers
Michael Livingston and Mohamed Eltorki: 3 shared papers
Mo Eltorki and Jeffrey (Des) Pernica: 3 shared papers
Behnam Sadeghirad and Mo Eltorki: 2 shared papers
Anne Marie Holbrook and Michael Livingston: 2 shared papers
Anne Marie Holbrook and Mo Eltorki: 2 shared papers
Bram Rochwerg and Andrew Worster: 2 shared papers
Bram Rochwerg and Anna Heath: 2 shared papers
Sarah Khan and Mohamed Eltorki: 2 shared papers
April Kam and Mohamed Eltorki: 2 shared papers
Jeffrey (Des) Pernica and Mohamed Eltorki: 2 shared papers
Eyal Cohen and Anna Heath: 2 shared papers
Samina Ali and Gillian Currie: 2 shared papers
Suzanne Schuh and Mohamed Eltorki: 2 shared papers
Mohamed Eltorki and Yaron Finkelstein: 2 shared papers
Mohamed Eltorki and Anna Heath: 2 shared papers
Mohamed Eltorki and Jocelyn Gravel: 2 shared papers
Mohamed Eltorki and Naveen Poonai: 2 shared papers
Behnam Sadeghirad and Mohamed Eltorki: 1 shared paper
Anne Marie Holbrook and Bram Rochwerg: 1 shared paper
Anne Marie Holbrook and Mohamed Eltorki: 1 shared paper
Bram Rochwerg and George Wells: 1 shared paper
Bram Rochwerg and Mohamed Eltorki: 1 shared paper
Sarah Khan and Eyal Cohen: 1 shared paper
Derek Chu and Mohamed Eltorki: 1 shared paper
Mo Eltorki and Andrew Worster: 1 shared paper
Mo Eltorki and George Wells: 1 shared paper
Mo Eltorki and David Johnson: 1 shared paper
Mo Eltorki and Bonita Lee: 1 shared paper
Mo Eltorki and Gillian Currie: 1 shared paper
April Kam and George Wells: 1 shared paper
Andrew Worster and Mohamed Eltorki: 1 shared paper
Eyal Cohen and Mohamed Eltorki: 1 shared paper
George Wells and Mohamed Eltorki: 1 shared paper
Samina Ali and David Johnson: 1 shared paper
Samina Ali and Bonita Lee: 1 shared paper
Suzanne Schuh and David Johnson: 1 shared paper
David Johnson and Mohamed Eltorki: 1 shared paper
David Johnson and Bonita Lee: 1 shared paper
David Johnson and Gillian Currie: 1 shared paper
Mohamed Eltorki and Bonita Lee: 1 shared paper
Mohamed Eltorki and Brett Burstein: 1 shared paper
Mohamed Eltorki and Gillian Currie: 1 shared paper
Mohamed Eltorki and Gemma Vomiero: 1 shared paper

Department of Pediatrics
Department of Medicine
Pediatrics
Department of Surgery
Biostatistics Division
Paediatrics
Emergency Medicine
Other

Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Mo Eltorki

Department of Pediatrics

24 shared papers, latest 2026

Samina Ali

Pediatrics

6 shared papers, latest 2025

Jennifer Thull-Freedman

Department of Pediatrics

4 shared papers, latest 2026

Michael Livingston

Department of Surgery

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Anna Heath

Biostatistics Division

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Naveen Poonai

Paediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Jocelyn Gravel

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Yaron Finkelstein

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Jeffrey (Des) Pernica

Department of Pediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2026

April Kam

Department of Pediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Sarah Khan

Department of Pediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Suzanne Schuh

Emergency Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Steven Drews

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Gemma Vomiero

Department of Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Simon Berthelot

Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Otto Vanderkooi

Department of Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Brett Burstein

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2026

James Dickinson

Department of Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Shannon MacDonald

Department of Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Bonita Lee

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Gillian Currie

Department of Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Silviu Grisaru

Department of Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2026

James Kellner

Department of Pediatrics | Infectious Diseases

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Wael El-dakhakhni

Department of Civil Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Helene Flageole

Department of Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Samira Samiee-Zafarghandy

Department of Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Lucia Giglia

Department of Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Andrew Worster

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Rachel Couban

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Eyal Cohen

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

George Wells

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Roger Zemek

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Lisa Hartling

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Quynh Doan

Department of Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2025

David Johnson

Department of Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Waleed Alqurashi

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Addictions Dear Professor Eltorki, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use for pediatric acute musculoskeletal pain: a scoping review" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Effect of Intravenous Magnesium versus Placebo on Respiratory Distress Among Children with Refractory Acute Asthma in the Emergency Department-a Randomized Clinical Trial (MAGICIAN trial)" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]