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Gautham Krishnaraj

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Lecturer (Adjunct)MedicineMcMaster University

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

12 publications.

01

Letter to the editor: Canadian emergency medicine physician research output, a comparison by form of post-graduate training

Zelt N, Krishnaraj G, Hansen-Jaumard D, Wang JJ

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine2026
DOI: 10.1007/s43678-025-01060-8
02

Laying the Groundwork: Insights from Organisational Ethics for Humanitarian Innovation

Hunt M, Okhowat A, Krishnaraj G, McClelland I, Schwartz L

Journal of Humanitarian Affairs20241 citations
DOI: 10.7227/jha.115
03

Aid when ‘there is nothing left to offer’: Experiences of palliative care and palliative care needs in humanitarian crises

Schwartz L, Nouvet E, de Laat S, Yantzi R, Wahoush O, Khater WA, Rwililiza EM, Abu-Siam I, Krishnaraj G, Amir T

PLOS Global Public Health202316 citations
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001306
04

The Ethics of Humanitarian Innovation: Mapping Values Statements and Engaging with Value-Sensitive Design

Brahimi L, Krishnaraj G, Pringle J, Schwartz L, O’Mathúna D, Hunt M

BioéthiqueOnline20233 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.7202/1101123arPMID: W4383426584
05

Culturally sensitive palliative care in humanitarian action: Lessons from a critical interpretive synthesis of culture in palliative care literature

Schuster-Wallace CJ, Nouvet E, Rigby I, Krishnaraj G, de Laat S, Schwartz L, Hunt M

Palliative and Supportive Care202235 citations
DOI: 10.1017/s1478951521000894
06

Unpacking the “Oughtness” of Palliative Care in Humanitarian Crises: Moral Logics and What Is at Stake?

Nouvet E, Hunt M, Krishnaraj G, Schuster-Wallace C, Bernard C, Elit L, DeLaat S, Schwartz L

20223 citations
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80443-5_12
07

A case analysis of partnered research on palliative care for refugees in Jordan and Rwanda

de Laat S, Wahoush O, Jaber R, Khater W, Musoni E, Abu Siam I, Schwartz L

Conflict and Health20217 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1186/s13031-020-00333-6PMID: W3118895665
08

Addressing obstacles to the inclusion of palliative care in humanitarian health projects: a qualitative study of humanitarian health professionals’ and policy makers’ perceptions

Hunt M, Nouvet E, Chénier A, Krishnaraj G, Bernard C, Bezanson K, de Laat S, Schwartz L

Conflict and Health202023 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1186/s13031-020-00314-9PMID: W3096516153
09

Palliative care in humanitarian crises: a review of the literature

Nouvet E, Sivaram M, Bezanson K, Krishnaraj G, Hunt M, de Laat S, Sanger S, Banfield L, Rodriguez PFE, Schwartz LJ

Journal of International Humanitarian Action201893 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1186/s41018-018-0033-8PMID: W2799846296
10

Moral experiences of humanitarian health professionals caring for patients who are dying or likely to die in a humanitarian crisis

Hunt M, Chénier A, Bezanson K, Nouvet E, Bernard C, de Laat S, Krishnaraj G, Schwartz L

Journal of International Humanitarian Action201834 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1186/s41018-018-0040-9PMID: W2883408650

Courses taught

1

  • Global Health and the Complexities of Disease

    HTHSCI 2DS3 · last taught 2026

    Undergraduate

Frequent collaborators

7
Gautham KrishnarajLisa SchwartzCorinne WallaceCarrie BernardEllen Olive WahoushLaurie ElitLynda Redwood-CampbellStephanie Sanger
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Carrie Bernard

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Ellen Olive Wahoush

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Lynda Redwood-Campbell

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Laurie Elit

Obstetrics & Gynecology

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