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Michael Wang

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Assistant Clinical ProfessorMedicineMcMaster University

Michael Wang

Assistant Clinical Professor

Medicine

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2024

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Clinical faculty often co-supervise; many graduate programs need a core faculty member as the main supervisor.
No graduate courses on record.
48 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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1,541

Citations

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128

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Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) (Joint Institute)

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wangm4@mcmaster.ca

71 publications.

Safety and Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in Urologic Surgery: Results from the International, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled POISE-3 Trial

Tikkinen KAO, Marcucci M, Halme ALE, Ofori SN, Borges FK, Kanstrup CTB, Park LJ, Tondroanamag F, Kilpeläinen TP, Tornberg SV

European Urology20266 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2026.03.019

Author Corrections to “Smoking, Colchicine, and Postoperative Outcomes in Thoracic Surgery: Post Hoc Analysis of the COP-AF Randomized Controlled Trial [CJC Open Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2025, pages 860-870]”

Ofori S, Wang MK, Popova E, McIntyre WF, Chan M, Sessler DI, Giulia V, Warwas M, Balasubramanian K, Tandon V

CJC Open2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2026.01.001

Colchicine for Prevention of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation and Myocardial Injury After Major Thoracic Surgery: Surgical Subgroup Analyses From the COP-AF Trial

Wang MK, Devereaux PJ, Popova E, Razeghi G, Finley C, Alvarez-Garcia J, Borges FK, Cata JP, Chan MTV, Fleischmann E

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery2026First author

DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezag190

Development of Validity Evidence of a Standardized Competency Tool for Internal Jugular Vein Point of Care Ultrasound: Consensus Recommendations from International Experts

Aguilar Franco L, Rosenberg N, Mohanty A, Baston C, Gargani L, Kimura BJ, Wang L, Wang MK, Zhang K, Ma IWY

Journal of General Internal Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-10098-4

Association Between Complications and Death Within 30 Days After Orthopedic Surgery: Vascular Events in Noncardiac Surgery Patients Cohort Evaluation (VISION) Substudy

Park LJ, Devereaux PJ, Patel A, Tandon V, Heels-Ansdell D, Thabane L, Serrano PE, Chan MTV, Szczeklik W, Srinathan S

JMIR Perioperative Medicine2026

DOI: 10.2196/90823

A sub-study of the POISE-3 randomized trial examined effects of a perioperative hypotension-avoidance strategy versus a hypertension-avoidance strategy on the risk of acute kidney injury

Groups PTIAS, Garg AX, Marcucci M, Cuerden MS, Sontrop JM, Painter TW, Lomivorotov V, Sessler DI, Chan MTV, Borges FK

Kidney International202522 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2024.10.007

Effects of a Hypotension-Avoidance Versus a Hypertension-Avoidance Strategy on Neurocognitive Outcomes After Noncardiac Surgery.

Marcucci M, Chan MTV, Painter TW, Efremov S, Aguado HJ, Astrakov SV, Kleinlugtenbelt YV, Patel A, Cata JP, Amir M

ACP journal club202514 citations

DOI: 10.7326/annals-24-02841

Bleeding Risks With Non-Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Versus Single Antiplatelet Therapy : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials.

Wang MK, Baskaran G, Razeghi G, Ma R, Park LS, Tannu M, Devereaux PJ, McIntyre WF, Healey JS, Shoamanesh A

ACP journal club20257 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.7326/annals-24-02132

Smoking, Colchicine and Postoperative Outcomes in Thoracic Surgery: Post Hoc Analysis of the COP-AF Randomized Controlled Trial

Ofori S, Wang MK, Popova E, McIntyre WF, Chan M, Sessler DI, Giulia V, Warwas M, Balasubramanian K, Tandon V

CJC Open20252 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.008

Management of Patients with Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Chart Review

Wang MK, Sabac D, Sadhak R, Ajay A, Benayon M, Borges FK, Cha Y, Conen D, Coomber M, Fuller K

CJC Open20252 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2024.10.004

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Safety and Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in Urologic Surgery: Results from the International, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled POISE-3 Trial

Author Corrections to “Smoking, Colchicine, and Postoperative Outcomes in Thoracic Surgery: Post Hoc Analysis of the COP-AF Randomized Controlled Trial [CJC Open Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2025, pages 860-870]”

Colchicine for Prevention of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation and Myocardial Injury After Major Thoracic Surgery: Surgical Subgroup Analyses From the COP-AF Trial

Development of Validity Evidence of a Standardized Competency Tool for Internal Jugular Vein Point of Care Ultrasound: Consensus Recommendations from International Experts

Association Between Complications and Death Within 30 Days After Orthopedic Surgery: Vascular Events in Noncardiac Surgery Patients Cohort Evaluation (VISION) Substudy

A sub-study of the POISE-3 randomized trial examined effects of a perioperative hypotension-avoidance strategy versus a hypertension-avoidance strategy on the risk of acute kidney injury

Effects of a Hypotension-Avoidance Versus a Hypertension-Avoidance Strategy on Neurocognitive Outcomes After Noncardiac Surgery.

Bleeding Risks With Non-Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Versus Single Antiplatelet Therapy : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials.

Smoking, Colchicine and Postoperative Outcomes in Thoracic Surgery: Post Hoc Analysis of the COP-AF Randomized Controlled Trial

Management of Patients with Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Chart Review

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