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Nancy Heddle

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Professor EmeritusMedicineMcMaster University

Nancy Heddle

Professor Emeritus

Medicine

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2016

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Supervision signals

Emeritus professors are retired and rarely take new students.
No graduate courses on record.
62 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 15 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 CIHR grants, most recently in 2020.

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479

Publications

13,436

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Publications by year

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Contact

heddlen@mcmaster.ca (905) 525-9140 ext. 22126

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Blood transfusion and managementMedicine
Blood groups and transfusionMedicine
Platelet Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine
Blood donation and transfusion practicesBusiness, Management and Accounting
Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationMedicine

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

From the 150 most recent of 479 publications.

Red blood cell transfusion thresholds in acute leukemia: Current practice and physician perspectives from a national survey

Modi D, Houston BL, Leber B, Jamula E, Heddle N, Hillis C, Zeller MP, Berg T, Arnold DM

Transfusion20261 citations

DOI: 10.1111/trf.70202

Liberal Versus Restrictive Red Blood Cell Transfusion Strategies in Leukemia: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Using Bleeding-Related Biomarker Endpoints

Modi D, Berg T, Jamula E, Heddle N, Kim D, Liaw PC, Liu Y, Parker MJ, Travis G, Webert K

2026

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9906597/v1

Novel method for trend change detection and hypothesis generation in hemovigilance: A transfusion‐related immunomodulation and blood production changes study

Ning S, Li N, Liu Y, Kim D, Acker JP, Arnold D, Hadzi‐Tosev M, Hillis C, Kauffman A, Lucier KJ

Transfusion2026

DOI: 10.1111/trf.70060

Exploring the immunomodulatory impacts of blood manufacturing consolidation

Kauffman A, Zeller MP, Liu Y, Acker JP, Arnold DM, Heddle N, Hillis C, Li N, Rochwerg B, Lucier K

Transfusion2026

DOI: 10.1111/trf.70088

Canadian donations and transfusion database (CANDAT): From blood donors to transfusion recipients

Raza S, Callum J, Modi D, Sztainert T, Shih AW, Schull MJ, McGrail K, Verma A, Razak F, Russell A

Transfusion20256 citations

DOI: 10.1111/trf.18257

Clinical impact of red cell storage duration: an individual patient data meta-analysis

McQuilten Z, Steiner ME, Hebert P, Heddle NM, Stanworth SJ, Triulzi D, Lacroix J, van de Watering L, French C, Fergusson DA

Blood Red Cells & Iron20252 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.brci.2025.100028

The association of donor and recipient sex on sepsis rates and hemoglobin increment among critically ill patients receiving red cell transfusions in a retrospective study

Li W, Liu Y, Lucier KJ, Heddle NM, Acker JP

eJHaem20252 citations

DOI: 10.1002/jha2.1005

Meta‐analysis of efficacy and safety of pathogen‐reduced platelet components: Request for clarification

Heddle NM, Kerkhoffs JL, Rebulla P

Vox Sanguinis20251 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1111/vox.13754

Red blood cell transfusion thresholds in acute leukemia: Current practice and physician perspectives from a national survey

Modi D, Houston B, Leber B, Jamula E, Heddle N, Berg T, Arnold D

Blood2025

DOI: 10.1182/blood-2025-1364

The Association Between Anemia and Bleeding in Thrombocytopenic Patients with a Hematological Malignancy

Modi D, Heddle N, Kim D, Liu Y, Arnold D

Transfusion Medicine Reviews2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2025.150911

Research institutes and memberships

Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Transfusion Research (MCTR)

Researchers with similar interests

Shuoyan Ning

Medicine

Blood transfusion and management, Blood donation and transfusion practices

Michelle Zeller

Medicine

Blood transfusion and management, Blood donation and transfusion practices

Andrew Shih

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

Blood transfusion and management, Blood groups and transfusion

Kathryn Webert

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

Blood transfusion and management, Platelet Disorders and Treatments

Donald Arnold

Medicine

Blood groups and transfusion, Platelet Disorders and Treatments

Heather Whittingham

Medicine

Blood transfusion and management, Blood donation and transfusion practices

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Blood transfusion and management Dear Professor Heddle, 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 "Red blood cell transfusion thresholds in acute leukemia: Current practice and physician perspectives from a national survey" (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.] 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]

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Research

Red blood cell transfusion thresholds in acute leukemia: Current practice and physician perspectives from a national survey

Liberal Versus Restrictive Red Blood Cell Transfusion Strategies in Leukemia: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Using Bleeding-Related Biomarker Endpoints

Novel method for trend change detection and hypothesis generation in hemovigilance: A transfusion‐related immunomodulation and blood production changes study

Exploring the immunomodulatory impacts of blood manufacturing consolidation

Canadian donations and transfusion database (CANDAT): From blood donors to transfusion recipients

Clinical impact of red cell storage duration: an individual patient data meta-analysis

The association of donor and recipient sex on sepsis rates and hemoglobin increment among critically ill patients receiving red cell transfusions in a retrospective study

Meta‐analysis of efficacy and safety of pathogen‐reduced platelet components: Request for clarification

Red blood cell transfusion thresholds in acute leukemia: Current practice and physician perspectives from a national survey

The Association Between Anemia and Bleeding in Thrombocytopenic Patients with a Hematological Malignancy

Research institutes and memberships

Frequent collaborators

Donald Arnold

Kathryn Webert

Yang Liu

John Kelton

Na Li

Mark Crowther

Researchers with similar interests

Shuoyan Ning

Michelle Zeller

Andrew Shih

Kathryn Webert

Donald Arnold

Heather Whittingham