Sameer Parpia, Queen's University

Research

Deep Vein Thrombosis Diagnosis Emergency Department

Latest funding

Deep Vein Thrombosis Testing in the Emergency Department (the DVTest study)
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,472,624
Validation of the Falls Clinical Decision Rule for diagnosing intracranial bleeding in older adults after a fall
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,384,652
Canadian emergency department-oriented pulmonary embolism testing (the CED-OPET study)
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,396,125

All 4 grants and awards

Deep Vein Thrombosis Testing in the Emergency Department (the DVTest study)

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: de Wit, Kerstin; Parpia, Sameer

Keywords: Deep Vein Thrombosis; Diagnosis; Emergency Department

$1,472,624

Validation of the Falls Clinical Decision Rule for diagnosing intracranial bleeding in older adults after a fall

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: de Wit, Kerstin

Keywords: Emergency Department; Falls; Intracranial Bleeding; Older Adults

$1,384,652

Canadian emergency department-oriented pulmonary embolism testing (the CED-OPET study)

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: de Wit, Kerstin

Keywords: Emergency Department; Pulmonary Embolism; Testing

$1,396,125

Selective neuroimaging for head-injured emergency patients who take anticoagulant medication.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: de Wit, Kerstin

Keywords: Diagnosis; Emergency Department; Traumatic Brain Injury

$1,239,300

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Deep Vein Thrombosis Dear Professor Parpia, 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]. Your research on deep vein thrombosis 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 "Deep Vein Thrombosis Testing in the Emergency Department (the DVTest study)" (2025), 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]