Sean Bennett, Queen's University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Queen's University profile.

Latest papers

Real-world outcomes in patients with cirrhosis undergoing cholecystectomy: a population-based study.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2026
Post-operative morbidity and mortality of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association · 2025 · senior author
Perioperative risks and risk factors in patients with cirrhosis undergoing abdominal wall hernia repair: A population-level analysis
Surgery · 2025 · first author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

The ICONIC trial: Intraoperative Cell salvage to Optimize allogeNeic transfusion In liver Cancer surgery
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,640,542
A Randomized Phase III Multicentre Trial of Lanreotide for the Prevention of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$742,052
DRAGON 2 - An international multicenter randomized controlled trial to compare combined Portal and Hepatic Vein Embolization (PVE/HVE) with PVE alone in liver surgery
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$642,868

All 5 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Real-world outcomes in patients with cirrhosis undergoing cholecystectomy: a population-based study.

Nanji S, Bennett S, Mir ZM, Wiseman V, Djerboua M, Flemming JA

Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2026.102355 PMID: 41621583

02

Post-operative morbidity and mortality of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Wiseman V, Moore J, McKeown S, Lunsky I, Flemming J, Nanji S, Bennett S

HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association20254 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2025.06.002 PMID: 40579274

03

Perioperative risks and risk factors in patients with cirrhosis undergoing abdominal wall hernia repair: A population-level analysis

Sean Bennett, Jennifer A. Flemming, Maya K. Djerboua, Vanessa H. Wiseman, J. A. M. Moore, Péter Zsombor Szász, Sulaiman A. Nanji

Surgery20252 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2025.109447 PMID: 40513209

04

Clinical evaluation of adults undergoing elective surgery utilizing intraoperative incisional wound irrigation (CLEAN Wound): protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Roke R, Lillie E, Daneman N, Mason SA, Tomlinson G, Jiang Y, Shiroky J, Puran S, Smith DE, Abou Khalil J, Kayssi A, Serrano PE, Pinchuk B, Apte SS, Lamb T, Ma G, Vogt K, Leslie K, Mutabdzic D, Gomez D, Ladha KS, Tsang M, Bennett S, Ullah SM, Holland J, Delisle M, Smith AJ, Calderone M, Herriott J, Voltan E, Sloan B, Muaddi H, Fergusson DA, Mazer CD, Kennedy E, Marshall JC, Aarts MA, Nathens AB, Karanicolas PJ

BMJ open2025Open Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104375 PMID: 40675632

05

Preduodenal portal vein causing symptomatic duodenal obstruction in an adult: a case report.

Ilyas S, Winthrop A, Bennett S

Journal of surgical case reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjaf229 PMID: 40248588

06

Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Liver Resection

Karanicolas PJ, Lin Y, McCluskey SA, Tarshis J, Thorpe KE, Wei A, Dixon E, Porter G, Chaudhury P, Nanji S

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)202444 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.11783

07

Focused ultrasound and concurrent chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer: A systematic review.

Bennett S, Hirpara DH, Raphael M, Karanicolas PJ

Journal of surgical oncology2024First author

DOI: 10.1002/jso.27832 PMID: 39165232

The ICONIC trial: Intraoperative Cell salvage to Optimize allogeNeic transfusion In liver Cancer surgery

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Martel, Guillaume; Karanicolas, Paul J; Taljaard, Monica

Keywords: Blood Salvage; Blood Transfusion; Cell Salvage; Cholangiocarcinoma; Colorectal Cancer; Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Liver Surgery; Patient Blood Management; Survival

$1,640,542

A Randomized Phase III Multicentre Trial of Lanreotide for the Prevention of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: O'Callaghan, Christopher J; Karanicolas, Paul J

Keywords: Distal Pancreatectomy; Lanreotide; Pancreatic Cancer; Phase Iii; Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula (Popf); Quality Of Life; Rct; Somastatin Analogues (Ssas); Surgery

$742,052

DRAGON 2 - An international multicenter randomized controlled trial to compare combined Portal and Hepatic Vein Embolization (PVE/HVE) with PVE alone in liver surgery

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Martel, Guillaume; Fergusson, Dean A

Keywords: Hepatectomy; Hepatic Vein Embolization; Interventional Radiology; Liver; Metastatic Colorectal Cancer; Portal Vein Embolization; Randomized Controlled Trial; Regeneration; Resectability; Survival

$642,868

The Clinical Evaluation of Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery Utilizing Intraoperative Incisional Wound Irrigation (CLEAN Wound) Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects

Principal investigators: Karanicolas, Paul J; Abou Khalil, Jad; Smith, David E; Tsang, Melanie E; Mason, Stephanie

Keywords: Adaptive Trial Design; Innovative Clinical Trials; Intraoperative Interventions; Perioperative Care; Pragmatic Trials; Surgery

$2,750,148

The Clinical Evaluation of Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery Utilizing Intraoperative Incisional Wound Irrigation (CLEAN Wound) Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects - Indirect Costs

Principal investigators: Karanicolas, Paul J; Abou Khalil, Jad; Smith, David E; Tsang, Melanie E; Mason, Stephanie

Keywords: Adaptive Trial Design; Innovative Clinical Trials; Intraoperative Interventions; Perioperative Care; Pragmatic Trials; Surgery

$687,538

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

David Mazer and Cyril Mazer: 539 shared papers
David Gomez Jaramillo and David Gomez: 139 shared papers
Avery Nathens and David Gomez Jaramillo: 51 shared papers
Avery Nathens and David Gomez: 51 shared papers
Anton Skaro and Ephraim Tang: 22 shared papers
Douglas Quan and Anton Skaro: 17 shared papers
Dean Fergusson and David Mazer: 15 shared papers
Dean Fergusson and Cyril Mazer: 15 shared papers
Gordon Guyatt and George Tomlinson: 11 shared papers
Jennifer Flemming and Sulaiman Nanji: 9 shared papers
Pablo Serrano Aybar and Melanie Tsang: 8 shared papers
Pablo Serrano Aybar and Carol-Anne Moulton: 8 shared papers
Pablo Serrano Aybar and Gonzalo Sapisochin: 7 shared papers
David Mazer and George Tomlinson: 7 shared papers
George Tomlinson and Cyril Mazer: 7 shared papers
Gonzalo Sapisochin and Carol-Anne Moulton: 7 shared papers
Pablo Serrano Aybar and Douglas Quan: 6 shared papers
Pablo Serrano Aybar and Anton Skaro: 6 shared papers
Gordon Guyatt and Dean Fergusson: 6 shared papers
Douglas Quan and Ephraim Tang: 6 shared papers
Dean Fergusson and Jad Abou Khalil: 5 shared papers
Gordon Guyatt and Anton Skaro: 4 shared papers
Erin Kennedy and Avery Nathens: 4 shared papers
Melanie Tsang and Gonzalo Sapisochin: 4 shared papers
Melanie Tsang and Anton Skaro: 4 shared papers
Melanie Tsang and Sulaiman Nanji: 4 shared papers
Jennifer Flemming and Gonzalo Sapisochin: 4 shared papers
Ephraim Tang and Sulaiman Nanji: 4 shared papers
Sean Bennett and Sulaiman Nanji: 4 shared papers
Diederick Jalink and Sulaiman Nanji: 4 shared papers
Pablo Serrano Aybar and Erin Kennedy: 3 shared papers
Pablo Serrano Aybar and Jad Abou Khalil: 3 shared papers
Pablo Serrano Aybar and Calvin Law: 3 shared papers
Dean Fergusson and Erin Kennedy: 3 shared papers
Dean Fergusson and Jennifer Flemming: 3 shared papers
Erin Kennedy and David Gomez Jaramillo: 3 shared papers
Erin Kennedy and Jad Abou Khalil: 3 shared papers
Erin Kennedy and David Gomez: 3 shared papers
Avery Nathens and Ahmed Kayssi: 3 shared papers
Melanie Tsang and Carol-Anne Moulton: 3 shared papers
Calvin Law and Carol-Anne Moulton: 3 shared papers
Pablo Serrano Aybar and Sean Bennett: 2 shared papers
Melanie Tsang and Sean Bennett: 2 shared papers
Jennifer Flemming and Sean Bennett: 2 shared papers
Pablo Serrano Aybar and Ahmed Kayssi: 1 shared paper
Pablo Serrano Aybar and Diederick Jalink: 1 shared paper
Pablo Serrano Aybar and Brian Pinchuk: 1 shared paper
Gordon Guyatt and Sean Bennett: 1 shared paper
Gordon Guyatt and Diederick Jalink: 1 shared paper
Gordon Guyatt and Calvin Law: 1 shared paper
Dean Fergusson and Ahmed Kayssi: 1 shared paper
Dean Fergusson and Sean Bennett: 1 shared paper
Dean Fergusson and Brian Pinchuk: 1 shared paper
David Mazer and Sean Bennett: 1 shared paper
David Mazer and Brian Pinchuk: 1 shared paper
Erin Kennedy and Sean Bennett: 1 shared paper
Avery Nathens and Sean Bennett: 1 shared paper
George Tomlinson and Sean Bennett: 1 shared paper
Ahmed Kayssi and Sean Bennett: 1 shared paper
David Gomez Jaramillo and Sean Bennett: 1 shared paper
Jad Abou Khalil and Sean Bennett: 1 shared paper
Gonzalo Sapisochin and Sean Bennett: 1 shared paper
Cyril Mazer and Sean Bennett: 1 shared paper
Douglas Quan and Sean Bennett: 1 shared paper
Anton Skaro and Sean Bennett: 1 shared paper
Ephraim Tang and Sean Bennett: 1 shared paper
Sean Bennett and Diederick Jalink: 1 shared paper
Sean Bennett and Andrea Winthrop: 1 shared paper
Sean Bennett and David Gomez: 1 shared paper
Sean Bennett and Brian Pinchuk: 1 shared paper
Sean Bennett and Calvin Law: 1 shared paper
Sean Bennett and Carol-Anne Moulton: 1 shared paper
Andrea Winthrop and Carol-Anne Moulton: 1 shared paper

Department of Surgery
Department of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care
Biostatistics Division
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
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Applying for

Paper to mention

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Bennett, 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 "Real-world outcomes in patients with cirrhosis undergoing cholecystectomy: a population-based study." (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]