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Dean Fergusson

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Full ProfessorDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Ottawa

Dean Fergusson

Full Professor

Department of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Supervision signals

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42 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 47 research grants (47 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 6 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Academic metrics

257

Publications

3,337

Citations

h-index

396

Collaborators

123

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Ottawa profile.

Randomized Controlled Trial Patient Engagement Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Preclinical Research Surgery Biological Outcomes Clinical Outcomes Knowledge Translation

Latest papers

Pooled Efficacy and Exploration of Effect Modifiers of Exercise Prehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-regression Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Anesthesia and analgesia · 2026
From Insights to Action: Enhancing Clinical Research at The Ottawa Hospital through a Mixed-Methods Improvement Project.
Healthcare management forum · 2026
Derivation and Validation of a COPD-specific Pulmonary Embolism Diagnostic Strategy.
Thrombosis and haemostasis · 2026

All 257 publications

Latest funding

LabPartners-Nexus: Embedding patient engagement in preclinical research across Canada
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$401,626
PROVE-ICU: Anti-Xa-guided, weight-based low-molecular-weight heparin thromboprophylaxis versus fixed dosing in critically ill adults - a multicentre pilot randomized trial
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$286,876
Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit: Sustaining and Extending Impact Through Decentralized Patient-Oriented Health Research (Phase II Extension, 2026-2028)
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$13,679,658

All 123 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 257 publications.

Pooled Efficacy and Exploration of Effect Modifiers of Exercise Prehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-regression Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Ramic L, Branje K, Al-Bayati M, Kidd GD, Neilipovitz N, Hutton B, Wolfe DM, Fergusson D, Fiore JF, Gillis C, Hladkowicz E, McIsaac DI, Canadian Prehabilitation Knowledge Network Collaborators

Anesthesia and analgesia2026

DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007882 PMID: 41405836

From Insights to Action: Enhancing Clinical Research at The Ottawa Hospital through a Mixed-Methods Improvement Project.

Phillips P, Awada N, Fergusson D, Love C, Nicholls S, Roth V

Healthcare management forum2026

DOI: 10.1177/08404704251403159 PMID: 41632858

Derivation and Validation of a COPD-specific Pulmonary Embolism Diagnostic Strategy.

Mai V, Jimenez D, Fergusson D, Sanchez O, Morillo R, Roy PM, Rodriguez C, Gagnadoux F, Ruiz-Artacho P, Schmidt J, Tabernero E, Bertoletti L, Tromeur C, Girard P, Mallick R, Gal GL, Couturaud F

Thrombosis and haemostasis2026

DOI: 10.1055/a-2645-3594 PMID: 40639822

Home-Based Prehabilitation for Older Surgical Patients With Frailty: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

McIsaac DI, Lee S, Fergusson D, Gillis C, Khadaroo RG, Meliambro A, Muscedere J, Eskander A, Moloo H, Nelson G, Saha T, Chun R, Serrano PE, Wijeysundera DN, Taljaard M, PREPARE Trial Investigator Group, Barnes K, Boet S, Boland L, Branje K, Breau R, Bryson GL, Dhalla I, Dixon E, Dobson G, Farnand M, Forster A, Gagne S, Hladkowicz E, Holroyd-Leduc J, Huang A, Hutton J, Jacobsohn E, Joanisse J, Johnson A, Johnson S, Khalil N, Kidd G, Lalu M, Lavallée LT, Le T, Levine M, Love C, McCartney C, McMullen M, Bergamascki LM, Moore R, Mozel M, Nagpal S, Nantel J, Power B, Scheede-Bergdahl C, Tamblyn-Watts L, Thavorn K, Trottier D, van Walraven C, Yang I

JAMA surgery2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2025.5288 PMID: 41335421

Red Cell Transfusion in General Medicine Patients at Teaching and Non-teaching Hospitals: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis

Raza S, Risk M, Loeffler A, Verma AA, Razak F, Arnold D, Fergusson D, Ryan S, Relke N, Gabarin N

Journal of General Internal Medicine20262 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09860-5

Every Six-Month versus Single-Dose Adjuvant Zoledronate in Early Breast Cancer.

Clemons M, Stober C, Pond GR, Conter H, Simos D, Dhesy-Thind S, Mates M, Trinkaus M, Hilton J, Savard M-F

20261 citations

DOI: 10.1056/evidoa2500202

Obstetrical use of intravenous immunoglobulin: A single-centre retrospective study

Khalife R, Niu B, Perelman I, El-Chaâr D, Fergusson D, Karovitch A, Mack J, Tokessy M, Webert KE, Tinmouth A

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2025.106225

Recognition, remuneration and reimbursement of patient and public involvement partners in pragmatic randomised controlled trials. A survey of author practices.

Nicholls SG, Nevins P, Fox G, Vanderhout S, Brehaut J, Carroll K, Fergusson D, Hilderley A, MacArthur C, Potter BK, Smith M, Spinewine A, Weijer C, Taljaard M

Research involvement and engagement2025

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-025-00796-y PMID: 41382181

Criteria used to define appropriate red blood cell transfusion in the perioperative setting: a scoping review.

Ivankovic V, Lenet T, Alibhai K, Lamanna D, Shorr R, Fergusson D, Martel G

BMC surgery2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12893-025-03279-9 PMID: 41331866

Delphi-driven consensus definition for mesenchymal stromal cells and clinical reporting guidelines for mesenchymal stromal cell-based therapeutics.

Renesme L, Cobey KD, Lalu MM, Bubela T, Chinnadurai R, De Vos J, Dunbar R, Fergusson D, Freund D, Galipeau J, Horwitz E, Lê M, Matthay M, Moher D, Nolta J, Parker G, Phinney DG, Rao M, Rasko JEJ, Rocco PRM, Rossi F, Myles MR, Viswanathan S, Thébaud B

Cytotherapy2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.10.008 PMID: 39580717

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Dean Fergusson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Pooled Efficacy and Exploration of Effect Modifiers of Exercise Prehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-regression Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

From Insights to Action: Enhancing Clinical Research at The Ottawa Hospital through a Mixed-Methods Improvement Project.

Derivation and Validation of a COPD-specific Pulmonary Embolism Diagnostic Strategy.

Home-Based Prehabilitation for Older Surgical Patients With Frailty: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Red Cell Transfusion in General Medicine Patients at Teaching and Non-teaching Hospitals: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis

Every Six-Month versus Single-Dose Adjuvant Zoledronate in Early Breast Cancer.

Obstetrical use of intravenous immunoglobulin: A single-centre retrospective study

Recognition, remuneration and reimbursement of patient and public involvement partners in pragmatic randomised controlled trials. A survey of author practices.

Criteria used to define appropriate red blood cell transfusion in the perioperative setting: a scoping review.

Delphi-driven consensus definition for mesenchymal stromal cells and clinical reporting guidelines for mesenchymal stromal cell-based therapeutics.

Frequent collaborators

Brian Hutton

Mark Clemons

Lauralyn McIntyre

Alan Tinmouth

Kednapa Thavorn

Kednapa Thavorn

John Hilton

Carl van Walraven

Jonathan Kimmelman

Ryan Zarychanski

Deborah Cook

Gregory Pond

Doug Coyle

Kusum Menon

Monica Taljaard

Guillaume Martel

David Moher

Shane English

Ayub Akbari

Andrew Robinson

Justin Presseau

Dar Dowlatshahi

Ilias Cagiannos

Jason Tay

Karen Burns

Amit Garg

John Granton

Maureen Meade

Darin Treleaven

Alison Fox-Robichaud

Amber Molnar

Edward Joseph Mills

Deborah Siegal

Sukhbinder Dhesy-Thind

Amit Garg

Donald Arnold

Bram Rochwerg

Philip Devereaux

Sameer Parpia

Kathryn Webert