Emma Ferguson, University of Ottawa

Research

Cluster Randomized Trial Implementation Trial Intracerebral Hemorrhage Pragmatic Trial

Latest papers

Efficacy and safety of intravenous nerinetide initiated by paramedics in the field for acute cerebral ischaemia within 3 h of symptom onset (FRONTIER): a phase 2, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
CJEM · 2026
Intra-arterial tenecteplase for acute stroke after successful endovascular therapy: the ANGEL-TNK randomized clinical trial.
CJEM · 2026 · senior author
Does endovascular treatment improve outcomes of stroke due to medium-vessel occlusion?
CJEM · 2025

All 11 publications

Latest funding

International Care Bundle Evaluation in Cerebral Hemorrhage (I-CATCHER)
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,300,500

All 1 grants and awards

11 publications.

01

Efficacy and safety of intravenous nerinetide initiated by paramedics in the field for acute cerebral ischaemia within 3 h of symptom onset (FRONTIER): a phase 2, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

McKinnon M, Ferguson E, Perry JJ

CJEM2026

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-025-01077-z PMID: 41543651

02

Intra-arterial tenecteplase for acute stroke after successful endovascular therapy: the ANGEL-TNK randomized clinical trial.

Endres K, Ferguson E

CJEM2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01179-2 PMID: 42258034

03

Does endovascular treatment improve outcomes of stroke due to medium-vessel occlusion?

Pageau S, Ferguson E, Yadav K

CJEM2025

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-025-00966-7 PMID: 41219679

04

Assessment of collaterals on multiphase CTA in stroke patients with a large vessel occlusion: an interrater and intrarater agreement study.

Ramamurthy J, Bebedjian R, Dowlatshahi D, Blacquiere D, Ferguson E, Portela de Oliveira E, Erdenebold U, Massicotte-Tisluck K, Rhodes E, Brissette V, Shamy M, Fahed R

Neuroradiology2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00234-025-03609-x PMID: 40208268

05

Just the facts: management of thrombolytic complications in acute stroke care in the emergency department.

Ferguson E, Lun R, Rosenberg H

CJEM2024First author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-024-00713-4 PMID: 38796809

06

Just the facts: emergency department approach to myelopathy.

MacDonald Z, Ferguson E, Rosenberg H

CJEM2024

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-024-00763-8 PMID: 39237730

07

Just the facts: Ischemic stroke in the young patient.

Hendin A, Fahed R, Ferguson E

CJEM2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-024-00692-6 PMID: 38683291

08

In large acute ischemic stroke, adding endovascular thrombectomy to medical therapy improved function at 90 d.

Ferguson E, Lang E

Annals of internal medicine2023First author

DOI: 10.7326/j23-0033 PMID: 37276596

09

Intravenous tenecteplase compared with alteplase for acute ischemic stroke in Canada (AcT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, registry-linked, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial.

Ferguson E, Yadav K

CJEM2023First author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-022-00432-8 PMID: 36577932

10

Prospective Validation of Computed Tomography to Identify Patients at High Risk for Stroke After Transient Ischemic Attack or Minor Stroke

Ferguson E, Yadav K, Sharma M, Sivilotti MLA, Émond M, Stiell IG, Stotts G, Lee JS, Worster A, Morris J

Stroke20235 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.038000

International Care Bundle Evaluation in Cerebral Hemorrhage (I-CATCHER)

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Dowlatshahi, Dariush; Anderson, Craig S; Demchuk, Andrew M; Ferguson, Emma; Shamy, Michel C

Keywords: Cluster Randomized Trial; Implementation Trial; Intracerebral Hemorrhage; Pragmatic Trial

$1,300,500

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

Frequent collaborators

Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Department of Medicine
Neurology and Neurosciences

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Krishan Yadav

Emergency Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Eddy Lang

Emergency Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Dar Dowlatshahi

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Michel Shamy

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Clare Atzema

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Demetrios Sahlas

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cluster Randomized Trial Dear Professor Ferguson, 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 "Efficacy and safety of intravenous nerinetide initiated by paramedics in the field for acute cerebral ischaemia within 3 h of symptom onset (FRONTIER): a phase 2, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled 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.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "International Care Bundle Evaluation in Cerebral Hemorrhage (I-CATCHER)" (2024), 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]

Emma Ferguson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Efficacy and safety of intravenous nerinetide initiated by paramedics in the field for acute cerebral ischaemia within 3 h of symptom onset (FRONTIER): a phase 2, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Intra-arterial tenecteplase for acute stroke after successful endovascular therapy: the ANGEL-TNK randomized clinical trial.

Does endovascular treatment improve outcomes of stroke due to medium-vessel occlusion?

Assessment of collaterals on multiphase CTA in stroke patients with a large vessel occlusion: an interrater and intrarater agreement study.

Just the facts: management of thrombolytic complications in acute stroke care in the emergency department.

Just the facts: emergency department approach to myelopathy.

Just the facts: Ischemic stroke in the young patient.

In large acute ischemic stroke, adding endovascular thrombectomy to medical therapy improved function at 90 d.

Intravenous tenecteplase compared with alteplase for acute ischemic stroke in Canada (AcT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, registry-linked, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial.

Prospective Validation of Computed Tomography to Identify Patients at High Risk for Stroke After Transient Ischemic Attack or Minor Stroke

International Care Bundle Evaluation in Cerebral Hemorrhage (I-CATCHER)

Frequent collaborators

Krishan Yadav

Eddy Lang

Dar Dowlatshahi

Wes Oczkowski

Andrew Worster

Mukul Sharma

Michel Shamy

Clare Atzema

Demetrios Sahlas

Emma Ferguson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Efficacy and safety of intravenous nerinetide initiated by paramedics in the field for acute cerebral ischaemia within 3&#xa0;h of symptom onset (FRONTIER): a phase 2, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Intra-arterial tenecteplase for acute stroke after successful endovascular therapy: the ANGEL-TNK randomized clinical trial.

Does endovascular treatment improve outcomes of stroke due to medium-vessel occlusion?

Assessment of collaterals on multiphase CTA in stroke patients with a large vessel occlusion: an interrater and intrarater agreement study.

Just the facts: management of thrombolytic complications in acute stroke care in the emergency department.

Just the facts: emergency department approach to myelopathy.

Just the facts: Ischemic stroke in the young patient.

In large acute ischemic stroke, adding endovascular thrombectomy to medical therapy improved function at 90 d.

Intravenous tenecteplase compared with alteplase for acute ischemic stroke in Canada (AcT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, registry-linked, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial.

Prospective Validation of Computed Tomography to Identify Patients at High Risk for Stroke After Transient Ischemic Attack or Minor Stroke

International Care Bundle Evaluation in Cerebral Hemorrhage (I-CATCHER)

Frequent collaborators

Krishan Yadav

Eddy Lang

Dar Dowlatshahi

Wes Oczkowski

Andrew Worster

Mukul Sharma

Michel Shamy

Clare Atzema

Demetrios Sahlas

Efficacy and safety of intravenous nerinetide initiated by paramedics in the field for acute cerebral ischaemia within 3 h of symptom onset (FRONTIER): a phase 2, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.