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Louise Sun

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Assistant ProfessorAnesthesiologyUniversity of Ottawa

Louise Sun

Assistant Professor

Anesthesiology

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

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Cardiac Surgery Health Services Research Sex And Gender Teamwork Access To Care Clinical Risk Prediction Digital Health Triaging

Latest papers

From Challenges to Solutions: Patient Insights Inform Psychological Intervention Design After Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection.
JACC. Advances · 2026
Double Trouble: Clinical and Psychological Characteristics in SCAD With and Without Fibromuscular Dysplasia.
JACC. Advances · 2026
Early vs Delayed Bypass Surgery in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Receiving Ticagrelor: The RAPID CABG Randomized Open-Label Noninferiority Trial.
JAMA surgery · 2025

All 19 publications

Latest funding

What's love got to do with it? Evaluating the Healing Hearts Together program on relationship, mental health, and cardiovascular outcomes
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Sex, gender and intersecting social factors within interprofessional cardiac operating room teams: A new, multi-methods approach to optimizing practice, provider well-being, and patient outcomes
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$487,304
Systematic implementation and impact evaluation of data-driven cardiac surgery triaging tools to optimize operational efficiency and enhance patient outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$500,000

All 13 grants and awards

19 publications.

From Challenges to Solutions: Patient Insights Inform Psychological Intervention Design After Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection.

Maukel LM, Coutinho T, Mulvagh S, Madan M, Pacheco C, Bouchard K, So D, Reed J, Liu S, Sun L, Paquin A, Lappa N, Saw J, Tulloch H

JACC. Advances2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102792 PMID: 42165783

Double Trouble: Clinical and Psychological Characteristics in SCAD With and Without Fibromuscular Dysplasia.

Maukel LM, Boivin-Proulx LA, Saw J, Madan M, Liu S, Coutinho T, Mulvagh S, Pacheco C, Bouchard K, Reed J, Sun L, Paquin A, Lappa N, So D, Tulloch H

JACC. Advances2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102814 PMID: 42312758

Early vs Delayed Bypass Surgery in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Receiving Ticagrelor: The RAPID CABG Randomized Open-Label Noninferiority Trial.

So DYF, Wells GA, Lordkipanidzé M, Chong AY, Ruel M, Perrault LP, Le May MR, Sun L, Tran D, Labinaz M, Glover C, Russo J, Welman M, Chan V, Chen L, Bernick J, Rubens F, Tanguay JF, RAPID CABG Investigators

JAMA surgery2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.7066 PMID: 39969871

Ethnic Disparities in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Outcomes and Processes of Care in Patients With and Without Standard Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

Weight N, Moledina S, Sun L, Kragholm K, Freeman P, Diaz-Arocutipa C, Dafaalla M, Gulati M, Mamas MA

Angiology2024

DOI: 10.1177/00033197231182555 PMID: 37306087

Outcomes of ST elevation myocardial infarction in patients with cancer: a nationwide study.

Dafaalla M, Abdel-Qadir H, Gale CP, Sun L, López-Fernández T, Miller RJH, Wojakowski W, Nolan J, Rashid M, Mamas MA

European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes2023

DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcad012 PMID: 36921979

Representation of patient diversity in anesthesia curricular materials.

Leir SA, Sun L, Fraser A

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2023

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-022-02251-y PMID: 35437685

Missing the Goal With the 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization∗

Ruel M, Williams A, Ouzounian M, Sun L, Légaré J-F, Poirier P, Malas T, Farkouh ME, Chedrawy E, Hassan A

Canadian Journal of Cardiology202216 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.03.013

Drivers and outcomes of variation in surgical versus transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study.

Miranda RN, Qiu F, Manoragavan R, Fremes S, Lauck S, Sun L, Tarola C, Tam DY, Mamas M, Wijeysundera HC

Open heart2022

DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001881 PMID: 35101899

Aortic stenosis post-COVID-19: a mathematical model on waiting lists and mortality.

Stickels CP, Nadarajah R, Gale CP, Jiang H, Sharkey KJ, Gibbison B, Holliman N, Lombardo S, Schewe L, Sommacal M, Sun L, Weir-McCall J, Cheema K, Rudd JHF, Mamas M, Erhun F

BMJ open2022

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059309 PMID: 35710248

Single Versus Multiple Arterial Revascularization in Patients With Reduced Renal Function: Long-term Outcome Comparisons in 23,406 CABG Patients From Ontario, Canada.

Hayatsu Y, Ruel M, Bader Eddeen A, Sun L

Annals of surgery2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003908 PMID: 32590546

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cardiac Surgery Dear Professor Sun, 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 "From Challenges to Solutions: Patient Insights Inform Psychological Intervention Design After Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection." (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 "Sex, gender and intersecting social factors within interprofessional cardiac operating room teams: A new, multi-methods approach to optimizing practice, provider well-being, and patient outcomes" (2022), 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]

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Louise Sun

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

From Challenges to Solutions: Patient Insights Inform Psychological Intervention Design After Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection.

Double Trouble: Clinical and Psychological Characteristics in SCAD With and Without Fibromuscular Dysplasia.

Early vs Delayed Bypass Surgery in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Receiving Ticagrelor: The RAPID CABG Randomized Open-Label Noninferiority Trial.

Ethnic Disparities in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Outcomes and Processes of Care in Patients With and Without Standard Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

Outcomes of ST elevation myocardial infarction in patients with cancer: a nationwide study.

Representation of patient diversity in anesthesia curricular materials.

Missing the Goal With the 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization∗

Drivers and outcomes of variation in surgical versus transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study.

Aortic stenosis post-COVID-19: a mathematical model on waiting lists and mortality.

Single Versus Multiple Arterial Revascularization in Patients With Reduced Renal Function: Long-term Outcome Comparisons in 23,406 CABG Patients From Ontario, Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Marc Ruel

Munir Boodhwani

Karen Bouchard

Heather Tulloch

Jennifer Reed

Jacqueline Saw

Derek So

David Glineur

Graham Woodward

Diem Tran

Marino Labinaz

Kim Connelly

Fraser Rubens

Beate Sander

Stephen Fremes

Richard Whitlock

Sandra Lauck

Harriette Van Spall

Harindra Wijeysundera

Paul Poirier

George Wells