Ahmed Hassan, University of Toronto

Research

Addiction Access To Treatment Health Equity Minority Muslims Psychoeducation Community Outreach Education

Latest papers

Associations Between Cannabis Use and Mental Health in Patients Accessing Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study
Substance Use and Misuse · 2025
Effect of Reiki on Measures of Well-Being in Low-Income Patients with Mental Health Diagnoses.
Global advances in integrative medicine and health · 2025
Global and Temporal Trends in Utilization and Outcomes of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology · 2025

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Canadian Muslim Addiction Program (C-MAP): Dissemination of virtual faith-based psychoeducation program on Addiction
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$19,449
Pilot Clinical Study: Psilocybin Assisted Psychotherapy as a Novel Treatment for Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$344,250
C-MAP, a virtual program addressing addiction stigma for Canadian Muslims
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$19,020

All 7 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

Associations Between Cannabis Use and Mental Health in Patients Accessing Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study

Matheson J, MacKillop J, Sloan ME, Sanches M, Saini H, Haines-Saah R, Zaweel A, Hassan A, Buckley L, Porath A

Substance Use and Misuse20252 citations

DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2519419

02

Effect of Reiki on Measures of Well-Being in Low-Income Patients with Mental Health Diagnoses.

Prasad K, Dyer NL, St Sauver J, Drost MS, Prasad V, Baldwin AL, Soderlind JN, Croghan IT, Wahner-Roedler DL, Hassan A, Bauer BA

Global advances in integrative medicine and health2025

DOI: 10.1177/27536130251323581 PMID: 40034577

03

Global and Temporal Trends in Utilization and Outcomes of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Abdelfattah OM, Sayed A, Al-Jwaid A, Hassan A, Abu Jazar D, Narayanan A, Link MS, Martinez MW

Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology2025

DOI: 10.1161/circep.124.013479 PMID: 39895487

04

Cardiac Catheterization Interventions in the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract and Branch Pulmonary Arteries Following the Arterial Switch Operation.

Gritti MN, Farid P, Hassan A, Marshall AC

Pediatric cardiology2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03408-w PMID: 38341390

05

Outcomes of Children With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Heart Failure on Medical Therapy.

Lynch A, Jeewa A, Minn S, Arathoon K, Honjo O, Floh A, Hassan A, Jean-St-Michel E

JACC. Advances2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100811 PMID: 38939382

06

Temporal and Global Trends of the Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Abdelfattah OM, Martinez M, Sayed A, ElRefaei M, Abushouk AI, Hassan A, Masri A, Winters SL, Kapadia SR, Maron BJ, Rowin E, Maron MS

JACC. Clinical electrophysiology2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2022.07.012 PMID: 36424010

07

Impact of fentanyl use on initiation and discontinuation of methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone among people with prescription-type opioid use disorder: secondary analysis of a Canadian treatment trial.

Socias ME, Wood E, Le Foll B, Lim R, Choi JC, Mok WY, Bruneau J, Rehm J, Wild TC, Bozinoff N, Hassan A, Jutras-Aswad D, OPTIMA Research Group within the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse

Addiction (Abingdon, England)2022

DOI: 10.1111/add.15954 PMID: 35712892

08

Effectiveness of Antipsychotics in Reducing Suicidal Ideation: Possible Physiologic Mechanisms.

Hassan A, De Luca V, Dai N, Asmundo A, Di Nunno N, Monda M, Villano I

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021First author

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9040389 PMID: 33915767

09

The economic burden of child sexual abuse in the United States.

Letourneau EJ, Brown DS, Fang X, Hassan A, Mercy JA

Child abuse & neglect2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.02.020 PMID: 29533869

Canadian Muslim Addiction Program (C-MAP): Dissemination of virtual faith-based psychoeducation program on Addiction

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Hassan, Ahmed

Keywords: Access To Treatment; Addiction; Health Equity; Minority; Muslims; Psychoeducation

$19,449

Pilot Clinical Study: Psilocybin Assisted Psychotherapy as a Novel Treatment for Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Le Foll, Bernard

Keywords: Alcohol Use Disorder; Clinical Trial; Major Depressive Disorder; Mental Health; Neuroscience; Pharmacology; Psychedelics; Psychiatry; Therapy; Treatment

$344,250

C-MAP, a virtual program addressing addiction stigma for Canadian Muslims

Nominated PICIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Hassan, Ahmed; Ragheb, Heba

Keywords: Addiction; Community Outreach; Education; Health Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion; Innovative Systems; Inter-Disciplinary; Marginalized Communities; Social Determinants Of Health; Stigma; Virtual

$19,020

Combined and Separate Effects of Cannabis and Tobacco: Psychomotor, Subjective and Physiological Outcomes (CASE-CT)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Di Ciano, Patricia

Keywords: Cannabis; Cognition; Driving; Subjective Effects; Thc; Tobacco

$692,325

Predicting Response to Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Using the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Alcohol research to inform health policies and interventions

Principal investigators: Sloan, Matthew E; Buckley, Leslie

Keywords: Alcohol Use Disorder

$100,000

Cytisine: testing its potential as a therapeutic strategy for smoking cessation in subjects with concurrent alcohol use disorder

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: CCS/CIHR Action Grants

Principal investigators: Le Foll, Bernard

Keywords: Cancer

$98,016

Understanding Cannabis Use and Perceptions in Patients with Substance Use Disorders and Concurrent Disorders

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Catalyst Grant: Cannabis and Mental Health - Priority populations

Principal investigators: Le Foll, Bernard; Hendershot, Christian S; Kloiber, Stefan M

Keywords: Addiction; Cannabis; Lgbtq+; Mental Health

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

Department of Family and Community Medicine
Psychiatry
Social Medicine
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Community Health Sciences
Other

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2024

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Addiction Dear Professor Hassan, 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 "Associations Between Cannabis Use and Mental Health in Patients Accessing Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study" (2025), 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 "Canadian Muslim Addiction Program (C-MAP): Dissemination of virtual faith-based psychoeducation program on Addiction" (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]

Ahmed Hassan

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Associations Between Cannabis Use and Mental Health in Patients Accessing Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study

Effect of Reiki on Measures of Well-Being in Low-Income Patients with Mental Health Diagnoses.

Global and Temporal Trends in Utilization and Outcomes of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Cardiac Catheterization Interventions in the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract and Branch Pulmonary Arteries Following the Arterial Switch Operation.

Outcomes of Children With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Heart&#xa0;Failure on&#xa0;Medical Therapy.

Temporal and Global Trends of the Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Impact of fentanyl use on initiation and discontinuation of methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone among people with prescription-type opioid use disorder: secondary analysis of a Canadian treatment trial.

Effectiveness of Antipsychotics in Reducing Suicidal Ideation: Possible Physiologic Mechanisms.

The economic burden of child sexual abuse in the United States.

Canadian Muslim Addiction Program (C-MAP): Dissemination of virtual faith-based psychoeducation program on Addiction

Pilot Clinical Study: Psilocybin Assisted Psychotherapy as a Novel Treatment for Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).

C-MAP, a virtual program addressing addiction stigma for Canadian Muslims

Combined and Separate Effects of Cannabis and Tobacco: Psychomotor, Subjective and Physiological Outcomes (CASE-CT)

Predicting Response to Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Using the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment

Cytisine: testing its potential as a therapeutic strategy for smoking cessation in subjects with concurrent alcohol use disorder

Understanding Cannabis Use and Perceptions in Patients with Substance Use Disorders and Concurrent Disorders

Frequent collaborators

Bernard Le Foll

Nikki Bozinoff

Evan Wood

Rebecca Haines-Saah

Amy Porath

Emilie Jean-St-Michel

Leslie Buckley

James MacKillop

Stefan Kloiber

Outcomes of Children With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Heart Failure on Medical Therapy.