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Ahmed Kayssi

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Ahmed Kayssi

Researcher

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
30 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 11 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2018.

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Publications

236

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Collaborative Partnerships Comparative Effectiveness Research Innovative Clinical Trials Patient-Centered Care Peri-Operative Care Surgery

Latest papers

Assessing Challenges and Barriers to Effective Wound Care in Rural Indigenous Communities.
Advances in skin & wound care · 2026
Single-Center Experience with Open Explantation After Failed Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
Annals of vascular surgery · 2026
Developing Consensus Wound Care Research Priorities Among Stakeholders in Canada: A Mixed-Methods Study.
Advances in skin & wound care · 2026 · senior author

All 62 publications

Latest funding

Understanding the Heightened Amputation Risk Among People Experiencing Homelessness: A Population-based Cohort Study
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$145,351
The Clinical Evaluation of Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery Utilizing Intraoperative Incisional Wound Irrigation (CLEAN Wound) Trial
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$687,538
The Clinical Evaluation of Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery Utilizing Intraoperative Incisional Wound Irrigation (CLEAN Wound) Trial
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$2,750,148

All 8 grants and awards

62 publications.

Assessing Challenges and Barriers to Effective Wound Care in Rural Indigenous Communities.

Akouris PP, Perlmutter JW, Javidan AP, Behdinan A, Walker J, Kayssi A, Sibbald RG, Asiniwasis RN

Advances in skin & wound care2026

DOI: 10.1097/asw.0000000000000522 PMID: 42613658

Single-Center Experience with Open Explantation After Failed Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.

Feridooni T, Buchanan K, Almeida BM, Alhazmi K, Alghofili H, Kayssi A, Kucey D, Papia G, Dueck A

Annals of vascular surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2026.07.056 PMID: 42571810

Developing Consensus Wound Care Research Priorities Among Stakeholders in Canada: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Gaballa O, Blanchette V, Summers deLuca L, Kayssi A

Advances in skin & wound care2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/asw.0000000000000431 PMID: 41921029

Drug-eluting balloon angioplasty versus uncoated balloon angioplasty for peripheral arterial disease of the lower limbs.

Ma GW, Bernatchez J, Yarranton B, Dueck AD, Rajan DK, Forbes TL, de Mestral C, Kayssi A

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011319.pub3 PMID: 42573020

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 open2025

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

Diagnostic Test Accuracy of Pedal Acceleration Time to Identify Peripheral Artery Disease.

Sommerset J, Teso D, Mills JL, Sebastian M, Kayssi A, Leask S, Rounsley R, Tehan PE

European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.03.007 PMID: 40086614

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Publishing.

Li B, Kayssi A, McLean LJ

JAMA surgery2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.6446 PMID: 39908048

Ultrasound-guided versus anatomic landmark-guided percutaneous femoral artery access.

Strauss SA, Ma GW, Seo C, Siracuse JJ, Madassery S, Truesdell AG, Pereira K, Korngold EC, Kayssi A

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd014594.pub2 PMID: 40152297

Impact of Bypass Conduit and Early Technical Failure on Revascularization for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.

Conte MS, Farber A, Barleben A, Chisci E, Doros G, Kashyap VS, Kayssi A, Kolh P, Moreira CC, Nypaver T, Rosenfield K, Rowe VL, Schanzer A, Singh N, Siracuse JJ, Strong MB, Menard MT

Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions2025

DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.124.014716 PMID: 40100950

Fundamentals of wound care for amputation prevention.

Moschiar Almeida B, Evans R, Kayssi A

Seminars in vascular surgery2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2025.01.001 PMID: 40086923

Understanding the Heightened Amputation Risk Among People Experiencing Homelessness: A Population-based Cohort Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: de Mestral, Charles

Keywords: Diabetes; Foot Care; Homelessness; Leg Amputation; Peripheral Artery Disease

$145,351

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

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 Anesthesia for Lower limb revascularization to Optimize Functional OuTcomes (ALOFT) Trial: a pilot multicenter randomized trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: McIsaac, Daniel I; Jerath, Angela; Kidd, Gurlavine D; Roberts, Derek J; Saha, Tarit; Taljaard, Monica; Wijeysundera, Duminda N

Keywords: Anesthesia; Barriers And Facilitators; Function; Patient Reported Outcomes; Peripheral Vascular Disease; Pilot Trial; Randomized Trial

$202,725

Planning a National Limb Loss Registry

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Hitzig, Sander L; Mackay, Crystal J; Mayo, Amanda; Miller, William C; Zidarov, Diana

Keywords: Consensus-Building; Environmental Scan; Knowledge Translation; Limb Loss; Registry

$20,000

Development of the Innovative, Multicentre, Patient-Centred Approach to Clinical Trials in Surgery (IMPACTS) Program

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Catalyst Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials (iCT)

Principal investigators: Karanicolas, Paul J; Calderone, Michael; Herriott, Judith A; Jackson, Timothy D; Mcleod, Robin S; Voltan, Ed; Kayssi, Ahmed; Tsang, Melanie E

Keywords: Collaborative Partnerships; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Innovative Clinical Trials; Patient-Centered Care; Peri-Operative Care; Surgery

$100,000

Developing a Patient Reported Outcome for Amputation (PRO-AMP)

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hitzig, Sander L

Keywords: Amputation; Outcome Measurement; Patient-Oriented; Psychometrics; Qualitative Methods; Quality Of Life; Rehabilitation

$149,176

Building Capacity in Amputation Research

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Mayo, Amanda

Keywords: Amputation; Consensus Building; Disability; Knowledge Translation; Patient-Oriented; Prosthetics; Quality Of Life

$10,000

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

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Ahmed Kayssi

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Assessing Challenges and Barriers to Effective Wound Care in Rural Indigenous Communities.

Single-Center Experience with Open Explantation After Failed Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.

Developing Consensus Wound Care Research Priorities Among Stakeholders in Canada: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Drug-eluting balloon angioplasty versus uncoated balloon angioplasty for peripheral arterial disease of the lower limbs.

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

Diagnostic Test Accuracy of Pedal Acceleration Time to Identify Peripheral Artery Disease.

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Publishing.

Ultrasound-guided versus anatomic landmark-guided percutaneous femoral artery access.

Impact of Bypass Conduit and Early Technical Failure on Revascularization for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.

Fundamentals of wound care for amputation prevention.

Frequent collaborators

Charles De Mestral

Graham Roche Nagle

Mohammed Al-Omran

Thomas Forbes

Crystal Mackay

Subodh Verma

Faysal Naji

Najma Ahmed

Karen Devon

Mohammad Qadura

Sheena King

Fahad Alam

Kelly Vogt

Hassan Mir

Luc Dubois

Jonathan Spicer

Nir Lipsman

Xijia Gu

Melanie Tsang

Angela Jerath

Mandeep Singh

Stephen Choi

Sharon Grad

Graham Wright

Kevin Imrie

Jacqueline Saw

Nick Daneman

Erin Kennedy

Joel Katz

James Rutka

Barbara Haas

George Tomlinson

Augusto Zani

Liane Feldman

Amanda Mayo

Jan Andrysek

Michael Calderone

Judith Herriott

Sonia Anand