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Alexander Caudarella

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Alexander Caudarella

Researcher

Health Sciences

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.
3 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Research

Addiction Treatment Clinical Severity Mixed Methods People Who Inject Drugs Qualitative Service Barriers Street Drug Checking Supervised Injection Services

Latest papers

Management of Infective Endocarditis Secondary to Injection Drug Use: Practical Recommendations for Clinicians From a Canadian Working Group
Canadian Journal of Cardiology · 2026
Evaluating interventions to facilitate opioid agonist treatment access among people who inject drugs in Toronto, Ontario during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
The International journal on drug policy · 2022
Phenobarbital for the management of severe acute alcohol withdrawal (the PHENOMANAL trial): a pilot randomized controlled trial
Pilot and Feasibility Studies · 2022

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Identifying gaps, best practices, and research priorities in the assessment and treatment of concurrent disorders - a national Think Tank.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$10,000
Alternatives to Criminalization of Drugs: Community-based Systems Mapping of Social and Health effects (ACDC SMASH)
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$401,625
Ontario's Opioid Drug Observatory: Generating evidence on the evolving opioid crisis to inform and evaluate drug policy and clinical practice in Ontario
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,002,152

All 8 grants and awards

9 publications.

Management of Infective Endocarditis Secondary to Injection Drug Use: Practical Recommendations for Clinicians From a Canadian Working Group

Leis BT, Cote M, Connors WJ, Davierwala PM, Brothers TD, Morton LM, Lennox R, Adams C, Fairgrieve C, Connelly KA

Canadian Journal of Cardiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.11.009

Evaluating interventions to facilitate opioid agonist treatment access among people who inject drugs in Toronto, Ontario during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

Bouck Z, Scheim AI, Gomes T, Ling V, Caudarella A, Werb D

The International journal on drug policy2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103680 PMID: 35447476

Phenobarbital for the management of severe acute alcohol withdrawal (the PHENOMANAL trial): a pilot randomized controlled trial

Filewod N, Hwang S, Turner CJ, Rizvi L, Gray S, Klaiman M, Buell D, Ailon J, Caudarella A, Ginocchio GF

Pilot and Feasibility Studies20224 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s40814-021-00963-4

Identifying harm reduction strategies for alcohol and drug-use in inpatient care settings and emergency departments: a scoping review protocol.

Curran JA, Somerville M, Boulos L, Caudarella A, Crowther D, Johnson C, Wozney L, MacPhee S, Sinclair D, Elliott Rose A, Jose C, Joudrey M

BMJ open2021

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055654 PMID: 34711603

A Descriptive Comparison of Substance Use Services in Recovery and Isolation Sites for People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Boston and Toronto.

Harris MTH, Young S, Barocas J, Bayoumi AM, Caudarella A, Laurence G, Tomanovich M, Komaromy M

Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)2021

DOI: 10.1177/00333549211032974 PMID: 34269625

Use of Injectable Opioid Agonist Therapy in a In-Patient Setting for a Pregnant Patient With Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Report.

Griffiths S, Campbell DM, Caudarella A, Guimond T, Lamba W, Lurie E, Nader M, Sgro M, Turner S

Journal of addiction medicine2021

DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000776 PMID: 33234803

Trends and outcomes of serious complications associated with non-fatal opioid overdoses in Ontario, Canada.

Kitchen SA, McCormack D, Werb D, Caudarella A, Martins D, Matheson FI, Gomes T

Drug and alcohol dependence2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108830 PMID: 34182376

Case Series: Limited Opioid Withdrawal With Use of Transdermal Buprenorphine to Bridge to Sublingual Buprenorphine in Hospitalized Patients.

Tang VM, Lam-Shang-Leen J, Brothers TD, Hansen K, Caudarella A, Lamba W, Guimond T

The American journal on addictions2020

DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12964 PMID: 31626394

The cost and impact of the interim federal health program cuts on child refugees in Canada.

Evans A, Caudarella A, Ratnapalan S, Chan K

PloS one2014

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096902 PMID: 24809676

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Alexander Caudarella

Research

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Latest funding

Management of Infective Endocarditis Secondary to Injection Drug Use: Practical Recommendations for Clinicians From a Canadian Working Group

Evaluating interventions to facilitate opioid agonist treatment access among people who inject drugs in Toronto, Ontario during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

Phenobarbital for the management of severe acute alcohol withdrawal (the PHENOMANAL trial): a pilot randomized controlled trial

Identifying harm reduction strategies for alcohol and drug-use in inpatient care settings and emergency departments: a scoping review protocol.

A Descriptive Comparison of Substance Use Services in Recovery and Isolation Sites for People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Boston and Toronto.

Use of Injectable Opioid Agonist Therapy in a In-Patient Setting for a Pregnant Patient With Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Report.

Trends and outcomes of serious complications associated with non-fatal opioid overdoses in Ontario, Canada.

Case Series: Limited Opioid Withdrawal With Use of Transdermal Buprenorphine to Bridge to Sublingual Buprenorphine in Hospitalized Patients.

The cost and impact of the interim federal health program cuts on child refugees in Canada.

Identifying gaps, best practices, and research priorities in the assessment and treatment of concurrent disorders - a national Think Tank.

Alternatives to Criminalization of Drugs: Community-based Systems Mapping of Social and Health effects (ACDC SMASH)

Ontario's Opioid Drug Observatory: Generating evidence on the evolving opioid crisis to inform and evaluate drug policy and clinical practice in Ontario

Alterations in Prescribing of Opioid Agonist Therapy due to the Pandemic (ALT-POP) Study

Preventing Injecting and Overdose by Disrupting Injection Drug Use Transitions: The PRIMER II Study

Rapidly assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and response on clinical and social outcomes, service utilization, and the unregulated drug supply experienced by people who use drugs in Toronto

Supervised Consumption and COVID-19 in ON: an Evaluation (SCCONE)

Study of Post-Hospital care for Opioid Overdoses that are Non-Fatal (SPOON)

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Douglas Sinclair

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Stephen Hwang

Shannon MacPhee

Kevin Chan

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Lori Wozney

Annette Elliott Rose

Robin Barbara Bateman Lennox

Savithiri Ratnapalan