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Alexander Kiss
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Latest papers
Influence of socioeconomic status on health outcomes after treatment of spinal metastases.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2026
PHONE-CONNECT: a pilot of phone distribution for marginalized ED patients.
CJEM · 2026
Development and validation of the Home time and Overall survival after Metastatic spine tumor surgery Estimator (HOME score).
Neuro-oncology advances · 2026
Latest funding
- $952,424
Point Of Care Ultrasound Guided Regional Analgesia to Prevent Incident Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients (RAPID Study)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $2,620,125
Cognitive Outcomes after Dexmedetomidine sedation in Cardiac Surgery: CODEX RCT
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $898,875
High Pressure Processing of Donor Human Milk to Improve Fat Absorption in Preterm Infants (The HiPP Study)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
34 publications.
Influence of socioeconomic status on health outcomes after treatment of spinal metastases.
Shakil H, Malhotra AK, Bondzi-Simpson A, Essa A, Karthikeyan V, Lozano CS, Versteeg AL, Smith CW, He Y, Badhiwala JH, Sahgal A, Dea N, Fehlings MG, Kiss A, Witiw CD, Redelmeier DA, Wilson JR
PHONE-CONNECT: a pilot of phone distribution for marginalized ED patients.
Fedorovsky T, McDonald M, Nakhuda H, Girdler H, Kiss A, McKnight A, Ginocchio GF, Janes K, Dell E, Somers A, Hulme J
Development and validation of the Home time and Overall survival after Metastatic spine tumor surgery Estimator (HOME score).
Shakil H, Malhotra AK, Lozano CS, Karthikeyan V, Versteeg AL, Badhiwala JH, Sahgal A, Dea N, Fehlings MG, Kiss A, Witiw CD, Redelmeier DA, Wilson JR
Days at home after treatment of spinal metastases: measurement and validation of a novel patient centered outcome.
Shakil H, Malhotra AK, Essa A, Karthikeyan V, Lozano CS, He Y, Badhiwala JH, Sahgal A, Dea N, Fehlings MG, Kiss A, Witiw CD, Wilson JR, Redelmeier DA
A Novel Method to Classify Cervical Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Based on Potential for Recovery: A Group-Based Trajectory Analysis
Jetan H. Badhiwala, Jefferson R. Wilson, Abhaya Vivek Kulkarni, ALEXANDER J. KISS, James Shields Harrop, Alexander Richard Vaccaro, Bizhan Aarabi, Fred Harden Geisler, Michael George Fehlings
Impact of a Comprehensive Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Institutional Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance: A 14-Year Controlled Interrupted Time-series Study.
Peragine C, Walker SAN, Simor A, Walker SE, Kiss A, Leis JA
High risk neighbourhoods: The effect of neighbourhood level factors on cardiac arrest incidence.
Allan KS, Ray JG, Gozdyra P, Morrison LJ, Kiss A, Buick JE, Zhan CC, Dorian P, Rescu Investigators
The effect of white matter hyperintensities on verbal memory
Swardfager W, Cogo-Moreira H, Masellis M, Ramirez J, Herrmann N, Edwards JD, Saleem M, Chan P, Yu D, Nestor SM
Derivation and Validation of a Risk-Prediction Tool for Hypoglycemia in Hospitalized Adults With Diabetes: The Hypoglycemia During Hospitalization (HyDHo) Score
Baiju R. Shah, Sakina Walji, ALEXANDER J. KISS, Jacqueline E. James, Julia M. LOWE
Beyond the dollar: Influence of sociodemographic marginalization on surgical resection, adjuvant therapy, and survival in patients with pancreatic cancer.
Kagedan DJ, Abraham L, Goyert N, Li Q, Paszat LF, Kiss A, Earle CC, Mittmann N, Coburn NG
Point Of Care Ultrasound Guided Regional Analgesia to Prevent Incident Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients (RAPID Study)
Principal investigators: Lee, Jacques S
Keywords: Delirium; Emergency Medicine; Hip Fractures; Knowledge Translation; Older Adults; Randomized Clinical Trial; Regional Analgesia
Cognitive Outcomes after Dexmedetomidine sedation in Cardiac Surgery: CODEX RCT
Principal investigators: Choi, Stephen
Keywords: Postoperative Cognitive Decline
High Pressure Processing of Donor Human Milk to Improve Fat Absorption in Preterm Infants (The HiPP Study)
Principal investigators: O'Connor, Deborah L; Pitino, Michael A; Unger, Sharon
Keywords: Donor Human Milk; Human Milk; Infant Nutrition; Pasteurization; Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Optimizing Nutrition and Milk for the Very Preterm Infant-Gut Brain Axis (Opti-NuM Gut)
Principal investigators: O'Connor, Deborah L; Unger, Sharon
Keywords: Human Milk; Infant Nutrition; Microbiome; Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Exercise augmenting cognition tDCS (EXACT) trial: A pilot study of a combined exercise and transcranial direct current stimulation intervention for cognition
Principal investigators: Lanctôt, Krista L; Gallagher, Damien; Herrmann, Nathan
Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Angiogenesis; Cognition; Exercise; Neuroplasticity; Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Evaluating the Feasibility of Training and Deploying Peer Champions to Support Healthcare Workers Psychosocial Needs Utilizing the STEADY Wellness Program Framework
Principal investigators: Ellis, Janet W; Sinyor, Mark
Keywords: Covid-19 Stress; Healthcare Worker; Implementation Science; Knowledge Translation; Mental Wellbeing; Occupational Stress Injury; Peer Support; Posttraumatic Stress; Resilience; Staff Wellness Programming
Individualized Fortification of Human Milk to Improve Neurodevelopment of Infants Born <1250 grams
Principal investigators: O'Connor, Deborah L; Unger, Sharon
Keywords: Human Milk; Individualized Fortification; Infant Nutrition; Neurodevelopment; Very Low Birthweight Infant
The Canadian CABG or PCI in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (STICH 3.0) Trial
Principal investigators: Fremes, Stephen E; Gaudino, Mario; Jolicoeur, Marc E; Rouleau, Jean-Lucien
Keywords: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; Coronary Artery Disease; Health Economics; Heart Failure; Ischemic Cardiomyopathy; Major Adverse Cardiac And Cerebral Events; Mortality; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Quality Of Life
Methylphenidate-primed rTMS for apathy in neurocognitive disorders
Principal investigators: Lanctôt, Krista L; Hamani, Clement
Keywords: Apathy; Dorsofrontal Prefrontal Cortex; Methylphenidate; Neurocognitive Disorder; Randomized Controlled Trial; Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Lithium for Fracture Treatment (LiFT)
Principal investigators: Nam, Diane; Whyne, Cari M
Keywords: Clavicle; Endochondral Bone Healing; Femur; Fracture Healing; Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3ß; Humerus; Lithium Carbonate; Tibia; ß Catenin
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Julie Ray and Joel Ray: 596 shared papers
- Nathan Herrmann and Krista Lanctôt: 393 shared papers
- Michael Fehlings and Jefferson Wilson: 202 shared papers
- Krista Lanctôt and Walter Swardfager: 126 shared papers
- Nathan Herrmann and Walter Swardfager: 120 shared papers
- Laurie Morrison and Steven Brooks: 96 shared papers
- Demetrios Sahlas and Richard Swartz: 87 shared papers
- Jefferson Wilson and Christopher Witiw: 77 shared papers
- Michael Fehlings and Christopher Witiw: 69 shared papers
- Laurie Morrison and Paul Dorian: 64 shared papers
- Laurie Morrison and Damon Scales: 54 shared papers
- Richard Swartz and Krista Lanctôt: 50 shared papers
- Paul Dorian and Steve Lin: 46 shared papers
- Laurie Morrison and Steve Lin: 44 shared papers
- Damon Scales and Paul Dorian: 40 shared papers
- Nathan Herrmann and Richard Swartz: 39 shared papers
- Natalie Coburn and Nicole Mittmann: 37 shared papers
- Richard Swartz and Walter Swardfager: 32 shared papers
- Demetrios Sahlas and Krista Lanctôt: 25 shared papers
- Steven Brooks and Steve Lin: 25 shared papers
- Demetrios Sahlas and Walter Swardfager: 24 shared papers
- Damon Scales and Steven Brooks: 22 shared papers
- Jefferson Wilson and Abhaya Kulkarni: 18 shared papers
- Christopher Witiw and Abhaya Kulkarni: 17 shared papers
- Julie Ray and Damon Scales: 14 shared papers
- Joel Ray and Damon Scales: 14 shared papers
- Richard Swartz and Sean Symons: 14 shared papers
- Michael Fehlings and Aileen Davis: 11 shared papers
- Michael Fehlings and Abhaya Kulkarni: 11 shared papers
- Aileen Davis and Abhaya Kulkarni: 11 shared papers
- Julie Ray and Laurie Morrison: 8 shared papers
- Joel Ray and Laurie Morrison: 8 shared papers
- Damon Scales and Donald Redelmeier: 8 shared papers
- Demetrios Sahlas and Sean Symons: 7 shared papers
- Julie Ray and Donald Redelmeier: 7 shared papers
- Joel Ray and Donald Redelmeier: 7 shared papers
- Nathan Herrmann and Nicole Mittmann: 7 shared papers
- Richard Swartz and Alan Moody: 7 shared papers
- Krista Lanctôt and Nicole Mittmann: 6 shared papers
- Alan Moody and Sean Symons: 6 shared papers
- Aileen Davis and Jefferson Wilson: 5 shared papers
- Demetrios Sahlas and Alan Moody: 4 shared papers
- Damon Scales and Alexander Kiss: 4 shared papers
- Krista Lanctôt and Alexander Kiss: 4 shared papers
- Donald Redelmeier and Alexander Kiss: 4 shared papers
- Robert Maggisano and Alan Moody: 4 shared papers
- Julie Ray and Alexander Kiss: 3 shared papers
- Michael Fehlings and Alexander Kiss: 3 shared papers
- Joel Ray and Alexander Kiss: 3 shared papers
- Laurie Morrison and Alexander Kiss: 3 shared papers
- Nathan Herrmann and Alexander Kiss: 3 shared papers
- Jefferson Wilson and Alexander Kiss: 3 shared papers
- Sheldon Tobe and Alexander Kiss: 3 shared papers
- Alexander Kiss and Alan Moody: 3 shared papers
- Demetrios Sahlas and Alexander Kiss: 2 shared papers
- Natalie Coburn and Alexander Kiss: 2 shared papers
- Richard Swartz and Alexander Kiss: 2 shared papers
- Steven Brooks and Alexander Kiss: 2 shared papers
- Paul Dorian and Alexander Kiss: 2 shared papers
- Steve Lin and Alexander Kiss: 2 shared papers
- Walter Swardfager and Alexander Kiss: 2 shared papers
- Christopher Witiw and Alexander Kiss: 2 shared papers
- Nicole Mittmann and Alexander Kiss: 2 shared papers
- Abhaya Kulkarni and Alexander Kiss: 2 shared papers
- Alexander Kiss and Robert Maggisano: 2 shared papers
- Alexander Kiss and Sean Symons: 2 shared papers
- Demetrios Sahlas and Robert Maggisano: 1 shared paper
- Krista Lanctôt and Sheldon Tobe: 1 shared paper
- Donald Redelmeier and Sheldon Tobe: 1 shared paper
- Aileen Davis and Alexander Kiss: 1 shared paper
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Surgery
- Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
- Department of Psychiatry
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Department of Emergency Medicine
- Department of Medical Biophysics
- Other
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Damon Scales
Department of Medicine
4 shared papers, latest 2020
Donald Redelmeier
Department of Medicine
4 shared papers, latest 2026
Krista Lanctôt
Department of Psychiatry
4 shared papers, latest 2018
Alan Moody
Department of Medical Biophysics
3 shared papers, latest 2013
Michael Fehlings
Department of Surgery
3 shared papers, latest 2025
Jefferson Wilson
Division of Neurosurgery
3 shared papers, latest 2026
Joel Ray
Department of Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2020
Sheldon Tobe
Department of Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2011
Laurie Morrison
Department of Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2020
Nathan Herrmann
Department of Psychiatry
3 shared papers, latest 2018
Julie Ray
Department of Family Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2020
Robert Maggisano
Department of Surgery
2 shared papers, latest 2008
Sean Symons
Department of Medical Imaging
2 shared papers, latest 2018
Demetrios Sahlas
Department of Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2018
Natalie Coburn
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
2 shared papers, latest 2016
Richard Swartz
Department of Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2020
Steven Brooks
Department of Emergency Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2020
General Leung
Department of Medical Imaging
2 shared papers, latest 2008
Paul Dorian
Department of Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2020
Steve Lin
Department of Emergency Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2020
Walter Swardfager
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
2 shared papers, latest 2018
Christopher Witiw
Department of Surgery
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Nicole Mittmann
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
2 shared papers, latest 2016
Kamal Hussain
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2006
Navneet Singh
Department of Medical Imaging
1 shared papers, latest 2013
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