Fahad Alam, University of Toronto

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Toronto profile.

Augmented Reality Consensus Conference Ehealth Extended Reality Pediatric Pain Pediatrics Virtual Reality

Latest papers

Real-World Therapeutic Use of Ketamine in Clinical and Non-Clinical Settings: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
Journal of psychoactive drugs · 2026
Development and pilot evaluation of a virtual reality simulator for HDR prostate brachytherapy.
Brachytherapy · 2026
Development of a core outcome set for clinical trials of extended reality for pain.
Pain reports · 2026

All 40 publications

Latest funding

Core domain measures for extended reality technologies for acute, recurrent, and chronic pain across the life span: A consensus conference
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Core methods, outcomes and scaling clinical implementation of immersive technologies for persistent pain across the life span: A consensus conference
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$20,000

All 2 grants and awards

40 publications.

01

Real-World Therapeutic Use of Ketamine in Clinical and Non-Clinical Settings: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Syed OA, Petranker R, Nestor SM, Husain MI, Lipsman N, Alam F, Giacobbe P, Lake S, Lucas P

Journal of psychoactive drugs2026

DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2026.2730550 PMID: 42776060

02

Development and pilot evaluation of a virtual reality simulator for HDR prostate brachytherapy.

Varlukhin A, Smith M, Alam F, Tagger A, Morton G, Paudel M, Loblaw A, Mendez LC, Hoover D, Karshafian R, Nusrat H

Brachytherapy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2026.05.006 PMID: 42498540

03

Development of a core outcome set for clinical trials of extended reality for pain.

Mesaroli G, Hess CW, Alam F, Baker NA, Colloca L, Eccleston C, Harris L, King C, Linkiewich D, Olaizola S, Poonai N, Pope N, Rosenbloom BN, Stanton TR, Trost Z, Williams SE, Simons LE, Logan D, Stinson JN

Pain reports2026

DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001470 PMID: 42416554

04

Making the operating room (OR) work: sociomaterial study of ergonomics in the OR.

Mah A, Kalocsai C, Alam F, Karim A, Larouche J, Hallbeck MS, Cohen T, Ding A, Armah J, Hallet J, SORE Research Group

The British journal of surgery2026

DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znag083 PMID: 42405509

05

Clinical Predictors of Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine and Esketamine in Treatment-Resistant Unipolar and Bipolar Depression: A Systematic Review.

Syed OA, Sobolenko V, Nestor SM, Husain MI, Lipsman N, Alam F, Giacobbe P

CNS drugs2026

DOI: 10.1007/s40263-026-01296-7 PMID: 42142296

06

Physician Age and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review.

Heybati K, Jacox N, Satkunasivam R, Salles A, Coburn N, Detsky AS, Mamas MA, Ko DT, Alam F, Zipursky J, Yu AYX, Sutherland JM, Wallis CJD, Jerath A

Journal of general internal medicine2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-10163-y PMID: 41741859

07

Interdisciplinary Operating Room Ergonomics Needs and Priorities: A Survey of Operating Room Staff.

Mah A, Alam F, Larouche J, Dandal MA, Cohen T, Hallbeck S, Norasi H, Kalocsai C, Sriram S, Helman JD, Hallet J

Annals of surgery2026

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006582 PMID: 39502068

08

Methodological moderators of psilocybin-assisted therapy in depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Syed OA, Tsang B, Nestor SM, Lipsman N, Husain MI, Alam F, Giacobbe P

Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2026.106573 PMID: 41587629

09

Adverse events associated with classic psychedelics and MDMA: a real-world population-based study using the WHO pharmacovigilance database (VigiBase).

Syed OA, Nestor SM, Husain MI, Sinyor M, Alam F, Giacobbe P

Psychiatry research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116929 PMID: 41485400

10

Teaching ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia using remote immersive virtual reality: a randomized controlled trial.

Moorthy A, Alam F, Choi S, Brenna CTA, Fan ZL, Zhang W, Niazi AU

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2026

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-026-03089-4 PMID: 41874910

Core domain measures for extended reality technologies for acute, recurrent, and chronic pain across the life span: A consensus conference

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Stinson, Jennifer N; Ouellette, Carley; Alam, Fahad; Rosenbloom, Brittany

Keywords: Augmented Reality; Consensus Conference; Ehealth; Extended Reality; Pediatric Pain; Pediatrics; Virtual Reality

$20,000

Core methods, outcomes and scaling clinical implementation of immersive technologies for persistent pain across the life span: A consensus conference

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Stinson, Jennifer N; Ouellette, Carley

Keywords: Consensus Conference; Ehealth; Pediatric Pain; Pediatrics; Virtual Reality

$20,000

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

Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Medicine
Critical Care Medicine
Surgery
Department of Surgery
Anesthesiology and Pain Management
Other

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Clyde Matava

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

10 shared papers, latest 2025

Stephen Choi

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

7 shared papers, latest 2026

Julie Hallet

Surgery

6 shared papers, latest 2026

Peter Giacobbe

Faculty

6 shared papers, latest 2026

Sylvain Boet

Anesthesiology

5 shared papers, latest 2024

Nir Lipsman

Department of Surgery

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Dominique Piquette

Critical Care Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2024

Csilla Kalocsai

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Angela Jerath

Anesthesiology and Pain Management

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Hance Clarke

Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Alexis Turgeon

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Ashraf Fayad

Anesthesiology

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Colin McCartney

Anesthesiology

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Diem Tran

Anesthesiology

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Homer Yang

Anesthesiology

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Peter MacDougall

Anesthesiology

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Frances Chung

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Ronald George

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Patricia Houston

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Andrew Loblaw

Department of Radiation Oncology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Gerard Morton

Department of Radiation Oncology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Heather Thomson

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Manoj Lalu

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Naveen Poonai

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Nathan Herrmann

Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2019

David Mazer

Anesthesiology

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Brian Kavanagh

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Keyvan Karkouti

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Peter MacDougall

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Duminda Wijeysundera

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Alexis Turgeon

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Alexis Turgeon

Critical Care Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Hance Clarke

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2017

André Denault

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Marcin Wasowicz

Obstetrics and Gynecology

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Dolores McKeen

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Peter MacDougall

Community Health and Epidemiology

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Augmented Reality Dear Professor Alam, 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 "Real-World Therapeutic Use of Ketamine in Clinical and Non-Clinical Settings: A Cross-Sectional Survey." (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 "Core domain measures for extended reality technologies for acute, recurrent, and chronic pain across the life span: A consensus conference" (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]