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Frances Chung

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ProfessorDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineUniversity of Toronto

Frances Chung

Professor

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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114 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 74 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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294

Publications

3,986

Citations

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Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Education

FRCPC, Anesthesia
MBBS, Medicine

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Research

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Latest papers

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cognitive Impairment: Implications for Surgical Outcomes.
Journal of sleep research · 2026 · senior author
Onslaught of the silver tsunami: cognitive impairment and frailty in older patients undergoing surgery.
British journal of anaesthesia · 2026 · senior author
Cognitive impairment influences perioperative quality of life in older surgical patients: A multicenter longitudinal study.
Journal of clinical anesthesia · 2026 · senior author

All 294 publications

Latest funding

Evaluation of Rapid Cognitive Screening Tools for Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Older Surgical Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study - Detect CI Study
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$105,000
Application of digital technologies to provide user-centered, innovative, and equitable diagnosis of sleep problems in people experiencing homelessness
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$237,970

All 2 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 294 publications.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cognitive Impairment: Implications for Surgical Outcomes.

Alhamdah Y, Yan E, Kapoor P, Saripella A, Butris N, He D, Lovblom LE, Islam S, Wong J, Chung F

Journal of sleep research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jsr.70390 PMID: 42252698

Onslaught of the silver tsunami: cognitive impairment and frailty in older patients undergoing surgery.

Cheuk E, Chung F

British journal of anaesthesia2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2026.08.012 PMID: 42778449

Cognitive impairment influences perioperative quality of life in older surgical patients: A multicenter longitudinal study.

Yan E, Xiong J, Yuen M, Alhamdah Y, Saripella A, Lovblom LE, Wong J, Chung F

Journal of clinical anesthesia2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2026.112310 PMID: 42700561

Efficacy and safety of preoperative intranasal dexmedetomidine in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Voznyy V, Elganga M, Tawfik L, Tan T, Yu S, Yan E, Saripella A, Englesakis MF, Chung F

Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2026.844820 PMID: 42692256

Impaired Cognitive Domains in Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Park S, Yan E, Martinez-Rodriguez R, Desai B, Chung J, Saripella A, Englesakis M, Fishman KN, Chung F

Anesthesia and analgesia2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007948 PMID: 41700990

Promoting brain health in older surgical patients: A pre-post evaluation of an educational module.

Li M, Alhamdah Y, Yan E, Nabipoor M, Saripella A, Islam S, He D, Wong J, Chung F

Journal of anesthesia and translational medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jatmed.2026.06.003 PMID: 42472127

Fifth Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Executive Summary.

Gan TJ, Jin Z, Ayad S, Belani KG, Habib AS, Meyer TA, Urman RD, Andrew BY, Bergese SD, Chung F, Diemunsch P, Kovac AL, Candiotti K, Englesakis M, Grant MC, Hedrick TL, Huang H, Kranke P, Lloyd SJ, Manahan MA, Minkowitz HS, Philip BK, Phillips BJ, Simpson KD, Stever J

Anesthesia and analgesia2026

DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007816 PMID: 41237407

Effectiveness of preoperative management of alcohol use disorders in surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Fan S, Hong R, Geng A, Bilgasem S, Nabipoor M, Saripella A, Rajapakse N, Englesakis M, Chung F

Minerva anestesiologica2026Senior author

DOI: 10.23736/s0375-9393.26.20025-1 PMID: 42439192

Using the ascertain dementia eight-item questionnaire to identify at-risk older surgical patients.

Yan E, Alhamdah Y, Butris N, Kapoor P, He D, Lovblom LE, Tartaglia MC, Tang-Wai DF, Saripella A, Islam S, Wong J, Chung F

Journal of clinical anesthesia2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2026.112256 PMID: 42242113

Comparison of functional disability in older surgical patients with and without probable cognitive impairment: A longitudinal prospective cohort study.

Yan E, Alhamdah Y, Butris N, Kapoor P, Lovblom LE, Wong J, Tang-Wai DF, Mah L, Alibhai SM, Tartaglia MC, He D, Chung F

Journal of anesthesia and translational medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jatmed.2026.06.001 PMID: 42371557

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Frances Chung

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cognitive Impairment: Implications for Surgical Outcomes.

Onslaught of the silver tsunami: cognitive impairment and frailty in older patients undergoing surgery.

Cognitive impairment influences perioperative quality of life in older surgical patients: A multicenter longitudinal study.

Efficacy and safety of preoperative intranasal dexmedetomidine in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Impaired Cognitive Domains in Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Promoting brain health in older surgical patients: A pre-post evaluation of an educational module.

Fifth Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Executive Summary.

Effectiveness of preoperative management of alcohol use disorders in surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Using the ascertain dementia eight-item questionnaire to identify at-risk older surgical patients.

Comparison of functional disability in older surgical patients with and without probable cognitive impairment: A longitudinal prospective cohort study.

Evaluation of Rapid Cognitive Screening Tools for Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Older Surgical Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study - Detect CI Study

Application of digital technologies to provide user-centered, innovative, and equitable diagnosis of sleep problems in people experiencing homelessness

Frequent collaborators

Mahesh Nagappa

Mandeep Singh

David He

Amir Abrishami

Yamini Subramani

Sheila Riazi

Naveed Siddiqui

David Wong

Azadeh Yadollahi

Kang Lee

Matteo Parotto

Geoff Bellingham

Anahi Perlas

Clodagh Ryan

Timothy Jackson

Lusine Abrahamyan

Stephen Choi

Peter Tanuseputro

Tetyana Kendzerska

Anuj Bhatia

Hance Clarke

Maged Goubran

Peter Selby

Peter Tanuseputro

Andrew Lim

Tetyana Kendzerska

George Tomlinson

Mario Masellis

Ronald George

Michael Mak

Tony Panzarella