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Gary Rodin

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Gary Rodin

Professor

Epidemiology Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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75 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 17 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (12 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2024.

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244

Publications

510

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Research

Supportive Care Cancer Traumatic Stress Psychosocial Oncology Psychotherapy Palliative Care Quality Of Life Randomized Controlled Trial

Latest papers

Re-envisioning the value proposition for investment in cancer care.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2026
Intranasal Ketamine for Existential Distress in Advanced Cancer.
Journal of pain and symptom management · 2026
An [Imperfect] Case for Dyadic Research in Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology.
Pediatric blood & cancer · 2026 · senior author

All 244 publications

Latest funding

Improving Access and Wellbeing of Patients with Lung Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Lay Navigation Program
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$753,526
Evaluating the Effectiveness of CALM-TF: A Psychotherapeutic Intervention to Alleviate Traumatic Stress in Patients with Advanced Ovarian Cancer
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$952,425
Depression and Decision-Making for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Advanced Cancer
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$493,425

All 28 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 244 publications.

Re-envisioning the value proposition for investment in cancer care.

Essue BM, Gheorghe A, Rodin G, Sullivan R

Journal of the National Cancer Institute2026

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaf199 PMID: 40737499

Intranasal Ketamine for Existential Distress in Advanced Cancer.

Aguiar S, Makarious M, Lipsitz O, deVries FE, Doyle Z, McIntyre RS, Rodin G, Zimmermann C, Mak E, Hannon B, Schulz-Quach C, Al Kindy A, Patel Z, Rosenblat JD, Li M

Journal of pain and symptom management2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.04.611 PMID: 42055096

An [Imperfect] Case for Dyadic Research in Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology.

Nanos SM, Jibb LA, Rodin G

Pediatric blood & cancer2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/1545-5017.70441 PMID: 42527859

Content validity of the quality of dying and death questionnaire- revised global-version in North American inpatient hospices.

Tilly AE, Lowe JE, Goombs M, Chandrakumar M, Persaud N, Hales S, Malakian A, Zimmermann C, Wolofsky K, Rodin G

PloS one2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0353561 PMID: 42467691

Dynamics of disclosure: A qualitative study of how family caregivers discuss deaths by medical assistance in dying.

Kiatpanabhikul Y, Hales S, Tong E, Li M, Rodin G, Selby D, Isenberg-Grzeda E, Bean S, Nissim R

Palliative medicine2026

DOI: 10.1177/02692163261476488 PMID: 42635266

Validation of the Japanese version of the death and dying distress scale.

Miyamoto S, Yamazaki T, Matsubara T, Yamagata H, Harashima S, Kobo H, Abe H, Sumitani M, Shimizu K, Rodin G, Yoshiuchi K

BioPsychoSocial medicine2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13030-026-00362-2 PMID: 42343411

Social determinants of death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer receiving outpatient palliative care.

Lau E, Miljanovski M, Mah K, Shapiro GK, Loughan AR, Li A, Rydall A, Zimmermann C, Hannon B, Rodin G

Palliative medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/02692163261450754 PMID: 42237559

What About the Family? A Content Analysis of International Legislative Frameworks and Guidelines on Assisted Dying.

Boven C, Shapiro GK, Van Humbeeck L, Dillen L, Van Den Noortgate N, Rodin G

Policy, politics & nursing practice2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/15271544251408789 PMID: 41642925

Phased Traumatic Stress Responses Among Caregivers of Children and Adults Recently Diagnosed with Acute Leukemia: A Grounded Theory Study.

Malfitano C, Nanos SM, Grassi L, Caruso R, Rodin G

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol33050255 PMID: 42187572

Development of a personalized, modular intervention to promote dignity, meaning and mindfulness in palliative patients in a swiss acute-care hospital.

Klatte K, Seiler A, Schweighoffer R, Meinlschmidt G, Walter S, Mai SS, Jenewein J, Chochinov HM, Rodin G, Schaefert R, Eckstein S

BMC palliative care2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12904-026-02088-y PMID: 41963902

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Gary Rodin

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Re-envisioning the value proposition for investment in cancer care.

Intranasal Ketamine for Existential Distress in Advanced Cancer.

An [Imperfect] Case for Dyadic Research in Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology.

Content validity of the quality of dying and death questionnaire- revised global-version in North American inpatient hospices.

Dynamics of disclosure: A qualitative study of how family caregivers discuss deaths by medical assistance in dying.

Validation of the Japanese version of the death and dying distress scale.

Social determinants of death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer receiving outpatient palliative care.

What About the Family? A Content Analysis of International Legislative Frameworks and Guidelines on Assisted Dying.

Phased Traumatic Stress Responses Among Caregivers of Children and Adults Recently Diagnosed with Acute Leukemia: A Grounded Theory Study.

Development of a personalized, modular intervention to promote dignity, meaning and mindfulness in palliative patients in a swiss acute-care hospital.

Frequent collaborators

Camilla Zimmermann

Sarah Hales

Madeline Li

Breffni Hannon

Rinat Nissim

Christopher Lo

Doris Howell

Aaron Schimmer

Shereen Ezzat

Amiram Jacob Gafni

Jenny Lau

Monika Krzyzanowska

Shan Mohammed

Danielle Rodin

Sally Bean

Rahim Moineddin

Geoffrey Liu

Lehana Thabane

Stephanie Lheureux

Jonathan Irish

James Downar

Hsien Seow

Clement Ma

Janet Ellis

Tony Panzarella

Kim Edelstein

Amna Husain

Ruth Lee

Jonathan Sussman

Heather Ross

Robert Nolan

Anne-Emanuelle Birn

David Brennan

Simone Vigod

Sameer Parpia

Timothy Whelan

Myles Sergeant

Kelly Metcalfe

John Granton

Alison Macpherson