Gianni Lorello, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Familiarity of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad and Major Morbidity After High-Risk Elective Surgery.
JAMA surgery · 2025
Association between anaesthesia-surgery team sex diversity and major morbidity.
The British journal of surgery · 2024 · senior author
The Association Between Hospital High-volume Anesthesiology Care and Patient Outcomes for Complex Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: A Population-based Study.
Annals of surgery · 2023

All 8 publications

Latest funding

A mixed methods study to evaluate functional recovery, care needs, and caregiver needs in older adults undergoing surgery: The Frail sub-study of the Fit After Surgery study
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$424,575
Interdisciplinary LGBTQ/2S HEALTH Hub: Healing through Education and Awareness in stigma reduction and Lifecourse Training in Health
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,787,019

All 2 grants and awards

8 publications.

01

Familiarity of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad and Major Morbidity After High-Risk Elective Surgery.

Hallet J, Jerath A, d'Empaire PP, Carrier FM, Turgeon AF, McIsaac DI, Idestrup C, Lorello G, Flexman A, Kidane B, Chan WC, Gombay A, Coburn N, Eskander A, Sutradhar R

JAMA surgery2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2025.1386 PMID: 40434753

02

Association between anaesthesia-surgery team sex diversity and major morbidity.

Hallet J, Sutradhar R, Flexman A, McIsaac DI, Carrier FM, Turgeon AF, McCartney C, Chan WC, Coburn N, Eskander A, Jerath A, Perez d'Empaire P, Lorello G

The British journal of surgery2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znae097 PMID: 38747328

03

The Association Between Hospital High-volume Anesthesiology Care and Patient Outcomes for Complex Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: A Population-based Study.

Hallet J, Jerath A, Perez d'Empaire P, Eskander A, Carrier FM, McIsaac DI, Turgeon AF, Idestrup C, Flexman AM, Lorello G, Darling G, Kidane B, Kaliwal Y, Barabash V, Coburn N, Sutradhar R

Annals of surgery2023

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005738 PMID: 36538638

04

Variation in Anesthesiology Provider-Volume for Complex Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: A Population-Based Study.

Hallet J, Sutradhar R, Eskander A, Carrier FM, McIsaac D, Turgeon AF, d'Empaire PP, Idestrup C, Flexman A, Lorello G, Darling G, Kidane B, Chan WC, Kaliwal Y, Barabash V, Coburn N, Jerath A

Annals of surgery2023

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005811 PMID: 36727738

05

Association Between Familiarity of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad and Postoperative Patient Outcomes for Complex Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery.

Hallet J, Sutradhar R, Jerath A, d'Empaire PP, Carrier FM, Turgeon AF, McIsaac DI, Idestrup C, Lorello G, Flexman A, Kidane B, Kaliwal Y, Chan WC, Barabash V, Coburn N, Eskander A

JAMA surgery2023

DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.8228 PMID: 36811886

06

2023 Canadian Surgery Forum

Brière R, Habashi R, Merchant S, Cadili L, Alhumoud Z, Lau R, Gawad N, Valji R, Balmes PN, Tan JGK

Canadian Journal of Surgery20231 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.014223 PMID: W4389488805

07

Support for health care workers and psychological distress: thinking about now and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

Styra R, Hawryluck L, McGeer A, Dimas M, Lam E, Giacobbe P, Lorello G, Dattani N, Sheen J, Rac VE, Francis T, Wu PE, Luk WS, Nadarajah J, Gold WL

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2022

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.42.10.01 PMID: 35766916

08

Surviving SARS and living through COVID-19: Healthcare worker mental health outcomes and insights for coping.

Styra R, Hawryluck L, Mc Geer A, Dimas M, Sheen J, Giacobbe P, Dattani N, Lorello G, Rac VE, Francis T, Wu PE, Luk WS, Ng E, Nadarajah J, Wingrove K, Gold WL

PloS one2021

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258893 PMID: 34758047

A mixed methods study to evaluate functional recovery, care needs, and caregiver needs in older adults undergoing surgery: The Frail sub-study of the Fit After Surgery study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Puts, Maria (Martine) T; Alibhai, Shabbir M; Haase, Kristen; McIsaac, Daniel I; Wijeysundera, Duminda N

Keywords: Caregiver Experiences; Disability; Elective Surgery; Frailty; Functional Recovery; Life-Space Mobility; Mixed Methods Study; Older Adults; Postoperative Complications; Quality Of Life

$424,575

Interdisciplinary LGBTQ/2S HEALTH Hub: Healing through Education and Awareness in stigma reduction and Lifecourse Training in Health

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Tr. Gr: HRTP - Stigma Reduction and Mental Wellness for LGBTQ2 Populations

Principal investigators: Grace, Daniel; Gahagan, Jacqueline C; Gilbert, Mark P; Kia, Hannah; Lachowsky, Nathan J; McCready, Lance T

Keywords: 2slgbtq+; Asynchronous And Synchronous Learning; Community-Based Interventions; Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, And Accessibility; Interdisciplinary Training; Intersectionality; Lifecourse; Mentorship; Online Platform; Stigma Reduction

$1,787,019

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Lorello, 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 "Familiarity of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad and Major Morbidity After High-Risk Elective Surgery." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]