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Hannah Wunsch

ResearcherCritical Care MedicineUniversity of Toronto

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Hannah Wunsch

Researcher

Critical Care Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
58 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 21 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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186

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5,766

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Research

Circulatory And Respiratory Health Intensive Care Unit Staffing Crc Antipsychotics Benzodiazepine Sedatives Death Emergency Room Visits

Latest papers

Survey of Intensivist Coverage and Interprofessional Team Staffing in Canadian ICUs
Critical Care Medicine · 2026 · first author
Use and dosing of ketamine infusions in mechanically ventilated patients: a population-based cohort study of ICUs in Alberta Canada.
British journal of anaesthesia · 2026 · senior author
Variation in Maximal Doses of Vasopressors Used for Treatment of Shock in Intensive Care Units in Alberta Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Anesthesia and analgesia · 2026 · senior author

All 186 publications

Latest funding

A survey of Canadian critical care staffing to inform current policy and future need
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$150,000
The Life-Threatening Illness National Group (LifTING) Research Training Platform: Spanning Boundaries Between Research and Care
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$2,399,711
ACCELERATE: Partnering with ICU patients and family caregivers toward early transitions in care
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$355,725

All 15 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 186 publications.

Survey of Intensivist Coverage and Interprofessional Team Staffing in Canadian ICUs

Wunsch H, Manoharan V, Hill A, Garland A, Costa DK, Kho ME, Lamontagne F, Murthy S, Stelfox HT, Hancock J

Critical Care Medicine20261 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000007188

Use and dosing of ketamine infusions in mechanically ventilated patients: a population-based cohort study of ICUs in Alberta Canada.

Hill AD, Walkey A, Burry L, Juurlink DN, Bosch NA, Teja B, Stelfox HT, Gershengorn HB, Iwashyna TJ, Wunsch H

British journal of anaesthesia2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2025.12.055 PMID: 41760541

Variation in Maximal Doses of Vasopressors Used for Treatment of Shock in Intensive Care Units in Alberta Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Hill AD, Teja B, Burry L, Pinto R, Bosch NA, Walkey A, Stelfox HT, Chapman M, Scales DC, Wunsch H

Anesthesia and analgesia2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007821 PMID: 41165255

Interprofessional Staffing in Pediatric Critical Care: Secondary Analysis of a National Cross-Sectional Survey From 2022 to 2023.

Broden Arciprete EG, Ford RL, Blalock SL, Wunsch H, Garland A, Costa DK, Gershengorn HB, Ijaz N

Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies2026

DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003970 PMID: 42187356

Beyond the ventilator: deploying adjuvant therapies across the course of ARDS.

Munshi L, Rubenfeld G, Wunsch H

Intensive care medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00134-026-08594-0 PMID: 42684408

Choice of initial opioid for continuous infusions in patients receiving mechanical ventilation: a retrospective cohort study.

Piland R, Hill AD, Burry L, Juurlink DN, Bosch NA, Teja B, Stelfox HT, Iwashyna TJ, Walkey A, Wunsch H

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-026-03173-9 PMID: 42681402

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal swabs: trends in use and association with outcomes.

Gershengorn HB, Wunsch H, Shukla B

Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE2025

DOI: 10.1017/ash.2025.10093 PMID: 40808906

Vasopressor use after noncardiac surgery: an international observational study.

Jammer I, Martin P, Wunsch H, Debouche S, Harlet P, Moonesinghe R, Forni L, Creagh-Brown B, Writing committee for the Squeeze investigators

British journal of anaesthesia2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2025.07.034 PMID: 40796492

Availability of Advanced Practice Providers in Adult Intensive Care Units in the United States: A Survey.

Costa DK, Lizano D, Garland A, Fowler R, Liu VX, Scales DC, Wunsch H, Gershengorn HB

American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses2025

DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2025655 PMID: 40583008

Review of the anaesthetic management of patients with post-polio syndrome.

Henry O, Mack P, Wunsch H

British journal of anaesthesia2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2025.02.017 PMID: 40118672

A survey of Canadian critical care staffing to inform current policy and future need

Nominated PICIHR2022Cat Gr:Policy Res. for Health Sys. Transf.- ICRH - Circulatory and Resp. Health

Principal investigators: Wunsch, Hannah; Burns, Karen E; Gershengorn, Hayley

Keywords: Circulatory And Respiratory Health; Intensive Care Unit; Staffing

$150,000

The Life-Threatening Illness National Group (LifTING) Research Training Platform: Spanning Boundaries Between Research and Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Tr. Gr.: Health Res. Training Platform- Better Models of Care for Multimorbidity

Principal investigators: Piquette, Dominique; Fontela, Patricia S; Jaworsky, Denise W

Keywords: Critical Care Medicine; Equity, Diversity, Inclusiveness; Health Research Training; Knowledge Translation; Life-Threatening Illnesses; Mentorship; Program Evaluation

$2,399,711

ACCELERATE: Partnering with ICU patients and family caregivers toward early transitions in care

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Stelfox, Henry T; Fiest, Kirsten M; Foster, Nadine K; Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Sept, Bonnie G

Keywords: Critical Care Medicine; Health Services Research; Intensive Care; Knowledge Translation; Patient Centered Care; Transitions In Care

$355,725

Canadian COVID-19 Prospective Cohort Study (CanCOV)

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Clinical Mgmt/Health System Interventions

Principal investigators: Cheung, Angela M; Ahmed, Sofia B; Batt, Jane Andrea E; Binnie, Alexandra; Dos Santos, Claudia C; Ghassemi, Marzyeh; Herridge, Margaret S; Lamontagne, Francois; Morin, Suzanne N; Palepu, Anita; Razak, Fahad; Stelfox, Henry T; Strug, Lisa J; Tsang, Jennifer L; Verma, Amol; Yeung, Rae S

Keywords: Caregiver Health; Clinical Presentations & Trajectories; Full Spectrum Of Covid-19 Disease (Mild To Severe); Host Genetic Profiling; Knowledge To Action Cycles; Mental Health & Stigma; Prediction Models Using Machine Learning; Prospective Cohort Study; Sociodemographic And Clinical Predictors Of Outcomes; Transcriptomic, Epigenomic And Immunologic Host Response

$2,112,500

Vasopressor Selection and Administration in Septic Shock

SupervisorCIHR2020Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Teja, Bijan J

Keywords: Outcomes; Pharmaco-Epidemiology; Septic Shock; Vasopressors

$105,000

RECOVER Program: A Care Continuum after Critical Illness

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: TiC - Stream 1 - PHSI solutions for transitions in care gaps

Principal investigators: Herridge, Margaret S; Lawless, Bernard; Bayley, Mark T; Flannery, John F; Flockhart, Linda; Misak, Cheryl; Rush, Raphael; Tran, Jake

Keywords: Caregivers Outcomes,; Feasibility And Implementation; Health Care System; Knowledge Translation And Exchange; Patient And Family Engagement; Patient-Centred Outcomes; Post-Icu Care Continuum; Transitions In Care

$932,280

HARM Evaluated: Hospital characteristics & Adverse event Rate Measurement

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Parshuram, Christopher S; Baker, G. Ross; Sauro, Khara M; Tomlinson, George A

Keywords: Adverse Events; Patient Safety; Safety Activities; Safety Climate; Staffing; Volume

$1,923,975

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2019Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Wunsch, Hannah

Keywords: Crc

$600,000

Canadian Sepsis Research Network: Improving CareBefore, During and After Sepsis

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Sepsis Research Network - LOI

Principal investigators: Fox-Robichaud, Alison E; Caron, Christine; Fowler, Robert A; Hendrick, Kathryn; Henry, Bonnie J; Kissoon, Niranjan; Liaw, Patricia C; Parolini, Ariana; Schachter, Raymond; Ansermino, John M; Barrett, Kali A; Cook, Catherine L; Fiest, Kirsten M; Fontela, Patricia S; Garland, Allan; Gill, Marlyn; Kho, Michelle E; Kubes, Paul; Lalu, Manoj M; Lamontagne, Francois; Martin, Claudio M; McDonald, Braedon A; McIntyre, Lauralyn A; Parker, Melissa J; Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Perry, Jeffrey J; Rochwerg, Bram N; Schwartz, Lisa J; Sherifali, Diana T; Smith, Orla M; Wilcox, Mary E; Yipp, Bryan

Keywords: Biomarkers; Diabetes; Health Economics; Health Literacy; Health Services; Immune Endotypes; Knowledge Transfer; Population Health; Precision Medicine; Sepsis

$24,970

Canadian Sepsis Research Network: Improving Care Before, During and After Sepsis.

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Sepsis Research Network

Principal investigators: Fox-Robichaud, Alison E; Caron, Christine; Fowler, Robert A; Hendrick, Kathryn; Kissoon, Niranjan; Liaw, Patricia C; Parolini, Ariana; Schachter, Raymond; Schwartz, Brian; Ansermino, John M; Cook, Catherine L; Fiest, Kirsten M; Fontela, Patricia S; Garland, Allan; Gill, Marlyn; Kho, Michelle E; Kubes, Paul; Lalu, Manoj M; Lamontagne, Francois; Loubani, Osama; Martin, Claudio M; McDonald, Braedon A; McIntyre, Lauralyn A; Parker, Melissa J; Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Perry, Jeffrey J; Rochwerg, Bram N; Schwartz, Lisa J; Sherifali, Diana T; Smith, Orla M; Wilcox, Mary E; Yipp, Bryan

Keywords: Biomarkers; Diabetes And Obesity; Endotypes; Health Economics; Health Literacy; Health Services; Knowledge Transfer; Population Health; Precision Medicine; Sepsis

$5,700,000

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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Hannah Wunsch

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Survey of Intensivist Coverage and Interprofessional Team Staffing in Canadian ICUs

Use and dosing of ketamine infusions in mechanically ventilated patients: a population-based cohort study of ICUs in Alberta Canada.

Variation in Maximal Doses of Vasopressors Used for Treatment of Shock in Intensive Care Units in Alberta Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Interprofessional Staffing in Pediatric Critical Care: Secondary Analysis of a National Cross-Sectional Survey From 2022 to 2023.

Beyond the ventilator: deploying adjuvant therapies across the course of ARDS.

Choice of initial opioid for continuous infusions in patients receiving mechanical ventilation: a retrospective cohort study.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal swabs: trends in use and association with outcomes.

Vasopressor use after noncardiac surgery: an international observational study.

Availability of Advanced Practice Providers in Adult Intensive Care Units in the United States: A Survey.

Review of the anaesthetic management of patients with post-polio syndrome.

Frequent collaborators

Ruxandra Pinto

Bijan Teja

Eddy Fan

Laveena Munshi

Lisa Burry

Tara Gomes

Robert Fowler

Maureen Meade

Bram Rochwerg

Lorenzo Del Sorbo

Emilie Belley-Cote

Sheldon Cheskes

Steve Lin

Maneesh Sud

George Tomlinson

Laurent Brochard

Allison McGeer

Peter Tanuseputro

Barbara Haas

Sangeeta Mehta

Kwadwo Kyeremanteng

Peter Tanuseputro

Akash Goel

Hance Clarke

Simon Oczkowski

Deborah Cook

Mark Loeb

Dan Perri

Claudia Dos Santos

Timothy A Karachi

Sean van Diepen

Jonathan Afilalo

Howard Bergman

Francois Lamontagne

Lauralyn McIntyre

Brenda Hemmelgarn

Yona Lunsky

Todd Anderson

Simone Vigod

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