Lynsey Downing, University of Toronto

Research

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

Latest papers

Anesthesia for Pediatric Interventional Radiology.
Paediatric anaesthesia · 2026 · senior author
Development of a five point enhanced recovery protocol for pectus excavatum surgery.
Journal of pediatric surgery · 2023 · first author
An exploratory analysis of pediatric anesthesia activity on Twitter using the #pedsanes hashtag.
Paediatric anaesthesia · 2023 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Introducing quality indicators for pediatric injury care: co-design of a system-level implementation plan and evaluation of its feasibility, acceptability, and economic potential.
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$604,350

All 1 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Anesthesia for Pediatric Interventional Radiology.

Olsen JM, Parra DA, Levine M, Robertson J, Fracassa S, Downing L

Paediatric anaesthesia2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/pan.70195 PMID: 42029016

02

Development of a five point enhanced recovery protocol for pectus excavatum surgery.

Downing L, Ramjist JK, Tyrrell A, Tsang M, Isaac L, Fecteau A

Journal of pediatric surgery202326 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.028 PMID: 36788057

03

An exploratory analysis of pediatric anesthesia activity on Twitter using the #pedsanes hashtag.

Downing L, Mariano ER, Kou A, Matava C

Paediatric anaesthesia20234 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/pan.14690 PMID: 37154039

Introducing quality indicators for pediatric injury care: co-design of a system-level implementation plan and evaluation of its feasibility, acceptability, and economic potential.

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Freire, Gabrielle; Moore, Lynne

Keywords: Economic Evaluation; Feasibility Testing; Pediatric Injury Care; System-Based Intervention Design

$604,350

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Department of Surgery

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James Robertson

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Annie Fecteau

Department of Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Lisa Isaac

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Clyde Matava

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Maisie Tsang

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Downing, 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 "Anesthesia for Pediatric Interventional Radiology." (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.] 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]