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Marat Slessarev

ResearcherMedicineWestern University

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Marat Slessarev

Researcher

Medicine

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
76 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 7 research grants (6 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.

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Academic metrics

107

Publications

829

Citations

102

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

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organ donation Educational Resource Development Ethics Ethics Analysis Implementation Innovation Normothermic Regional Perfusion Organ Transplantation

Latest papers

Organ procurement organizations should develop policy regarding surrogate consent for normothermic regional perfusion
American Journal of Transplantation · 2026
Apnea Testing for Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria in Adults: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study Assessing the Relationship Between Methodology, Safety, and Duration
Critical Care Explorations · 2026 · senior author
Mobilizing smarter, not harder: optimizing mobilization in critical illness
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2026 · first author

All 107 publications

Latest funding

From Best Evidence to Best Practice: Advancing ICU Sedation Through SAVE-ICU Knowledge Translation
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Brain-based Prediction of the dying duration in humans after withdrawal of life sustaining measures to inform donation after circulatory death.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$539,326
OVATION-CEPEC: Optimal VAsopressor titraTION within the Canadian Critical Care Comparative Effectiveness Platform(e) d'Évaluation Clinique Comparée en soins Critiques (CEPEC)
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$3,021,752

All 21 grants and awards

107 publications.

Organ procurement organizations should develop policy regarding surrogate consent for normothermic regional perfusion

Murphy NB, Weiss MJ, Beed S, Chartier-Plante S, Chaudhury P, Gross JA, Healey A, Isac G, Kramer A, Slessarev M

American Journal of Transplantation20262 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.10.014

Apnea Testing for Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria in Adults: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study Assessing the Relationship Between Methodology, Safety, and Duration

Cuninghame S, Basmaji J, Duffin J, Healey A, Paltser B, Snyder-Salehi M, Yoshiki A, Boyd JG, Hartwick M, Soliman K

Critical Care Explorations20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001437

Mobilizing smarter, not harder: optimizing mobilization in critical illness

Slessarev M, Kho ME

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine20261 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamaf133

Sequential Transplant Research: A Consensus Guideline Endorsed by the International Society for Organ Donation Professionals, the Canadian Donation and Transplant Research Program, and the Canadian Society of Transplantation.

Meade MO, Cumyn A, D'Aragon F, Chaudhury P, Treleaven D, Parpia S, Selzner M, Shamseddin MK, Gill JS, Singh JM

Transplantation2026

DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000005851

Sedative medications: a potentially modifiable risk factor for improving neurocognitive outcomes after critical illness in infants and children.

GaHyun Byeon A, Mir M, Jerath A, Slessarev M, Lalgudi Ganesan S, McKinnon NK

Frontiers in pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.3389/fped.2026.1874293 PMID: 42548638

The molecular ICU: a primer on omics, informatics and the future of precision critical care.

Van Nynatten LR, Raheel H, Basmaji J, Slessarev M, Fraser DD

Critical care (London, England)2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-026-06169-5 PMID: 42410654

Pathway-level proteomics identifies subcellular trafficking dysregulation as a molecular signature in severe traumatic brain injury.

Van Nynatten LR, Tweddell D, Daley M, Cepinskas G, Basmaji J, Slessarev M, Fraser DD

Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.]2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00011-026-02287-6 PMID: 42373949

The Tip of the Iceberg: Pathway Biology Must Anchor the Next Generation of Critical Care Trials.

Van Nynatten LR, Fraser DD, Look-Hong T, Slessarev M, Basmaji J

Critical care explorations2026

DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001421 PMID: 42201983

Supporting Informed Surrogate Decision-Making in Deceased Donor Intervention Research: Co-Creating Educational Materials With Families.

Murphy N, Weijer C, Beitel J, Donaghy M, French N, Goddard C, Gross JA, Slessarev M

Critical care explorations2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001416 PMID: 42101200

Sustainability of medical assistance in dying provision: Provider perspectives.

Byrne C, Yakoub D, Sibbald R, Papanayotou D, Slessarev M, Basmaji J, Winberg C, Ball I

Palliative & supportive care2026

DOI: 10.1017/s1478951526102120 PMID: 41969123

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: organ donation Dear Professor Slessarev, 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 "Organ procurement organizations should develop policy regarding surrogate consent for normothermic regional perfusion" (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.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "OVATION-CEPEC: Optimal VAsopressor titraTION within the Canadian Critical Care Comparative Effectiveness Platform(e) d'Évaluation Clinique Comparée en soins Critiques (CEPEC)" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]

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Marat Slessarev

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Organ procurement organizations should develop policy regarding surrogate consent for normothermic regional perfusion

Apnea Testing for Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria in Adults: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study Assessing the Relationship Between Methodology, Safety, and Duration

Mobilizing smarter, not harder: optimizing mobilization in critical illness

Sequential Transplant Research: A Consensus Guideline Endorsed by the International Society for Organ Donation Professionals, the Canadian Donation and Transplant Research Program, and the Canadian Society of Transplantation.

Sedative medications: a potentially modifiable risk factor for improving neurocognitive outcomes after critical illness in infants and children.

The molecular ICU: a primer on omics, informatics and the future of precision critical care.

Pathway-level proteomics identifies subcellular trafficking dysregulation as a molecular signature in severe traumatic brain injury.

The Tip of the Iceberg: Pathway Biology Must Anchor the Next Generation of Critical Care Trials.

Supporting Informed Surrogate Decision-Making in Deceased Donor Intervention Research: Co-Creating Educational Materials With Families.

Sustainability of medical assistance in dying provision: Provider perspectives.

Frequent collaborators

Gediminas Cepinskas

Charles Weijer

Bram Rochwerg

Claudio Martin

Maureen Meade

Ian Ball

Sonny Dhanani

Angela Jerath

Andrew Healey

Kimia Honarmand

Teneille Gofton

Kimberley Lewis

Karen Burns

John Muscedere

George Isac

Markus Selzner

Gordon Guyatt

Lisa Burry

Sangeeta Mehta

Matthew Weiss

Anton Skaro

Alison Fox-Robichaud

Shane English

Calvin Yeh

Lorelei Lingard

Paul Kim

Jeanna Parsons Leigh

Amanda van Beinum

James Duffin

Saptharishi Lalgudi Ganesan

Laveena Munshi

Lorenzo Del Sorbo

Karim Soliman

Dave Nagpal

Nicole McKinnon

Stephanie Sibley

Murdoch Leeies

Annabelle Cumyn

Ahmed Hegazy

Alp Sener