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Matteo Parotto

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Associate ProfessorDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineUniversity of Toronto

Matteo Parotto

Associate Professor

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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38 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Education

Ph.D., Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics
M.D.

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Research

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Airway Management Anesthesia Complications Critical Care Epidemiology Extubation Global Patient Safety

Latest papers

Recovery Experiences of Older Adults and Their Caregivers After Major Elective Noncardiac Surgery.
JAMA network open · 2026
Multicentre international observational study on airway management for anaesthesia: the STARGATE study protocol.
BMJ open · 2026
Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk (FAST Walk) study: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study of the 6 min walk test for preoperative risk stratification in major non-cardiac surgery.
BMJ open · 2026

All 105 publications

Latest funding

EXtubation related complications - an international observational study To Understand impact and BEst practices - the EXTUBE study
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$1,033,515
The Anesthesia for Lower limb revascularization to Optimize Functional OuTcomes (ALOFT) Trial: a pilot multicenter randomized trial
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$202,725
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

All 7 grants and awards

105 publications.

Recovery Experiences of Older Adults and Their Caregivers After Major Elective Noncardiac Surgery.

Toledano N, Legacy N, Wijeysundera DN, Ku NW, Haase KR, Pitters E, Bennie F, Stephens A, Lorello GR, Kuluski K, McIsaac DI, Chesney TR, Xu K, Siddiqui N, Ladha KS, Mazer CD, Crampton N, McCluskey SA, Parotto M, Del Giudice L, Jerath A, van Vlymen J, MacDonell SY, Davis M, Gregory AJ, Jacobsohn E, MacDonald DB, McGilton KS, Hladkowicz E, Alibhai SMH, Puts M

JAMA network open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0692 PMID: 41823967

Multicentre international observational study on airway management for anaesthesia: the STARGATE study protocol.

Russotto V, Sansovini C, Muraccini M, Collino F, Myatra SN, Higgs A, Brewster D, Curić Radivojević R, Parotto M, Karamchandani K, Landoni G, Sorbello M, Monfroglio M, Rovescala G, Martinelli P, Tinelli O, Meessen J, Bellani G, Laffey JG, Langeron O, Caironi P

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109038 PMID: 41651535

Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk (FAST Walk) study: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study of the 6 min walk test for preoperative risk stratification in major non-cardiac surgery.

Wijeysundera DN, Salbach NM, Chan MTV, Alibhai SMH, Puts MTE, Jerath A, Khadaroo R, Ehtesham S, Pazmino-Canizares J, Ladha KS, Granton JT, Amado L, Duceppe E, Hladkowicz E, Lee SM, Macdonell SY, Parotto M, Perlas A, Serrano PE, Thorleifson MD, van Vlymen JM, van Waes J, Racz E, Wilmhurst L, McIsaac DI, FAST Walk Study Investigators

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113111 PMID: 41490857

Life-Space Mobility Trajectories After Elective Surgery in Older Adults.

Ku NW, Toledano N, Legacy N, Xu K, Wijeysundera DN, Haase KR, Pitters E, Bennie F, Stephens A, Lorello GR, Kuluski K, McIsaac DI, Chesney TR, Siddiqui N, Ladha KS, Mazer CD, Crampton N, McCluskey SA, Parotto M, Del Giudice L, Jerath A, van Vlymen J, MacDonell SY, Davis M, Gregory AJ, Jacobsohn E, McGilton KS, Hladkowicz E, Alibhai SMH, Puts M

JAMA network open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.24553 PMID: 42485039

Significant new disability after major non-cardiac surgery in older adults aged 65 years and older in Canada: a multicentre prospective cohort study.

Wijeysundera DN, Alibhai SMH, Puts MTE, Xu K, Daza JF, Diep C, Ladha KS, Chesney TR, Mazer CD, Wei AC, Ehtesham S, Hladkowicz E, Pazmino-Canizares J, Choi S, Davis M, Dillane D, Duceppe E, Jacobsohn E, Lorello GR, MacDonald DB, MacDonell SY, Parotto M, Serrano PE, van Vlymen JM, McIsaac DI, FIT After Surgery Investigators

The lancet. Healthy longevity2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.lanhl.2025.100789 PMID: 41317744

Re-evaluating the impact of mechanical ventilation strategies during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: work in progress.

Parotto M, Jaber S, Schaller SJ

Intensive care medicine2025First author

DOI: 10.1007/s00134-025-08057-y PMID: 40760049

Peri-intubation complications in critically ill obese patients: a secondary analysis of the international INTUBE cohort.

Russotto V, Laffey JG, Tassistro E, Myatra SN, Rezoagli E, Foti G, Antolini L, Valsecchi MG, Bauer PR, Szułdrzyński K, Camporota L, Greif R, Higgs A, Parotto M, Fumagalli R, Sorbello M, Robba C, Grasselli G, Bellani G, Caironi P, Lascarrou JB, INTUBE Study Investigators

Critical care (London, England)2025

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-025-05419-2 PMID: 40361245

Integrated pulmonary index during procedural sedation and analgesia: A cluster-randomized trial.

Conway A, Goudarzi Rad M, Chang K, Parotto M, Mafeld S

Journal of advanced nursing2025

DOI: 10.1111/jan.16286 PMID: 38924169

Correction: Peri‑intubation complications in critically ill obese patients: a secondary analysis of the international INTUBE cohort.

Critical care (London, England)2025

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-025-05475-8 PMID: 40745665

Evacuating the contaminated airway with a novel, simple, readily available setup ("Evacu8").

Prucnal CK, Parotto M, Gardner RM, Hallisey SD, Jansson PS, Zimmerman B, Seethala RR, Ilg AM

Journal of clinical anesthesia2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111866 PMID: 40367863

EXtubation related complications - an international observational study To Understand impact and BEst practices - the EXTUBE study

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Parotto, Matteo; Adhikari, Neill K; Law, John A; Sklar, Michael C; Tsang, Jennifer L; Wijeysundera, Duminda N

Keywords: Airway Management; Anesthesia; Complications; Critical Care; Epidemiology; Extubation; Global; Patient Safety; Point Prevalence; Prospective Cohort

$1,033,515

The Anesthesia for Lower limb revascularization to Optimize Functional OuTcomes (ALOFT) Trial: a pilot multicenter randomized trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: McIsaac, Daniel I; Jerath, Angela; Kidd, Gurlavine D; Roberts, Derek J; Saha, Tarit; Taljaard, Monica; Wijeysundera, Duminda N

Keywords: Anesthesia; Barriers And Facilitators; Function; Patient Reported Outcomes; Peripheral Vascular Disease; Pilot Trial; Randomized Trial

$202,725

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

FAST Walk (Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk) Study: A Multicentre Prospective Cohort Study of the Six-Minute Walk Test For Improving Preoperative Risk Stratification for Major Non-Cardiac Surgery.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wijeysundera, Duminda N; Jüni, Peter; Khadaroo, Rachel; McIsaac, Daniel I

Keywords: Cardiopulmonary Fitness; Duke Activity Status Index; Exercise Testing; Hand Grip Strength; Perioperative Medicine; Postoperative Complications; Preoperative Evaluation; Prognostic Studies; Six-Minute Walk Test

$1,410,813

CANCOV2.0: 2-year follow up of the Canadian COVID-19 Prospective Cohort Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr: Emer. COVID Res. Gaps/Prior- Dif. Impacts on Hist. Excl/Underserved Pops

Principal investigators: Herridge, Margaret S; Cheung, Angela M

Keywords: Caregiver Health; Clinical Presentations & Trajectories; Covid-19 Research Gaps; Determinants And Prevalence Of Long-Term Outcomes Of Covid; Functional And Neuropsychological Health & Quality Of Life; Long Covid Serologic, Immunologic & Inflammatory Biomarkers; Longitudinal Study; Mitigating Factors For Disability & Impact Of Rehabilitation; Neurocognitive, Respiratory, Cardiac & Muscle Systems

$500,000

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

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

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Matteo Parotto

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Recovery Experiences of Older Adults and Their Caregivers After Major Elective Noncardiac Surgery.

Multicentre international observational study on airway management for anaesthesia: the STARGATE study protocol.

Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk (FAST Walk) study: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study of the 6 min walk test for preoperative risk stratification in major non-cardiac surgery.

Life-Space Mobility Trajectories After Elective Surgery in Older Adults.

Significant new disability after major non-cardiac surgery in older adults aged 65 years and older in Canada: a multicentre prospective cohort study.

Re-evaluating the impact of mechanical ventilation strategies during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: work in progress.

Peri-intubation complications in critically ill obese patients: a secondary analysis of the international INTUBE cohort.

Integrated pulmonary index during procedural sedation and analgesia: A cluster-randomized trial.

Correction: Peri&#x2011;intubation complications in critically ill obese patients: a secondary analysis of the international INTUBE cohort.

Evacuating the contaminated airway with a novel, simple, readily available setup ("Evacu8").

EXtubation related complications - an international observational study To Understand impact and BEst practices - the EXTUBE study

The Anesthesia for Lower limb revascularization to Optimize Functional OuTcomes (ALOFT) Trial: a pilot multicenter randomized trial

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

FAST Walk (Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk) Study: A Multicentre Prospective Cohort Study of the Six-Minute Walk Test For Improving Preoperative Risk Stratification for Major Non-Cardiac Surgery.

CANCOV2.0: 2-year follow up of the Canadian COVID-19 Prospective Cohort Study

Canadian COVID-19 Prospective Cohort Study (CanCOV)

RECOVER Program: A Care Continuum after Critical Illness

Frequent collaborators

Angela Jerath

Frances Chung

Haibo Zhang

Kang Lee

Marcin Wasowicz

Naveed Siddiqui

Edward Crosby

Martine Puts

Mahesh Nagappa

Sheila Riazi

Lorenzo Del Sorbo

Roanne Preston

Justyna Bartoszko

Emmanuelle Duceppe

Ahtsham Niazi

Mandeep Singh

Anahi Perlas

Stephen Choi

Martin Urner

Kerry Kuluski

George Tomlinson

Stephen Fremes

Hwee Teoh

Rachel Khadaroo

Margaret Herridge

Kathryn Howe

Kieran Quinn

Richard Whitlock

Sangeeta Mehta

Martin Post

Francois Lamontagne

Correction: Peri‑intubation complications in critically ill obese patients: a secondary analysis of the international INTUBE cohort.