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Mercedes Pilkington

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Mercedes Pilkington

Researcher

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.
12 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Effectiveness Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Eras Implementation Neonatal Surgery Neonatology Outcomes

Latest papers

Who's training tomorrow's pediatric surgeons? A global review of pediatric surgery postgraduate training programs in low- and middle-income countries.
Journal of pediatric surgery · 2026
Reimagining the surgical safety checklist through a pediatric lens.
Journal of pediatric surgery · 2026
Adaptation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol for Elective Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgeries for Tertiary Hospitals in Ethiopia: A Modified Delphi Study.
World journal of surgery · 2026 · senior author

All 12 publications

Latest funding

Optimizing surgical outcomes by closing a know-do gap: Improving adoption of ERAS guidelines
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$546,976
Implementing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Neonates Undergoing Major Surgery: A Prospective Multicentre Stepped-Wedge Cluster Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$646,423

All 2 grants and awards

12 publications.

Who's training tomorrow's pediatric surgeons? A global review of pediatric surgery postgraduate training programs in low- and middle-income countries.

Livergant RJ, Bednarek OL, Rangel AG, Puhama A, Binda CJ, Ackermann A, Zivkovic I, Magzoub A, Joos E, Pilkington M, Baird R, Joharifard S

Journal of pediatric surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.162993 PMID: 41643766

Reimagining the surgical safety checklist through a pediatric lens.

Wigen R, Squires K, Pilkington M, Puligandla P, Gonzalez R, Henry M, Brindle M

Journal of pediatric surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163283 PMID: 42392257

Adaptation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol for Elective Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgeries for Tertiary Hospitals in Ethiopia: A Modified Delphi Study.

Shale WT, Sahilemariam AT, Nureta TH, Moges TG, Keno EK, Demissie WR, Parker RK, Pilkington M

World journal of surgery2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/wjs.70274 PMID: 41771822

Inter-Rater Reliability Of Assigning A Pediatric Appendicitis Grade: An International Multicenter Study By The Canadian Consortium For Research In Pediatric Surgery (CanCORPS)

St-Louis E, Piché N, Yousef Y, Gorter R, Miranda ME, Botelho F, Stagg H, Villa GA, Wells J, Poenaru D

Annals of Surgery Open2026

DOI: 10.1097/as9.0000000000000657

Neonatal Airways and the Risks of Cuffed Tubes-Reply.

Pilkington M, Else S, Lee KS

JAMA surgery2025First author

DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.5188 PMID: 39630473

Healthcare Priorities for Surgical Care in Canada.

Squires K, Pilkington M, Clément L, Brindle ME

Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches2025

DOI: 10.1097/as9.0000000000000561 PMID: 40557336

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) consensus recommendations for non-pharmacological perioperative neonatal pain management.

Pentz B, Short K, Pilkington M, Marchand T, Aziz S, Lam JY, Spencer A, Brockel MA, Else S, McLuckie D, Franklin A, de Beer D, Raval MV, Scott M, Brindle ME

BMJ paediatrics open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-003280 PMID: 40340819

Optimizing Implementation of the Neonatal Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guideline.

Pentz B, Patel P, Pilkington M, Daodu O, Lam JYK, Howlett A, Stephen L, Spencer A, Unrau J, Theam M, Brindle ME

Journal of pediatric surgery2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.06.021 PMID: 39068053

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) consensus recommendations for opioid-minimising pharmacological neonatal pain management.

Pilkington M, Pentz B, Short K, Marchand T, Aziz S, Lam JY, Spencer A, Brockel MA, Else S, McLuckie D, Franklin A, de Beer D, Raval MV, Scott M, Brindle ME

BMJ paediatrics open2024First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002824 PMID: 39384309

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations for Neonatal Perioperative Care.

Pilkington M, Nelson G, Pentz B, Marchand T, Lloyd E, Chiu PPL, de Beer D, de Silva N, Else S, Fecteau A, Giuliani S, Hannam S, Howlett A, Lee KS, Levin D, O'Rourke L, Stephen L, Wilson L, Brindle ME

JAMA surgery2024First author

DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.2044 PMID: 39083294

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Mercedes Pilkington

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Who's training tomorrow's pediatric surgeons? A global review of pediatric surgery postgraduate training programs in low- and middle-income countries.

Reimagining the surgical safety checklist through a pediatric lens.

Adaptation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol for Elective Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgeries for Tertiary Hospitals in Ethiopia: A Modified Delphi Study.

Inter-Rater Reliability Of Assigning A Pediatric Appendicitis Grade: An International Multicenter Study By The Canadian Consortium For Research In Pediatric Surgery (CanCORPS)

Neonatal Airways and the Risks of Cuffed Tubes-Reply.

Healthcare Priorities for Surgical Care in Canada.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) consensus recommendations for non-pharmacological perioperative neonatal pain management.

Optimizing Implementation of the Neonatal Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guideline.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) consensus recommendations for opioid-minimising pharmacological neonatal pain management.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations for Neonatal Perioperative Care.

Optimizing surgical outcomes by closing a know-do gap: Improving adoption of ERAS guidelines

Implementing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Neonates Undergoing Major Surgery: A Prospective Multicentre Stepped-Wedge Cluster Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study

Frequent collaborators

Tyara Marchand

Gregg Nelson

Kyong-Soon Lee

Annie Fecteau

Augusto Zani

Mary Brindle

Dan Poenaru

Michael Livingston

Oluwatomilayo Daodu

Gregg Nelson