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Niall Ferguson

ResearcherCritical Care MedicineUniversity of Toronto

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Niall Ferguson

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.
3 publications in the last five years, latest in 2023.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (12 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2012.

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1,863

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Research

Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Adaptive Platform Clinical Trial Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Lung-Protective Ventilation Mechanical Ventilation Platform Trial Precision Medicine Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Latest papers

Outcomes of patients with respiratory failure declined for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a prospective observational study.
Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2023
Overnight staffing in Canadian neonatal and pediatric intensive care units
Frontiers in Pediatrics · 2023
Identifying clinical subtypes in sepsis-survivors with different one-year outcomes: a secondary latent class analysis of the FROG-ICU cohort.
Critical care (London, England) · 2022

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Precision medicine Adaptive Network platform Trial in Hypoxemic acutE respiratory failuRe (PANTHER)
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$2,952,135
Precision medicine Adaptive Network platform Trial in Hypoxemic acutE respiratory failuRe (PANTHER)
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Judicious Use of Lung Protection In ECMO Trial: The JULIET Randomized Clinical Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$2,558,924

All 47 grants and awards

13 publications.

Outcomes of patients with respiratory failure declined for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a prospective observational study.

Teijeiro-Paradis R, Grenier J, Urner M, Douflé G, Steel A, Cypel M, Keshavjee S, Herridge M, Goligher E, Granton J, Ferguson N, Fan E, Del Sorbo L

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2023

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-023-02501-7 PMID: 37280459

Overnight staffing in Canadian neonatal and pediatric intensive care units

Maratta C, Hutchison K, Nicoll J, Bagshaw SM, Granton J, Kirpalani H, Stelfox HT, Ferguson N, Cook D, Parshuram CS

Frontiers in Pediatrics20233 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1271730 PMID: W4388127297

Identifying clinical subtypes in sepsis-survivors with different one-year outcomes: a secondary latent class analysis of the FROG-ICU cohort.

Soussi S, Sharma D, Jüni P, Lebovic G, Brochard L, Marshall JC, Lawler PR, Herridge M, Ferguson N, Del Sorbo L, Feliot E, Mebazaa A, Acton E, Kennedy JN, Xu W, Gayat E, Dos Santos CC, FROG-ICU, CCCTBG trans-trial group study for InFACT - the International Forum for Acute Care Trialists

Critical care (London, England)2022

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-022-03972-8 PMID: 35449071

Health-Related Quality-of-Life and Cost Utility Analyses in Critical Care: A Systematic Review.

Lau VI, Xie F, Basmaji J, Cook DJ, Fowler R, Kiflen M, Sirotich E, Iansavichene A, Bagshaw SM, Wilcox ME

Critical Care Medicine202113 citations

DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004851

Mechanical ventilation in patients with acute brain injury: recommendations of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine consensus.

Robba C, Poole D, McNett M, Asehnoune K, Bösel J, Bruder N, Chieregato A, Cinotti R, Duranteau J, Einav S, Ercole A, Ferguson N, Guerin C, Siempos II, Kurtz P, Juffermans NP, Mancebo J, Mascia L, McCredie V, Nin N, Oddo M, Pelosi P, Rabinstein AA, Neto AS, Seder DB, Skrifvars MB, Suarez JI, Taccone FS, van der Jagt M, Citerio G, Stevens RD

Intensive care medicine2020

DOI: 10.1007/s00134-020-06283-0 PMID: 33175276

Effect of Hydrocortisone on Mortality and Organ Support in Patients With Severe COVID-19

Angus DC, Derde L, Al-Beidh F, Annane D, Arabi Y, Beane A, van Bentum-Puijk W, Berry L, Bhimani Z, Bonten M

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)2020827 citations

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.17022

In-House, Overnight Physician Staffing: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Canadian Adult ICUs.

Maratta C, Hutchison K, Moore GP, Bagshaw SM, Granton J, Kirpalani H, Stelfox HT, Ferguson N, Cook D, Parshuram CS

Critical Care Medicine20205 citations

DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004598

Determinants of Depressive Symptoms at 1 Year Following ICU Discharge in Survivors of ≥ 7 Days of Mechanical Ventilation Results From the RECOVER Program, a Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study

Hamilton M, Tomlinson G, Chu L, Robles P, Matte A, Burns S, Thomas C, Lamontagne F, Adhikari NKJ, Ferguson N

Chest201926 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.04.104 PMID: W2946490383

Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes associated with physical restraint use in mechanically ventilated adults

Rose L, Burry L, Mallick R, Luk E, Cook D, Fergusson D, Dodek P, Burns K, Granton J, Ferguson N

Journal of Critical Care2016115 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.09.011

Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Delirium in Mechanically Ventilated Adults*

Mehta S, Cook D, Devlin JW, Skrobik Y, Meade M, Fergusson D, Herridge M, Steinberg M, Granton J, Ferguson N

Critical Care Medicine2015325 citations

DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000000727

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Niall Ferguson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Outcomes of patients with respiratory failure declined for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a prospective observational study.

Overnight staffing in Canadian neonatal and pediatric intensive care units

Identifying clinical subtypes in sepsis-survivors with different one-year outcomes: a secondary latent class analysis of the FROG-ICU cohort.

Health-Related Quality-of-Life and Cost Utility Analyses in Critical Care: A Systematic Review.

Mechanical ventilation in patients with acute brain injury: recommendations of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine consensus.

Effect of Hydrocortisone on Mortality and Organ Support in Patients With Severe COVID-19

In-House, Overnight Physician Staffing: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Canadian Adult ICUs.

Determinants of Depressive Symptoms at 1 Year Following ICU Discharge in Survivors of ≥ 7 Days of Mechanical Ventilation Results From the RECOVER Program, a Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study

Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes associated with physical restraint use in mechanically ventilated adults

Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Delirium in Mechanically Ventilated Adults*

Frequent collaborators

Deborah Cook

John Granton

Margaret Herridge

Robert Fowler

Karen Burns

Lisa Burry

Sangeeta Mehta

Karen Burns

Dean Fergusson

Robert Fowler

Maureen Meade

Deborah Cook

Peter Dodek

Dean Fergusson

Maureen Meade

Lorenzo Del Sorbo

Michael Jacka

Laurent Brochard

Ewan Goligher

Francois Lamontagne

Dean Fergusson

Haresh Kirpalani

Srinivas Murthy

Laurent Brochard

Anand Kumar

Ewan Goligher

Alexandra Binnie

Jennifer Tsang

Michael Chasse

Patrick Lawler

Ian Young

Ryan Zarychanski

Bram Rochwerg

Jennifer Tsang

Louise Rose

Shaf Keshavjee

Karen Li-mei Choong

Kevin Thorpe

Marcelo Cypel

John Laffey