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Paul Dorian

ResearcherCardiologyUniversity of Toronto

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Paul Dorian

Researcher

Cardiology

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
71 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 16 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2010.

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Academic metrics

326

Publications

5,722

Citations

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206

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Cascade Screening Sudden Cardiac Death Building Partnerships Equitable Access Heritable Cardiac Diseases Inherited Arrhythmia Clinics (Iacs)Knowledge Exchange Patient Centric Care

Latest papers

Family Members' Experiences Communicating With Coroners in Suspected Hereditary Sudden Cardiac Death Cases: A Mixed Methods Study in Canada.
Circulation. Population health and outcomes · 2026
Self-Administered Etripamil Nasal Spray Slows Ventricular Rate in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Post Hoc Analysis of the NODE-303 Study.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2026 · first author
The Acute Effect of Resistance Exercise in Individuals With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Pilot Study.
The American journal of cardiology · 2026

All 326 publications

Latest funding

Strategies for the management of Atrial Fibrillation in patiEnts receiving Dialysis 2 (SAFE-D2)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,874,251
Optimizing care for individuals and families at risk for heritable cardiac diseases - a planning meeting to build partnerships, exchange knowledge and prioritize research questions
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$15,000
The impact of a comprehensive system, including an SCD case-manager on rates of cascade screening in families of heritable sudden cardiac death victims
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$97,577

All 25 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 326 publications.

Family Members' Experiences Communicating With Coroners in Suspected Hereditary Sudden Cardiac Death Cases: A Mixed Methods Study in Canada.

Allan KS, Mason KL, Gershon A, Carroll J, Dainty KN, Kirsh JA, Cunningham K, Dorian P, Adler A, Rutberg J, Lin S, Cheskes S, Garner J, Siydock L, Yee K, Lewis KB

Circulation. Population health and outcomes2026

DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.125.012967 PMID: 42059081

Self-Administered Etripamil Nasal Spray Slows Ventricular Rate in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Post Hoc Analysis of the NODE-303 Study.

Dorian P, Alings M, Coutu B, Ip JE, Martinez FA, Piccini JP, Stambler BS, Sheikh M, Shardonofsky S, Bharucha DB, Camm AJ

Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology2026First author

DOI: 10.1111/jce.70287 PMID: 41668514

The Acute Effect of Resistance Exercise in Individuals With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Pilot Study.

Stevenson M, Faircloth EL, McMahon S, Duvall WL, Niro N, De Francis G, Lampert R, Thompson PD, Dorian P, Weissler-Snir A

The American journal of cardiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2026.04.031 PMID: 42019740

The impact of defibrillation current and pad position on return of spontaneous circulation during refractory ventricular fibrillation.

Cheskes S, Drennan IR, Turner L, Pandit SV, Walker RG, Taylor TG, McLeod SL, Dorian P

Resuscitation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2026.111061 PMID: 41856454

Revisiting Commotio Cordis: Novel Insight Into Clinical Variability, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, and Prevention.

Dickey GJ, Dorian P, Fedder SP, Patel J, Shin S, Shore E, Mao H

Journal of the American Heart Association2026

DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.045115 PMID: 41717928

Psychological trauma and health-related quality of life following ventricular tachycardia ablation.

Bilanovic A, Irvine J, Porta-Sánchez A, King B, Angaran P, Dorian P, Baskaran A, Nayyar S, Ezzat V, Sawhney V, Hill A, Watkins S, Mariano Z, Surendran S, Koirala D, Downar E, Nanthakumar K

Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10840-025-02211-8 PMID: 41739330

"I Am a Quarterback": A Mixed-Methods Study of Death Investigators' Communication with Family Members of Young Sudden Cardiac Death Victims.

Mason KL, Allan KS, Carroll J, Adler A, Rutberg J, Cheskes S, Lin S, Mont EK, Kirsh JA, Denis LJ, Cunningham K, Garner J, Siydock L, Dainty KN, Bowes M, Yee K, Dorian P, Lewis KB

CJC open2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.09.007 PMID: 41732576

Age and sex differences in the sensitivity of ICD-10 diagnostic codes for identifying patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the British Columbia cardiac arrest registry: a retrospective cohort study.

Visanji M, Dewidar O, Aves T, Allan KS, Guan M, Grunau B, Fordyce CB, Christenson J, Helmer J, Hutton J, Dorian P, Lin S

Resuscitation2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2025.110922 PMID: 41389918

A Review of External Defibrillation Strategies.

Lupton JR, Magliocca A, Daya MR, Dorian P, Cheskes S

Critical care clinics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2025.08.009 PMID: 41260718

In cidence and Outcomes of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients Admitted to the Hospital in Canada from 2013 to 2017.

Grubic N, Allan KS, Ghamarian E, Lin S, Lebovic G, Dorian P, C-SCAN Investigators@c_scan_, C-SCAN Investigators

CJC open2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2024.09.015 PMID: 39872641

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cascade Screening Dear Professor Dorian, 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 "Family Members' Experiences Communicating With Coroners in Suspected Hereditary Sudden Cardiac Death Cases: A Mixed Methods Study in Canada." (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 "Optimizing care for individuals and families at risk for heritable cardiac diseases - a planning meeting to build partnerships, exchange knowledge and prioritize research questions" (2022), 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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Paul Dorian

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Family Members' Experiences Communicating With Coroners in Suspected Hereditary Sudden Cardiac Death Cases: A Mixed Methods Study in Canada.

Self-Administered Etripamil Nasal Spray Slows Ventricular Rate in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Post Hoc Analysis of the NODE-303 Study.

The Acute Effect of Resistance Exercise in Individuals With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Pilot Study.

The impact of defibrillation current and pad position on return of spontaneous circulation during refractory ventricular fibrillation.

Revisiting Commotio Cordis: Novel Insight Into Clinical Variability, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, and Prevention.

Psychological trauma and health-related quality of life following ventricular tachycardia ablation.

"I Am a Quarterback": A Mixed-Methods Study of Death Investigators' Communication with Family Members of Young Sudden Cardiac Death Victims.

Age and sex differences in the sensitivity of ICD-10 diagnostic codes for identifying patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the British Columbia cardiac arrest registry: a retrospective cohort study.

A Review of External Defibrillation Strategies.

In cidence and Outcomes of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients Admitted to the Hospital in Canada from 2013 to 2017.

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