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Sheldon Cheskes

ResearcherEmergency MedicineUniversity of Toronto

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Sheldon Cheskes

Researcher

Emergency 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.
74 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 15 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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152

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490

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Research

Emergency Medicine Prediction Score Prehospital Care Transfusion Trauma Systems Trauma/Injury

Latest papers

Who starts CPR is not a proxy for CFR programme effect.
Resuscitation · 2026
Use of Double Sequential External Defibrillation in the United States Before and After the DOSE VF Randomized Clinical Trial.
Prehospital emergency care · 2026 · senior author
Paramedics' Decisions to Withhold Resuscitation in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: Accuracy of Paramedic Assessments Compared with Autopsy Findings.
Prehospital emergency care · 2026

All 152 publications

Latest funding

Canadian National Paramedic Research Agenda Planning Session
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$10,000
Understanding cancer care following a new or suspected cancer diagnosis through the emergency department
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$206,550
Development and validation of a prehospital score to predict blood transfusion requirements for injured patients: The Prehospital Transfusion Prediction (PTP) Score
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$218,026

All 11 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 152 publications.

Who starts CPR is not a proxy for CFR programme effect.

Thies KC, Cheskes S, Stieglis R

Resuscitation2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2026.111082 PMID: 41967753

Use of Double Sequential External Defibrillation in the United States Before and After the DOSE VF Randomized Clinical Trial.

Smida T, Crowe R, Drennan IR, Williams JG, Scales DC, Cabañas JG, Studnek JR, Godfrey AW, Bharwani A, Cheskes S

Prehospital emergency care2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2026.2674263 PMID: 42149949

Paramedics' Decisions to Withhold Resuscitation in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: Accuracy of Paramedic Assessments Compared with Autopsy Findings.

Koyya R, O'Brien C, Drennan IR, Cheskes S, von Vopelius-Feldt J

Prehospital emergency care2026

DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2026.2655289 PMID: 41950410

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

Resuscitation2026First author

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

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality during the transition in care from paramedic services to emergency department teams.

Myers V, Drennan IR, Lin S, Cheskes S, Bradshaw D, Mok G

Prehospital emergency care2026

DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2026.2731188 PMID: 42725800

Wolf Creek XVIII Part 3: Innovations in Defibrillation Science.

Koster RW, Kudenchuk PJ, Cheskes S, Ristagno G, Walcott GP

Resuscitation plus2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101229 PMID: 41648070

Initial Double Sequential External Defibrillation for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation in Cardiac Sarcoidosis.

Duncan TJ, Antevy P, Robles A, Coyle C, Scheppke KA, Cheskes S

JACC. Case reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105945 PMID: 41201436

"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

A Review of External Defibrillation Strategies.

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

Critical care clinics2026Senior author

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

Effectiveness of Prehospital Critical Care Scene Response for Major Trauma: A Systematic Review.

Penn J, McAleer R, Ziegler C, Cheskes S, Nolan B, von Vopelius-Feldt J

Prehospital emergency care2026

DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2025.2483978 PMID: 40131291

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Sheldon Cheskes

Research

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Who starts CPR is not a proxy for CFR programme effect.

Use of Double Sequential External Defibrillation in the United States Before and After the DOSE VF Randomized Clinical Trial.

Paramedics' Decisions to Withhold Resuscitation in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: Accuracy of Paramedic Assessments Compared with Autopsy Findings.

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

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality during the transition in care from paramedic services to emergency department teams.

Wolf Creek XVIII Part 3: Innovations in Defibrillation Science.

Initial Double Sequential External Defibrillation for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation in Cardiac Sarcoidosis.

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

A Review of External Defibrillation Strategies.

Effectiveness of Prehospital Critical Care Scene Response for Major Trauma: A Systematic Review.

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Paul Dorian

Christian Vaillancourt

Steve Lin

Brian Grunau

Ian Drennan

Ruxandra Pinto

Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy

Brodie Nolan

Keerat Grewal

Sheldon Cheskes

Kerstin de Wit

Hannah Wunsch

James Christenson

Antoine Eskander

Kerstin de Wit

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Alexis Cournoyer

June Carroll

Laveena Munshi

Rebecca Mathew

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