Raffael Zamper, Western University

Research

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Latest papers

Improving Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Efficiency and Outcomes in the Canadian Healthcare Environment.
CJC open · 2026
Comparison between the Fibrinogen Clauss Assay and the TEG6S Citrated Functional Fibrinogen in Cardiac Surgery.
Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia · 2026 · senior author
Benzodiazepine-Free Cardiac Anesthesia for Reduction of Postoperative Delirium (B-Free): A Protocol for a Multi-centre Randomized Cluster Crossover Trial
CJC Open · 2023

All 6 publications

Latest funding

The effect of retrograde autologous priming on transfusion requirements after cardiac surgery (TheRAPy): a multiple period cluster-randomized crossover trial
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$2,008,736
Four-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Versus Frozen Plasma in Bleeding Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients: A multicentre randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,082,474

All 2 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Improving Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Efficiency and Outcomes in the Canadian Healthcare Environment.

Bhatt N, Bagur R, Bayamin K, Diamantouros P, Teefy PJ, Valdis M, Chaumont G, Zamper R, Chu MWA, OPTICS (Optimizing Patient Trajectories to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes and Science) investigators

CJC open2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.11.014 PMID: 42007190

02

Comparison between the Fibrinogen Clauss Assay and the TEG6S Citrated Functional Fibrinogen in Cardiac Surgery.

Alfred T, da Costa LGV, Harle C, Zamper R

Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.08.022 PMID: 40954002

03

Benzodiazepine-Free Cardiac Anesthesia for Reduction of Postoperative Delirium (B-Free): A Protocol for a Multi-centre Randomized Cluster Crossover Trial

Spence J, Belley-Côté E, Jacobsohn E, Lee SF, D’Aragon F, Avidan M, Mazer CD, Rousseau-Saine N, Rajamohan R, Pryor K

CJC Open202312 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2023.06.001 PMID: W4379927962

04

Point-Of-Care Cardiac Ultrasound: is it time for anesthesiologists to embrace and achieve competence?

Papa FV, Galhardo C, Pontes JPJ, Alves RL, Zamper R, Salgado M, da Costa LGV, Lineburger EB, Dos Reis Falcão LF

Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2023.06.001 PMID: 37414464

05

Intracranial pressure monitoring in the perioperative period of patients with acute liver failure undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation.

Mendoza Vasquez LE, Payne S, Zamper R

World journal of transplantation2023Senior author

DOI: 10.5500/wjt.v13.i4.122 PMID: 37388394

06

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography following mitral valve repair: a systematic review.

Zamper R, Prempeh A, Iglesias I, Fayad A

Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)2022First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2022.03.002 PMID: 35301024

The effect of retrograde autologous priming on transfusion requirements after cardiac surgery (TheRAPy): a multiple period cluster-randomized crossover trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Spence, Jessica; Lee, Shun Fu; Siegal, Deborah M

Keywords: Blood Conservation; Cardiac Surgery; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Cluster-Randomized Crossover Trial

$2,008,736

Four-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Versus Frozen Plasma in Bleeding Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients: A multicentre randomized controlled trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Karkouti, Keyvan; Callum, Jeannie L

Keywords: Cardiac Surgery; Coagulopathy; Perioperative Blood Loss; Plasma; Prothrombin Complex Concentrate; Transfusion

$1,082,474

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Richard Whitlock and Emilie Belley-Cote: 245 shared papers
Richard Whitlock and Philip Devereaux: 126 shared papers
Emilie Belley-Cote and William McIntyre: 119 shared papers
Philip Devereaux and Andre Lamy: 109 shared papers
Philip Devereaux and Emilie Belley-Cote: 95 shared papers
Richard Whitlock and Andre Lamy: 89 shared papers
Richard Whitlock and William McIntyre: 85 shared papers
Jessica Spence and Emilie Belley-Cote: 79 shared papers
Andre Lamy and Emilie Belley-Cote: 61 shared papers
Richard Whitlock and Jessica Spence: 58 shared papers
Jessica Spence and Philip Devereaux: 58 shared papers
Philip Devereaux and William McIntyre: 58 shared papers
Simon Oczkowski and Emilie Belley-Cote: 32 shared papers
Shun Fu Lee and Philip Devereaux: 17 shared papers
Shun Fu Lee and Emilie Belley-Cote: 14 shared papers
Shun Fu Lee and Richard Whitlock: 12 shared papers
Emilie Belley-Cote and Frederick D'Aragon: 10 shared papers
Philip Devereaux and Stephen Choi: 9 shared papers
Shun Fu Lee and Stephen Choi: 4 shared papers
Richard Whitlock and Simon Oczkowski: 4 shared papers
Richard Whitlock and Frederick D'Aragon: 4 shared papers
Richard Whitlock and Stephen Choi: 4 shared papers
Jessica Spence and Simon Oczkowski: 4 shared papers
Jessica Spence and Frederick D'Aragon: 4 shared papers
Richard Whitlock and Rodrigo Bagur: 3 shared papers
Christopher Harle and Rodrigo Bagur: 3 shared papers
Ivan Iglesias and Rodrigo Bagur: 2 shared papers
Shun Fu Lee and Matthew Mcfarling: 1 shared paper
Shun Fu Lee and Michael Law: 1 shared paper
Shun Fu Lee and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
Richard Whitlock and Matthew Mcfarling: 1 shared paper
Richard Whitlock and Michael Law: 1 shared paper
Richard Whitlock and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
Jessica Spence and Matthew Mcfarling: 1 shared paper
Jessica Spence and Michael Law: 1 shared paper
Jessica Spence and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
Philip Devereaux and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
Simon Oczkowski and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
Andre Lamy and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
Emilie Belley-Cote and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
William McIntyre and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
Matthew Mcfarling and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
Michael Law and Christopher Harle: 1 shared paper
Michael Law and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
Frederick D'Aragon and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
Stephen Choi and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
Christopher Harle and Ivan Iglesias: 1 shared paper
Christopher Harle and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
Ivan Iglesias and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
Sonja Payne and Raffael Zamper: 1 shared paper
Raffael Zamper and Rodrigo Bagur: 1 shared paper

Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
Medicine
Surgery
Anesthesia
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Other

Co-authors at Western University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Rodrigo Bagur

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Shun Fu Lee

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Philip Devereaux

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Michael Law

Centre for Health Services and Policy Research

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Stephen Choi

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Christopher Harle

Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Ivan Iglesias

Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Sonja Payne

Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Zamper, 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 "Improving Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Efficiency and Outcomes in the Canadian Healthcare Environment." (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.] 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]

Raffael Zamper

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Improving Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Efficiency and Outcomes in the Canadian Healthcare Environment.

Comparison between the Fibrinogen Clauss Assay and the TEG6S Citrated Functional Fibrinogen in Cardiac Surgery.

Benzodiazepine-Free Cardiac Anesthesia for Reduction of Postoperative Delirium (B-Free): A Protocol for a Multi-centre Randomized Cluster Crossover Trial

Point-Of-Care Cardiac Ultrasound: is it time for anesthesiologists to embrace and achieve competence?

Intracranial pressure monitoring in the perioperative period of patients with acute liver failure undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation.

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography following mitral valve repair: a systematic review.

The effect of retrograde autologous priming on transfusion requirements after cardiac surgery (TheRAPy): a multiple period cluster-randomized crossover trial

Four-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Versus Frozen Plasma in Bleeding Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients: A multicentre randomized controlled trial

Frequent collaborators

Rodrigo Bagur

Shun Fu Lee

Richard Whitlock

Jessica Spence

Philip Devereaux

Simon Oczkowski

Andre Lamy

Emilie Belley-Cote

William McIntyre

Matthew Mcfarling

Michael Law

Frederick D'Aragon

Stephen Choi

Christopher Harle

Ivan Iglesias

Sonja Payne