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Alan Barkun

ResearcherGastroenterologyMcGill University

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Alan Barkun

Researcher

Gastroenterology

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
54 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 11 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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133

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555

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Research

Bile Duct Drainage Gastroenterology Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic Surgery Randomized Controlled Trial Stents Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound Therapeutic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Latest papers

A novel multistream triangulation method to define decision thresholds for clinical practice guidelines: a Canadian Association of Gastroenterology consensus report
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · 2026
Perioperative low molecular weight heparin bridging in aortic mechanical heart valve patients undergoing endoscopic procedures
Endoscopy International Open · 2026
When AI Meets Expertise: Trust Calibration and Delegation in Computer-Aided Polyp Detection (CADe).
Gastroenterology · 2026 · first author

All 133 publications

Latest funding

Prophylactic EUS-guided gastroenterostomy in advanced periampullary cancers: A multicenter randomized controlled trial (INTERCEPT study)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$795,600
Digestive endoscopy in the era of COVID19: An opportunity for optimizing timely equitable care during the pandemic and beyond
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$784,125
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) of first intent with a lumen apposing metal stent vs. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the management of patients with malignant distal biliary obstruction: a multi-centre randomized controlled trial (ELEMENT trial)
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$328,950

All 9 grants and awards

133 publications.

A novel multistream triangulation method to define decision thresholds for clinical practice guidelines: a Canadian Association of Gastroenterology consensus report

Tse F, Forbes N, Singh H, Armstrong D, Barkun A, Calderwood AH, Leddin D, Menard C, Reynolds D, Sadowski D

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112437

Perioperative low molecular weight heparin bridging in aortic mechanical heart valve patients undergoing endoscopic procedures

Grewal TS, Godoy AD, Bhagirath V, Casanegra AI, Tafur A, Fontani AM, Ghorbanzadeh A, Houghton DE, Abdulrehman J, Galanaud J-P

Endoscopy International Open2026

DOI: 10.1055/a-2840-7302

When AI Meets Expertise: Trust Calibration and Delegation in Computer-Aided Polyp Detection (CADe).

Barkun A, Von Renteln D, Shuraida S, Vieru D

Gastroenterology2026First author

DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2026.07.024 PMID: 42567330

Clinical Efficacy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gastroenterostomy, Enteral Stenting, and Surgical Gastrojejunostomy for Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction: A Network Meta-Analysis.

Peng YN, Faucher-Jabado G, Benmassaoud A, Martel M, Al Alawi S, Chapelle N, Albader F, Ahmed N, Metrakos P, Chaudhury P, Zogopoulos G, Calo NC, Spadaccini M, Barkun J, Barkun A, Chen YI

Gastrointestinal endoscopy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2026.07.038 PMID: 42546781

Quality measures in the design, conduct, and reporting of endoscopic research.

Elmunzer BJ, Madhoun M, Cote GA, Cummings LC, Shahidi N, Srivastava N, Essex EA, Scheiman JM, May FP, Yen T, Barkun A, Durkalski-Mauldin V, Dominitz JA

Gastrointestinal endoscopy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2026.04.026 PMID: 42383967

Implementation of a prospective video databank for artificial intelligence model development, validation, and clinical outcomes research in gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Oleksiw M, Djinbachian R, Gefflot C, Michal V, Mashayekhi N, Kandlikar-Bloch M, Battat R, Cristea E, Hanin S, Barkun A, Bouin M, Ashikian TA, von Renteln D

Gastrointestinal endoscopy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2026.06.036 PMID: 42349759

EUS-Guided Liver Biopsy and Portal Pressure Measurement Compared With a Transjugular Approach: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Benmassaoud A, Bessissow A, Samoukovic G, Wong P, Zhao X, Deschenes M, Sebastiani G, Cabrera T, Valenti D, Boucher LM, Pelage JP, Muchantef K, Cardenas A, Givis MA, White S, Bousquet-Dion G, Waked C, Jacques J, Rahme E, Geraci O, Martel M, Barkun A, Maedler-Kron C, Chen YI

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2025.09.025 PMID: 41046961

A National Prospective Multicenter Comparison of Risk Scores Against Clinical Judgement for the Prediction of Safe Discharge From the Emergency Department in Patients Presenting With Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding.

Sey M, von Renteln D, Kohansal A, Veldhuyzen van Zanten S, Singh H, Edmonds M, Wiemer H, Zhou F, Pedicelli A, Keshlaf H, Archer M, Oakland K, Guizzetti L, Barkun A, Jairath V

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2026.05.014 PMID: 42208784

Required withdrawal times to meet adenoma detection targets during colonoscopy.

Taghiakbari M, Calce SI, Rex DK, Oleksiw M, Djinbachian R, Barkun A, Michal V, Gefflot C, Bouin M, Bouchard S, Panzini B, Deslandres É, Daoud DC, Battat R, Orlicka K, Bernard EJ, Chen Kiow JL, von Renteln D

Gastrointestinal endoscopy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2025.10.036 PMID: 41183601

Reducing endoscopic procedure backlog by improving efficiency: a predictive model and machine learning-based scheduling approach.

Pham TS, Gachet H, Aljohani W, Archambault J, Martel M, Barkun A, Rousseau LM

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology2026

DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwaf006 PMID: 42058686

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Bile Duct Drainage Dear Professor Barkun, 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 "A novel multistream triangulation method to define decision thresholds for clinical practice guidelines: a Canadian Association of Gastroenterology consensus report" (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 "Digestive endoscopy in the era of COVID19: An opportunity for optimizing timely equitable care during the pandemic and beyond" (2020), 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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A novel multistream triangulation method to define decision thresholds for clinical practice guidelines: a Canadian Association of Gastroenterology consensus report

Perioperative low molecular weight heparin bridging in aortic mechanical heart valve patients undergoing endoscopic procedures

When AI Meets Expertise: Trust Calibration and Delegation in Computer-Aided Polyp Detection (CADe).

Clinical Efficacy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gastroenterostomy, Enteral Stenting, and Surgical Gastrojejunostomy for Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction: A Network Meta-Analysis.

Quality measures in the design, conduct, and reporting of endoscopic research.

Implementation of a prospective video databank for artificial intelligence model development, validation, and clinical outcomes research in gastrointestinal endoscopy.

EUS-Guided Liver Biopsy and Portal Pressure Measurement Compared With a Transjugular Approach: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

A National Prospective Multicenter Comparison of Risk Scores Against Clinical Judgement for the Prediction of Safe Discharge From the Emergency Department in Patients Presenting With Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding.

Required withdrawal times to meet adenoma detection targets during colonoscopy.

Reducing endoscopic procedure backlog by improving efficiency: a predictive model and machine learning-based scheduling approach.

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