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Sam Shemie

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ProfessorDepartment of PediatricsMcGill University

Sam Shemie

Professor

Department of Pediatrics

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.

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Publications

257

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Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH)Research Institute - McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC)

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Research

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Brain death cardiac death definition of death determination of death devastating brain injury end-of-life care extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)intensive care organ donation

Latest papers

Prevalence, semiology and neuroimaging of movements in comatose adults at risk of death by neurologic criteria: a prospective cohort study
Critical Care · 2026
Computed Tomography Perfusion and Angiography for Death by Neurologic Criteria
JAMA Neurology · 2025 · senior author
The relationship between cessation of brain and systemic circulation after withdrawal of life-sustaining measures.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2025

All 21 publications

Latest funding

Building a national platform for trust-preserving implementation of normothermic regional perfusion in deceased organ donation in Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$745,872
Understanding decision making in organ donation: a national study
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$669,375
Computed tomography perfusion for neurological death determination: a prospective Canadian multicenter diagnostic test study
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$951,803

All 7 grants and awards

21 publications.

Prevalence, semiology and neuroimaging of movements in comatose adults at risk of death by neurologic criteria: a prospective cohort study

Neves Briard J, English SW, Fergusson DA, Dhanani S, Lauzier F, Turgeon AF, Ball I, Darvesh S, Titova P, Lebrasseur M

Critical Care2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-026-06037-2

Computed Tomography Perfusion and Angiography for Death by Neurologic Criteria

Chassé M, Shankar JJS, Fergusson DA, English SW, Dhanani S, Lauzier F, Turgeon AF, Ball I, Darvesh S, Neves Briard J

JAMA Neurology202510 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.2375

The relationship between cessation of brain and systemic circulation after withdrawal of life-sustaining measures.

Kolisnyk M, Gofton TE, Norton L, Debicki DB, Scales N, Van Beinum A, Hornby L, Shemie S, Dhanani S, Slessarev M

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons20256 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.06.006 PMID: 40499656

The SNMMI Procedure Standard/EANM Practice Guideline for Radionuclide Brain Perfusion Scintigraphy in Suspected Death by Neurologic Criteria (Brain Death) 3.0.

Zuckier LS, Brendel M, Cecchin D, Donohoe K, Frey KA, Klein R, Nadel HR, Shemie S, Sinha P

Journal of nuclear medicine technology20255 citations

DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.125.270505 PMID: 40664485

Sowing “seeds of trust”: How trust in normothermic regional perfusion is built in a continuum of care

Ott M, Murphy N, Lingard L, Slessarev M, Blackstock L, Basmaji J, Brahmania M, Healey A, Shemie S, Skaro A

American Journal of Transplantation20247 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2024.05.017

Neurologic Physiology after Removal of Therapy (NeuPaRT) study: study protocol of a multicentre, prospective, observational, pilot feasibility study of neurophysiology after withdrawal of life-sustaining measures

Gofton T, Dhanani S, Meade M, Boyd JG, Chamberlain E, Chandler J, Chassé M, Scales NB, Choi Y-H, D'Aragon F

BMJ Open20236 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073643 PMID: W4367293484

Directed Organ Donation After Euthanasia.

van Dijk N, Shaw D, Shemie S, Wiebe K, van Mook W, Bollen J

Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation2023

DOI: 10.3389/ti.2023.11259 PMID: 37324219

Understanding the Brain-based Determination of Death When Organ Recovery Is Performed With DCDD In Situ Normothermic Regional Perfusion.

Bernat JL, Domínguez-Gil B, Glazier AK, Gardiner D, Manara AR, Shemie S, Porte RJ, Martin DE, Opdam H, McGee A, López Fraga M, Rayar M, Kerforne T, Bušić M, Romagnoli R, Zanierato M, Tullius SG, Miñambres E, Royo-Villanova M, Delmonico FL

Transplantation2023

DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004642 PMID: 37170405

The experiences of family members of deceased organ donors and suggestions to improve the donation process: a qualitative study

Sarti AJ, Sutherland S, Meade M, Shemie S, Landriault A, Vanderspank-Wright B, Valiani S, Keenan S, Weiss MJ, Werestiuk K

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL202237 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.220508

Cerebral cortical activity after withdrawal of life-sustaining measures in critically ill patients.

Gofton TE, Norton L, Laforge G, Gibson R, Debicki D, Althenayan E, Scales N, Beinum AV, Hornby L, Shemie S, Dhanani S, Slessarev M

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons202217 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/ajt.17146 PMID: 35822321

Building a national platform for trust-preserving implementation of normothermic regional perfusion in deceased organ donation in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Weijer, Charles E; Lingard, Lorelei A; Slessarev, Marat; Weiss, Matthew

Keywords: Educational Resource Development; Ethics; Ethics Analysis; Implementation; Innovation; Normothermic Regional Perfusion; Organ Donation; Organ Transplantation; Qualitative Research

$745,872

Understanding decision making in organ donation: a national study

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Chasse, Michael; Jordison, Kimberly D; Presseau, Justin

Keywords: Consent; Epidemiology; Organ Donation; Organ Transplantation

$669,375

Computed tomography perfusion for neurological death determination: a prospective Canadian multicenter diagnostic test study

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Chasse, Michael; Shankar, Jai J

Keywords: Brain Death; Critical Care; Epidemiology; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Organ Donation; Transplantation

$951,803

Ancillary testing for diagnosis of brain death: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Fergusson, Dean A; Martin, Claudio M

Keywords: Ancillary Testing; Brain Death; Critical Care; Determination Of Death; Knowledge Synthesis; Organ Donation; Systematic Review; Transplantation

$98,447

The Canadian National Transplant Research Program: Increasing Donation and Improving Transplantation Outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Transplantation Research - Full Application

Principal investigators: West, Lori J; Caulfield, Timothy A; Hébert, Marie-Josée; Humar, Atul; Knoll, Gregory; Levings, Megan K; Mital, Seema; Roy, Denis-Claude; Schultz, Kirk R; Shapiro, James

Keywords: Bone Marrow; Increasing Donation; Inflammation; Organ Repair; Pediatrics; Solid Organs/Cells; Stem Cells; Tolerance/Immunomodulation; Transplant Complications; Transplantation

$11,250,000

Organ Donor Registries: A Global Scoping Review

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Garg, Amit; Markel, Frank

Keywords: Deceased Donation; Health Policy; Health Services Research; Organ Donation

$49,957

Consensus Conference for a Research Protocol to Study the Determinants of Death After Cardiac Arrest

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Circulatory and Respiratory Health

Principal investigators: Dhanani, Sonny

Keywords: Cardiac Arrest; Death; Life Support; Monitoring; Organ Donation

$9,714

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Profile data last refreshed on September 29, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and public research funding records.

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Sam Shemie

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Prevalence, semiology and neuroimaging of movements in comatose adults at risk of death by neurologic criteria: a prospective cohort study

Computed Tomography Perfusion and Angiography for Death by Neurologic Criteria

The relationship between cessation of brain and systemic circulation after withdrawal of life-sustaining measures.

The SNMMI Procedure Standard/EANM Practice Guideline for Radionuclide Brain Perfusion Scintigraphy in Suspected Death by Neurologic Criteria (Brain Death) 3.0.

Sowing “seeds of trust”: How trust in normothermic regional perfusion is built in a continuum of care

Neurologic Physiology after Removal of Therapy (NeuPaRT) study: study protocol of a multicentre, prospective, observational, pilot feasibility study of neurophysiology after withdrawal of life-sustaining measures

Directed Organ Donation After Euthanasia.

Understanding the Brain-based Determination of Death When Organ Recovery Is Performed With DCDD In Situ Normothermic Regional Perfusion.

The experiences of family members of deceased organ donors and suggestions to improve the donation process: a qualitative study

Cerebral cortical activity after withdrawal of life-sustaining measures in critically ill patients.

Building a national platform for trust-preserving implementation of normothermic regional perfusion in deceased organ donation in Canada

Understanding decision making in organ donation: a national study

Computed tomography perfusion for neurological death determination: a prospective Canadian multicenter diagnostic test study

Ancillary testing for diagnosis of brain death: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Canadian National Transplant Research Program: Increasing Donation and Improving Transplantation Outcomes

Organ Donor Registries: A Global Scoping Review

Consensus Conference for a Research Protocol to Study the Determinants of Death After Cardiac Arrest

Frequent collaborators

Sonny Dhanani

Andrew Healey

Marat Slessarev

Michael Chasse

Maureen Meade

Matthew Weiss

Jennifer Chandler

Ian Ball

Claudio Martin

Frédérick D'Aragon

Amanda van Beinum

Jeffrey Singh

Shane English

Charles Weijer

Karen Burns

Jeff Singh

Gregory Knoll

Philippe Couillard

Andreas Kramer

Joann Kawchuk

Peter Nickerson

Arun Mensinkai

Draga Jichici

Kimia Honarmand

Pierre Marsolais

Rob Fowler

Jenna Spring

Julie Kromm

Mary Ott