Faculty profile

Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong

ResearcherBrain and Spinal Cord Rehabilitation ProgramUniversité de Montréal

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Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong

Researcher

Brain and Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Program

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

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.
32 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 14 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (1 CIHR, 1 SSHRC, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2012.

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146

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Research

Activity-Based Therapy Acute Care Electrophysiological Data Exercise Therapy Medical Complications Neurofunctional Recovery Spinal Cord Injury Trauma

Latest papers

Characterizing Neurologic Recovery after Acute Complete Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Relation to Hemodynamic Management with Lumbar Intrathecal Drains.
Neurotrauma reports · 2026
Effects of early acute in-bed leg cycling initiated from the intensive care unit following severe traumatic spinal cord injury: final results from the PROMPT-SCI trial.
Critical care (London, England) · 2026 · senior author
Targeting spinal cord perfusion pressure in acute spinal cord injury through cerebrospinal fluid drainage: A prospective multi-center clinical trial.
PLoS medicine · 2026

All 146 publications

Latest funding

Initiating early acute cycling within the first days after spinal cord injury to decrease complications and improve neurofunctional recovery
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$1,136,025
Using a point-of-care electrophysiological method to study the impact of neuro-sacral function on recovery after acute spinal cord injury
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$428,400
Dormir sans pression: un concept intégrateur pour les patients tétraplégiques et les aidants pour minimiser les plaies de pression, améliorer le sommeil et favoriser la résilience face à la lésion de la moelle épinière
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$273,175

All 10 grants and awards

146 publications.

Characterizing Neurologic Recovery after Acute Complete Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Relation to Hemodynamic Management with Lumbar Intrathecal Drains.

Gee CM, Tsang A, McKenzie M, Belanger L, Ritchie L, Ailon T, Dandurand C, Paquette S, Charest-Morin R, Dea N, Street J, Fisher CG, Wilson J, DiGiorgio A, Mac-Thiong JM, Christie SD, Wilson J, Ricks C, Okonkwo DO, Kwon BK

Neurotrauma reports2026

DOI: 10.1177/2689288x261455160 PMID: 42539290

Effects of early acute in-bed leg cycling initiated from the intensive care unit following severe traumatic spinal cord injury: final results from the PROMPT-SCI trial.

Dionne A, Magnuson DSK, Richard-Denis A, Bernard F, Barthélémy D, Petit Y, Mac-Thiong JM

Critical care (London, England)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-026-06010-z PMID: 41947246

Targeting spinal cord perfusion pressure in acute spinal cord injury through cerebrospinal fluid drainage: A prospective multi-center clinical trial.

Gee CM, Tsang A, McKenzie M, Belanger L, Ritchie L, Ailon T, Dandurand C, Paquette S, Charest-Morin R, Dea N, Street J, Fisher CG, Wilson J, DiGiorgio A, Mac-Thiong JM, Christie S, Wilson J, Ricks C, Okonkwo D, Kwon BK

PLoS medicine2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004925 PMID: 41642932

Predictors of Acute and Late Spasticity After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Implications for Recovery.

Richard-Denis A, Meji AK, Dionne A, Mputu PM, Mac-Thiong JM

Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.46292/sci25-00032 PMID: 42583515

Factors Associated with Consent and Opportunities to Increase Participation in the Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry: A Population-Based Study.

Guidea M, Mac-Thiong JM, Hong HA, Dionne A, Kurban D, Xu J, Humphreys S, Cheng CL, Fallah N, Barthelemy D, Christie SD, Fourney D, Linassi AG, Loyola-Sanchez A, Paquet J, Sreenivasan VA, Townson A, Tsai EC, Noonan VK, Richard-Denis A, RHSCIR Network

Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.46292/sci25-00037 PMID: 42583178

Development and validation of the electrosacrogram (ESG): a digital point-of-care tool for real-time neuro-sacral assessment after spinal cord injury.

Duguay M, Mac-Thiong JM, Cifuentes-Hernandez JD, Bensoussan N, Richard-Denis A

Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12984-025-01797-4 PMID: 41382214

The Synergistic Effect of Acute Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury on the Development of Chronic Pain: A Populational Cohort Study on Neurotrauma Patients in Canada.

Dionne A, Daoust R, Paquet J, Richard-Denis A, de Beaumont L, Cournoyer A, Lavigne G, Émond M, Mac-Thiong JM

Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation2025Senior author

DOI: 10.46292/sci24-00034 PMID: 41268132

Early exercise therapy in patients with severe traumatic spinal cord injury: is it feasible in the ICU?

Dionne A, Magnuson D, Richard-Denis A, Petit Y, Barthélémy D, Bernard F, Mac-Thiong JM

Critical care (London, England)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-025-05297-8 PMID: 40102964

Apical stress redistribution during anterior vertebral body tethering for thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a finite element analysis of a novel surgical technique.

Mac-Thiong JM, Hachem B, Clin J, Le Naveaux F, Parent S

Spine deformity2025First author

DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00987-9 PMID: 39419960

Safety and Feasibility of Early Activity-Based Therapy Following Severe Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Results from a Single-Arm Pilot Trial.

Dionne A, Magnuson D, Richard-Denis A, Petit Y, Barthélémy D, Bernard F, Mac-Thiong JM

Journal of neurotrauma2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1089/neu.2024.0297 PMID: 39611653

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Activity-Based Therapy Dear Professor Mac-Thiong, 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 "Characterizing Neurologic Recovery after Acute Complete Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Relation to Hemodynamic Management with Lumbar Intrathecal Drains." (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 "Initiating early acute cycling within the first days after spinal cord injury to decrease complications and improve neurofunctional recovery" (2024), 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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Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Characterizing Neurologic Recovery after Acute Complete Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Relation to Hemodynamic Management with Lumbar Intrathecal Drains.

Effects of early acute in-bed leg cycling initiated from the intensive care unit following severe traumatic spinal cord injury: final results from the PROMPT-SCI trial.

Targeting spinal cord perfusion pressure in acute spinal cord injury through cerebrospinal fluid drainage: A prospective multi-center clinical trial.

Predictors of Acute and Late Spasticity After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Implications for Recovery.

Factors Associated with Consent and Opportunities to Increase Participation in the Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry: A Population-Based Study.

Development and validation of the electrosacrogram (ESG): a digital point-of-care tool for real-time neuro-sacral assessment after spinal cord injury.

The Synergistic Effect of Acute Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury on the Development of Chronic Pain: A Populational Cohort Study on Neurotrauma Patients in Canada.

Early exercise therapy in patients with severe traumatic spinal cord injury: is it feasible in the ICU?

Apical stress redistribution during anterior vertebral body tethering for thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a finite element analysis of a novel surgical technique.

Safety and Feasibility of Early Activity-Based Therapy Following Severe Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Results from a Single-Arm Pilot Trial.

Dormir sans pression: un concept intégrateur pour les patients tétraplégiques et les aidants pour minimiser les plaies de pression, améliorer le sommeil et favoriser la résilience face à la lésion de la moelle épinière

Experimental thoracolumbar burst fractures with spinal cord injury

Frequent collaborators

Stefan Parent

Hubert Labelle

Stefan Parent

John Street

Eric Wagnac

Sean Christie

Marjolaine Roy-Beaudry

Francis Bernard

Gilles Lavigne

Christopher Bailey

Alain Moreau

Jefferson Wilson

Adalberto Loyola-Sanchez

Jean Ouellet

Raoul Daoust

Raoul Daoust

Gilles Lavigne

Alain Moreau

Jesse Shen

Marie-Lyne Nault

Alexis Cournoyer

Eve Tsai

Aline Boulanger

Louis De Beaumont

Samuel Kadoury

Julien Cohen-Adad