Matteo Parotto

Dr. Parotto’s major academic focuses are on airway management, ventilator induced lung injury and critical care outcomes. He is co-director to Dr. Richard Cooper of the airway fellowship program at Toronto General Hospital. He also serves on the research committee of the Society for Airway Management (SAM).

Recent Publications

1. Parotto M, Cooper RMC. Tracheal extubation and reintubation of the critically ill - challenges coming and going. Crit Care 2015; 19:151.
2. Cabrera-Benitez NE, Laffey JG, Parotto M, Spieth PM, Villar J, Zhang H, Slutsky AS. Mechanical Ventilitation-Associated Lung Fibrosis in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A Significant Contributor to Poor Outcome. Anesthesiology 2014 121(1): 189-98.
3. Parotto M, Valenza F, Ori C, Spieth PM. Minimally invasive versus open oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer. Lancet 2012;380(9845):884.
4. Cabrera-Benitez NE, Parotto M, Post M, Han B, Spieth PM, Cheng WE, Valladares F, Villar J, Liu MY, Sato M, Zhang H, Slutsky AS. Mechanical stress induces lung fibrosis by epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Crit Care Med 2012; 40:510-7.
5. Micaglio M, Bonato R, De Nardin M, Parotto M, Trevisanuto D, Zanardo V, Doglioni N, Ori C. Prospective, randomized comparison of ProSeal and Classic laryngeal mask airways in anaesthetized neonates and infants. Br J Anaesth 2009; 103(2):263-7.

Appointments

Staff Anesthesiologist and Intensivist

Courses

Course Number: Undergraduates
Course Name: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Course Number: Residents
Course Name: Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto
Course Number: Fellows
Course Name: Toronto General Hospital - Anesthesia, Critical Care, Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiology