The University of Toronto Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine is proud to be a part of one of the world’s largest and most productive biomedical research networks. Follow the links below to learn more about some of our researchers.
Principal Investigator(s)
Research Focus
Dr. Mrinalini Balki
postpartum hemorrhage, myometrial contractility, oxytocin, uterotonics
Dr. Gerard Curley
acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, mesenchymal stem cells, monocytes/macrophage
Dr. Gregory M. T. Hare & Dr. C. David Mazer
anemia, tissue oxygen delivery, transfusion, blood substitutes, cardiovascular outcomes
Dr. Brian Kavanagh
mechanical ventilation, lung injury, critical care
Dr. John Laffey
acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, cell-based therapies, gene therapies, in vivo physiology, imaging
Dr. Jason Maynes
mechanisms of anesthetic action, cardiac function, mitochondrial dynamics, high content imaging
Dr. Beverley Orser
neuroscience, GABAA receptor, anesthesia, translational research
Dr. Sheila Riazi
Malignant Hyperthermia (MH), congenital myopathies and exercise/ heat-induced Rhabdomyolysis
