2021 Recipients – Research Operating Grants

Career Scientist Award - $60,000

Dr Jessica Spence

McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences - Departments of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Hamilton, ON

Neurocognitive outcomes of cardiac surgery

Ontario's Anesthesiologists - CAS Residents' Research Grant - $10,000

Dr Alexa Grudzinski

Ottawa Hospital - Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Ottawa, ON

Comparing the predictive accuracy of frailty instruments applied to preoperative electronic health data for adult patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study.

Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Research Award - $30,000

Dr Manoj Lalu

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa, ON

Cellular precOnditioning for post-Surgical Myocardial Ischemic Complications (COSMIC)

Dr Earl Wynands Research Award - $10,000

Dr James Khan

University of Toronto - Anesthesiology & Pain Management
Toronto, ON

Prevention of persistent pain with LidocAine iNfusions in breast cancer surgery (PLAN) trial

Dr R A Gordon Research Award - $20,000

Dr Sylvain Boet

The Ottawa Hospital - Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine & Department of Innovation in Medical Education
Ottawa, ON

Effect of a life coaching intervention on the well-being and distress of anesthesiologists: A randomized clinical trial

CAS Research Award in memory of Adrienne Cheng - $10,000

Dr Russell Brown

McMaster University - Anesthesia
Hamilton, ON

Investigating novel serum biomarkers of Malignant Hyperthermia