2024 Recipients – Research Operating Grants

CAS Research Award - $30,000

Dr Akash Goel

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario 

Methohexital for Intractable Depression – An Active-Placebo Controlled, Blinded, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) ‘The MIND Trial’ 

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

Dr Connor Brenna

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario 

Targeting α5GABAA Receptors to Treat Depression With Nitrous Oxide 

Dr James Beckstead Award - $20,000

Dr Stephen Yang 

Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec 

Utilization of machine learning technology for the surveillance of intraoperative and postoperative hypotension in surgical patients – A prospective observational cohort study (PACU-HPI study) 

Dr R A Gordon Research Award - $30,000

Dr Hance Clarke

University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario 

The Effectiveness of Oral Cannabis Extracts for Osteoarthritic Pain: An Internal Pilot, Placebo-Controlled, Blinded Randomized Trial 

Ambulatory Section Research Grant – $10,000

Dr David Sussman

St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario 

Contralateral Corticosteroid Injection in Total Knee Arthroplasty A double Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial (COSTI Trial) 

Section For Education and Simulation In Anesthesia Research Grant - $10,000

Dr Gianluca Bertolizio

McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec 

Virtual Reality Versus High-Fidelity Simulation to Train Anesthesia Residents 

Obstetric Anesthesia Section Research Grant - $20,000

Dr Naveed Siddiqui

Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario 

Quality of labor epidural analgesia with intrathecal morphine as a component of combined spinal epidural: A double-blinded randomized control trial 

The Su Ganapathy Regional Anesthesia Research Award – $10,000

Dr Garrett Barry

Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia 

Determination of optimal dexamethasone use and brachial plexus block type to reduce rebound pain after peripheral nerve block for ambulatory surgery 

Career Scientist Award in Anesthesia - $60,000

Dr Kazuyoshi Aoyama

The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario 

Perinatal and fertility outcomes after maternal sepsis, with an EDI perspective 

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