Brodie Nolan

MD, MSc

Scientist

Biography

Dr. Nolan is an emergency physician and trauma team leader at St. Michael’s Hospital and a transport medicine physician for Ornge. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He completed a Master of Science in clinical epidemiology and health care research where he focused on identifying delays during interfacility transfer of injured patients transported by air ambulance.

Dr. Nolan’s research interests are in trauma, prehospital care and patient safety. His work focuses on improving timely access to trauma care for injured patients in Ontario and the role of the provincial air ambulance system. He is the principal investigator of a study on the Trauma Black Box, an advanced data capture and analysis platform that identifies safety threats and resilience supports in the trauma bay.

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Recent Publications

  1. Nkansah-Junior, K, Elsawi, RS, Drennan, IR, McGowan, M, Nolan, B. Ready to launch: a cross-sectional study of field trauma triage and air-ambulance policies across Canada. CJEM. 2024; :. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00779-0. PubMed PMID:39347928 .
  2. Li, W, Ahghari, M, von Vopelius-Feldt, J, Nolan, B. The Impact of Location and Asset Type on the Success of Advanced Airway Management in a Critical Care Transport Environment. Air Med J. 2024;43 (5):416-420. doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2024.06.001. PubMed PMID:39293919 .
  3. Dion, PM, Nolan, B, Funk, C, Laverty, C, Scott, J, Miller, D et al.. Blood far forward: A cross-sectional analysis of prehospital transfusion practices in the Canadian Armed Forces. Injury. 2024; :111771. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111771. PubMed PMID:39122619 .
  4. Dion, PM, von Vopelius-Feldt, J, Drennan, IR, Nolan, B. The future of prehospital whole blood transfusion in Canadian trauma care. CJEM. 2024; :. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00756-7. PubMed PMID:39106002 .
  5. O'Neill, M, Cheskes, S, Drennan, I, Keown-Stoneman, C, Lin, S, Nolan, B et al.. Injury severity bias in missing prehospital vital signs: Prevalence and implications for trauma registries. Injury. 2024; :111747. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111747. PubMed PMID:39054233 .
  6. Naumann, DN, Bhangu, A, Brooks, A, Martin, M, Cotton, BA, Khan, M et al.. Novel Textbook Outcomes following emergency laparotomy: Delphi exercise. BJS Open. 2024;8 (1):. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrad145. PubMed PMID:38949628 .
  7. Myers, V, Slack, M, Ahghari, M, Nolan, B. Correlating Simulation Training and Assessment With Clinical Performance: A Feasibility Study. Air Med J. 2024;43 (4):288-294. doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2024.01.004. PubMed PMID:38897690 .
  8. Gold-Bersani, D, Drennan, IR, McGowan, M, Nisenbaum, R, Nolan, B. Field trauma triage criteria associated with need for dedicated trauma center care: a single-center retrospective cohort study. CJEM. 2024;26 (7):499-506. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00722-3. PubMed PMID:38807018 .
  9. Nazir, A, Shore, EM, Keown-Stoneman, C, Grantcharov, T, Nolan, B. Enhancing patient safety in trauma: Understanding adverse events, assessment tools, and the role of trauma video review. Am J Surg. 2024;234 :74-79. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.04.027. PubMed PMID:38719680 .
  10. Willis, N, Gagnon, K, Wong, K, McGowan, M, Nolan, B. Use of Fixed Wing Modified Scene Air Ambulance Responses for Injured Patients in Northern Ontario: A Pilot Study. Air Med J. 2024;43 (2):177-182. doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2023.12.008. PubMed PMID:38490785 .
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Emergency Physician and Trauma Team Leader, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Transport Medicine Physician, Ornge
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto