Duminda N. Wijeysundera

MD, PhD, FRCPC, FAHA

Scientist

Biography

Dr. Duminda Wijeysundera is a Staff Physician in the Department of Anesthesia at St. Michael’s Hospital, a Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, and the Endowed Chair in Translational Anesthesiology Research at St. Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto. He is also a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, as well as a Senior Adjunct Scientist at ICES Central. Dr. Wijeysundera’s research program focuses on developing methods to better predict and prevent medical complications following major surgery. His program has generated more than 250 peer-reviewed publications, and received more than $5 million in peer-reviewed funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and the Ontario government. In addition to his research activities, Dr. Wijeysundera is an Associate Editor at Anesthesiology, and a member of the editorial boards of Circulation and the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia.

Please note: Dr. Wijeysundera is not taking any summer students.

Recent Publications

  1. Lee, J, Philip, K, Wijeysundera, DN, Clarke, H, Pritlove, C, Katz, J et al.. Prospective Preference Assessment for the Psilocybin for Enhanced Analgesia in Chronic nEuropathic PAIN (PEACE-PAIN) Trial. Can J Pain. 2024;8 (1):2406285. doi: 10.1080/24740527.2024.2406285. PubMed PMID:39529994 PubMed Central PMC11552286.
  2. Kaster, TS, Babujee, A, Sharpe, I, Rhee, TG, Gomes, T, Kurdyak, P et al.. Clinical Characteristics of Inpatients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder Treated with Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Population-Level Cross-Sectional Study: Titre: Caractéristiques cliniques des patients hospitalisés présentant un trouble du spectre de la schizophrénie et traités par électrochocs : Une étude de population transversale. Can J Psychiatry. 2024; :7067437241290181. doi: 10.1177/07067437241290181. PubMed PMID:39529283 PubMed Central PMC11562932.
  3. Daza, JF, Chesney, TR, Morales, JF, Xue, Y, Lee, S, Amado, LA et al.. Clinical Tools to Assess Functional Capacity During Risk Assessment Before Elective Noncardiac Surgery : A Scoping Review. Ann Intern Med. 2024; :. doi: 10.7326/ANNALS-24-00413. PubMed PMID:39527821 .
  4. McIsaac, DI, Tandon, P, Kidd, G, Branje, K, Hladkowicz, E, Hallet, J et al.. STRIVE pilot trial: a protocol for a multicentre pragmatic internal pilot randomised controlled trial of Structured TRaining to Improve fitness in a Virtual Environment (STRIVE) before surgery. BMJ Open. 2024;14 (11):e093710. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093710. PubMed PMID:39510784 PubMed Central PMC11552010.
  5. Sicova, M, McGinn, R, Emerson, S, Perez, P, Gonzalez, R, Li, Y et al.. Association of Intraoperative Hypotension With Delayed Graft Function Following Kidney Transplant: A Single Centre Retrospective Cohort Study. Clin Transplant. 2024;38 (10):e70000. doi: 10.1111/ctr.70000. PubMed PMID:39460628 .
  6. Mistry, N, Mazer, CD, Sivaswamy, A, Haldenby, O, Austin, PC, Sud, M et al.. Transfusion in Anemic Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Can J Cardiol. 2024; :. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2024.10.012. PubMed PMID:39427842 .
  7. Makker, PG, Koh, C, Solomon, MJ, Ansari, N, Pillinger, N, Denehy, L et al.. Reference value models for predicting preoperative six-minute walk test in patients scheduled for abdominal and pelvic cancer surgery. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2024; :310057X241267907. doi: 10.1177/0310057X241267907. PubMed PMID:39415742 .
  8. Sklar, MC, Wijeysundera, DN. An Expiration Date for Etomidate?. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024;210 (10):1178-1180. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202409-1743ED. PubMed PMID:39393089 .
  9. Daza, JF, Mitani, AA, Alibhai, SMH, Smith, PM, Kennedy, ED, Shulman, MA et al.. Joint models inform the longitudinal assessment of patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials: a simulation study and secondary analysis of the restrictive Vs. liberal fluid therapy for major abdominal surgery (RELIEF) randomized controlled trial. J Clin Epidemiol. 2024;176 :111553. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111553. PubMed PMID:39389273 .
  10. McIsaac, DI, Wijeysundera, DN, Bartoszko, J. Routine Innovation in Perioperative Clinical Trials: The Best Chance to Answer Our Most Important Questions?. Anesthesiology. 2024;141 (5):825-828. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005187. PubMed PMID:39377715 .
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
  • Staff Physician, Department of Anesthesia, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Adjunct Scientist, ICES Central