Biographical Sketch
Dr. Adhikari received his medical degree from McGill University and then completed residency training in Internal Medicine (McGill) and Respirology and Critical Care Medicine (Manitoba and Toronto). He subsequently obtained a MSc in Heath Research Methodology from McMaster University under the supervision of Drs. Maureen Meade and Deborah Cook.
University Appointments
Lecturer, Department of Medicine
Hospital Appointments
Associate Staff, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Division of Respirology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Physician lead, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Clinical Activities
ICU attending, ~14-18 weeks/year
Educational Activities
Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine seminars
Current Local, Provincial, National and International Activities
Community Activities
Research Interests
Statins for prevention of sepsis
Effect of different dialysis modes and clearances on outcomes in critical care
Evidence synthesis of treatments for acute lung injury
Current Grant Support
Evaluation of a Novel Post-operative Anticoagulation Protocol in
Cardiovascular Surgery (co-PI)
Funding: Practice-Based Research Award, Sunnybrook: $13000, 07/2006-06/2007.
A multi-centre, evidence-based framework for evaluating and improving heart
failure care
(co-applicant)
Funding: UofT Chair of Medicine/Hospital Partners Safety/Quality Award 2006:
$20,000, 03/2006-/2-2007
Real-time Clinical Alerting Project: Can We Improve Our Response To Critical
Laboratory Values?
(co-applicant)
Funding: UofT Chair of Medicine/Hospital Partners Safety/Quality Award
2006: $20,000, 03/2006-02/2007
The effect of gender upon the delivery and outcomes of critical care
(co-applicant)
Funding: Canadian Institutes of Health Research: $75,000, 01/2006-12/2006
Unraveling the black box of adverse events in cardiac surgery
(co-applicant)
Funding: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario: $90,350, 7/2006-6/2009
Selected Recent Publications
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