Senior Scientist and Deputy Scientific Director for Clinical Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Full Professor, Departments of Medicine & Surgery, & School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa
Endowed Chair - OHRI/uOttawa in Clinical Epidemiology
Scientific Lead, Ontario SPOR Support Unit (OSSU)
Dr. Dean Fergusson is an established international leader in evidence-based transfusion medicine and clinical trial methods. Dr. Fergusson has conceived, designed, and conducted randomized trials in transfusion medicine that have advanced knowledge and practice in defining the optimal blood product to transfuse, establishing timelines to administer transfusions, and evaluating transfusion alternatives. Throughout his career, he has received over $362 million in peer reviewed research grants (including 185 CIHR grants), over $145 million as a principal investigator (including 54 CIHR grants), and major salary awards from CIHR and the Province of Ontario. He is one of the most cited and impactful researchers, having published over 776 peer-reviewed journal articles, many in high impact journals.