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Bio

Eddy Fan is a Professor in the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto and a Staff Intensivist at the University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Fan received his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto, his medical degree from the University of Western Ontario, and a PhD in Clinical Investigation from Johns Hopkins University.

He is currently the Medical Director of the Extracorporeal Life Support Program at the Toronto General Hospital. Dr. Fan’s research has focused on advanced life support for acute respiratory failure and patient outcomes from critical illness. These include investigations on the epidemiology and use of mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal life support in patients with ARDS, as well as on the development of ICU-acquired weakness, early rehabilitation in ICU patients, and long-term outcomes in survivors of critical illness.

Affiliations

  • Medical Director, Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) Program, University Health Network
  • Senior Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI)

Previous Appointments

  • Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD (2007-2010)

Honours and Awards

  • Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2022-present)
  • CIHR New Investigator Award (2015-2020)

Significant Publications

  1.  Qadir N, Sahetya S, Munshi L, Summers C, Abrams D, Beitler J, Bellani G, Brower RG, Burry L, Chen JT, Hodgson C, Hough CL, Lamontagne F, Law A, Papazian L, Pham T, Rubin E, Siuba M, Telias I, Patolia S, Chaudhuri D, Walkey A, Rochwerg B, Fan E. An update on management of adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: an official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024;209:24-36.
  2. Urner M, Juni P, Hansen B, Wettstein MS, Ferguson ND, Fan E. Time-varying intensity of mechanical ventilation and mortality in patients with acute respiratory failure: a registry-based, prospective cohort study. Lancet Respir Med 2020;8:905-913.
  3. Cavayas YA, Del Sorbo L, Munshi L, Sampson C, Fan E. The early change in PaCO2 after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation initiation is associated with neurological complications. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020;201:1525-1535.
  4. Urner M, Barnett G, Bassi GL, Brodie D, Dalton HJ, Ferguson ND, Heinsar S, Hodgdon CL, Peek G, Shekar K, Suen JY, Fraser JF, Fan E. Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with acute COVID-19 associated respiratory failure: comparative effectiveness study. BMJ 2022;377:e068723.
  5. Urner M, Juni P, Rojas-Saunero LP, Hansen B, Brochard LJ, Ferguson ND, Fan E. Limiting dynamic driving pressure in patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Crit Care Med 2023;51:861-871.

Ongoing Studies

  • iCORE

    multicentre ICU quality and research database

  • INDEX

    International Research Database for Extracorporeal Support

  • A-FREE ECMO

    Anticoagulation Free VV-ECMO for acute respiratory failure