Critical Care Medicine

Education:

• Bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery (MB ChB), 1990, University of Aberdeen, U.K.
• Fellowship, 1994, Royal College of Anaesthetists, U.K.
• MD, 1997, University of Aberdeen, U.K.

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Chief, department of critical care medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Senior scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Trauma, Emergency & Critical Care Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Faculty, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
• Professor, department of Anesthesia, U of T
• Honorary professor, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
• Honorary professorial fellow, The George Institute for Global Health, Australia 

Education:

• Bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery (MB ChB), 1990, University of Aberdeen, U.K.
• Fellowship, 1994, Royal College of Anaesthetists, U.K.
• MD, 1997, University of Aberdeen, U.K.

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Senior scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Trauma, Emergency & Critical Care Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Chief, department of critical care medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Faculty, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
• Professor, department of anesthesia, U of T
• Honorary professor, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
• Honorary professorial fellow, The George Institute for Global Health, Australia

Research Focus:

• Improving outcomes from critical illness and major surgery

Research Summary:

SuDDICU study (2009–present)

Dr. Cuthbertson is the international principal investigator for the SuDDICU (selective decontamination of the digestive tract in the intensive care unit) collaboration. This is a collaboration of 64 of the world’s leading researchers trying to understand the role of selective decontamination of the digestive tract in the intensive care unit (ICU). Dr. Cuthbertson and his colleagues have completed the first two stages (meta-analysis and barriers to implementation) and are now funded in Australia and Canada—with two grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)—to conduct a large-cluster randomized controlled trial of selective decontamination of the digestive tract in ICU practice. This collaboration has already gained 12 peer reviewed publications.

CHORAL study (2016–present)

Dr. Cuthbertson is the international principal investigator for the CHORAL study collaboration. This is a collaboration of 15 interprofessional researchers from Toronto studying the de-implementation of oral chlorhexidine and implementation of high quality evidenced based care in the ICU using a novel, innovative and efficient concurrent stepped wedge trial design.

METS study (2010–present)

Dr. Cuthbertson is the international principal investigator for the METS study (measurement of exercise tolerance before surgery) collaboration. This is a collaboration of 25 leading anaesthesia and critical care researchers from the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand that is investigating the role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing and biomarkers in major elective surgery. The group has been awarded $1.4 million from the CIHR and other funders to undertake this study, which is soon to report.