Niall Ferguson

Dr. Niall Ferguson is Professor in the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, with graduate cross-appointments in Physiology and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. He is a practicing Intensivist at the University Health Network (UHN) and is Head of Research for the UHN/Sinai Department of Medicine. He is a Senior Scientist in the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute and Director of the TGH Clinical Research Unit. Prof. Ferguson’s research, supported by national and international peer-reviewed grants, investigates treatments for patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure focusing on clinical trials in mechanical ventilation and extra-corporeal life support. He has published more than 350 papers on PubMed and has an H-index over 95. Prof. Ferguson is the Chair for Critical Care Canada Forum, Canada’s national critical care conference. He is an in-demand speaker, having delivered over 450 talks at national and international meeting

Faculty Appointments

Temerty Faculty of Medicine (primary)
Department of Physiology
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME)