Duminda Wijeysundera

Dr. Wijeysundera is a Professor, Staff Anesthesiologist, and the Elizabeth A. and Richard J. Currie, O.C. Chair in Translational Anesthesia Research at St. Michael’s Hospital – Unity Health Toronto and the University of Toronto. He is an internationally renowned expert in perioperative medicine whose research focuses on approaches to better predict, prevent, and treat adverse sequelae following surgery, such as major complications and disability. He has authored more than 390 peer-reviewed publications, while his research has been supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, PSI Foundation, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Canadian Anesthesia Research Foundation, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and the government of Ontario. Dr. Wijeysundera is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Anesthesia Research Society, an Associate Editor at Anesthesiology, and an Editorial Board member at the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia and Circulation.