Syncope Research Group
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.
Supervisor: Dr. Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy
Emergency Medicine Critical Care Medicine
Rohin Jayaram
Krishnan, MD, MSc
EM Physician Intensivist Clinical Epidemiologist
Critical Care Medicine Fellow
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Emergency Medicine physician and Critical Care Medicine fellow with expertise in acute resuscitation and shock management. My clinical focus spans the ED–ICU continuum, with particular interests in cardiac critical care, advanced hemodynamics, and mechanical circulatory support.
About
Clinical & Academic Focus
My training bridges Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, positioning me to care for critically ill patients throughout the ED–ICU continuum. My academic background in clinical epidemiology and evidence synthesis informs an evidence-based approach to clinical care, research, and quality improvement.
My research experience spans emergency medicine, critical care, perioperative medicine, clinical epidemiology, systematic review and meta-analysis, and outcomes research.
CurrentCritical Care Medicine Fellow
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
ResidencyEmergency Medicine
Yale University
Yale University
Graduate TrainingMSc, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Western University
Western University
Research
Selected Research Experience
Center for Medical Evidence, Decision Integrity and Clinical Impact
Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Western University.
Supervisor: Dr. Janet MartinCentre for Addiction and Mental Health
Systematic review work examining alcohol use and health outcomes.
Supervisor: Dr. Michael RoereckeClinical Research Assistant
Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, London.
Supervisor: Dr. Leigh SowerbyScholarship
Key Publications
Selected peer-reviewed work. Publication titles link directly to the article or DOI.
2024
Subtotal vs total cholecystectomy for difficult gallbladders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Koo SS, Krishnan RJ, et al. American Journal of Surgery. 2024;229:145–150.
2020
Benefit of hospital admission for detecting serious adverse events among emergency department patients with syncope: a propensity-score-matched analysis of a multicentre prospective cohort.
Krishnan RJ, Mukarram M, et al. CMAJ. 2020;192(41):E1198–E1205.
2019
Is the risk of infection lower with sutures than with staples for skin closure after orthopaedic surgery? A meta-analysis of randomized trials.
Krishnan RJ, Crawford EJ, et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2019;477(5):922–937.
2018
Should transfusion trigger thresholds differ for critical care versus perioperative patients? A meta-analysis of randomized trials.
Chong MA, Krishnan RJ, et al. Critical Care Medicine. 2018;46(2):252–263.
2018
Sex-specific associations between alcohol consumption and incidence of hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
Roerecke M, et al., Krishnan RJ, et al. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2018;7(13):e008202.
Academic Service
Teaching & Leadership
JABSOM Admissions
Interviewer
2021–2022Homeless Outreach Clinic
Student Healthcare Provider
2020–2021Pre-Med Mentorship
JABSOM Mentor
2020Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Epidemiology, Western University
2015Curriculum Vitae
Full Academic CV
The complete CV includes all peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, presentations, invited talks, research awards, service, teaching, certifications, and memberships.