Rachel Khadaroo

Biography

I am a surgeon, critical care medicine specialized, and scientist at the University of Alberta Hospital and an assistant professor in the Division of General Surgery. My clinical interests are in Acute Care Surgery and critical illness. I earned my Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. My Doctor of Philosophy was achieved in the Surgical Scientist Program at the University of Toronto with my thesis in oxidant-induced lung injury following trauma. I completed my General Surgery training at the University of Alberta and further specialized in the area of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Research Interest

acute kidney injury, acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress, ARDS, bloodstream infection, burnout, cardiac surgery, chronic respiratory failure, comorbidity, cost, critically ill, CRRT, dabetes, daibetes, dialysis, disability, distributive shock, duration of antimicrobials, end-of-life care, endotoxin, epidemiology, extracorporeal, fluid balance, frailty, furosemide, H1N1, health care providers, heart failure, hemoglobin, high frequency oscillation, home mechanical ventilation, ICU, ICU discharge, influenza A, interstitial lung disease, ketoacidosis, lung injury, lung transplant, mechancal ventilation, medical emergency team, moral distress, morality, morbidity, mortality, multi-centre, multi-national, observational, older patients, outcomes, pandemic, pediatric, pilot, pleth variability, pulse oximetry, quality, quality of life, rapid response, renal replacement therapy, safety, sepsis, timing, transfusion trigger, trauma