Niall Ferguson

Dr. Ferguson is one of the 2 Principal Investigators of the OSCILLATE Trial. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, a Scientist in the Toronto Western Research Institute, Director of Critical Care at Mount Sinai Hospital and the University Health Network, and the Critical Care Lead for the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network. Dr Ferguson receives research funding from local, provincial, and national agencies, and is currently supported by a CIHR New Investigator Award. His current research interests include: (1) mechanical ventilation (epidemiology; weaning and liberation; extubation and tracheostomy); (2) acute respiratory distress syndrome (definitions; ventilatory management; trial design); and, of course (3) high-frequency oscillatory ventilation. Dr. Ferguson is a frequent speaker at national and international meetings, talking on HFO and other topics, having given more than 100 such presentations