Deborah Cook

Deborah Cook practices critical care medicine at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton. At McMaster University, she is Professor of Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Academic Chair of Critical Care Medicine. 

Her multi-method multi-disciplinary research interests include life support technology, risk factors for critical illness, prevention of ICU-acquired complications, end-of-life choices, and research ethics. Her methodologic work has helped to improve the design, implementation and reporting of randomized trials and systematic reviews. Supported by a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation, Dr. Cook has published over 500 peer-review articles and has supervised many research trainees and junior faculty. She has received numerous awards for her research excellence and devoted mentorship. From 2000-2008, Dr. Cook was privileged to be Chair of the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and has been an enthusiastic member of the executive ever since.