Brodie Nolan

MD, MSc

Scientist

Biography

Dr. Nolan is an emergency physician and trauma team leader at St. Michael’s Hospital and a transport medicine physician for Ornge. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He completed a Master of Science in clinical epidemiology and health care research where he focused on identifying delays during interfacility transfer of injured patients transported by air ambulance.

Dr. Nolan’s research interests are in trauma, prehospital care and patient safety. His work focuses on improving timely access to trauma care for injured patients in Ontario and the role of the provincial air ambulance system. He is the principal investigator of a study on the Trauma Black Box, an advanced data capture and analysis platform that identifies safety threats and resilience supports in the trauma bay.

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Recent Publications

  1. O'Neill, M, Cheskes, S, Drennan, IR, Keown-Stoneman, C, Lin, S, Nolan, B et al.. When will we finally listen? A statistical commentary on the inadequate management of missing data in trauma research. Acad Emerg Med. 2025; :. doi: 10.1111/acem.15112. PubMed PMID:39901308 .
  2. Nazir, A, McGowan, M, Shore, EM, Keown-Stoneman, C, Grantcharov, T, Nolan, B et al.. Study protocol for a Prospective Observational study of Safety Threats and Adverse events in Trauma (PrO-STAT): a pilot study at a level-1 trauma centre in Canada. BMJ Open. 2025;15 (1):e087994. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087994. PubMed PMID:39755570 PubMed Central PMC11800214.
  3. Williams, T, Nolan, B, McGowan, M, Johnston, T, Maria, S, von Vopelius-Feldt, J et al.. Pre-alerts from critical care ambulances to trauma centers: a quantitative survey of trauma team leaders in Ontario, Canada. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2024;32 (1):134. doi: 10.1186/s13049-024-01296-w. PubMed PMID:39702447 PubMed Central PMC11660582.
  4. Shah, S, von Vopelius-Feldt, J, Nolan, B. The role of partial resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in pre-hospital trauma. CJEM. 2025;27 (1):14-16. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00811-3. PubMed PMID:39560908 .
  5. Srivastava, A, Nolan, B, Jung, JJ. Obesity: An Independent Predictor of Acute Renal Failure After General Surgery. Cureus. 2024;16 (10):e71633. doi: 10.7759/cureus.71633. PubMed PMID:39553097 PubMed Central PMC11566947.
  6. Khattab, N, Al-Haimus, F, Kishibe, T, Krugliak, N, McGowan, M, Nolan, B et al.. Uses of Fibrinogen Concentrate in Management of Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy in the Prehospital Environment: A Scoping Review. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024; :1-9. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2024.2425819. PubMed PMID:39508530 .
  7. Nkansah-Junior, K, Elsawi, RS, Drennan, IR, McGowan, M, Nolan, B. Ready to launch: a cross-sectional study of field trauma triage and air-ambulance policies across Canada. CJEM. 2024;26 (11):797-803. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00779-0. PubMed PMID:39347928 .
  8. Li, W, Ahghari, M, von Vopelius-Feldt, J, Nolan, B. The Impact of Location and Asset Type on the Success of Advanced Airway Management in a Critical Care Transport Environment. Air Med J. 2024;43 (5):416-420. doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2024.06.001. PubMed PMID:39293919 .
  9. Dion, PM, Nolan, B, Funk, C, Laverty, C, Scott, J, Miller, D et al.. Blood far forward: A cross-sectional analysis of prehospital transfusion practices in the Canadian Armed Forces. Injury. 2025;56 (1):111771. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111771. PubMed PMID:39122619 .
  10. Dion, PM, von Vopelius-Feldt, J, Drennan, IR, Nolan, B. The future of prehospital whole blood transfusion in Canadian trauma care. CJEM. 2024;26 (10):695-698. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00756-7. PubMed PMID:39106002 .
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Emergency Physician and Trauma Team Leader, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Transport Medicine Physician, Ornge
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto