Dr. Erick McNair PhD, MSc, CCP, FICA
Assistant Professor, Cardiac Researcher

My background is in cardiac pathophysiology, biochemical markers of organ injury, and clinical perfusion during cardiac surgery. I am involved in teaching, research, and administrative activities.

Research Areas

My areas of translational research are:

• Quantification and clinical application of biochemical markers of organ injury following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), cardiopulmonary bypass-supported cardiac surgery, and neuroendovascular intervention
• Exploration of various blood conservation methods during cardiopulmonary bypass-supported cardiac surgery

Interprofessional Collaborative Research (Colleges of Nursing and Dentistry)

• Interprofessional education dissemination to nursing students
• Diabetes and hypertension in adolescents.

Current Projects

The understanding of biochemical markers of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass supported cardiac surgery.

The role of biomarkers in cerebrovascular disease and coronary atherothrombotic syndromes.

The identification of undiagnosed diabetes and hypertension in Saskatchewan adolescents.

McNair E, McKay WP, Mondal PK, Bryce RDT. Transfusion Use and Hemoglobin Levels by Blood Conservation Method after Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Nov;110(5):1520-1526. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.029. Epub 2020 Apr 11.

Spurr S, Bally J, Bullin C, Allan D, McNair E. The prevalence of undiagnosed Prediabetes/type 2 diabetes, prehypertension/hypertension and obesity among ethnic groups of adolescents in Western Canada. BMC Pediatr. 2020 Jan 23;20(1):31. doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-1924-6

Spurr S. Bally J, McNair E. Prediabetes: An Emerging Public Health Concern in Adolescents. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Accepted January 20, 2019.

Bezaire J (student), Thomson D, McNair E. Recombinant factor VIII measurement in a Hemophilia A patient undergoing cardiopulmonary-bypass supported cardiac surgery. J Extra Corpor Technol., 2018, Sept; 50:170-7

Pearce C, Islam N (student), Bryce R, McNair E, AGE:RAGE Axis in Coronary Stent Restenosis: a Prospective Study, Int J Angiol 2018; 27(04): 213-222.

Pearce C, Qureshi M, Prasad K, McNair E, Atherosclerosis and the Hypercholesterolemic AGE-RAGE Axis. International Journal of Angiology, 2016, 25(2):110-6.

Bally C (student), Qureshi AM, McNair E. Performance Evaluation of the Plateletworks® in the Measurement of Blood Cell Counts as compared to the Beckman Coulter Unicel DXH 800. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2015 Jun; 47(2):113-8.

Bally C (student), Marcoux J, Thomson D., Gamble J, McNair E. Bivalirudin as an adjunctive anticoagulant to heparin in the treatment of heparin resistance during cardiopulmonary bypass assisted cardiac surgery. Perfusion. 2015, (3):189-99.

McNair E, McKay W, Qureshi AM, Rosin M, Gamble J, Dalshaug G, Mycyk T, Prasad K Outcomes and biochemical parameters following cardiac surgery: effects of transfusion of residual blood using centrifugation and multiple-pass hemoconcentration. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Dec; 27(6):1174-80.