Peter Austin

Senior Core Scientist

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Cardiovascular Research Program

Phone
416-480-6131

Assistant
Tilley Creary, Research Adiministrative Assistant, 416-480-6100 Ext. 7834

Recent ICES Grants

Development and application of a patient-defined outcome in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy

Principal investigator: Sun L
Co-investigators: Austin PC; Beanlands R; Duffett L; Lee DS; Ruel M; Tulloch HE; Wells GA.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Scheme Grant
2019-2022; $260,101

A primary care online appointment scheduling platform for emergency departments: improving the care transition between emergency and primary care

Principal investigator: Atzema C
Co-investigators: Austin P, Ivers N

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Scheme grant
2018-2021; $527,850

The prevalence and impact of intensive diabetes treatment in older adults

Principal investigator: Lega I
Co-investigators: Austin P, Bronskill S, Campitelli M, Lipscombe L, Rochon P

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Scheme Grant
2018-2021; $290,700

Recent Awards & Recognition

Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers 2017

2017: Dr. Peter Austin was selected by Clarivate Analytics as one the most highly cited researchers of 2017. This annual list identifies researchers who have published a high number of papers that rank within the top 1% of most-cited works in their field during its year of publication.

11/15/2017

Thomson Reuters’ 2016 Highly Cited Researchers

2016: Dr. Peter Austin was selected by Thomson Reuters as one the most highly cited researchers of 2016. These reports rank among the top 1% most cited works for their subject field and year of publication, earning them the mark of exceptional impact.

11/18/2016

Fellow of the American Statistical Association

2016: Dr. Peter Austin was honoured by the ASA for his research in statistical methods for the analysis of observational data, particularly in the use of propensity score methods, as well as collaboration in clinical epidemiology and health services research.

6/22/2016

Recent ICES Publications

3/5/2019

The impact of psychiatric utilisation prior to cancer diagnosis on survival of solid organ malignancies

Klaassen Z, Wallis CJD, Goldberg H, Chandrasekar T, Sayyid RK, Williams SB, Moses KA, Terris MK, Nam RK, Urbach D, Austin PC, Kurdyak P, Kulkarni GS. Br J Cancer. 2019; Mar 5 [Epub ahead of print].

2/28/2019

Comparison of readmission and death among patients with cardiac disease in Northern vs Southern Ontario

Donio PJ, Freitas C, Austin PC, Ross HJ, Abdel-Qadir HM, Wijeysundera HC, Tu K, Cram P, Liu P, Abrams H, Udell JA, Mak S, Farkouh ME, Tu JV, Wang X, Tobe SW, Lee DS. Can J Cardiol. 2019; 35(3):341-51. Epub 2019 Feb 28.

2/14/2019

Rural-urban differences in stroke risk factors, incidence, and mortality in people with and without prior stroke: the CANHEART Stroke Study

Kapral MK, Austin PC, Jeyakumar G, Hall R, Chu A, Khan AM, Jin AY, Martin C, Manuel D, Silver FL, Swartz RH, Tu JV. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2019; 12(2):e004973. Epub 2019 Feb 14.