Dr. Steve Lin is an emergency physician and scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto. He is an Associate Professor and clinician-scientist in the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine with appointments at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Toronto Metropolitan University.
Dr. Lin is the co-founder of the FIRST60 research group focused on prehospital, trauma and resuscitation science. His research program aims to improve resuscitation and outcomes in cardiac arrest patients. He is the Co-PI of the Epinephrine Dose: Optimal Versus Standard Evaluation (EpiDOSE) randomized controlled trial (NCT03826524). He has been an evidence reviewer for the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation and a co-author on several American Heart Association chapters and scientific statements on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care.
He is also an Advanced Cardiac Life Support medical director and instructor at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and is currently the medical director of the ACLS education program at Unity Health Toronto.
Positions
Chief (interim) and Emergency Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
Scientist
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute
Associate Professor
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
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Publications
Media Coverage
Adrenalin can save a heart but hurt the brain. Canadian research aims to find best dose for a potent drug – CBC