Todd Duhamel, PhD

Biography

Dr. Todd Duhamel is a Red River Métis citizen from Atikokan, Ontario. Duhamel is a professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management and the Principal Investigator for the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences for the St. Boniface General Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre in Winnipeg.

Duhamel completed PhD training in Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo (2007) and postdoctoral training in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba (2008). Duhamel’s research examines the role of physical activity for the prevention and treatment of patients with frailty and cardiovascular disease. Todd serves as the Associate Vice-President (Indigenous) – Research and Academic, University of Manitoba.

Education

  • PhD, Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
  • MSc, Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
  • BSc, Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo

Research summary

Dr. Duhamel's research examines the role of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. He utilizes exercise physiology as a tool to identify novel therapeutic targets and signaling pathways that regulate cardiovascular and skeletal muscle health.

Recent publications

Phillips, E. K., Dave, M. G., Ashe, M. C., Schultz, A. S. H., O’Keefe-McCarthy, S., Arora, R. C., & Duhamel, T. A. (2025). Mobility in a cardiac surgery intensive care unit: A behaviour mapping study. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing (Vol. 87, p. 103918)

Irabor, B., Kothari, A., Hong, J., Chiang, B., Kent, D., Duhamel, T. A., Lawal, M., El-Diasty, M., & Arora, R. C. (2024). Use of Intraoperative Hemostatic Checklists for Blood Management in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Scoping Review. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Phillips, E. K., Chudyk, A. M., Monnin, C., Schultz, A. S. H., Arora, R. C., Duhamel, T. A., & O’Keefe‐McCarthy, S. (2024). The Use of Arts‐Based Methods to Enhance Patient Engagement in Health Research. Health Expectations (Vol. 27, Issue 6)

Phillips, E. K., Monnin, C., Gregora, A., Smith, K., S. H. Schultz, A., O’Keefe-McCarthy, S., Arora, R. C., Duhamel, T. A., & Chudyk, A. M. (2024). A scoping review of incidence and assessment tools for post-intensive care syndrome following cardiac surgery. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing (Vol. 83, p. 103718)

Hay, J. L., McDonald, G. K. D., Pryce, R., Giesbrecht, G. G., Boreskie, S., & Duhamel, T. A. (2024). Assessing feasibility and sex-related inequity in the cardiac rehabilitation quality indicators in Manitoba. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (Vol. 102, Issue 9, pp. 538–551)

Highlights

  • University of Manitoba Graduate Student Association Teaching Award. 2013.
  • CBC Manitoba’s Future 40, 2015.
  • New and Evolving Academic Leaders (NEAL) program certificate, Centre for Faculty Development, University of Toronto.
    2016.
  • Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Young Investigator Award , 2017. This recognition is presented annually to an outstanding CSEP member who received their PhD or MD degree within the past 10 years. The terms for the award state that the individual must be acknowledged to have an excellent reputation throughout Canada and to have achieved notable international recognition.
  • Signature Award, “Best Game or Application”. 2018. My research group worked with Tactica Interactive to create and release a research-informed app by the title “ENCOURAGE: Move more and sit less in the workplace.”

Courses

  • Undergraduate level courses

    • Advanced Exercise Physiology (KIN 4470)
    • Advanced Pathology and Sport Medicine (KIN 4160)
    • Supervised Fieldwork placements (PERS 4630)
    • Undergraduate Directed Studies (PERS 4600)

 

Graduate level courses

  • Current Research in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure: Physical Aspects (PERS 7004)
  • Research in Kinesiology and Recreation Studies (PERS 7080)
    • Cardiac Science and Exercise Physiology
    • Cardiac Rehabiliation Research
    • Exercise Biology
  • Advanced Training in Basic and Clinical Research Topics in Medicine (Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine University of Manitoba & St Boniface Hospital)
  • Molecular Mechanisms of Exercise Physiology I (KPER 7100) 
  • Molecular Mechanisms of Exercise Physiology II (KPER 7102)
  • Graduate Level Directed Study (KPER 7800)