Dr. Richard Brull

Professor

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Biography

Richard Brull graduated from the University of Calgary medical school in 1999 and completed his anesthesia residency at the University of Toronto in 2004. He subsequently undertook fellowship training in regional anesthesia at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Brull returned to Toronto Western Hospital as a staff anesthesiologist in 2005 and has strong clinical academic interests in regional anesthesia, ultrasound guidance, and nerve injury. His research specifically focuses on understanding, evaluating the incidence, mechanisms, detection, and potential prevention of neurological complications from regional anesthesia. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and multiple chapters in leading textbooks including Miller’s Anesthesia. Brull served as the Site Chief of the Department of Anesthesia at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto from 2012 to 2017 and was subsequently appointed the inaugural Evelyn Bateman Cara Operations Chair in Ambulatory Anesthesia for Women’s Health at Women’s College Hospital. He has held the rank of Professor of Anesthesia at the University of Toronto since 2014.

Research Interests

Experience

Staff Anesthesiologist

2005-01-01 — Present

Toronto Western Hospital • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Staff anesthesiologist focusing on regional anesthesia and ultrasound guidance.

Site Chief of Department of Anesthesia

2012-01-01 — 2017-01-01

Women’s College Hospital • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Led the Department of Anesthesia providing oversight and guidance.

Evelyn Bateman Cara Operations Chair, Ambulatory Anesthesia

— Present

Women’s College Hospital • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Inaugural chair specializing in ambulatory anesthesia for women's health.

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology