Dr. Leandra Amado

Biography

After completing training in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dr. Amado embarked on a clinical fellowship in Perioperative Medicine at St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto. She is a Staff Anesthesiologist at the Ottawa Hospital, Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa, and Clinician Investigator at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Her special interests are geriatric anesthesia, frailty, perioperative brain health and the psychological determinants of perioperative outcomes. She serves an additional role as the Medical Director of the Pre-Anesthetic Unit (PAU) and is part of the Virtual Recovery after Surgery (VRAS) team.

Nominations

• Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa
• Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
• Clinician Investigator (Acute Care Research), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
• Medical Director of the Pre-Anesthetic Unit (Civic Campus)
• Co-Chair of the Abstract Committee, Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine (SASM)

Honors, awards and grants

• Junior Faculty Clinical Research Rising Star Award (2025): the ACCELERATE Pilot Study
• TOHAMO Innovation Fund Grant (2024-25): Frailty-Linked Assessment for Geriatric Surgery (FLAGS)
• TOHAMO Innovation Fund Grant (2024-25): local funding for FAST Walk

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