Dr. Marc Carrier
Dr. Marc Carrier (he/him)
Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology
Senior Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program
Ottawa Health Research Institute

MD, MSc, FRCPC



Biography

Dr. Marc Carrier, M.D., MSc, FRCPC, is Head of the Division of Hematology at The Ottawa Hospital, a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Senior Scientist in the Clinical Epidemiology Program of The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. He holds a Tier 1 Clinical Research Chair in Venous Thromboembolism and Cancer from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. His clinical research is focused in venous thromboembolic disease and cancer, including cancer screening, prevention and management.

Selected publications:

Carrier M, Abou-Nassar K, Mallick R, Tagalakis V, Shivakumar S, Schattner A, Kuruvilla P, Hill D, Spadafora S, Marquis K, Trinkaus M, Tomiak A, Lee AYY, Gross PL, Lazo-Langner A, El-Maraghi R, Goss G, Le Gal G, Stewart D, Ramsay T, Rodger M, Witham D, Wells PS; AVERT Investigators. Apixaban to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2019 Feb 21;380(8):711-719.

Wang KL, van Es N, Cameron C, Castellucci LA, Büller HR, Carrier MExtended treatment of venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Heart. 2019 Apr;105(7):545-552.

van Es N, Le Gal G, Otten HM, Robin P, Piccioli A, Lecumberri R, Jara-Palomares L, Religa P, Rieu V, Rondina M, Beckers MM, Prandoni P, Salaun PY, Di Nisio M, Bossuyt PM, Büller HR, Carrier M. Screening for Occult Cancer in Patients With Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Sep 19;167(6):410-417. doi: 10.7326/M17-0868. Epub 2017 Aug 22. Review.

Carrier M, Lazo-Langner A, Shivakumar S, Tagalakis V, Zarychanski R, Solymoss S, Routhier N, Douketis J, Danovitch K, Lee AY, Le Gal G, Wells PS, Corsi DJ, Ramsay T, Coyle D, Chagnon I, Kassam Z, Tao H, Rodger M for the SOME Investigators. Screening for Occult Cancer in Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism. NEJM. 2015 Aug 20;373(8):697-704.

Castellucci LA, Cameron C, Le Gal G, Rodger MA, Coyle D, Wells PS, Clifford T, Gandara E, Wells G, Carrier M. Clinical and safety outcomes associated with treatment of acute venous thromboembolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA. 2014 Sep;312(11):1122.1135.

Castellucci LA, Cameron C, Le Gal G, Rodger MA, Coyle D, Wells PS, Clifford T, Gandara E, Wells G, Carrier M. Efficacy and safety outcomes of oral anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs in the secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism: systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ 2013;347:f5133.

Carrier M, Le Gal G, Wells P, Rodger M. Systematic review: Case-fatality rates of recurrent venous thromboembolism and major bleeding events among patients treated for venous thromboembolism. Ann Intern Med. 2010 May;152(9):578-589.

Research interests

  • Cancer and Thrombosis
  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses
  • Clinical Trials