Dr. Jeffrey J. Perry

Dr Jeffrey J. Perry

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Dr. Jeffrey J. Perry MD, MSc, CCFP-EM
Full Professor
External Roles:
Senior Scientist, Acute Care Research Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Director, Acute Care Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Senior Leadership Team, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medicine Organization (TOHAMO) Board Member
Elected Member, Ottawa Hospital Physicians Association (OHPA) Board of Directors
Chair Finance Committee (TOHAMO)
Vice-Chair (TOHAMO)
Member, TOHAMO Innovation Grants Committee
Member, TOHAMO Research Metrics Committee
Member, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of Ottawa
Past Chair, Member of Executive Committee, Network of Canadian Emergency Researchers (NCER)

Site: The Ottawa Hospital (TOH)



Biography

Medical school

  • University of Ottawa (1996)

Residency

  • Memorial University of Newfoundland - Family Medicine, University of Manitoba - Emergency Medicine (1998)
  • University of Manitoba Emergency Medicine (1999)

Fellowship

  • Research Fellowship, University of Ottawa (2001) 

Academic Focus

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Clinical decision rules
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, TIA/Stroke

Award Highlights

  • Tier 1 Clinical Research Chair, Research Chair in Emergency Neurological Research, University of Ottawa
  • The Dr. Ian Stiell Excellence in Emergency Medicine Scholarship Award, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
  • Award of Merit, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
  • Top Abstract, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
  • Top Abstract, ICEM

Selected Publications

  • Perry JJ, Stiell IG, Sivilotti MLA, Bullard MJ, Emond M, Symington C, Sutherland J, Worster A, Hohl C, Lee JS, Eisenhauer M, Mortensen M, Mackey D, Pauls M, Lesiuk H, Wells GA. Sensitivity of Computed Tomography Performed Within Six Hours of Onset of Headache for Diagnosis of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: Prospective Cohort Study BMJ 2011; Jul 18;343:d4277.
  • Perry JJ, Stiell IG, Sivilotti MLA, Bullard MJ, Hohl CM, Sutherland J, Emond M, Worster, Lee JS, Mackey D, Pauls M, Lesiuk H, Symington C, Wells GA. Clinical Decision Rules to Rule Out Subarachnoid Hemorrhage for Acute Headache. JAMA. 2013;310(12):1248-1255.
  • Perry JJ, Stiell IG, Sivilotti MLA, Bullard MJ, Lee JS, Eisenhauer M, Symington C, Mortensen M, Sutherland J, Lesiuk H, Wells GA. High Risk Clinical Characteristics for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Acute Headache Patients BMJ. 2010 Oct 28;341:c5204. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5204.
  • Perry JJ, Spacek A, Forbes M, Wells GA, Mortensen M, Symington C, Fortin N, Stiell IG. Is the combination of negative computed tomography result and negative lumbar puncture sufficient to rule out subarachnoid hemorrhage. Annals of Emerg Med 2008;51(6)707-713.
  • Perry JJ, Sharma M, Sivilotti MLA, Sutherland J, Symington C, Worster A, Emond M, Stotts G, Jin AY, Oczkowski WJ, Sahlas DJ, Murray H, MacKey A, Verreault S, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Prospective Validation of the ABCD2 Score for Patients in Emergency Department with transient ischemic attack. CMAJ 2011;183(10):1137-1145.
  • Perry JJ, Sivilotti MLA, Sutherland J, Hohl CM, Emond M, Calder LA, Vaillancourt C, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Lesiuk H, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Validation of the Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule in Patients with Acute Headache. CMAJ November 13, 2017 vol. 189 no. 45 E1379-E1385.
  • Perry JJ, Alyahya B, Sivilotti MLA, Bullard MJ, Emond M, Sutherland J, Worster A, Hohl C, Lee JS, Eisenhauer M, Pauls M, Lesiuk H, Wells GA, Stiell IG. Differentiation between traumatic tap and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: prospective cohort study.  BMJ February 2015;350:h568.
  • Perry JJ, Sivilotti MLA, Stiell IG, Wells GA, Raymond J, Mortensen M, Symington C. Should spectrophotometry be used to identify xanthochromia in the cerebrospinal fluid of alert patients suspected of having subarachoid hemorrhage? Stroke 2006;37:2467-2472.
  • Perry JJ, Sivilotti MLA, Emond M, Hohl CM, Khan M, Lesiuk H, Sutherland J, Abdulaziz K, Wells GA, Stiell IG.  Implementation of the Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule and the 6-Hour CT Rule in Patients with Acute Headache: A Prospective Implementation Study. Stroke. 2020 Feb;51(2):424-430.  
  • Perry JJ, Sivilotti MLA, Emond M, Stiell IG, Stotts G, Lee J, Worster A, Morris J, Cheung KW, Jin AY, Oczkowski WJ, Sahlas DJ, Murray HE, Mackey A, Verreault S, Camden MC, Yip S, Teal P, Gladstone DJ, Boulos MI, Chagnon N, Shouldice E, Atzema C, Slaoui T, Teitlebaum J, Abdulaziz K, Nemnom MJ, Wells GA, Sharma M.  A Prospective Cohort Study to Validate and Compare the Canadian TIA Score to the ABCD2 and ABCD2i for Subsequent Stroke Risk Following Transient Ischemic Attack. BMJ 2021;372:n49 

Personal philosophy

"If it is worth doing, do it right."

Relevant Links

PubMed


Updated - July 2026