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Dr. Rachel Khadaroo
Dr. Rachel Khadaroo
Surgeon-Scientist, University of Alberta Hospital
Associate Professor, University of Alberta
Dr. Rachel Khadaroo is an Associate Professor, Intensivist, and surgeon-scientist in the Department of Surgery at the University of Alberta. She earned her Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine (MD) at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Dr. Khadaroo achieved her PhD in the Surgical Scientist Program at the University of Toronto. She completed her General Surgery training at the University of Alberta and specialized in Critical Care Medicine at the University of Toronto. Her clinical interests are in Acute Care Surgery and critical illness.
Dr. Khadaroo has a number of publications and has travelled worldwide for her research. She is dedicated to the advancement of care for older patients undergoing surgery. Her research activities span two pillars of health inquiry –biomedical and clinical. She was the Principle Investigator for the Elder-friendly Approaches to the Surgical Environment Study (EASE), which was a multi-site care initiative that investigated impact of elder-friendly practices on surgical patients (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/2760955). Her research interests include the identification of barriers to evidence-based practices on surgical wards and factors present at the patient-level or biological-level to help optimize perioperative or postoperative care to improve outcomes in surgical patients. Her laboratory focuses on using clinically relevant models examining mechanisms and biomarkers in sepsis and intestinal injury to develop novel diagnostic and treatment strategies in critically ill patients.
In her spare time she enjoys drawing and has previously won first prize in Ontario for medical illustration. More recently she has used her creativity by launching You Tube videos for surgical education (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcRU-gvOmxE2mwMWkowouBkxGXkLZ8Uis).
For more information on her research, visit her website at drkhadaroo.com or contact Dr. Khadaroo at khadaroo@ualberta.ca
Research Team
Research Team
Rachelle Davies, MSc, BKin, CSEP-CPT, Prosci Certified Change Practitioner
Rachelle Davies, MSc, BKin, CSEP-CPT, Prosci Certified Change Practitioner
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
Rachelle completed her Bachelor of Kinesiology (2015) and Master of Science (2018) at the University of Alberta in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation (KSR). She is currently the Senior Clinical Research Coordinator working with Dr. Khadaroo and is the lead kinesiologist and implementation coordinator for the BE-FIT program.
Prior to landing her current role in the Department of Surgery, Rachelle has always had passion for learning about health, exercise, and sport, inspired by her own experience competing in the sport of ringette at the elite level for over 15 years. She completed her MSc in KSR under the supervision of Dr. Michael Kennedy and studied how the lung health of competitive swimmers changes with different training loads in a season. Throughout her studies, she instructed undergraduate level health courses, was a personal trainer, and taught yoga and exercise classes to people of all ages and fitness levels, including those living with chronic medical conditions. Shifting gears and gaining interest in clinical populations, Rachelle worked for six years in the Division of Nephrology as a Project Manager and Research Coordinator, leading multiple research projects and clinical exercise trials in chronic kidney disease and people receiving hemodialysis. She brings a wealth of clinical exercise knowledge to the team and has a passion for studying how exercise can be used as a tool to impact health outcomes.
In her spare time, she enjoys staying physically active in any way she can, spending time with family and friends, trying new food, and traveling. She also loves cooking and baking, especially sourdough bread!
Dr. Paula Horsley, MD
Dr. Paula Horsley, MD
Geriatrician and Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta
Dr. Paula Horsley is a Geriatrician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta. She completed her medical degree at the University of Ottawa and completed her residency training at the University of Ottawa and the University of Alberta. Her clinical and research interests are in perioperative geriatrics.
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