Nadia Gabarin
MD, MSc, FRCPC, DRCPSC
Dr. Nadia Gabarin is an Assistant Professor (Clinician Teacher) in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto. She is a Transfusion Medicine Specialist at University Health Network and affiliated hospitals.
She completed her Internal Medicine training at the University of Toronto and her Hematology residency at McMaster University and subsequently completed a Transfusion Medicine fellowship through Canadian Blood Services. She holds a Master of Science degree in Health Research Methodology from McMaster University.
Her research interests include blood utilization, patient blood management, and immunohematology.
Selected publications
Plasma transfusion practice: A five-year audit of plasma transfusion at 23 hospitals. Gabarin N, Nguyen PU, Li N, Loeffler A, Raza S, Relke N, Ryan S, Bartoszko J, Liu Y, Risk M, Razak F, Verma A, Arnold DM, Callum J. Transfusion. 2025 Oct;65(10):1839-1850. doi: 10.1111/trf.18400. Epub 2025 Sep 7.
Perioperative Anemia Management in Patients Undergoing Gynaecologic Procedures: A 12-Year Multisite Study. Gabarin N, Liu Y, Coll-Black M, Luketic L, Pai M, St John M, Shirinzadeh M, Sirotich E, Arnold DM, Zeller MP. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2025 Jul;47(7):102923. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2025.102923. Epub 2025 May 14.
Will prothrombin complex concentrate replace plasma in cardiac surgical bleeding in North America? Bartoszko J, Gabarin N, Tanaka K, Callum J. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2026 Feb 1;39(1):1-9. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000001602. Epub 2025 Dec 4.
An evaluation of the clinical impacts of 7-day platelets. Ning S, Gabarin N, Li N, Liu Y, Lucier K, Barty R, Acker J, Webert KE, Warkentin TE, Arnold DM, Heddle NM. Transfusion. 2023 Mar;63(3):480-493. doi: 10.1111/trf.17272. Epub 2023 Feb 6.
Coagulation test understanding and ordering by medical trainees: Novel teaching approach. Gabarin N, Trinkaus M, Selby R, Goldberg N, Hanif H, Sholzberg M. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2022 Jun 17;6(4):10.1002/rth2.12746. doi: 10.1002/rth2.12746. eCollection 2022 May.