Roman Jaeschke
Dr. Jaeschke works as a critical care physician in clinical work and has contributed to the development of Evidence-based Medicine, Clinical Practice Guidelines and the GRADE Methodology. Application of these concepts led to the project of McMaster Textbook of Medicine, the first Canadian textbook of Medicine. Previous publications ended with him being listed among the world’s most quotes researchers over the course of 2015-2018.
Educational Background:
1988 MSc, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Canada
1982 PHARM MD, Pharmacology, Heidelberg, Germany,
1981 MD, Krakow Poland
Current Status:
Professor, Department of Medicine and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University
Clinical Activities:
Internal Medicine and Critical Care physician.
Personal Achievements:
Editor: McMaster Textbook of Medicine (www.mcmastertextbook.com)
On the list of highly cited world’s researchers each year between 2016 – 2022 (https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/2753803)
Lifetime Publications:
Over 200 PubMed listed publications;
Over 100 international presentation
Education and Professional Standing:
Medical Degree (Medical Academy),
Doctor of Medicine in Pharmacology, Internal Medicine (McMaster University),
MSc in Design, Measurement and Evaluation, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (McMaster University).
Academic Interests:
Contributing to primary clinical research and meta-analyses throughout most of his career, Dr. Jaeschke now concentrates more of his efforts on Knowledge Translation: specifically the development of clinical practice guidelines methodology and its clinical applications.
Activities and Contributions:
Dr Jaeschke is a practicing critical care physician who has contributed to the development of the concepts of Evidence Based Medicine, Clinical Practice Guidelines and GRADE methodology. The further application of the above concepts inform his current project – McMaster Textbook of Medicine (www.mcmastertextbook.com), the first Canadian textbook of Medicine.
Contact details:
Roman Jaeschke, Professor Medicine,Department of Medicine and Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact,
McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
tel: 905-521-6077, e-mail: jaeschke@mcmaster.ca