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Alim Hirji

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Associate ProfessorMedicine DeptUniversity of Alberta

Alim Hirji

Associate Professor

Medicine Dept

Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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24 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 7 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Publications

246

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Research

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Latest papers

Molecular biopsy features associated with baseline lung allograft dysfunction in a multicenter international cohort.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation · 2026
Longer Duration of Donor Ventilation is not Associated With Long-term Lung Function After Lung Transplantation
Transplantation · 2026 · senior author
Non-Aspergillus fumigatus mould infections in lung transplant recipients: an international, multicentre, case-control study.
The Lancet. Microbe · 2026

All 40 publications

40 publications.

Molecular biopsy features associated with baseline lung allograft dysfunction in a multicenter international cohort.

Mackova M, Gauthier P, Chang J, Hirji A, Weinkauf J, Juvet S, Keshavjee S, Havlin J, Lischke R, Zajacova A, Snell G, Westall G, Halloran PF, Halloran K

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation20262 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.11.005 PMID: 41242356

Longer Duration of Donor Ventilation is not Associated With Long-term Lung Function After Lung Transplantation

Samuel Fioretti, D. Li, Karina Kaur, Alisha Rullay, Justin G. Weinkauf, Dale C. Lien, Laura van den Bosch, Rhea A. Varughese, Jayan Nagendran, Jason C. Weatherald, Kieran M. Halloran, Alim S. Hirji

Transplantation20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000005647 PMID: 41604417

Non-Aspergillus fumigatus mould infections in lung transplant recipients: an international, multicentre, case-control study.

Henry B, Walti LN, Kothari S, Bitterman R, Beeckmans H, Vos R, Cano A, Ruiz-Arabi E, de la Torre Cisneros J, Geisler Crone C, Perch M, Bodén E, Lindstedt S, Tyagi V, Kabbani D, Hirji A, Russelli G, Mularoni A, Luong ML, Viani M, Armati M, Bennett D, Martinu T, Keshavjee S, Husain S

The Lancet. Microbe2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101352 PMID: 42419340

Response to "Letter to the editor" from Dr. Paul Corris.

Mackova M, Gauthier P, Chang J, Hirji A, Weinkauf J, Juvet S, Keshavjee S, Havlin J, Lischke R, Zajacova A, Snell G, Westall G, Halloran PF, Halloran K

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.05.013 PMID: 42178117

Rates of Significant Preventable Adverse Events in Hospitalized Patients With Respiratory Disease.

Rai J, Tay J, Mathura P, Damant R, Zhang J, Shewchuk L, Hirji A

Journal of patient safety2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000001441 PMID: 41931279

Molecular diagnosis of T cell-mediated rejection in bronchial mucosal and transbronchial biopsies.

Gauthier PT, Mackova M, Hachem R, Havlin J, Hirji A, Jaksch P, Juvet S, Keshavjee S, Kovacs Z, Kreisel D, Kubisa B, Levine DJ, Lischke R, Piotrowska M, Simonek J, Timofte I, van den Bosch L, Snell G, Westall G, Zajacova A, Halloran K, Halloran PF

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2026.09.032 PMID: 42790594

Lung Transplantation From Donors With a History of Substance Use.

Li D, Weinkauf J, Hirji A, Weatherald J, Varughese R, van den Bosch L, Lien D, Nagendran J, Halloran K

Clinical transplantation20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/ctr.70162 PMID: 40278827

Respiratory Viruses at Time of Lung Transplant and the Relationship to Primary Graft Dysfunction.

van den Bosch L, Kaur K, Varughese R, Hirji A, Weatherald J, Weinkauf J, Lien D, Garcia OF, Alvarez CC, Doucette K, Kabbani D, Halloran K

Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/tid.70078 PMID: 40717602

Priorities for lung transplantation research: a James Lind Alliance priority-setting partnership between patients, caregivers, and clinicians in Canada.

Michaels MI, Halloran K, Harper L, Marks N, Bergeron C, Nasir B, Kabbani D, van den Bosch L, Hirji A, Varughese RA, Weatherald J

JHLT open20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100349 PMID: 40808824

Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Infections Among Lung Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study in Canada.

Bitterman R, Soualhine H, Akochy PM, Poirier C, Ferraro P, Kabbani D, Hirji A, Tyrrell G, Bergeron C, Levy RD, Wright A, Leung V, Singer LG, Chaparro C, Keshavjee S, Richard-Greenblatt M, Husain S, Luong ML

Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society2025Open Access

DOI: 10.1111/tid.70003 PMID: 39964168

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Alim Hirji

Research

Latest papers

Molecular biopsy features associated with baseline lung allograft dysfunction in a multicenter international cohort.

Longer Duration of Donor Ventilation is not Associated With Long-term Lung Function After Lung Transplantation

Non-Aspergillus fumigatus mould infections in lung transplant recipients: an international, multicentre, case-control study.

Response to "Letter to the editor" from Dr. Paul Corris.

Rates of Significant Preventable Adverse Events in Hospitalized Patients With Respiratory Disease.

Molecular diagnosis of T cell-mediated rejection in bronchial mucosal and transbronchial biopsies.

Lung Transplantation From Donors With a History of Substance Use.

Respiratory Viruses at Time of Lung Transplant and the Relationship to Primary Graft Dysfunction.

Priorities for lung transplantation research: a James Lind Alliance priority-setting partnership between patients, caregivers, and clinicians in Canada.

Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Infections Among Lung Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study in Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Kieran Halloran

Justin Weinkauf

Dale Lien

Jayan Nagendran

Rhea Varughese

Stephen Juvet

Dima Kabbani

Laura van den Bosch

Jason Weatherald

Karen Doucette

Shaf Keshavjee

John Mullen

Carlos Alvarez

Carlos Cervera

Lakshmi Puttagunta

Me-Linh Luong

Benjamin Adam

Viktor Sekowski

Lianne Singer

Shahid Husain

Céline Bergeron

Jonathan Abele

Charles Poirier

Steven Meyer

Jalal Moolji

Eric Wong

Melissa Richard-Greenblatt

Daniel Kim

Mélanie Dieudé

Gregory Tyrrell

Maria Ospina

Justin Ezekowitz

Patricia Gongal

Caroline Piotrowski

Ron Damant

Anne Halpin