Deirdre O'Neill, University of Alberta

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Alberta profile.

Latest papers

Mechanisms Underlying Reduced Peak Oxygen Uptake in Older Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors.
JACC. Advances · 2026
Integrating palliative care into the modern cardiac intensive care unit: a review.
European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care · 2022
Primary Prevention Statins in Older Adults: Personalized Care for a Heterogeneous Population.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2020 · first author

7 publications.

01

Mechanisms Underlying Reduced Peak Oxygen Uptake in Older Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors.

Foulkes SJ, Pituskin E, McMurtry T, Skow RJ, Grenier J, Weeldreyer N, Tomczak C, O'Neill D, Welsh RC, Thompson RB, Haykowsky MJ

JACC. Advances20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102610 PMID: 41854565

02

Integrating palliative care into the modern cardiac intensive care unit: a review.

Kim JM, Godfrey S, O'Neill D, Sinha SS, Kochar A, Kapur NK, Katz JN, Warraich HJ

European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care2022

DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuac034 PMID: 35363258

03

Primary Prevention Statins in Older Adults: Personalized Care for a Heterogeneous Population.

O'Neill D, Stone NJ, Forman DE

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society2020First author

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16330 PMID: 31967323

04

The importance of physical function as a clinical outcome: Assessment and enhancement.

O'Neill D, Forman DE

Clinical cardiology2020First author

DOI: 10.1002/clc.23311 PMID: 31825137

05

Never Too Old for Cardiac Rehabilitation.

O'Neill D, Forman DE

Clinics in geriatric medicine2019First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2019.07.001 PMID: 31543175

06

Inappropriate shocks by subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator due to T-wave oversensing in hyperkalemia leading to ventricular fibrillation.

Kiamanesh O, O'Neill D, Sivakumaran S, Kimber S

HeartRhythm case reports2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2015.04.007 PMID: 28491562

07

Frailty and Outcome in Elderly Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome

Michelle M. Graham, P. Diane Galbraith, Deirdre O’Neill, Darryl B. Rolfson, Candace Dando, Colleen M. Norris

Canadian Journal of Cardiology2013133 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.08.016 PMID: 24183299

Frequent collaborators

Medicine Dept
Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging Dept
Other

Co-authors at University of Alberta, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Michelle Graham

Medicine Dept

1 shared papers, latest 2013

Richard Thompson

Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging Dept

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Darryl Rolfson

Medicine Dept

1 shared papers, latest 2013

Corey Tomczak

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Paper to mention

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor O'Neill, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Mechanisms Underlying Reduced Peak Oxygen Uptake in Older Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Deirdre O'Neill