Raj Padwal, University of Alberta

Research

Case Management Cost-Effectiveness Diabetes Effectiveness Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Hypertension Patient Centred Outcomes Seniors

Latest papers

In adults with overweight or obesity, weekly subcutaneous cagrilintide-semaglutide increased weight loss at 68 wk.
ACP journal club · 2025 · senior author
In T2D and hypertension, the lower-sodium DASH4D diet reduced SBP more than a higher-sodium comparison diet at 5 wk.
Annals of internal medicine · 2025 · senior author
Validation of combiomed hipermax-BF model A7101 automatic oscillometric upper-arm sphygmomanometer in general population: AAMI/ESH/ISO universal standard (ISO 81060-2:2018/Amd 1:2020).
Journal of human hypertension · 2024 · senior author

All 114 publications

Latest funding

The BedMed Initiative - Making better use of existing therapeutics
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$1,420,736
Telemonitoring and Protocolized Case Management for Hypertension In Seniors
CIHR · 2015 · Nominated PI
$750,000
Long-term effects of common pregnancy complications on susceptibility to pediatric obesity-metabolic syndrome and response to weight management interventions
CIHR · 2011 · Supervisor
$90,000

All 7 grants and awards

114 publications.

01

In adults with overweight or obesity, weekly subcutaneous cagrilintide-semaglutide increased weight loss at 68 wk.

Agarwal A, Padwal R

ACP journal club20251 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.7326/annals-25-03745-jc

02

In T2D and hypertension, the lower-sodium DASH4D diet reduced SBP more than a higher-sodium comparison diet at 5 wk.

Lau D, Padwal R, ACP Journal Club Editorial Team at McMaster University

Annals of internal medicine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.7326/annals-25-03662-jc PMID: 41052438

03

Validation of combiomed hipermax-BF model A7101 automatic oscillometric upper-arm sphygmomanometer in general population: AAMI/ESH/ISO universal standard (ISO 81060-2:2018/Amd 1:2020).

Hernández Véliz D, Valdés González Y, Armas Rojas NB, De la Noval García R, Ringrose J, Padwal R

Journal of human hypertension2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41371-024-00948-9 PMID: 39182003

04

Inter-observer reliability and anatomical landmarks for arm circumference to determine cuff size for blood pressure measurement.

Oguaju B, Lau D, Padwal R, Ringrose J

Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2024

DOI: 10.1111/jch.14854 PMID: 38980266

05

A comparison among oscillometric waveforms in healthy nonpregnant women, pregnancy and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Ringrose JS, Sridar S, Araneta P, Chan L, Kassam J, Wirzba M, Greeff K, Ramsay G, Sia W, Khurana R, Bader E, Padwal R

Blood pressure monitoring2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/mbp.0000000000000700 PMID: 38465772

06

Towards Optimal Use of Home BP Monitoring Technology: Incorporating Patient Perspectives.

Padwal R, Cluett J

American journal of hypertension2024First author

DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpae107 PMID: 39132889

07

Characterizing Hypertension Specialist Care in Canada: A National Survey

Lui S, Dubrofsky L, Khan NA, Tobe SW, Huynh J, Kuyper L, Mathew A, Amin S, Schiffrin EL, Harvey P

CJC Open20231 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2023.08.014

08

Automated 'oscillometric' blood pressure measuring devices: how they work and what they measure.

Sharman JE, Tan I, Stergiou GS, Lombardi C, Saladini F, Butlin M, Padwal R, Asayama K, Avolio A, Brady TM, Murray A, Parati G

Journal of human hypertension2023

DOI: 10.1038/s41371-022-00693-x PMID: 35637256

09

Global proliferation and clinical consequences of non-validated automated BP devices.

Whelton PK, Picone DS, Padwal R, Campbell NRC, Drawz P, Rakotz MK, Parati G, Zhang XH, Sharman JE

Journal of human hypertension2023

DOI: 10.1038/s41371-022-00667-z PMID: 35279699

10

HEARTS in the Americas: a global example of using clinically validated automated blood pressure devices in cardiovascular disease prevention and management in primary health care settings.

Ordunez P, Lombardi C, Picone DS, Brady TM, Campbell NRC, Moran AE, Padwal R, Rosende A, Whelton PK, Sharman JE

Journal of human hypertension2023

DOI: 10.1038/s41371-022-00659-z PMID: 35273326

The BedMed Initiative - Making better use of existing therapeutics

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Garrison, Scott R; Lewanczuk, Richard Z; Bakal, Jeffrey A; Hill, Michael D; Katz, Alan; Mcalister, Finlay A; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; Perry, Bruce; Trueman, Darryl

Keywords: Chronotherapy; Comparative Effectiveness; Hypertension; Pragmatic Trial

$1,420,736

Telemonitoring and Protocolized Case Management for Hypertension In Seniors

Nominated PICIHR2015Oper Grant:eHealth Innov Partnership Program(eHIPP)-Seniors w Complex Care Needs

Principal investigators: Padwal, Raj S; Edwards, Alun L; Holroyd-Leduc, Jayna M; Boulanger, Pierre B; Klarenbach, Scott; Majumdar, Sumit R; Mcalister, Finlay A; Rabi, Doreen M

Keywords: Case Management; Cost-Effectiveness; Diabetes; Effectiveness; Home Blood Pressure Monitoring; Hypertension; Patient Centred Outcomes; Seniors; Telemonitoring; Usability

$750,000

Long-term effects of common pregnancy complications on susceptibility to pediatric obesity-metabolic syndrome and response to weight management interventions

SupervisorCIHR2011CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Rueda-Clausen, Christian

Keywords: Fetal Programming; Metabolic Syndrome; Obesity; Obesity Programming

$90,000

Evaluating the Impact of the GIM Care Transformation Initiative

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Mcalister, Finlay A; Colbourne, Sandra A

Keywords: Administrative Databases; Hospital Medicine; Interrupted Time Series

$114,000

Evaluating Self-Management and Educational Support in Extremely Obese Patients Awaiting Multidisciplinary Bariatric Care (EVOLUTION)

Nominated PICIHR2011Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Padwal, Raj S; Estey, Angela

Keywords: Cost-Effectiveness; Health Services Research; Lifestyle Modification; Obesity; Patient Self Management; Quality Of Life; Self-Efficacy; Wait List; Weight Management

$344,127

Working with Parents to Prevent Childhood Obesity: A Primary Care-based Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Ball, Geoff D; Estey, Angela

Keywords: Family; Intervention; Obesity; Pediatrics; Primary Care

$345,900

Outcome Assessment to Optimize Patient Selection for Bariatric Surgery (OASIS)

Nominated PICIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Padwal, Raj S; Klarenbach, Scott; Majumdar, Sumit R; Sharma, Arya M

Keywords: Access To Care; Bariatric Surgery; Diabetes; Health Economics; Health Services; Mortality; Obesity; Patient Selection; Quality Of Life; Triage

$384,036

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc and Jayna Holroyd-Leduc: 90 shared papers
Scott Klarenbach and Stephanie Thompson: 29 shared papers
Doreen Rabi and Doreen Rabi: 23 shared papers
Scott Klarenbach and Kailash Jindal: 19 shared papers
Branko Braam and Kailash Jindal: 14 shared papers
Stephanie Thompson and Kailash Jindal: 12 shared papers
Scott Klarenbach and Branko Braam: 11 shared papers
Fiona Clement and Jayna Holroyd-Leduc: 10 shared papers
Aminu Bello and Stephanie Thompson: 10 shared papers
Scott Klarenbach and Aminu Bello: 9 shared papers
Stephanie Thompson and Branko Braam: 9 shared papers
Fiona Clement and Jayna Holroyd-Leduc: 8 shared papers
Ally Prebtani and Marcel Ruzicka: 7 shared papers
Raj Padwal and Scott Klarenbach: 7 shared papers
Scott Klarenbach and Nairne Scott-Douglas: 6 shared papers
Scott Klarenbach and Darren Lau: 6 shared papers
Aminu Bello and Kailash Jindal: 6 shared papers
Nairne Scott-Douglas and Kailash Jindal: 6 shared papers
Adrian Wagg and Fiona Clement: 5 shared papers
Jayna Holroyd-Leduc and Stephanie Thompson: 4 shared papers
Nairne Scott-Douglas and Stephanie Thompson: 4 shared papers
Adrian Wagg and Jayna Holroyd-Leduc: 3 shared papers
Adrian Wagg and Raj Padwal: 3 shared papers
Fiona Clement and Raj Padwal: 3 shared papers
Jayna Holroyd-Leduc and Raj Padwal: 3 shared papers
Raj Padwal and Stephanie Thompson: 3 shared papers
Raj Padwal and Branko Braam: 3 shared papers
Raj Padwal and Darren Lau: 3 shared papers
Marcel Ruzicka and Karen Tran: 3 shared papers
Adrian Wagg and Jayna Holroyd-Leduc: 2 shared papers
Fiona Clement and Doreen Rabi: 2 shared papers
Janusz Kaczorowski and Raj Padwal: 2 shared papers
Nadia Khan and Raj Padwal: 2 shared papers
Doreen Rabi and Raj Padwal: 2 shared papers
Doreen Rabi and Pierre Boulanger: 2 shared papers
Jayna Holroyd-Leduc and Raj Padwal: 2 shared papers
Raj Padwal and Pierre Boulanger: 2 shared papers
Raj Padwal and Doreen Rabi: 2 shared papers
Raj Padwal and Aminu Bello: 2 shared papers
Raj Padwal and Nairne Scott-Douglas: 2 shared papers
Raj Padwal and Katerina Maximova: 2 shared papers
Raj Padwal and Colleen Norris: 2 shared papers
Raj Padwal and Kailash Jindal: 2 shared papers
Raj Padwal and Marcel Ruzicka: 2 shared papers
Raj Padwal and Karen Tran: 2 shared papers
Pierre Boulanger and Scott Klarenbach: 2 shared papers
Ally Prebtani and Alexander Logan: 1 shared paper
Ally Prebtani and Raj Padwal: 1 shared paper
Ally Prebtani and Karen Tran: 1 shared paper
Arnav Agarwal and Raj Padwal: 1 shared paper
Fiona Clement and Doreen Rabi: 1 shared paper
Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan and Raj Padwal: 1 shared paper
Nadia Khan and Doreen Rabi: 1 shared paper
Nadia Khan and Colleen Norris: 1 shared paper
Doreen Rabi and Colleen Norris: 1 shared paper
Alexander Logan and Raj Padwal: 1 shared paper
Alexander Logan and Branko Braam: 1 shared paper
Aminu Bello and Darren Lau: 1 shared paper

Medicine
Surgery
Medicine/Nephrology
Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
Community Health Sciences
Family Medicine
Medicine/Endocrinology/Metabolism
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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.

Branko Braam

Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science

3 shared papers, latest 2023

Stephanie Thompson

Medicine/Nephrology

3 shared papers, latest 2022

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Family Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2020

Fiona Clement

Community Health Sciences

3 shared papers, latest 2020

Colleen Norris

Medicine/Nephrology

2 shared papers, latest 2017

Marcel Ruzicka

Department of Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Doreen Rabi

Medicine/Endocrinology/Metabolism

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Nadia Khan

Internal Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Janusz Kaczorowski

Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Rita Suri

Medicine/Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Rene Jacobs

Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science

1 shared papers, latest 2011

Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan

Public Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Catherine Field

Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science

1 shared papers, latest 2011

Ally Prebtani

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Case Management Dear Professor Padwal, 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 "In adults with overweight or obesity, weekly subcutaneous cagrilintide-semaglutide increased weight loss at 68 wk." (2025), 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]

Raj Padwal

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

In adults with overweight or obesity, weekly subcutaneous cagrilintide-semaglutide increased weight loss at 68 wk.

In T2D and hypertension, the lower-sodium DASH4D diet reduced SBP more than a higher-sodium comparison diet at 5 wk.

Validation of combiomed hipermax-BF model A7101 automatic oscillometric upper-arm sphygmomanometer in general population: AAMI/ESH/ISO universal standard (ISO 81060-2:2018/Amd 1:2020).

Inter-observer reliability and anatomical landmarks for arm circumference to determine cuff size for blood pressure measurement.

A comparison among oscillometric waveforms in healthy nonpregnant women, pregnancy and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Towards Optimal Use of Home BP Monitoring Technology: Incorporating Patient Perspectives.

Characterizing Hypertension Specialist Care in Canada: A National Survey

Automated 'oscillometric' blood pressure measuring devices: how they work and what they measure.

Global proliferation and clinical consequences of non-validated automated BP devices.

HEARTS in the Americas: a global example of using clinically validated automated blood pressure devices in cardiovascular disease prevention and management in primary health care settings.

The BedMed Initiative - Making better use of existing therapeutics

Telemonitoring and Protocolized Case Management for Hypertension In Seniors

Long-term effects of common pregnancy complications on susceptibility to pediatric obesity-metabolic syndrome and response to weight management interventions

Evaluating the Impact of the GIM Care Transformation Initiative

Evaluating Self-Management and Educational Support in Extremely Obese Patients Awaiting Multidisciplinary Bariatric Care (EVOLUTION)

Working with Parents to Prevent Childhood Obesity: A Primary Care-based Study

Outcome Assessment to Optimize Patient Selection for Bariatric Surgery (OASIS)

Frequent collaborators

Scott Klarenbach

Darren Lau

Branko Braam

Stephanie Thompson

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Fiona Clement

Adrian Wagg

Pierre Boulanger

Doreen Rabi

Aminu Bello

Nairne Scott-Douglas

Katerina Maximova

Colleen Norris

Kailash Jindal

Marcel Ruzicka

Karen Tran

Doreen Rabi

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Nadia Khan

Janusz Kaczorowski

John Floras

Puneeta Tandon

Rita Suri

Swapnil Hiremath

Richard Lewanczuk

Maryna Yaskina

Kara Schick-Makaroff

Alexander Logan

Michael Stickland

Raj Padwal

Rita Suri

Rene Jacobs

Jessica Tieu-Uyen Huynh

Arnav Agarwal

Marcello Tonelli

Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan

Catherine Field

Ally Prebtani