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Ranjani Somayaji

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of Calgary

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Ranjani Somayaji

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
53 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 11 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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119

Publications

1,040

Citations

150

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Balance+ Trial Blood Stream Infections Critical Illness Health Outcomes International Study Mixed-Methods Study Patient Informed Outcomes Patients And Family Members

Latest papers

Cefazolin for Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
New England Journal of Medicine · 2026
Diabetic Foot Infections: A Toolkit for Wound Care Clinicians.
Advances in skin & wound care · 2026 · senior author
Evaluating the association of antibiotic spectrum and treatment responses of cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society · 2026 · first author

All 119 publications

Latest funding

BALANCE+ PRO (Patient-informed Relevant Outcomes)
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$309,825
Paving a path to improved access: The STBBI-CARE study [community/access/respect/equity]
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$100,000
The influence of Cytomegalovirus infection on cystic fibrosis disease progression
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$956,252

All 4 grants and awards

119 publications.

Cefazolin for Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Lee TC, Barina LA, Walls G, Goodman AL, Yahav D, Cheng MP, Bonten M, Bowen AC, Boyles T, Daneman N

New England Journal of Medicine202613 citations

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2506905

Diabetic Foot Infections: A Toolkit for Wound Care Clinicians.

Kilby K, Lata C, Castellani L, Kalina Samji D, Sibbald RG, Gregory JH, Somayaji R

Advances in skin & wound care2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/asw.0000000000000422 PMID: 41860295

Evaluating the association of antibiotic spectrum and treatment responses of cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations.

Somayaji R, Cogen JD, VanDevanter D, LiPuma JJ, West NE, Sanders DB, Gerber JS, Kronman MP, Goss CH, Flume PA, Heltshe SL

Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2025.12.003 PMID: 41412872

Clearing the Air: Rethinking Airway Infection With CFTR Modulators.

Zemanick ET, Somayaji R

The Journal of infectious diseases2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf625 PMID: 41403145

Rates and Characteristics of Bronchiectasis-Related Hospitalizations in the United States in 2022: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Deviaene M, Haldane V, Black JE, Thornton CS, Somayaji R

Annals of the American Thoracic Society2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag018 PMID: 41973988

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Bronchiectasis in Alberta, Canada: A 15-Year Population-Based Study.

Somayaji R, Black JE, Whitten TA, Gutierrez MW, Burke-Gaffney J, Cooper R, Jarand J, Leigh R, Smith M, Thornton CS

Annals of the American Thoracic Society2026First author

DOI: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag258 PMID: 42635536

Isavuconazole as an adjunctive antifungal in the multimodal management of pulmonary aspergilloma and chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis: a single-centre case series.

Deviaene M, Dumoulin E, Somayaji R, Mody CH, Thornton CS

Respiratory medicine case reports2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2026.102486 PMID: 42614801

Comprehensive at-home sexually transmitted and blood borne infection (STBBI) testing program: A pilot study.

Christensen BL, Rytz CL, Black JE, Kwon G, Hill NE, Krause P, Fonseca K, Leslie M, Church DL, Naugler CT, Lacap P, Kim J, Shukalek CB, Somayaji R

International journal of STD & AIDS2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/09564624251371793 PMID: 40854003

Management of Adult Bronchiectasis: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.

Thomson R, Thornton C, Aksamit T, Barker A, Basavaraj A, Burr L, Hill AT, Jarand J, Lee AL, Metersky M, Moores L, Morimoto K, O'Donnell A, Smith M, Somayaji R, Tino G, Frazer-Green L

Chest2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.06.057 PMID: 42480819

Towards use of Patient-informed Relevant Outcomes (PRO) in trials of bloodstream infections: a mixed-methods study protocol (BALANCE+PRO).

Somayaji R, Haldane V, Fowler R, Krewulak KD, Foster N, Longmore S, Ong SWX, Tong S, Rogers BA, Burry L, Kissel K, Paterson DL, Daneman N, Fiest K

BMJ open2026First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119849 PMID: 42392635

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Ranjani Somayaji

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Cefazolin for Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Diabetic Foot Infections: A Toolkit for Wound Care Clinicians.

Evaluating the association of antibiotic spectrum and treatment responses of cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations.

Clearing the Air: Rethinking Airway Infection With CFTR Modulators.

Rates and Characteristics of Bronchiectasis-Related Hospitalizations in the United States in 2022: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Bronchiectasis in Alberta, Canada: A 15-Year Population-Based Study.

Isavuconazole as an adjunctive antifungal in the multimodal management of pulmonary aspergilloma and chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis: a single-centre case series.

Comprehensive at-home sexually transmitted and blood borne infection (STBBI) testing program: A pilot study.

Management of Adult Bronchiectasis: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.

Towards use of Patient-informed Relevant Outcomes (PRO) in trials of bloodstream infections: a mixed-methods study protocol (BALANCE+PRO).

BALANCE+ PRO (Patient-informed Relevant Outcomes)

Paving a path to improved access: The STBBI-CARE study [community/access/respect/equity]

The influence of Cytomegalovirus infection on cystic fibrosis disease progression

Reverse engineering cystic fibrosis lung disease: use of a comprehensive biorepository in the exploration of disease pathogenesis and outcomes

Frequent collaborators

Michael Surette

John Conly

Elissa Rennert-May

Deirdre Church

Nick Daneman

Christina Thornton

Andrew Olagunju

Christopher Naugler

Jennie Johnstone

Kirsten Fiest

Dominik Mertz

Peter Daley

Michael Fralick

Jenine Leal

Sanja Stanojevic

Om Kurmi

Erick Duan

Jesse Papenburg

Robert Fowler

Francois Lamontagne

Srinivas Murthy

Jennifer Tsang

Aidan Findlater

Bryan Coburn

Karim Ali

Michael Parkins

Jesse Papenburg

Alexis Turgeon

Baljit Singh

Yoav Keynan

Srinivas Murthy

Sarah Brode

Francois Lamontagne

David Collister

Madeleine Durand

Derek Chew

Ghazal Fazli

Ameeta Singh

Marco Solmi

Srinivas Murthy