Fernanda Almeida, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

Adherence Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Effectiveness Mandibular Advancement Splints Obstructive Sleep Apnea Preference Treatment

Latest papers

Prevalence of Altered Craniofacial Morphology in Children With OSA.
Journal of sleep research · 2025 · senior author
Raising global awareness to meet the future needs of dental sleep medicine.
Journal of dental education · 2023
Circulating markers of oxidative stress and risk of incident cardiovascular events in obstructive sleep apnea.
Sleep and biological rhythms · 2022

All 15 publications

Latest funding

Adherence and preference of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure versus Mandibular Advancement Splints in Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients: a randomized trial.
CIHR · 2014 · Nominated PI
$364,966
Improving adherence to treatments through behavioural economics: Testing an enhanced decision aid in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Respiratory Sleep Disorders Research Team
CIHR · 2010 · Co-investigator
$1,428,129

All 3 grants and awards

15 publications.

01

Prevalence of Altered Craniofacial Morphology in Children With OSA.

Huynh N, Zhang J, Pliska B, Amin R, Narang I, Chadha N, Cholette MC, Kirk V, Montpetit A, Vezina K, Jacob S, Laberge S, Hamoda M, Almeida F

Journal of sleep research2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jsr.70060 PMID: 40243024

02

Raising global awareness to meet the future needs of dental sleep medicine.

Sahni S, Karimbux N, Almeida F, Correa LP

Journal of dental education2023

DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13214 PMID: 37021590

03

Circulating markers of oxidative stress and risk of incident cardiovascular events in obstructive sleep apnea.

Allen AJH, Peres BU, Liu Y, Jen R, Shah A, Laher I, Almeida F, Taylor C, Ghafoor AA, Ayas NT

Sleep and biological rhythms2022

DOI: 10.1007/s41105-022-00399-0 PMID: 38468626

04

Circulating levels of cell adhesion molecules and risk of cardiovascular events in obstructive sleep apnea.

Peres BU, Hirsch Allen AJ, Daniele P, Humphries KH, Taylor C, Laher I, Almeida F, Jen R, Sandford AJ, van Eeden SF, Ayas NT

PloS one2021

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255306 PMID: 34329349

05

Uncertainties around COVID-19 from the perspectives of oral health care workers during the first wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections in British Columbia, Canada.

Brondani M, Almeida F, Cua D, Maragha T, Mathu-Muju K, Shayanfar M, von Bergmann H, Donnelly L

PloS one2021

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249186 PMID: 33886570

06

A Pan-Canadian narrative review on the protocols for reopening dental services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brondani M, Cua D, Maragha T, Shayanfar M, Mathu-Muju K, von Bergmann H, Almeida F, Villanueva J, Alvarado AAV, Learey S, Donnelly L

BMC oral health2020

DOI: 10.1186/s12903-020-01340-y PMID: 33267811

07

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity, Body Mass Index, and Circulating Levels of Cellular Adhesion Molecules.

Peres BU, Allen AJH, Kendzerska T, Shah A, Fox N, Laher I, Almeida F, Jen R, Sandford AJ, van Eeden SF, Ayas NT

Lung2020

DOI: 10.1007/s00408-020-00401-x PMID: 33141304

08

Prevalence of malocclusions and oral dysfunctions in children with persistent sleep-disordered breathing after adenotonsillectomy in the long term.

Cohen-Levy J, Quintal MC, Rompré P, Almeida F, Huynh N

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2020

DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.8534 PMID: 32356517

09

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Circulating Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Peres BU, Allen AJH, Shah A, Fox N, Laher I, Almeida F, Jen R, Ayas N

Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2020

DOI: 10.3390/antiox9060476 PMID: 32498324

10

Circulating biomarkers to identify cardiometabolic complications in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A systematic review.

Peres BU, Hirsch Allen AJ, Fox N, Laher I, Hanly P, Skomro R, Almeida F, Ayas NT, Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network

Sleep medicine reviews2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2018.12.004 PMID: 30685729

Adherence and preference of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure versus Mandibular Advancement Splints in Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients: a randomized trial.

Nominated PICIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Almeida, Fernanda R; Huynh, Nelly

Keywords: Adherence; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; Effectiveness; Mandibular Advancement Splints; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Preference; Treatment

$364,966

Improving adherence to treatments through behavioural economics: Testing an enhanced decision aid in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant - PA: ICRH - New investigators (Bridge Funding)

Principal investigators: Bansback, Nicholas

Keywords: Decision Aid; Decision Making

$100,000

Respiratory Sleep Disorders Research Team

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Team Grant: Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

Principal investigators: Ayas, Najib

Keywords: Cardiovascular; Genetics; Health Economics; Health Services; Knowledge Translation; Public Health; Sleep Apnea

$1,428,129

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

Oral Health Sciences
Pediatrics
Nursing Sciences
Translational Medicine
Medicine/Respirology
Département de santé buccale
Medicine
Other

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

Tetyana Kendzerska

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Indra Narang

Translational Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Sarah Munro

Family Practice

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Nelly Huynh

Département de santé buccale

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Medicine/Respirology

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Dawn Stacey

Nursing Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Carlo Marra

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2015

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adherence Dear Professor Almeida, 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 "Prevalence of Altered Craniofacial Morphology in Children With OSA." (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]

Fernanda Almeida

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Prevalence of Altered Craniofacial Morphology in Children With OSA.

Raising global awareness to meet the future needs of dental sleep medicine.

Circulating markers of oxidative stress and risk of incident cardiovascular events in obstructive sleep apnea.

Circulating levels of cell adhesion molecules and risk of cardiovascular events in obstructive sleep apnea.

Uncertainties around COVID-19 from the perspectives of oral health care workers during the first wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections in British Columbia, Canada.

A Pan-Canadian narrative review on the protocols for reopening dental services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity, Body Mass Index, and Circulating Levels of Cellular Adhesion Molecules.

Prevalence of malocclusions and oral dysfunctions in children with persistent sleep-disordered breathing after adenotonsillectomy in the long term.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Circulating Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Circulating biomarkers to identify cardiometabolic complications in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A systematic review.

Adherence and preference of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure versus Mandibular Advancement Splints in Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients: a randomized trial.

Improving adherence to treatments through behavioural economics: Testing an enhanced decision aid in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Respiratory Sleep Disorders Research Team

Frequent collaborators

Ismail Laher

Najib Ayas

HsingChi von Bergmann

Mario Brondani

Leeann Donnelly

Kavita Mathu-Muju

Reshma Amin

Nelly Huynh

Benjamin Pliska

Tetyana Kendzerska

Indra Narang

Sarah Munro

Nelly Huynh

Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Dawn Stacey

Larry Lynd

Carlo Marra