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Christopher Gordon

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Assistant Clinical ProfessorMedical ImagingMcMaster University

Christopher Gordon

Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical Imaging

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2014

Supervision signals

Clinical faculty often co-supervise; many graduate programs need a core faculty member as the main supervisor.
No graduate courses on record.
5 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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140

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4,041

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cgordon@mcmaster.ca

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Bone health and osteoporosis researchMedicine
Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine
Body Composition Measurement TechniquesMedicine
Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine
Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine

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140 publications.

Abstract 41: Accumulation of Skeletal Muscle Adiposity over 18-years is Associated with Lower Cognitive Functioning: The Tobago Health Study

Grant A, Roe L, Cvejkus R, Snitz B, zmuda J, Wheeler V, Gordon C, Rosano C, Miljkovic I

Circulation2026

DOI: 10.1161/cir.153.suppl_1.41

Age-related change in skeletal muscle strength, size, and adiposity over 18 years in Caribbean men

Roe LS, Cvejkus RK, Wheeler VW, Gordon CL, Kenkre TS, Zmuda JM, Miljkovic I

GeroScience20252 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s11357-025-02023-8

Sarcopenia in long‐term survivors of cancer in childhood and adolescence: A cross‐sectional study of calf muscle mass by peripheral quantitative computed tomography with an examination of the muscle–bone unit

Guolla L, Barr R, Jaworski M, Farncombe T, Gordon C

Pediatric Blood and Cancer202414 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30705 PMID: W4387439470

Thigh and Calf Myosteatosis are Strongly Associated with Muscle and Physical Function in African Caribbean Men

Santanasto AJ, Zmuda JM, Cvejkus RK, Gordon CL, Nair S, Carr JJ, Terry JG, Wheeler VW, Miljkovic I

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences202320 citations

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glac124

The Influence of Body Composition on Bone Health in Long-term Survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Childhood and Adolescence: Analyses by Dual-energy Radiograph Absorptiometry and Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography

Barr RD, Inglis D, Athale U, Farncombe T, Gordon CL

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology20222 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002470

Bone health in long-term survivors of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. An assessment by peripheral quantitative computed tomography

Barr RD, Inglis D, Athale U, Jaworski M, Farncombe T, Gordon CL

Pediatric Blood and Cancer20217 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29218

Bone health in long-term survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children and ado-lecents. An assessment by peripheral quantitative computed tomography

Barr R, Inglis D, Athale U, Jaworski M, Farncombe T, Gordon C

20212 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.22541/au.161799487.76764910/v1 PMID: W3155082994

Body Composition Remodeling and Incident Mobility Limitations in African Ancestry Men

Santanasto AJ, Miljkovic I, Cvejkus RC, Gordon CL, Bunker CH, Patrick AL, Wheeler VW, Zmuda JM

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences201910 citations

DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly067

Crane Guidance Gesture Recognition using Fuzzy Logic and Kalman Filtering

Wang X, Gordon C

2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1108/978-1-78743-868-220181013

Radiation Dose Levels in Pediatric Skeletal Survey for Suspected Child Abuse: A Preliminary Study

Khosravi H, Fatemi A, Gordon C

Medical Physics2018Senior author

Researchers with similar interests

Arthur Lau

Medicine

Bone health and osteoporosis research, Nutrition and Health in Aging

Alexandra Papaioannou

Medicine

Bone health and osteoporosis research, Nutrition and Health in Aging

George Ioannidis

Medicine

Bone health and osteoporosis research

Janet Pritchard

Interdisciplinary Science

Bone health and osteoporosis research

Kirsten Bell

Kinesiology

Nutrition and Health in Aging, Body Composition Measurement Techniques

Samuel Thrall

Medicine

Bone health and osteoporosis research

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Bone health and osteoporosis research Dear Professor Gordon, 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 "Abstract 41: Accumulation of Skeletal Muscle Adiposity over 18-years is Associated with Lower Cognitive Functioning: The Tobago Health Study" (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]

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Research

Abstract 41: Accumulation of Skeletal Muscle Adiposity over 18-years is Associated with Lower Cognitive Functioning: The Tobago Health Study

Age-related change in skeletal muscle strength, size, and adiposity over 18 years in Caribbean men

Sarcopenia in long‐term survivors of cancer in childhood and adolescence: A cross‐sectional study of calf muscle mass by peripheral quantitative computed tomography with an examination of the muscle–bone unit

Thigh and Calf Myosteatosis are Strongly Associated with Muscle and Physical Function in African Caribbean Men

The Influence of Body Composition on Bone Health in Long-term Survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Childhood and Adolescence: Analyses by Dual-energy Radiograph Absorptiometry and Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography

Bone health in long-term survivors of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. An assessment by peripheral quantitative computed tomography

Bone health in long-term survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children and ado-lecents. An assessment by peripheral quantitative computed tomography

Body Composition Remodeling and Incident Mobility Limitations in African Ancestry Men

Crane Guidance Gesture Recognition using Fuzzy Logic and Kalman Filtering

Radiation Dose Levels in Pediatric Skeletal Survey for Suspected Child Abuse: A Preliminary Study

Frequent collaborators

Jonathan Derrick Adachi

George Ioannidis

Alexandra Papaioannou

David Chettle

Margaret Larche

Raja Bobba

Researchers with similar interests

Arthur Lau

Alexandra Papaioannou

George Ioannidis

Janet Pritchard

Kirsten Bell

Samuel Thrall