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Melanie Kjarsgaard

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Assistant Professor (Part-Time)Department of MedicineMcMaster University

Melanie Kjarsgaard

Assistant Professor (Part-Time)

Department of Medicine

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2026

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Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
No graduate courses on record.
68 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.

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115

Publications

3,422

Citations

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Research

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Research areas, by share of publications

Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine
Respiratory and Cough-Related ResearchMedicine
Eosinophilic Disorders and SyndromesMedicine

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

Latest papers

A novel method to assess airway eosinophilia using sputum plugs
ERJ Open Research · 2026
Changes in Mucus Radiodensity and New Plug Formation Following Dupilumab Treatment in Asthma
Chest · 2026
Benralizumab reduces sputum ANCA in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
ERJ Open Research · 2026

All 115 publications

Researchers with similar interests

Parameswaran Krishna Nair

Department of Medicine

Asthma and respiratory diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

Manali Mukherjee

Department of Medicine

Asthma and respiratory diseases, Respiratory and Cough-Related Research

Paul O'Byrne

Department of Medicine

Asthma and respiratory diseases, Respiratory and Cough-Related Research

Andrew McIvor

Department of Medicine

Asthma and respiratory diseases, Respiratory and Cough-Related Research

Carmen Venegas Garrido

Department of Medicine

Asthma and respiratory diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

Imran Satia

Department of Medicine

Asthma and respiratory diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

115 publications.

A novel method to assess airway eosinophilia using sputum plugs

Patel Z, Tan NS, Huynh A, Radford K, Calma N, Harper L, Somalwar S, Huang C, Kjarsgaard M, Ayoub A

ERJ Open Research20264 citations

DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00604-2025

Changes in Mucus Radiodensity and New Plug Formation Following Dupilumab Treatment in Asthma

Sandhu E, Ragunayakam N, Mappanasingam AA, Friedlander Y, Garrido CV, Kjarsgaard M, Thakar A, Radadia N, Mukherjee M, Nair P

Chest20262 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.03.041

Benralizumab reduces sputum ANCA in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Mukherjee M, Tan NS, Huang C, Kim B, Radford K, Ju X, Garrido CV, Kjarsgaard M, Rodríguez-Suárez E, Wechsler ME

ERJ Open Research20261 citations

DOI: 10.1183/23120541.01134-2025

CanMuc: A Canadian consortium-led longitudinal observational study on the role of airway mucus in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic cough

Chiu MN, Friedlander Y, Kjarsgaard M, Aaron S, Bhalla A, Côté A, Couillard S, Dell S, Diab N, Eddy RL

Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine20261 citations

DOI: 10.1080/24745332.2026.2617584

B29-22 Airway Tree Characteristics May Influence Bronchoconstriction in Patients With Severe Asthma

Ragunayakam N, Mappanasingam AA, Sandhu E, Friedlander Y, Matheson AM, Kjarsgaard M, Huang C, Fedosenko S, Thawanaphong S, Mukherjee M

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.439

D96-04 CT-Evaluated Mucus Plugging in Sputum Cellular Phenotypes of Severe Asthma

Sandhu E, Ragunayakam N, Mappanasingam AA, Friedlander Y, Radford K, Harper L, Kjarsgaard M, Huang C, Thawanaphong S, Fedosenko S

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.673

B78-18 Effect of Mepolizumab on CT-evaluated Mucus Burden in COPD With Eosinophilic Bronchitis

Matheson AM, Dasgupta A, Kjarsgaard M, Boylan C, O’Byrne P, Nair P, Svenningsen S

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag286.135

Altered peripheral γδT cell profiles with increased IL-17A secretion in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Tan NS, Miyasaki K, Kim B, Garrido CV, Thawanaphong S, Huang C, Kjarsgaard M, Xie Y, Radford K, Trus M

Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1080/24745332.2026.2655670

C108-08 Quantification Method Matters: 129Xe MRI Ventilation Defect Percent as a Clinical Trial Endpoint

Friedlander Y, Hoptioncann E, Bdaiwi AS, Kjarsgaard M, Konyer NB, Woods JC, Rayment JH, Nair P, Eddy RL, Svenningsen S

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.5464

Unrecognized ciliary motility disorders in neutrophilic severe asthma exacerbations

Thawanaphong S, Gonzalez-Bravo L, Radford K, Kjarsgaard M, Venegas Garrido C, Fedosenko S, Ho T, Dyment L, Tan NS, Zhang K

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13223-026-01041-1

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Melanie Kjarsgaard

Research

Latest papers

Researchers with similar interests

Parameswaran Krishna Nair

Manali Mukherjee

Paul O'Byrne

Andrew McIvor

Carmen Venegas Garrido

Imran Satia

A novel method to assess airway eosinophilia using sputum plugs

Changes in Mucus Radiodensity and New Plug Formation Following Dupilumab Treatment in Asthma

Benralizumab reduces sputum ANCA in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

CanMuc: A Canadian consortium-led longitudinal observational study on the role of airway mucus in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic cough

B29-22 Airway Tree Characteristics May Influence Bronchoconstriction in Patients With Severe Asthma

D96-04 CT-Evaluated Mucus Plugging in Sputum Cellular Phenotypes of Severe Asthma

B78-18 Effect of Mepolizumab on CT-evaluated Mucus Burden in COPD With Eosinophilic Bronchitis

Altered peripheral γδT cell profiles with increased IL-17A secretion in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

C108-08 Quantification Method Matters: 129Xe MRI Ventilation Defect Percent as a Clinical Trial Endpoint

Unrecognized ciliary motility disorders in neutrophilic severe asthma exacerbations

Frequent collaborators

Parameswaran Krishna Nair

Manali Mukherjee

Sarah Svenningsen

Carmen Venegas Garrido

Terence Ho

Roma Sehmi

Nader Khalidi

Paul O'Byrne

Gerard Cox

Susan Waserman

Myrna Dolovich

Ehsan Haider

Dawn Bowdish

Michael Surette

Mark David Inman

Grace Parraga

Colm Boylan

Konstantinos Tselios

Ishac Nazy

Troy Farncombe

Gail Gauvreau

Paige Lacy

James Martin

Nandini Dendukuri

Giles Santyr

Richard Leigh

Brandon Zanette

Matthew Nichols

Miranda Kirby