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Michael Mak

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)MedicineMcMaster University

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Michael Mak is a sleep medicine specialist and staff psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. He also provides cultural mental health care for the Hong Fook Mental Health Association. Dr. Mak is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, and an Adjunct Research Professor at Western University. His academic interests include medical education, simulation as a teaching modality in Psychiatry, management of insomnia and the study of sleep disorders in psychiatric patients. He is currently the Site Director for Undergraduate Medical Education at CAMH and the PGY5/Transition to Practice coordinator for the postgraduate Psychiatry training program at the University of Toronto. He serves on the Education Committee of the Canadian Psychiatric Association and the Emerging Technologies Committee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He was inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Psychiatric Association in 2022. Dr. Mak was elected Vice President, Clinical of the Canadian Sleep Society in 2023. He was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine in 2024 and a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in 2026. He is a standing member of the Royal College AFC Committee in Sleep Disorder Medicine. He is the President-Elect for the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology.

Research areas, by share of publications

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54 publications.

01

The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in adults with versus without cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Chu C, Gupta K, Saripella A, Tsang J, Campbell S, Yan E, Islam S, Khan M, Englesakis M, Mak M

Sleep Medicine Reviews20262 citationsSenior author
02

The 2024 Canadian Recommendations for Chronic Insomnia Management: A Practical, Evidence-Based Consensus

Khullar A, Robillard R, Desautels A, Mak MSB, Dang-Vu TT, Chow W, Habert J, Lessard S, Alima L, Ayas NT

Sleep Medicine2026
03

Using Rapid Design Thinking to Develop Virtual Reality Simulations for Managing Psychiatric Emergencies

Hargreaves F, Antinucci R, Mak MSB, Sliekers S, Hassan AN, Sockalingam S, Abdool PS

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development2026
04

Evaluating the role of inpatient sleep studies in hospitalized adults in relation to 1-year mortality and healthcare utilization: a population-based cohort study

Kendzerska T, Pendharkar SR, Talarico R, Luks V, Chandy G, Mulpuru S, Thavorn K, Boulos MI, Mak MSB, Porhownik N

Annals of the American Thoracic Society2026
05

1312 Onset of Mania After Starting CPAP

Albawardi I, Malkin M, Sieffien W, Costa-Dookhan K, Robinson L, Rivera L, Choi C, Sarmiento T, Mulsant B, Mak M

Sleep2026Senior author
06

Sleep and Pharmacotherapy in Treatment-Resistant Late-life Depression: Findings from the OPTIMUM Clinical Trial

Mak MS, Gebara MA, Lenze EJ, Blumberger DM, Brown PJ, Flint AJ, Karp JF, Lavretsky H, Miller JP, Reynolds CF

Sleep Medicine2026First author
07

Psychiatric Training During Clerkship, Part 2: Specific Recommendations for Reform—Assessment and Evaluation

Sadek J, Bazaid K, Harrington M, Choy A, Hamer D, Fung K, Jayas R, Varapravan S, Mak MSB, Raedler TJ

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry2026
08

Wearable-Based Assessment for Relapse Prediction Following Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression: Protocol for a Feasibility Study (WARN-D Study) (Preprint)

Wanderley Espinola C, Dine C, Rekkas Z, Frey BN, Krishnan S, Duarte D, Gomes FA, Mak MSB

JMIR Research Protocols2026Senior author
09

Umbrella Review of Pharmacological and Behavioural Sleep Interventions in ADHD Across the Lifespan

Dey A, Lee A, Xie H, Mak M, Almagor D, Katzman M, Do TL, Khullar A

Sleep Medicine2026
10

Treatment Considerations in Co-morbid Schizophrenia and Narcolepsy: A Case Report

Mak MS, Gazzellone MJ, Adirim ZL, Murray BJ

Sleep Medicine2026First author
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