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Ruslan Dorfman

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)AnesthesiaMcMaster University

Ruslan Dorfman

Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)

Anesthesia

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2015

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Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
No graduate courses on record.
2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.

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Contact

dorfmanr@mcmaster.ca

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Cystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesMedicine
Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Pharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine

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70 publications.

Implementation of Pharmacogenomics Testing in Daily Clinical Practice: Perspectives of Prescribers from Two Canadian Armed Forces Medical Clinics

Muller-Gass A, Mukerjee G, Dorfman R, Jetly R

Journal of Personalized Medicine20255 citations

DOI: 10.3390/jpm15030101

Encountering Pharmacogenetic Test Results in the Psychiatric Clinic

Bousman CA, Mukerjee G, Men X, Dorfman R, Müller DJ, Thomas RE

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry20227 citations

DOI: 10.1177/07067437211058847

Individualized Medication Management in Ontario Long-Term Care Clinical Impact on Management of Depression, Pain, and Dementia

Dorfman R, London Z, Metias M, Kabakchiev B, Mukerjee G, Moser A

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association202022 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.04.009

User considerations in assessing pharmacogenomic tests and their clinical support tools

Mukerjee G, Huston A, Kabakchiev B, Piquette-Miller M, van Schaik R, Dorfman R

npj Genomic Medicine201852 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41525-018-0065-4

Disease Risk Assessment Using a Voronoi-Based Network Analysis of Genes and Variants Scores

Chen L, Mukerjee G, Dorfman R, Moghadas SM

Frontiers in Genetics20171 citations

DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2017.00029

Prevalence of meconium ileus marks the severity of mutations of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene

Dupuis A, Keenan K, Ooi CY, Dorfman R, Sontag MK, Naehrlich L, Castellani C, Strug LJ, Rommens JM, Gonska T

Genetics in Medicine201654 citations

DOI: 10.1038/gim.2015.79

Does extensive genotyping and nasal potential difference testing clarify the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis among patients with single-organ manifestations of cystic fibrosis?

Ooi CY, Dupuis A, Ellis L, Jarvi K, Martin S, Ray PN, Steele L, Kortan P, Gonska T, Dorfman R

Thorax201451 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203832

Does Integration of Various Ion Channel Measurements Improve Diagnostic Performance in Cystic Fibrosis?

Ooi CY, Dupuis A, Gonska T, Ellis L, Ni A, Jarvi K, Martin S, Ray P, Steele L, Kortan P

Annals of the American Thoracic Society201414 citations

DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201311-412oc

Genetic Dissection of Photoreceptor Subtype Specification by the Drosophila melanogaster Zinc Finger Proteins Elbow and No ocelli

Wernet MF, Meier KM, Baumann-Klausener F, Dorfman R, Weihe U, Labhart T, Desplan C

PLoS Genetics201412 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004210

Proposed Regulatory Framework for Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Diagnostics vs Genetic Screening

Dorfman R, Khan R, Mukerjee G

Clinical Chemistry2014First author

DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2014.226993

Frequent collaborators

Michael Noseworthy

Electrical and Computer Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2009

Researchers with similar interests

Linda Pedder

Pediatrics

Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances

Michelle Lam

Family Medicine

Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances

Sophie Corriveau

Medicine

Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances

Michael Surette

Medicine

Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances

Muhammed Fethullah Simsek

Biology

Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation

Shaiya Robinson

Interdisciplinary Science

Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Dear Professor Dorfman, 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 "Implementation of Pharmacogenomics Testing in Daily Clinical Practice: Perspectives of Prescribers from Two Canadian Armed Forces Medical Clinics" (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]

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