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Hassan Mir

ResearcherUniversity of Ottawa

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Hassan Mir

Researcher

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
42 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 18 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Publications

242

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Research

Cytisine Public Health Randomized Controlled Trial Varenicline Cost-Effectiveness Nicotine Addiction Nicotine Replacement Therapy Smoking Cessation

Latest papers

Vaping cessation interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Tobacco Control · 2026 · senior author
Heart Failure Among 173,000 Community-Dwelling Participants From 25 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries in the PURE Study
Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2026
Country-specific differences in the association between obesity risk factors in two high-income countries: a cross-sectional analysis from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study
BMC International Health and Human Rights · 2026

All 43 publications

Latest funding

Comparative Effectiveness of Cytisine to Combination Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Varenicline for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Controlled Trial (CanQuit RCT)
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$952,426
Exercise Training in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Varenicline, Cytisine, or Placebo for Vaping Cessation in Adult Exclusive E-Cigarette Users: A Triple-Blinded, Multi-Centre Randomized Controlled Trial (VICTORY RCT)
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$891,225

All 7 grants and awards

43 publications.

Vaping cessation interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Heshmati J, Pandey A, Benjamen J, Furqan M, Salman M, Visintini S, Mullen K-A, Guyatt G, Pipe AL, Mir H

Tobacco Control202623 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1136/tc-2024-058798

Heart Failure Among 173,000 Community-Dwelling Participants From 25 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries in the PURE Study

Bartolini IJ, Joseph P, Islam S, Ramachan SP, Rosengren A, Kruger IM, Mazapuspavina YM, Chifamba J, Yusuf R, Palileo-Villanueva LM

Journal of the American College of Cardiology20266 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.02.5085

Country-specific differences in the association between obesity risk factors in two high-income countries: a cross-sectional analysis from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study

Lundberg CE, Adiels M, Miller V, Poirier P, Rangarajan S, Lindgren M, Edqvist J, Mir H, Teo KK, Joseph P

BMC International Health and Human Rights20261 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-27980-3

Tobacco cessation strategies in military personnel: A meta-analysis of randomized trials

Heshmati J, Abraham A, Miles J, Anderson MJT, Guyatt G, Mir H

Preventive Medicine Reports20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103333

Improving the management of acute myocardial infarctions: There's an App for that

Cullen KJ, Mercuri M, Mir H, Mosleh K, Setrak R, Jolly SS, Tsang M, Syal R, Nkurunziza J, Welsford M

American Heart Journal Plus2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2025.100700

Community-level infrastructure risk factors for motor vehicle injuries of car occupants and pedestrians: results from the PURE study

Bangdiwala SI, Lear S, Hu B, Ramasundarahettige C, Alhabib KF, Ricci C, Ismail R, Połtyn-Zaradna K, Yusuf R, Varma RP

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion2026

DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2025.2578794

Smoking cessation intervention for Indigenous pregnant women: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Quansah DY, Mahmoodianfard S, Heshmati J, Visintini S, Noble M, Agyemang EA, Mullen KA, Mir H

Preventive medicine reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103479 PMID: 42064026

An Ounce of Prevention and a Pound of Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Reed JL, Mullen KA, Small S, Moran C, Mir H, Tulloch H, Terada T, Heshmati J, Harris J, Coja M, Reid RD, Pipe AL

The Canadian journal of cardiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2026.02.036 PMID: 42161478

Evaluation of a Community-based Quality Improvement Smoking Cessation Program Using the Ottawa Model During COVID-19.

Mahmoodianfard S, Rashwan A, Heshmati J, Gelibo T, Coja M, Sabapathy D, Baidoobonso S, Phillips K, MacDonald L, Lee Noonan L, Mullen KA, Mir H

CJC open2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2026.01.003 PMID: 42146284

Pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation among Indigenous Peoples: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Mahmoodianfard S, Bates EL, Heshmati J, Sheraly M, Miles J, Visintini S, Cartier RS, Mir H

Preventive medicine reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103460 PMID: 42011324

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Hassan Mir

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Vaping cessation interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Heart Failure Among 173,000 Community-Dwelling Participants From 25 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries in the PURE Study

Country-specific differences in the association between obesity risk factors in two high-income countries: a cross-sectional analysis from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study

Tobacco cessation strategies in military personnel: A meta-analysis of randomized trials

Improving the management of acute myocardial infarctions: There's an App for that

Community-level infrastructure risk factors for motor vehicle injuries of car occupants and pedestrians: results from the PURE study

Smoking cessation intervention for Indigenous pregnant women: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

An Ounce of Prevention and a Pound of Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Evaluation of a Community-based Quality Improvement Smoking Cessation Program Using the Ottawa Model During COVID-19.

Pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation among Indigenous Peoples: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Comparative Effectiveness of Cytisine to Combination Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Varenicline for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Controlled Trial (CanQuit RCT)

Exercise Training in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Varenicline, Cytisine, or Placebo for Vaping Cessation in Adult Exclusive E-Cigarette Users: A Triple-Blinded, Multi-Centre Randomized Controlled Trial (VICTORY RCT)

Evaluation of the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation (OMSC): Insights From a Re-Engagement Survey to Strengthen Follow-Up and System Performance

Comprehensive Evaluation and Intervention Framework for Vaping Cessation in the Canadian Health System

Dapagliflozin for Long COVID Syndrome

An interactive smartphone application to motivate smokers to quit

Frequent collaborators

Kerri-Anne Mullen

Madhu Natarajan

Salim Yusuf

Jon-david Schwalm

Mathew Mercuri

Luc Beauchesne

Andrew Pipe

Sanjit Jolly

Mat Mercuri

David Messika-Zeitoun

Markus Schwerzmann

Ellamae Stadnick

Koon Teo

Gordon Guyatt

Sonia Anand

Scott Lear

Michelle Welsford

Shrikant Bangdiwala

Michael Tsang

Darryl Leong

Philip Joseph

Heather Tulloch

Andrew Mente

Luc Dubois

Pascal Theriault Lauzier

Mary Forhan

Marino Labinaz

Karen Bouchard

David Birnie

Robert Reid

Ian Patton