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Research
Latest papers
Obstructive sleep apnea in bariatric surgery patients: a population-based study
Sleep and Breathing · 2025
Melatonin supplementation and oxidative DNA damage repair capacity among night shift workers: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.
Occupational and environmental medicine · 2025
The relationship between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea in four community-based cohorts: an individual participant data meta-analysis of 12,860 adults.
EClinicalMedicine · 2025
Latest funding
- $921,826
Enhanced Multi-modal, Patient-Centred treatment Option Pathway for Women Experiencing Sleep-Disordered Breathing in PRegnancy (EMPOWER-SDB): A Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
- $100,000
Development of Advanced Machine Learning Models and Novel Voice Biomarkers for Sleep Apnea Assessment
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $451,352
The impact of 12-hour overnight shifts on nurses' driving safety: A high-fidelity driver simulator study.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
73 publications.
Obstructive sleep apnea in bariatric surgery patients: a population-based study
Martelli V, Doumouras AG, Mbuagbaw L, Ayas N, Tarride J-E
Melatonin supplementation and oxidative DNA damage repair capacity among night shift workers: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.
Zanif U, Lai AS, Parks J, Roenningen A, McLeod CB, Ayas N, Wang X, Lin Y, Zhang JJ, Bhatti P
The relationship between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea in four community-based cohorts: an individual participant data meta-analysis of 12,860 adults.
Esmaeili N, Gell L, Imler T, Hajipour M, Taranto-Montemurro L, Messineo L, Stone KL, Sands SA, Ayas N, Yee J, Cronin J, Heinzer R, Wellman A, Redline S, Azarbarzin A
Nocturnal Hypoxemia in Respiratory Medicine: Pathophysiology, Measurement, and Association with Outcomes.
Hajipour M, Labarca G, Ayas N, Azarbarzin A
Association of nocturnal hypoxemia and white blood cell count in a multicenter cohort.
Shah A, Hajipour M, Allen AJH, Ayas N, Kendzerska T, Hanly P, Kimoff J, Series F, Lajoie A, Robillard R, Jen R, Beaudin AE, Raneri J, Skomro R
Association of Insomnia with Functional Outcomes Relevant to Daily Behaviors and Sleep-Related Quality of Life among First Nations People in Two Communities in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Karunanayake CP, Dosman JA, Ayas N, Fenton M, Seeseequasis J, Lindain R, Seesequasis W, McMullin K, Kachroo MJ, Ramsden VR, King M, Abonyi S, Kirychuk S, Koehncke N, Skomro R, Pahwa P
Sleep Deficiency: Epidemiology and Effects.
Gohari A, Baumann B, Jen R, Ayas N
Association between a recalled positive airway pressure device and incident cancer: a population-based study.
Kendzerska T, Pendharkar SR, Talarico R, Blades K, Mackenzie C, Gershon AS, Ayas N, Kaminska M, Fenton M, McBrien KA, Hawken S, Ratycz D, Lishchenko V, Owens RL, Povitz M
Obstructive sleep apnea severity, circulating biomarkers, and cancer risk.
Hirsch Allen AJ, Kendzerska T, Bhatti P, Jen R, Myers R, Hajipour M, van Eeden SF, Ayas N
Pharmacologic Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Are We Seeing Some Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Ayas N, Pépin JL
Enhanced Multi-modal, Patient-Centred treatment Option Pathway for Women Experiencing Sleep-Disordered Breathing in PRegnancy (EMPOWER-SDB): A Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial
Principal investigators: Pamidi, Sushmita; Almeida, Fernanda R; Fontaine, Guillaume; Huynh, Nelly
Keywords: Adherence; Cpap; Efficacy; Implementation Outcomes; Mandibular Advancement Splint; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Development of Advanced Machine Learning Models and Novel Voice Biomarkers for Sleep Apnea Assessment
Principal investigators: Yadollahi, Azadeh
Keywords: Airway Collapsibility; Diagnosis; Machine Learning; Sleep Apnea; Sleep Apnea Treatment; Voice
The impact of 12-hour overnight shifts on nurses' driving safety: A high-fidelity driver simulator study.
Principal investigators: Brubacher, Jeffrey R
Keywords: Automobile Driving; Cognition; Driving Simulator; Nurses; Quasi-Experimental Design; Road Safety; Shift Work; Sleep Deprivation
Diagnosis and interventions for equitable access to sleep apnea care in people experiencing homelessness
Principal investigators: Yadollahi, Azadeh; Almeida, Fernanda R; Ayas, Najib; Boozary, Andrew; Pendharkar, Sachin R; Rac, Valeria E; Singh, Mandeep
Keywords: Access To Care; Diagnosis; Health Equity; Homelessness; Remote Monitoring; Sleep Apnea
Assessing the Patient, Provider and Policy Impacts of a Positive Airway Pressure Device Recall for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation
Principal investigators: Kendzerska, Tetyana; Ayas, Najib; Pendharkar, Sachin R
Keywords: Medical Device Recalls; Sleep Medicine Health Care System
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Long-term Health Consequences
Principal investigators: Ayas, Najib
Keywords: Sleep Apnea
Patient-centered approaches for sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment in marginalized women living in shelters
Principal investigators: Yadollahi, Azadeh; Boozary, Andrew; Meisami, Tina
Keywords: Diagnosis; Equitable Healthcare; Homelessness; Sleep Apnea; Treatment; Women
Workshop to develop a national strategy on the integration of sleep and circadian rhythms into public health research and policies
Principal investigators: Gariépy, Geneviève
Keywords: Atypical Sleep Schedules; Cardiovascular Health; Circadian Rhythms; Cognitive Health; Insomnia; Mental Health; Metabolic Health; Sleep; Sleep Apnea; Sleep In Children
Using an Interactive Website to Disseminate Normal Polysomnography Parameters in Healthy Adults
Principal investigators: Boulos, Mark I; Ayas, Najib; Kendzerska, Tetyana
Keywords: Meta-Analysis; Normative; Polysomnography; Sleep; Website
Mobilizing the healthcare community towards an integrated approach to improving outcomes of patients with sleep disorders - Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network (CSCN)
Principal investigators: Carrier, Julie
Keywords: Aging; Brain Imaging And Cognition; Cardiovacular And Metabolic Health; Circadian Rhythms; Genetics; Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome; Sleep; Sleep And Circadian Treatments; Sleep Disorders; Training
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Nadia Gosselin and Julie Carrier: 40 shared papers
- Deborah Cook and Peter Dodek: 37 shared papers
- Ismail Laher and Najib Ayas: 14 shared papers
- Peter Dodek and Hubert Wong: 13 shared papers
- Hubert Wong and Najib Ayas: 7 shared papers
- Tetyana Kendzerska and Najib Ayas: 6 shared papers
- Ismail Laher and Fernanda Almeida: 5 shared papers
- Marta Kaminska and Tetyana Kendzerska: 5 shared papers
- Marta Kaminska and Najib Ayas: 5 shared papers
- Peter Dodek and Najib Ayas: 5 shared papers
- Nadia Gosselin and Gregory Moullec: 3 shared papers
- Nadia Gosselin and Najib Ayas: 3 shared papers
- Christopher Carlsten and Tetyana Kendzerska: 3 shared papers
- Julie Carrier and Marta Kaminska: 3 shared papers
- Julie Carrier and Gregory Moullec: 3 shared papers
- Julie Carrier and Najib Ayas: 3 shared papers
- Angela Devlin and Ismail Laher: 3 shared papers
- Fernanda Almeida and Najib Ayas: 3 shared papers
- Deborah Cook and Hubert Wong: 2 shared papers
- Deborah Cook and Najib Ayas: 2 shared papers
- Nadia Gosselin and Gillian Einstein: 2 shared papers
- Julie Carrier and Gillian Einstein: 2 shared papers
- Andrew Lim and Gillian Einstein: 2 shared papers
- Andrew Lim and Marta Kaminska: 2 shared papers
- Gillian Einstein and Gregory Moullec: 2 shared papers
- Gillian Einstein and Najib Ayas: 2 shared papers
- Carlo Marra and Najib Ayas: 2 shared papers
- Mark Bayley and Najib Ayas: 2 shared papers
- Gregory Moullec and Najib Ayas: 2 shared papers
- Najib Ayas and Parveen Bhatti: 2 shared papers
- Deborah Cook and Mark Bayley: 1 shared paper
- Ari Doumouras and Najib Ayas: 1 shared paper
- Brian Drew and Brian Kwon: 1 shared paper
- Brian Drew and Mark Bayley: 1 shared paper
- Brian Drew and Bonita Sawatzky: 1 shared paper
- Brian Drew and Anita Kaiser: 1 shared paper
- Brian Drew and Najib Ayas: 1 shared paper
- Brian Drew and CESAR MARQUEZ CHIN: 1 shared paper
- Nadia Gosselin and Andrew Lim: 1 shared paper
- Christopher Carlsten and Najib Ayas: 1 shared paper
- Andrew Lim and Najib Ayas: 1 shared paper
- Angela Devlin and Najib Ayas: 1 shared paper
- Brian Kwon and Mark Bayley: 1 shared paper
- Brian Kwon and Bonita Sawatzky: 1 shared paper
- Brian Kwon and Anita Kaiser: 1 shared paper
- Brian Kwon and Najib Ayas: 1 shared paper
- Brian Kwon and CESAR MARQUEZ CHIN: 1 shared paper
- Carlo Marra and Fernanda Almeida: 1 shared paper
- Carlo Marra and Benjamin Pliska: 1 shared paper
- Fernanda Almeida and Benjamin Pliska: 1 shared paper
- Mark Bayley and Bonita Sawatzky: 1 shared paper
- Mark Bayley and Anita Kaiser: 1 shared paper
- Mark Bayley and CESAR MARQUEZ CHIN: 1 shared paper
- Bonita Sawatzky and Najib Ayas: 1 shared paper
- Anita Kaiser and Najib Ayas: 1 shared paper
- Tetyana Kendzerska and Parveen Bhatti: 1 shared paper
- Najib Ayas and Benjamin Pliska: 1 shared paper
- Najib Ayas and CESAR MARQUEZ CHIN: 1 shared paper
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Surgery
- Department of Emergency Medicine
- Respiratory Division
- Department of Oral Health Sciences
- Psychologie
- Other
Co-authors at University of British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Ismail Laher
Department of Pediatrics
14 shared papers, latest 2022
Hubert Wong
Department of Emergency Medicine
7 shared papers, latest 2019
Tetyana Kendzerska
Department of Medicine
6 shared papers, latest 2025
Marta Kaminska
Respiratory Division
5 shared papers, latest 2024
Peter Dodek
Department of Medicine
5 shared papers, latest 2019
Julie Carrier
Psychologie
3 shared papers, latest 2022
Fernanda Almeida
Department of Oral Health Sciences
3 shared papers, latest 2020
Nadia Gosselin
Faculty
3 shared papers, latest 2022
Parveen Bhatti
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Mark Bayley
Department of Physical Therapy
2 shared papers, latest 2017
Gregory Moullec
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Deborah Cook
Department of Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2016
Carlo Marra
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2015
Gillian Einstein
Department of Psychology
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Cyril Duclos
School of rehabilitation
1 shared papers, latest 2017
CESAR MARQUEZ CHIN
Research
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Eldon Loh
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Nicole Mittmann
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Sangeeta Mehta
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Milos Popovic
Institute of Biomedical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Eve Tsai
Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Pamela Houghton
School of Physical Therapy
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Hardeep Singh
Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Rebecca Bassett-Gunter
Physical Education
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Swati Mehta
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Patricia Rodney
MacIsaac School of Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Darcy Marciniuk
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Steven Lee
Department of History
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Sarah Munro
Department of Family Practice
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Mahesh Nagarajan
Sauder School of Business
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Frances Chung
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Robert Dales
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Jeremy Grimshaw
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Christopher Carlsten
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Walter Wodchis
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Mélanie Levasseur
School of Rehabilitation
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Sunita Mathur
Medicine/Respirology
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Andrew Lim
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Robert Fowler
Infectious Diseases/Internal Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2016
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