Sunita Mulpuru, University of Ottawa

Research

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Copd Biomarkers Exacerbations Feasibility Study Frailty Health Services Patient-Centered Care Patient-Reported Outcomes

Latest papers

Evaluating the role of inpatient sleep studies in hospitalized adults in relation to 1-year mortality and healthcare utilization: a population-based cohort study
Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2026
The impact of frailty on clinical outcomes among individuals with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025 · senior author
Pilot study evaluating frailty-focused care for hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
BMJ open quality · 2025 · first author

All 60 publications

Latest funding

Enhancing the Clinical Benefits of COPD Chronic Management: The SUPplementation with URolithin-A during Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD (SUPRA-COPD) Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$510,087
The impact of tobacco smoking during pregnancy on the long-term risk of cardiovascular disease in women.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$100,000
The Taima TB wastewater study
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$3,037,050

All 7 grants and awards

60 publications.

01

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

DOI: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag057

02

The impact of frailty on clinical outcomes among individuals with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cherian M, Masoudian P, Thavorn K, Sandoz J, Shorr R, Mulpuru S

BMC pulmonary medicine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12890-025-03595-z PMID: 40165150

03

Pilot study evaluating frailty-focused care for hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Mulpuru S, Chin M, Hasimja D, Sandoz J, Voduc N, Pakhale S, Inoue J, Cassidy J, Tessier C, d'Entremont B, Lawson J, Shaw J, Laframboise W, Benson T, Forster AJ

BMJ open quality2025First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2025-003366 PMID: 40780845

04

Healthcare utilization trends in adults with asthma or COPD during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to pre-pandemic: A population-based study.

Kendzerska T, Pugliese M, Manuel D, Sadatsafavi M, Povitz M, Stukel TA, To T, Aaron SD, Mulpuru S, Chin M, Kendall CE, Thavorn K, Gershon AS

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0316553 PMID: 40048456

05

Patient Factors and Clinical Efficacy of Early Identification and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma

Tardif A, Whitmore GA, Vandemheen KL, Bergeron C, Boulet L-P, Cote A, McIvor RA, Penz E, Field SK, Lemière C

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine20254 citations

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202505-1260oc

06

Cough in Adults with Undiagnosed Respiratory Symptoms.

Shin S, Poliwoda J, Whitmore GA, Vandemheen KL, Bergeron C, Boulet L-P, Côté A, Field SK, Penz E, McIvor RA

Annals of the American Thoracic Society20253 citations

DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202412-1329oc

07

Understanding Inpatient Sleep Studies for Sleep-Disordered Breathing A Retrospective Population-Based Study of Health Administrative Databases

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

CHEST Pulmonary20252 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.chpulm.2025.100182

08

Association between lung function and sleep disorder symptoms in a community‐based multi‐site case‐finding study

Mazzola R, Aaron SD, Vandemheen KL, Mulpuru S, Bergeron C, Lemière C, Côté A, Boulet L, Field SK, Penz E

Journal of Sleep Research2025

DOI: 10.1111/jsr.14356

09

Non-adherence to COPD medications and its association with adverse events: A longitudinal population based cohort study of older adults.

Weir DL, Bai YQ, Thavorn K, Guilcher S, Kanji S, Mulpuru S, Wodchis W

Annals of epidemiology2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.12.003 PMID: 38141744

10

Development of a survey to support assessment of safety learning systems.

Mahmoud HA, Mulpuru S, Thavorn K, McIsaac D, Forster AJ

BMJ open quality2024

DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002738 PMID: 38926135

Enhancing the Clinical Benefits of COPD Chronic Management: The SUPplementation with URolithin-A during Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD (SUPRA-COPD) Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ross, Bryan A

Keywords: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd); Constant Work Rate Endurance Test; Exercise Capacity; Mitophagy; Pulmonary Rehabilitation (Pr); Randomized Controlled Trial (Rct); Urolithin A

$510,087

The impact of tobacco smoking during pregnancy on the long-term risk of cardiovascular disease in women.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Gr- PA: Res. in human dev., child and/or youth health in Indigenous pops

Principal investigators: Pakhale, Smita; Coburn, Veldon

Keywords: Cardiovascular Diseases (Cvd); Community-Based Participatory Research; Indigenous Populations; Knowledge Translation; Marginalized Populations; Pregnancy Health; Sistemically Disadvantaged Populations; Tobacco Smoking; Women'S Health; Youth Health

$100,000

The Taima TB wastewater study

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Alvarez, Gonzalo G; Allen, Jean M; Delatolla, Robert; Sun, Jim

Keywords: Biomarkers; Inuit; Population Health; Tuberculosis; Wastewater

$3,037,050

A long-term predictive modeling and uncertainty quantification framework for covid-19 using novel machine learning algorithms

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Calls

Principal investigators: Sarkar, Abhijit

Keywords: covid-19; machine learning; high performance computing; Bayesian inference; pandemic modeling

$250,000

A Pilot Feasibility Study to Inform the Development of a Novel Clinical and Biomarker-driven Definition of COPD Exacerbation among Hospitalized Adults in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Breathing as One - Boehringer Ingelheim Canada COPD Grant

Principal investigators: Mulpuru, Sunita

Keywords: Biomarkers; Copd; Exacerbations; Feasibility Study

$15,000

Focused community TB screening among high risk residential zones in Nunavut: The TAIMA TB household risk prediction study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Alvarez, Gonzalo G; Mao, Yongyi; Pease, Christopher

Keywords: Epidemiology; Inuit; Machine Learning; Population Health; Tuberculosis

$573,750

Validating the Use of Frailty Measurements to Predict Care Expectations and Deteriorations in Quality of Life Among People with COPD: A Prospective Cohort Study

Nominated PICIHR2019CLA/CIHR-ICRH/AZ Canada Emerging Clinician Scientist Award

Principal investigators: Mulpuru, Sunita

Keywords: Copd; Frailty; Health Services; Patient-Centered Care; Patient-Reported Outcomes

$124,481

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

Department of Medicine
Medicine
Respirology
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
Neuropsychology
Radiology
Other

Co-authors at University of Ottawa, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Kednapa Thavorn

Faculty

15 shared papers, latest 2026

Kednapa Thavorn

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

15 shared papers, latest 2026

Tetyana Kendzerska

Department of Medicine

12 shared papers, latest 2026

Smita Pakhale

Department of Medicine

12 shared papers, latest 2025

Andrew McIvor

Medicine

9 shared papers, latest 2025

Samir Gupta

Respirology

9 shared papers, latest 2025

Erika Penz

Medicine

8 shared papers, latest 2025

Nicole Ezer

Respirology

7 shared papers, latest 2025

Juthaporn Cowan

Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

6 shared papers, latest 2023

Kednapa Thavorn

Neuropsychology

6 shared papers, latest 2023

Christopher Pease

Faculty

5 shared papers, latest 2023

Vicente Corrales-Medina

Department of Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2021

Ashish Gupta

Radiology

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Nha Voduc

Department of Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Kwadwo Kyeremanteng

Department of Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2022

Daniel McIsaac

Anesthesiology

3 shared papers, latest 2024

Douglas Manuel

Family Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Alan Forster

Department of Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2022

Peter Tanuseputro

Department of Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Medicine/Respirology

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Gonzalo Alvarez

Department of Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Teresa To

Pediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Husein Moloo

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Rébecca Robillard

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2023

George Chandy

Department of Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Andrew Purssell

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Kayvan Amjadi

Department of Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Antonio Giulivi

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Michael Mak

Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Tetyana Kendzerska

Medicine/Neurology

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Todd Hatchette

Pediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Carl van Walraven

Department of Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Anne McCarthy

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Arleigh McCurdy

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Baldwin Toye

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Charles Hui

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2022

David Allan

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Makeda Semret

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Guillaume Martel

Clinical Epidemiology

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Douglas Manuel

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Copd Dear Professor Mulpuru, 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 "Evaluating the role of inpatient sleep studies in hospitalized adults in relation to 1-year mortality and healthcare utilization: a population-based cohort study" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "A Pilot Feasibility Study to Inform the Development of a Novel Clinical and Biomarker-driven Definition of COPD Exacerbation among Hospitalized Adults in Canada" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]