Thomas Kovesi, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest papers

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from environmental tobacco smoke and wood stoves dominate in settled house dust from Northwestern Ontario First Nations communities.
International journal of circumpolar health · 2025
Families' perceptions of consumer-grade, inexpensive oxygen saturation monitors.
Pediatric pulmonology · 2024 · senior author
The Accuracy of Readily Available Consumer-Grade Oxygen Saturation Monitors in Pediatric Patients.
Respiratory care · 2024 · first author

All 25 publications

Latest funding

Long-term Cardio-Respiratory Outcomes of Extremely Pre-term Infants: A Workshop to Guide Development of a Current Canadian Study
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$24,973
Smoking, Tuberculosis and Obstructive Lung Disease in Nunavut Evaluation, The STONE lung health program
CIHR · 2010 · Co-investigator
$14,990

All 2 grants and awards

25 publications.

01

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from environmental tobacco smoke and wood stoves dominate in settled house dust from Northwestern Ontario First Nations communities.

McMullin DR, Kirkland AK, Rehman I, Kovesi T, Mallach G, Miller JD

International journal of circumpolar health2025

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2025.2457786 PMID: 39854166

02

Families' perceptions of consumer-grade, inexpensive oxygen saturation monitors.

Charland D, Kovesi T

Pediatric pulmonology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ppul.27203 PMID: 39109914

03

The Accuracy of Readily Available Consumer-Grade Oxygen Saturation Monitors in Pediatric Patients.

Kovesi T, Saban J, Haddad JF, Reddy D, Webster R, Udupa S

Respiratory care2024First author

DOI: 10.4187/respcare.11258 PMID: 38164568

04

Intergenerational trauma and long-term lung dysfunction: Early life exposures and pulmonary function in Indigenous Australian adults.

Kovesi T

Respirology (Carlton, Vic.)2024First author

DOI: 10.1111/resp.14651 PMID: 38114453

05

Interstitial lung disease in a family with bi-allelic variants in ABCA3: non-specific interstitial pneumonitis pattern of injury.

El Demellawy D, Kovesi T, Gowans R, Oltean I, Huang L, White-Brown A, Sawyer SL

Pathology2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2023.06.008 PMID: 37657992

06

Indoor air quality in remote first nations communities in Ontario, Canada.

Mallach G, Sun LS, McKay M, Kovesi T, Lawlor G, Kulka R, Miller JD

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294040 PMID: 37992001

07

Respiratory failure in a patient with VACTERL association and concomitant spinal muscular atrophy.

Buttle SG, McMillan HJ, Davila J, Bokhaut J, Kovesi T, Katz SL, Ersu R

Pediatric pulmonology2023

DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26657 PMID: 37750602

08

Persistent chylothorax associated with lymphatic malformation type 6 due to biallelic pathogenic variants in PIEZO1.

Kovesi T, Rojas SK, Boycott KM

American journal of medical genetics. Part A2023First author

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63237 PMID: 37159433

09

Skin morbidity in Indigenous children in relation to housing conditions in remote communities in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Schreiber Y, Mallach G, Barrowman N, Tsampalieros A, Kelly L, Gordon J, McKay M, Wong CL, Kovesi T

Clinical and experimental dermatology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ced/llac082 PMID: 36763733

10

Housing conditions and respiratory morbidity in Indigenous children in remote communities in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Kovesi T, Mallach G, Schreiber Y, McKay M, Lawlor G, Barrowman N, Tsampalieros A, Kulka R, Root A, Kelly L, Kirlew M, Miller JD

CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne2022First author

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.202465 PMID: 35074834

Long-term Cardio-Respiratory Outcomes of Extremely Pre-term Infants: A Workshop to Guide Development of a Current Canadian Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Planning Grants - PA: Integrated health services, Developmental Origins of hlth

Principal investigators: Katz, Sherri L; Stevens Lavigne, Andrea L; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Thebaud, Bernard

Keywords: Cardiac Function; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Exercise; Heart Failure; Lung Health; Physical Activity; Prematurity; Pulmonary Function; Pulmonary Hypertension; Pulmonary Imaging

$24,973

Smoking, Tuberculosis and Obstructive Lung Disease in Nunavut Evaluation, The STONE lung health program

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants to tackle health and health equity - LOI

Principal investigators: Alvarez, Gonzalo G

Keywords: Aboriginal Peoples; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Smoking; Tuberculosis

$14,990

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

Pediatrics
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Department of Medicine
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Dina El Demellawy

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Robert Dales

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2008

Sharmila Udupa

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Kovesi, 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 "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from environmental tobacco smoke and wood stoves dominate in settled house dust from Northwestern Ontario First Nations communities." (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]

Thomas Kovesi