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Azadeh Yadollahi

ResearcherOccupational TherapyUniversity of Toronto

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Azadeh Yadollahi

Researcher

Occupational Therapy

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
24 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 13 research grants (7 CIHR, 4 NSERC, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Sleep Apnea Diagnosis Crc Homelessness Treatment Airway Collapsibility Machine Learning Sleep Apnea Treatment

Latest papers

Characterizing deep inspiration dynamics across obstructive sleep apnea severity levels.
Respiratory medicine · 2026 · senior author
Mouse model for sensitivity of fluid measurement with textile electrodes.
Biomedical engineering online · 2026 · senior author
Development of a probability model for high-resolution drowsiness detection using electroencephalogram.
Sleep medicine · 2026 · senior author

All 65 publications

Latest funding

Establishing Research Priorities Behind the Wheel: Driving with Chronic Lung Disease
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$19,965
Development of Advanced Machine Learning Models and Novel Voice Biomarkers for Sleep Apnea Assessment
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Developing Smart Thermoregulating Textiles to Support Aging with Resilience in a Changing Climate: A Co-designed, Equity-Focused Approach for Older Adults Facing Temperature Extremes
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$770

All 21 grants and awards

65 publications.

Characterizing deep inspiration dynamics across obstructive sleep apnea severity levels.

Mousavi S, Mohebbi M, Naghan PA, Chavoshian S, Yadollahi A

Respiratory medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2026.108980 PMID: 42320600

Mouse model for sensitivity of fluid measurement with textile electrodes.

Piper B, Hoque MS, Ghahjaverestan NM, Simmons C, Yadollahi A

Biomedical engineering online2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12938-026-01516-7 PMID: 41612308

Development of a probability model for high-resolution drowsiness detection using electroencephalogram.

Hassan AR, Kabir M, Saha S, Keshavarz B, Yadollahi A

Sleep medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.108733 PMID: 41579442

Estimation of anaerobic threshold and peak oxygen uptake from tracheal sound during cycle ergometer cardiopulmonary exercise test.

Zhang Q, Montazeri Ghahjaverestan N, de Oliveira Francisco C, Kabir MM, Hoque MS, Masouleh SK, Oh P, Marzolini S, Yadollahi A

Biomedical engineering online2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12938-026-01540-7 PMID: 41761227

Effects of rostral fluid shift on small airway narrowing in asthma before and after bronchodilation

Cao X, Francisco CO, TaghiBeyglou B, Aftab S, Stanbrook MB, Tarlo SM, Chapman KR, Bradley TD, Inman MD, Yadollahi A

Sleep and Breathing2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11325-026-03607-0

Sex Differences and Correlates of the Utility of the Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test for Prescribing Exercise at Entry to Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Marzolini S, Oh P, Peterman JE, Wallace P, Yadollahi A, Rivera-Theurel F, Carvalho C, Kaminsky LA

The Canadian journal of cardiology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2024.11.022 PMID: 39603341

Overnight deep inspiration patterns in obstructive sleep apnea patients with and without asthma.

Mousavi S, Mohebbi M, Naghan PA, Yadollahi A

Physiological reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.14814/phy2.70622 PMID: 41178093

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Immigrants and Refugees to Ontario, Canada, 2002-2019.

Sugarman J, Stukel TA, Li Z, Guan J, Yadollahi A, Gershon AS

Annals of the American Thoracic Society2025

DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202410-1017oc PMID: 40343890

Separating obstructive and central respiratory events during sleep using breathing sounds: Utilizing transfer learning on deep convolutional networks.

Saha S, Ghahjaverestan NM, Yadollahi A

Sleep medicine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106485 PMID: 40188799

Preoperative assessment of patients at risk of postoperative respiratory depression.

Assadi A, Chung F, Yadollahi A

Computers in biology and medicine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2025.109805 PMID: 40024190

Establishing Research Priorities Behind the Wheel: Driving with Chronic Lung Disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Rozenberg, Dmitry; Campos, Jennifer L; Reid, Wendy D

Keywords: Cognitive Function; Driving; Knowledge Dissemination; Muscle Health; Physical Fitness; Physical Function; Respiratory Health

$19,965

Development of Advanced Machine Learning Models and Novel Voice Biomarkers for Sleep Apnea Assessment

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Yadollahi, Azadeh

Keywords: Airway Collapsibility; Diagnosis; Machine Learning; Sleep Apnea; Sleep Apnea Treatment; Voice

$100,000

Developing Smart Thermoregulating Textiles to Support Aging with Resilience in a Changing Climate: A Co-designed, Equity-Focused Approach for Older Adults Facing Temperature Extremes

SupervisorCIHR2025Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: HOQUE, MD SAIFUL

Keywords: Aging In Place; Older Adults; Smart Textiles; Thermoregulation

$770

AI-Driven Brain Age Estimation from Speech and Sleep to Detect Climate-Related Vulnerability in Older Adults

SupervisorCIHR2025Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Akbari, Shiva

Keywords: Aging; Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning; Brain Aging / Brain Age Modelling; Climate Change And Health; Cognitive Decline/ Dementia Prevention; Digital Biomarkers; Environmental Health; Health Equity; Sleep And Circadian Rhythms; Speech And Voice Analysis

$700

Partnering with minoritized groups through equity-centered-design and disability justice principles to enable research engagement

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Craven, Catharine

Keywords: Accessibility; Disability Justice; Education; Equity-Centered Design; Health Equity; Patient Engagement In Research

$49,927

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2024Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Yadollahi, Azadeh

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

Novel algorithms and sensors for accessible and equitable monitoring of the respiratory system

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yadollahi, Azadeh

Keywords: biological signal processing; acoustics signal processing; medical devices; health equity; machine learning; sensor design; respiratory system; textile-based sensors; sleep

$62,000

Advancing equity in traumatic brain injury care: A stakeholder-informed meeting on screening for traumatic brain injury in underserved populations

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Chan, Vincy

Keywords: Continuity Of Care; Criminal Justice Involvement; Health Equity; Homelessness; Social Determinants Of Health; Traumatic Brain Injury; Underserved Populations; Violence

$10,000

Diagnosis and interventions for equitable access to sleep apnea care in people experiencing homelessness

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Population and Public Health

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

$100,000

Testing Healthcare innovations in integrated Networks for Chronic pain: Evaluation of the Implementation of ECHO Chronic Pain in Canada (THiiNC-ECHO)

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: THINC Implem. Science - Care of Patients Covered in IMHA mandate

Principal investigators: Furlan, Andrea D; Daudt, Helena M; Leroux, Jean-Francois; Birnie, Kathryn A; Montgomery, Lori; Poole, Nancy; Sud, Abhimanyu; Zhao, Jane

Keywords: Accessible Healthcare; Chronic Pain; Health Systems Improvement; Medical Education; Opioid Use Disorder; Primary Care; Project Echo; Provider Satisfaction

$1,909,639

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Azadeh Yadollahi

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Characterizing deep inspiration dynamics across obstructive sleep apnea severity levels.

Mouse model for sensitivity of fluid measurement with textile electrodes.

Development of a probability model for high-resolution drowsiness detection using electroencephalogram.

Estimation of anaerobic threshold and peak oxygen uptake from tracheal sound during cycle ergometer cardiopulmonary exercise test.

Effects of rostral fluid shift on small airway narrowing in asthma before and after bronchodilation

Sex Differences and Correlates of the Utility of the Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test for Prescribing Exercise at Entry to Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Overnight deep inspiration patterns in obstructive sleep apnea patients with and without asthma.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Immigrants and Refugees to Ontario, Canada, 2002-2019.

Separating obstructive and central respiratory events during sleep using breathing sounds: Utilizing transfer learning on deep convolutional networks.

Preoperative assessment of patients at risk of postoperative respiratory depression.

Novel algorithms and sensors for accessible and equitable monitoring of the respiratory system

Frequent collaborators

Babak Taati

Mark David Inman

Hisham Alshaer

Frances Chung

Mandeep Singh

Paul Oh

Susan Marzolini

Rosemary Martino

Daniela Malta

Fernando Rivera-Theurel

Craig Simmons

Yana Yunusova

Chung-Wai Chow

Teresa To

Samir Gupta

Lawrence Korngut

Angela Genge

Frank Rudzicz

John Granton

Sanjay Kalra

Milad Alizadeh-Meghrazi