Christer Sinderby, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Integration of CO2 clearance and continuous neurally adjusted ventilatory assist in an animal model of respiratory distress.
Respiratory physiology & neurobiology · 2026 · first author
Positioning of Diaphragm Electrical Activity Catheter in Premature Infants.
Respiratory care · 2026 · senior author
Dyssynchronous diaphragm contractions impair diaphragm function in mechanically ventilated patients.
Critical care (London, England) · 2024

All 36 publications

Latest funding

Mechanisms and Therapies of ARDS
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$2,588,884

All 1 grants and awards

36 publications.

01

Integration of CO2 clearance and continuous neurally adjusted ventilatory assist in an animal model of respiratory distress.

Sinderby C, Bassi T, Liu L, Takahashi D, Liu S, Goligher E, Beck J

Respiratory physiology & neurobiology20261 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2025.104499 PMID: 41022296

02

Positioning of Diaphragm Electrical Activity Catheter in Premature Infants.

Beck J, Bauer P, Chan SS, Courtney SE, Klein JM, Matlock DN, North K, Oshodi A, Pugh P, Sien M, Stein H, Wong J, Sinderby C

Respiratory care2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/19433654261424880 PMID: 41761951

03

Dyssynchronous diaphragm contractions impair diaphragm function in mechanically ventilated patients.

Coiffard B, Dianti J, Telias I, Brochard LJ, Slutsky AS, Beck J, Sinderby C, Ferguson ND, Goligher EC

Critical care (London, England)202430 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-024-04894-3 PMID: 38566126

04

Estimation of transpulmonary driving pressure using a lower assist maneuver (LAM) during synchronized ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure: a physiological study.

Liu L, He H, Liang M, Beck J, Sinderby C

Intensive care medicine experimental2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40635-024-00674-z PMID: 39365383

05

Tidal volume delivery during nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation: infant cannula vs. nasal continuous positive airway pressure prongs.

Lynch AL, Matlock DN, Akmyradov C, Weisner MD, Beck J, Sinderby C, Courtney SE

Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01846-7 PMID: 38129599

06

Feasibility of synchronized high flow nasal cannula.

Matlock DN, Beck J, Lu C, Wang D, Winningham VL, Courtney SE, Sinderby C

Pediatric pulmonology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ppul.27191 PMID: 39056530

07

Predicting extubation in patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury using the diaphragm electrical activity during a single maximal maneuver

Rui Zhang, Xiaoting Xu, Hui Chen, Jennifer Beck, Christer A. Sinderby, Haibo Qiu, Yi Yang, Ling Liu

Annals of Intensive Care20233 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13613-023-01217-7 PMID: 38055103

08

Synchronized and proportional sub-diaphragmatic unloading in an animal model of respiratory distress.

Beck J, Li HL, Lu C, Campbell DM, Sinderby C

Pediatric research2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-022-02238-x PMID: 35941145

09

Estimation of transpulmonary driving pressure during synchronized mechanical ventilation using a single lower assist maneuver (LAM) in rabbits: a comparison to measurements made with an esophageal balloon.

Liu L, Li HL, Lu C, Patel P, Wang D, Beck J, Sinderby C

Critical care (London, England)2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04607-2 PMID: 37626372

10

Spontaneous breathing during high-frequency oscillation revealed by diaphragm electrical activity.

Takahashi D, Beck J, Goto K, Sinderby C

Pediatrics and neonatology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2021.08.005 PMID: 34535430

Mechanisms and Therapies of ARDS

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Zhang, Haibo; Slutsky, Arthur S

Keywords: Bone-Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (Msc); Cytokines; Endotoxin; Icam-1; Lung Injury; Lung Mechanics; Mechanical Ventilation; Mechanotransduction; Neutrophil Peptides; Sepsis

$2,588,884

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Laurent Brochard and Ewan Goligher: 107 shared papers
Eddy Fan and Niall Ferguson: 95 shared papers
Niall Ferguson and Ewan Goligher: 80 shared papers
Niall Ferguson and Laurent Brochard: 77 shared papers
Arthur Slutsky and Niall Ferguson: 63 shared papers
Guillaume Emeriaud and Philippe Jouvet: 63 shared papers
Arthur Slutsky and Laurent Brochard: 61 shared papers
Arthur Slutsky and Eddy Fan: 60 shared papers
Laurent Brochard and Irene Telias: 59 shared papers
Eddy Fan and Laurent Brochard: 57 shared papers
Eddy Fan and Ewan Goligher: 55 shared papers
Eddy Fan and Lorenzo Del Sorbo: 53 shared papers
Niall Ferguson and Lorenzo Del Sorbo: 41 shared papers
Laurent Brochard and Michael Sklar: 36 shared papers
Arthur Slutsky and Haibo Zhang: 32 shared papers
Jennifer Beck and Christer Sinderby: 31 shared papers
Jan Friedrich and Niall Ferguson: 30 shared papers
Eddy Fan and Martin Urner: 28 shared papers
Ewan Goligher and Michael Sklar: 28 shared papers
Arthur Slutsky and Lorenzo Del Sorbo: 26 shared papers
Ewan Goligher and Irene Telias: 22 shared papers
Guillaume Emeriaud and Laurence Ducharme-Crevier: 21 shared papers
Niall Ferguson and Martin Urner: 16 shared papers
Jan Friedrich and Laurent Brochard: 13 shared papers
Eddy Fan and Michael Sklar: 13 shared papers
Ewan Goligher and Martin Urner: 12 shared papers
Jan Friedrich and Arthur Slutsky: 11 shared papers
Niall Ferguson and Irene Telias: 11 shared papers
Arthur Slutsky and Jennifer Beck: 10 shared papers
Arthur Slutsky and Christer Sinderby: 10 shared papers
Laurence Ducharme-Crevier and Philippe Jouvet: 8 shared papers
Guillaume Emeriaud and Jennifer Beck: 7 shared papers
Arthur Slutsky and Fabrice Brunet: 6 shared papers
Howard Leong-Poi and Arthur Slutsky: 5 shared papers
Laurent Brochard and Christer Sinderby: 4 shared papers
Ewan Goligher and Christer Sinderby: 4 shared papers
Haibo Zhang and Lorenzo Del Sorbo: 3 shared papers
Guillaume Emeriaud and Christer Sinderby: 3 shared papers
Philippe Jouvet and Jennifer Beck: 3 shared papers
Irene Telias and Christer Sinderby: 3 shared papers
Jennifer Beck and Fabrice Brunet: 3 shared papers
Christer Sinderby and Fabrice Brunet: 3 shared papers
Howard Leong-Poi and Laurent Brochard: 2 shared papers
Howard Leong-Poi and Jennifer Beck: 2 shared papers
Howard Leong-Poi and Christer Sinderby: 2 shared papers
Haibo Zhang and Laurent Brochard: 2 shared papers
Eddy Fan and Christer Sinderby: 2 shared papers
Niall Ferguson and Christer Sinderby: 2 shared papers
Guillaume Emeriaud and Erika Massicotte: 2 shared papers
Laurence Ducharme-Crevier and Jennifer Beck: 2 shared papers
Laurence Ducharme-Crevier and Christer Sinderby: 2 shared papers
Laurence Ducharme-Crevier and Erika Massicotte: 2 shared papers
Jan Friedrich and Christer Sinderby: 1 shared paper
Arthur Slutsky and Jadranka Spahija: 1 shared paper
Haibo Zhang and Christer Sinderby: 1 shared paper
Lorenzo Del Sorbo and Christer Sinderby: 1 shared paper
Golnaz Karoubi and Christer Sinderby: 1 shared paper
Philippe Jouvet and Christer Sinderby: 1 shared paper
Philippe Jouvet and Erika Massicotte: 1 shared paper
Michael Sklar and Christer Sinderby: 1 shared paper
Martin Urner and Christer Sinderby: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Beck and Jadranka Spahija: 1 shared paper
Christer Sinderby and Jadranka Spahija: 1 shared paper
Christer Sinderby and Erika Massicotte: 1 shared paper

Department of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Pediatrics
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
HEC Montréal
Faculté de médecine - Département d'ophtalmologie
Département de médecine
Other

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

Jennifer Beck

Department of Medicine

31 shared papers, latest 2026

Arthur Slutsky

Department of Medicine

10 shared papers, latest 2024

Haibo Qiu

Centre for Global Health Research

5 shared papers, latest 2023

Ewan Goligher

Department of Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2026

Laurent Brochard

Department of Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2024

Fabrice Brunet

HEC Montréal

3 shared papers, latest 2009

Guillaume Emeriaud

Pediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2017

Irene Telias

Department of Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2024

Laurence Ducharme-Crevier

Pediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2017

Niall Ferguson

Department of Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Howard Leong-Poi

Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

2 shared papers, latest 2009

Eddy Fan

Department of Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2019

Jadranka Spahija

Département de médecine

1 shared papers, latest 2007

Erika Massicotte

Faculté de médecine - Département d'ophtalmologie

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Michael Sklar

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Martin Urner

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Haibo Zhang

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2009

Jacques Lacroix

Medical Intensive Care Unit

1 shared papers, latest 2007

Jan Friedrich

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Lorenzo Del Sorbo

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Golnaz Karoubi

Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Philippe Jouvet

Département de gestion, d’évaluation et de politique de santé

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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