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George Tomlinson

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ProfessorBiostatistics DivisionUniversity of Toronto

George Tomlinson

Professor

Biostatistics Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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126 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 9 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (10 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervisor on 3 trainee awards (3 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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392

Publications

9,283

Citations

343

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Research

Post-Acute Sequelae Of Covid-19 (Pasc)Post-Covid Condition (Long Covid)Adverse Events Co2 Therapy Cognitive Function Health-Related Quality Of Life Mental Health Phase 2 Randomized Controlled Trial

Latest papers

LV Structure and Function in HFrEF With and Without Peak-Flow-Triggered Adaptive Servo-Ventilation-Treated Sleep-Disordered Breathing
JACC: Heart Failure · 2026
Paper 1: a semi-automated approach facilitated the assessment of the certainty of evidence in a network meta-analysis: part 1 – Direct comparisons
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · 2026
Win Ratio Analysis for Peak-Flow Adaptive Servoventilation in Treating Sleep Apnoea in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Canadian Journal of Cardiology · 2026

All 392 publications

Latest funding

Enabling Bayesian Clinical Trials: Improving the use of Bayesian methods in randomised clinical trials of efficacy and effectiveness
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,143,676
Chemoprevention of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using topical 5-fluorouracil based therapies in solid organ transplant recipients: multicentre, pragmatic, parallel three-group randomized trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,399,951
ASpirin for Preeclampsia prevention for EveryoNe (ASPEN): a multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized noninferiority trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 99 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 392 publications.

LV Structure and Function in HFrEF With and Without Peak-Flow-Triggered Adaptive Servo-Ventilation-Treated Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Yatsu S, Woo A, Horvath CM, Tobushi T, Logan AG, Floras JS, Tomlinson G, Bradley TD, Investigators A-H, Lorenzi-Filho G

JACC: Heart Failure20269 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2025.02.016

Paper 1: a semi-automated approach facilitated the assessment of the certainty of evidence in a network meta-analysis: part 1 – Direct comparisons

Kamso MM, Whittle SL, Pardo JP, Buchbinder R, Wells G, Deardon R, Sajobi T, Tomlinson G, Elliott J, Thomas J

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology20262 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.112109

Win Ratio Analysis for Peak-Flow Adaptive Servoventilation in Treating Sleep Apnoea in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Floras JS, Logan AG, Tomlinson G, Bradley TD, Investigators A-H, Bradley TD, Floras JS, Logan AG, Ryan CM, Delgado DH

Canadian Journal of Cardiology20262 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2026.03.019

Paper 2: a semi-automated approach facilitated the assessment of the certainty of evidence for in a network meta-analysis: part 2 – indirect and mixed comparisons

Kamso MM, Whittle SL, Pardo JP, Buchbinder R, Wells G, Deardon R, Sajobi T, Tomlinson G, Elliott J, Thomas J

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.112110

Non-invasive respiratory supports and criteria for intubation in randomised trials of acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Lee KG, Hopkins M, Couban R, Kattakkayam T, Reardon PM, Tomlinson G, Pitre T, Rochwerg B, Yarnell CJ

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(26)00039-1

Preferences of pregnant individuals and family members for maternal-fetal health states related to anticoagulant use in pregnancy

D'Souza R, Tomlinson G, Bonasia K, Wuebbolt D, Nguyen V, Peterson W, Khowaja BMH, Shah PS, Krahn M, Murphy KE

Thrombosis Research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2026.109649

Event rates of patients with stable heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and newly diagnosed obstructive or central sleep apnoea.

Horvath CM, Floras JS, Yatsu S, Ishiwata S, Logan AG, Tomlinson G, Bradley TD, ADVENT-HF Investigators

European journal of heart failure2026

DOI: 10.1093/ejhf/xuag110 PMID: 42206383

Growth and puberty in African children with sickle cell anemia treated with hydroxyurea.

Backeljauw P, Tomlinson G, Smart LR, Tshilolo L, Williams TN, Santos B, Olupot-Olupot P, Stuber S, Lane A, Latham T, Ware RE

Blood advances2026

DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2025019511 PMID: 41954645

Polymyxin B haemoadsorption in endotoxic septic shock (Tigris): a multicentre, open-label, Bayesian, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial.

Neyra JA, Legrand M, Tidswell MA, Al-Khafaji A, Galphin C, Rains R, Davison D, Tolwani A, Chen JT, Bender WS, Busse LW, Meena NK, DellaVolpe J, Williams GW, Kashani KB, Gunnerson KJ, McMahon BA, Eaton J, Khan S, Kohli-Seth R, Jagpal S, Klein D, Kamaluddin E, Foster DM, Walker PM, Tomlinson G, Kellum JA

The Lancet. Respiratory medicine2026

DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(26)00047-0 PMID: 41887242

Association Between Protocolized Magnesium Supplementation and Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter in Critically Ill Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.

Yarnell CJ, Angriman F, Beaubien E, Brown J, Bruce-Kemevor S, Burry L, Craig J, Donato-Woodger S, Fernando SM, Fowler R, Kattakkayam T, Lamontagne F, Prakash V, Sikaneta T, Sibley S, Soliman K, Tomlinson G, Bodley T

Critical care medicine2026

DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000007062 PMID: 41612529

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Post-Acute Sequelae Of Covid-19 (Pasc) Dear Professor Tomlinson, 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 "LV Structure and Function in HFrEF With and Without Peak-Flow-Triggered Adaptive Servo-Ventilation-Treated Sleep-Disordered Breathing" (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 Randomized Phase 2 Dose Ranging, Active Control Trial of Using a Sequential Rebreathing Oxygen Mask (Hi-OxSR) to Increase PCO2 for the Treatment of Post COVID Cognitive Dysfunction (RECLAIM-Hi-OxSR)" (2023), 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]

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George Tomlinson

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Latest papers

Latest funding

LV Structure and Function in HFrEF With and Without Peak-Flow-Triggered Adaptive Servo-Ventilation-Treated Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Paper 1: a semi-automated approach facilitated the assessment of the certainty of evidence in a network meta-analysis: part 1 – Direct comparisons

Win Ratio Analysis for Peak-Flow Adaptive Servoventilation in Treating Sleep Apnoea in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Paper 2: a semi-automated approach facilitated the assessment of the certainty of evidence for in a network meta-analysis: part 2 – indirect and mixed comparisons

Non-invasive respiratory supports and criteria for intubation in randomised trials of acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Preferences of pregnant individuals and family members for maternal-fetal health states related to anticoagulant use in pregnancy

Event rates of patients with stable heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and newly diagnosed obstructive or central sleep apnoea.

Growth and puberty in African children with sickle cell anemia treated with hydroxyurea.

Polymyxin B haemoadsorption in endotoxic septic shock (Tigris): a multicentre, open-label, Bayesian, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial.

Association Between Protocolized Magnesium Supplementation and Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter in Critically Ill Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.

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