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Najib Ayas

ResearcherMedicine/NeurologyUniversity of Toronto

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Najib Ayas

Researcher

Medicine/Neurology

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.
1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2023.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Access To Care Diagnosis Health Equity Homelessness Remote Monitoring Sleep Apnea Meta-Analysis Normative

Latest papers

The association between sleep quality and obstructive sleep apnea with health-related quality of life in children with obesity.
Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023
Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine Guidelines on Preoperative Screening and Assessment of Adult Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Anesthesia and analgesia · 2016

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Development of Advanced Machine Learning Models and Novel Voice Biomarkers for Sleep Apnea Assessment
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Diagnosis and interventions for equitable access to sleep apnea care in people experiencing homelessness
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$100,000
BALANCE+: A Platform Trial for Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$729,947

All 9 grants and awards

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

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Yadollahi, Azadeh

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

$100,000

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

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project 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

BALANCE+: A Platform Trial for Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects - Indirect Costs

Principal investigators: Daneman, Nick; Murthy, Srinivas; Yamamura, Deborah L; Fowler, Robert A; Johnstone, Jennie; Lee, Todd C; MacFadden, Derek R; McDonald, Emily G; Paterson, David L; Rogers, Benjamin A; Yahav, Dafna

Keywords: Adaptive Platform Trial; Antibiotic De-Escalation; Antibiotic Step-Down; Antimicrobial Resistance; Bloodstream Infection; Central Venous Catheter Infection; Gram Negative Bacteremia; Randomized Controlled Trial

$729,947

BALANCE+: A Platform Trial for Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects

$2,919,785

Bacteremia Antibiotic Length Actually Needed for Clinical Effectiveness (BALANCE): A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Daneman, Nick; Fowler, Robert A

Keywords: Antibiotic Treatment; Bacteremia; Critical Care / Intensive Care; Duration Of Therapy; Randomized Controlled Trial

$531,675

Patient-centered approaches for sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment in marginalized women living in shelters

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Yadollahi, Azadeh; Boozary, Andrew; Meisami, Tina

Keywords: Diagnosis; Equitable Healthcare; Homelessness; Sleep Apnea; Treatment; Women

$100,000

Using an Interactive Website to Disseminate Normal Polysomnography Parameters in Healthy Adults

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Boulos, Mark I; Ayas, Najib; Kendzerska, Tetyana

Keywords: Meta-Analysis; Normative; Polysomnography; Sleep; Website

$18,433

The Intensive Care Unit Resident Scheduling (InCURS) trial: A cluster RCT of 16 and 24 hour schedules in Canadian ICUs

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Parshuram, Christopher S; Imrie, Kevin R; Piquette, Dominique

Keywords: Patient Safety; Post-Graduate Medical Education; Rct; Resident Wellbeing

$3,048,525

InCURS: Intensive Care Unit Residents Scheduling Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Parshuram, Christopher S; Piquette, Dominique

Keywords: Duty Hours; Intensive Care Unit; Patient Safety; Resident Schedules; Wellbeing

$100,000

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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Najib Ayas

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The association between sleep quality and obstructive sleep apnea with health-related quality of life in children with obesity.

Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine Guidelines on Preoperative Screening and Assessment of Adult Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

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

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

BALANCE+: A Platform Trial for Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections

BALANCE+: A Platform Trial for Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections

Bacteremia Antibiotic Length Actually Needed for Clinical Effectiveness (BALANCE): A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Patient-centered approaches for sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment in marginalized women living in shelters

Using an Interactive Website to Disseminate Normal Polysomnography Parameters in Healthy Adults

The Intensive Care Unit Resident Scheduling (InCURS) trial: A cluster RCT of 16 and 24 hour schedules in Canadian ICUs

InCURS: Intensive Care Unit Residents Scheduling Study

Frequent collaborators

Indra Narang

Najib Ayas

Najib Ayas

Sachin Pendharkar

Sachin Pendharkar

Lena Xiao

Frances Chung

Mahesh Nagappa

John Peever

Julie Carrier