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Robert Wu

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of Toronto

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Robert Wu

Researcher

Medicine

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.
13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2010.

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Research

Adaptive Trials Biostatistics Clinical Trials Hqp Development Job Shadowing Mentorship Pedogagy Training

Latest papers

Fitbit Sense 2 in hospitalized general medicine patients: A pilot study assessing feasibility and validity of specific measures.
International journal of medical informatics · 2026 · senior author
Predicting low oxygen in patients with acute COVID-19 infection isolating at home: a clinical prediction model
BMJ Open Respiratory Research · 2026 · first author
Association of daily lung condition in COPD patients with wearable speech and physiological data.
Scientific reports · 2025

All 30 publications

Latest funding

Does the Cognitive Load of Dyspnea with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations Contribute to Falls and Daily Functional Limitations?
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$397,800
Canadian Training Platform for Trials Leveraging Existing Networks (CAN-TAP-TALENT)
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$4,314,242
Long COVID Web: Pan-Canadian Post-COVID Condition Research Network
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$19,999,614

All 12 grants and awards

30 publications.

Fitbit Sense 2 in hospitalized general medicine patients: A pilot study assessing feasibility and validity of specific measures.

Lee S, Tu A, Li Y, Kendzerska T, Wu R

International journal of medical informatics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2026.106704 PMID: 42691870

Predicting low oxygen in patients with acute COVID-19 infection isolating at home: a clinical prediction model

Wu R, Mariakakis A, de Lara E, Munn J, Liaqat D, Liaqat S, Chen J, To T, Lam PW, Simor A

BMJ Open Respiratory Research2026First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2025-003728

Association of daily lung condition in COPD patients with wearable speech and physiological data.

Bhalla S, Kong D, Liaqat S, Liaqat D, Wu R, Gershon A, de Lara E, Mariakakis A

Scientific reports2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-14171-0 PMID: 41022805

Development of Multivariable Prediction Models for 30-Day Risk of Readmission After COPD Hospital Admission: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Electronic Medical Record Data from 7 Hospitals.

Wu R, Chow R, So O, Lapointe-Shaw L, Mariakakis A, Gershon A

Studies in health technology and informatics2025First author

DOI: 10.3233/shti250988 PMID: 40776006

Determining what patients admitted with a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation will use for remote clinical monitoring: a patient engagement survey.

Wu R, Zhou J, Mariakakis A, de Lara E, Jeyaparan J, Gershon A

BMJ open respiratory research2025First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002841 PMID: 40695531

Monitoring People With COVID-19 at Home With the COVIDFree@Home Program: Feasibility Cohort Study

Gershon AS, Mariakakis A, de Lara E, Munn J, Calligan M, Liaqat D, Liaqat S, Chen J, To T, Lam PW

JMIR Formative Research20251 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.2196/69140

Feasibility of a wearable self-management application for patients with COPD at home: a pilot study.

Wu R, de Lara E, Liaqat D, Liaqat S, Chen JL, Son T, Gershon AS

BMC medical informatics and decision making2024First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12911-024-02461-y PMID: 38443858

Impressions and Perceptions of a Smartphone and Smartwatch Self-Management Tool for Patients With COPD: A Qualitative Study.

Wu R, Calligan M, Son T, Rakhra H, de Lara E, Mariakakis A, Gershon AS

COPD2024First author

DOI: 10.1080/15412555.2023.2277158 PMID: 38348964

Development of Multivariable Prediction Models for the Identification of Patients Admitted to Hospital with an Exacerbation of COPD and the Prediction of Risk of Readmission: A Retrospective Cohort Study using Electronic Medical Record Data.

Fakhraei R, Matelski J, Gershon A, Kendzerska T, Lapointe-Shaw L, Kaneswaran L, Wu R

COPD2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/15412555.2023.2242493 PMID: 37555513

Predictors of Readmission, for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - A Systematic Review.

Chow R, So OW, Im JHB, Chapman KR, Orchanian-Cheff A, Gershon AS, Wu R

International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2023Senior author

DOI: 10.2147/copd.s418295 PMID: 38022828

Does the Cognitive Load of Dyspnea with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations Contribute to Falls and Daily Functional Limitations?

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rozenberg, Dmitry; Reid, Wendy D

Keywords: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Cognition; Physical Function; Respiratory Exacerbations

$397,800

Canadian Training Platform for Trials Leveraging Existing Networks (CAN-TAP-TALENT)

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms

Principal investigators: Cheung, Angela M; Ahmed, Sofia B; Allen, Upton D; Bhat, Mamatha; Boyd, Steven K; Crawley, Angela M; Dolatabadi, Elham; Fahim, Christine; Farkouh, Michael E; Feld, Jordan J; Fox, Susan; Furlan, Andrea D; Goligher, Ewan C; Hodgson, David C; Inman, Robert D; Juando Prats, Clara; Lamontagne, Francois; Langlois, Marc-Andre; Levin, Adeera; Mansfield, Avril; Manske, Sarah L; McMaster, W. Robert; Mylopoulos, Maria; Oza, Amit M; Papaioannou, Alexandra; Pinto, Andrew D; Quinn, Kieran L; Rahman, Proton; Razak, Fahad; Richard, Nicolas; Richardson, Harriet; Sander, Beate H; Sellmann, Susanna; Stelfox, Henry T; Straus, Sharon E; Tartaglia, Maria Carmela; Tobe, Sheldon W; Tomlinson, George A; Verma, Amol; Walmsley, Sharon L; Wu, Robert; Xu, Wei

Keywords: Adaptive Trials; Biostatistics; Clinical Trials; Hqp Development; Job Shadowing; Mentorship; Pedogagy; Training

$4,314,242

Long COVID Web: Pan-Canadian Post-COVID Condition Research Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Canadian Post COVID-19 Condition Research Network

Principal investigators: Cheung, Angela M; Goulding, Susie E; Graves, Donna Lorraine; Archambault, Patrick; Awadalla, Philip; Bakal, Jeffrey A; Bhéreur, Anne; Brotto, Lori Anne; Busse, Jason W; Cameron, Jill I; Churchill, Katie; Crawley, Angela M; Décary, Simon; Durand, Madeleine; Falcone, Emilia L; Fowler, Robert A; Gommerman, Jennifer L; Graham, Kathryn E; Graham, Simon J; Groot, Gary; Gross, Douglas P; Guyatt, Gordon H; Halas, Gayle; Ho, Chester; Hohl, Corinne M; Holroyd, Brian R; Janjua, Naveed Z; Johnson, Pauline; Juando Prats, Clara; Kashuba, Sherri; Katz, Alan; Kho, Michelle E; Lam, Grace Y; Lamontagne, Francois; Langlois, Marc-Andre; Lavis, John N; Law, Susan K; LeBlanc, Annie; Levin, Adeera; Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Liu, Peter P; Lix, Lisa M; Mandhane, Piush; Mann, Balraj; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; McNagny, Kelly M; Miciak, Maxi A; Mishra, Sharmistha; Muhajarine, Nazeem; Mukherjee, Manali; Mushquash, Christopher J; Nacul, Luis; O'Brien, Kelly K; Osgood, Nathaniel D; Papathanasoglou, Elisavet; Penninger, Josef; Piche, Alain; Pinto, Andrew D; Quinn, Kieran L; Rafferty, Ellen; Raj, Satish R; Razak, Fahad; Russell, James A; Sander, Beate H; Sekuler, Allison B; Soares, Claudio D; Tailfeathers, Esther; Tomlinson, George A; Tricco, Andrea C; Valdez, Yanet; Verma, Amol; Vohra, Sunita; Walmsley, Sharon L; Walsh, Jillian; Weeks, Laura C; Williams, Kienan; Wu, Jianhong; Yeung, Rae S

Keywords: Biobanking; Knowledge Translation; Long Covid; Mechanism Of Disease; National Network; Patient Engagement; Patient Registries; Post-Covid Condition; Research Communications; Social Determinants Of Health

$19,999,614

Canadian Training Platform for Trials Leveraging Existing Networks (CAN-TAP-TALENT)

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms - Indirect Costs

Keywords: Adaptive Trials; Biostatistics; Clinical Trials; Hqp Development; Job Shadowing; Mentorship; Pedogagy; Training

$1,078,562

Does the Cognitive Load of Dyspnea with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations Limit Daily Activities and Contribute to Falls and Readmissions?

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Rozenberg, Dmitry; Reid, Wendy D

Keywords: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Cognition; Physical Function; Respiratory Exacerbations

$100,000

CANCOV2.0: 2-year follow up of the Canadian COVID-19 Prospective Cohort Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr: Emer. COVID Res. Gaps/Prior- Dif. Impacts on Hist. Excl/Underserved Pops

Principal investigators: Herridge, Margaret S; Cheung, Angela M

Keywords: Caregiver Health; Clinical Presentations & Trajectories; Covid-19 Research Gaps; Determinants And Prevalence Of Long-Term Outcomes Of Covid; Functional And Neuropsychological Health & Quality Of Life; Long Covid Serologic, Immunologic & Inflammatory Biomarkers; Longitudinal Study; Mitigating Factors For Disability & Impact Of Rehabilitation; Neurocognitive, Respiratory, Cardiac & Muscle Systems

$500,000

COVID-19 Variant Supplement - CovidFree@Home: Development and validation of a multivariable prediction model of deterioration in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who are managing at home

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: SARS-CoV-2 variants supplement stream 1

Principal investigators: Gershon, Andrea S; de Lara, Eyal; Wu, Robert

Keywords: Clinical Care; Covid-19; Predictive Modeling; Prognosis

$50,000

CovidFree@Home: Development and validation of a multivariable prediction model of deterioration in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who are managing at home

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Clinical Mgmt/Health System Interventions

Principal investigators: Gershon, Andrea S; de Lara, Eyal; Wu, Robert

Keywords: Clinical Care; Covid-19; Predictive Modeling; Prognosis

$524,012

Identification of patients admitted with COPD exacerbations and stratification of those at high risk of readmission using natural language processing and machine learning

Nominated PICIHR2018Catalyst Grant: Breathing as One - Boehringer Ingelheim Canada COPD Grant

Principal investigators: Wu, Robert

Keywords: Copd; Hospital Admissions; Machine Learning; Natural Language Processing; Readmissions

$10,000

Developing a wearable device and a mobile application that aids patients in self-management of their COPD by providing biofeedback, education and guidance

Nominated PICIHR2017Catalyst Grant: Personalized Health Catalyst Grants

Principal investigators: Wu, Robert; Alshaer, Hisham I; de Lara, Eyal; Gershon, Andrea S; Rudzicz, Frank

Keywords: Copd; Disease Management; Information Systems And Technology; Mobile Technology; Software And Development; Wearable Devices

$197,304

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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Robert Wu

Research

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Latest funding

Fitbit Sense 2 in hospitalized general medicine patients: A pilot study assessing feasibility and validity of specific measures.

Predicting low oxygen in patients with acute COVID-19 infection isolating at home: a clinical prediction model

Association of daily lung condition in COPD patients with wearable speech and physiological data.

Development of Multivariable Prediction Models for 30-Day Risk of Readmission After COPD Hospital Admission: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Electronic Medical Record Data from 7 Hospitals.

Determining what patients admitted with a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation will use for remote clinical monitoring: a patient engagement survey.

Monitoring People With COVID-19 at Home With the COVIDFree@Home Program: Feasibility Cohort Study

Feasibility of a wearable self-management application for patients with COPD at home: a pilot study.

Impressions and Perceptions of a Smartphone and Smartwatch Self-Management Tool for Patients With COPD: A Qualitative Study.

Development of Multivariable Prediction Models for the Identification of Patients Admitted to Hospital with an Exacerbation of COPD and the Prediction of Risk of Readmission: A Retrospective Cohort Study using Electronic Medical Record Data.

Predictors of Readmission, for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - A Systematic Review.

Frequent collaborators

Eyal de Lara

Andrea Gershon

Teresa To

Joanne Goldman

Brian Wong

Kathleen Macmillan

Simon Kitto

Tetyana Kendzerska

Andrew Simor

Nisha Andany

Lauren Lapointe-Shaw

Vikram Comondore

Nick Daneman

Arielle Mendel

Ruxandra Pinto

Hisham Alshaer

Stephen Lapinsky

Howard Abrams

Mark Chignell

Kaveh Shojania

Ayelet Kuper

Lora Appel

Arielle Mendel

Frank Rudzicz

Mark Bayley

Heather Ross

Robert Fowler