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Pavlos Bobos

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Assistant ProfessorSchool of Physical TherapyWestern University

Pavlos Bobos

Assistant Professor

School of Physical Therapy

Faculty of Health Sciences

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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39 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 16 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

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Avian Influenza H5n1 Implementation Science Infection Network Meta-Analysis Exercise Fatigue Feasibility

Latest papers

A national atlas to improve the study of Canadians living with long COVID (post-COVID-19 condition).
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
Botulinum toxin type A for subacute/chronic neck pain
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2026 · senior author
Mapping Reported Modes of Transmission of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) to Humans: A Scoping Review
One Health · 2026 · senior author

All 64 publications

Latest funding

LEVEL UP: LEVeraging Enhanced Rehabilitation to ELevate Postoperative Outcomes After Total Knee Replacement: A pilot randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$237,150
Advancing Exercise Therapy for Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Evaluation, Development, and Clinical Integration in Paediatric Rehabilitation
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Pursuing Reduction in Fatigue after COVID-19 via Exercise & Rehabilitation (PREFACER): A Randomized Feasibility Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000

All 7 grants and awards

64 publications.

A national atlas to improve the study of Canadians living with long COVID (post-COVID-19 condition).

Ahmad A, Janjua NZ, Lix LM, Warda N, Fung DLX, Bhéreur A, Bobos P, Carazo S, Décary S, Goulding S, Graves L, Groot G, Gross DP, Manhas KP, McNaughton CD, Rahme E, Sander B, Sbihi H, Verma AA, Quinn KL

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01083-9 PMID: 40900297

Botulinum toxin type A for subacute/chronic neck pain

Gross AR, Lee H, Chacko N, Kovacevic L, Smith A, Shanthanna H, Burnie SJ, Forget M, Schneider G, Santaguida PL

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews20263 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd008626.pub4

Mapping Reported Modes of Transmission of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) to Humans: A Scoping Review

Billias N, D’Alessandro V, Pouliopoulou DV, Wong JJ, Miller E, Hopkins JP, Boutsikari EC, Cipriano LE, da Veiga Pereira T, Johnstone J

One Health20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2026.101492

Co-designing a joint protection program for hand osteoarthritis: a latent-class discrete choice experiment of patient preferences

Pouliopoulou DV, D'Alessandro V, Billias N, MacDermid JC, Lalone E, Grewal R, Bobos P

Rheumatology Advances in Practice20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1093/rap/rkaf151

Iterative usability testing of a digital joint protection program for people with hand osteoarthritis

Pouliopoulou DV, D’Alessandro V, Billias N, MacDermid JC, Lin Y, Lalone E, Grewal R, Bobos P

PLoS ONE2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342571

Human molecular mechanisms of discogenic low back pain: A scoping review.

Chiu AP, Lesnak J, Gabriel K, Price TJ, Arendt-Nielsen L, Bobos P, Curatolo M

The journal of pain2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104693 PMID: 39374801

Human molecular mechanisms of lumbar disc degeneration: A scoping review.

Chiu AP, Khan S, Lesnak JB, Ward A, Gabriel K, Price TJ, Arendt-Nielsen L, Curatolo M, Bobos P

Spine open2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/bn9.0000000000000021 PMID: 41585630

Impact of Pre-Existing Disability on Long-Term Health Care Use Following Hospitalization for COVID-19: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Brown HK, Stukel TA, Chung H, Lee S, Lunsky Y, Bell CM, Bobos P, Cheung AM, Detsky AS, Goulding S, Herridge M, Razak F, Verma AA, Quinn KL

Journal of general internal medicine2025

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09396-8 PMID: 40000520

Psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measures in chronic pain conditions with central sensitization- a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Akhter MF, Bobos P, Otalike EG, Tiwaa-Boateng NA, Firth AD, Karp I, Gagnier JJ

Journal of patient-reported outcomes2025

DOI: 10.1186/s41687-025-00919-9 PMID: 40643771

Evidence-based hierarchy of pain outcome measures for osteoarthritis clinical trials and meta-analyses.

Saadat P, Pereira TV, Lalji R, Kiyomoto HD, Bodmer NS, Bobos P, Iskander S, Veroniki AA, Hawker GA, Sutton AJ, Jüni P, da Costa BR

Osteoarthritis and cartilage2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.08.013 PMID: 39242015

LEVEL UP: LEVeraging Enhanced Rehabilitation to ELevate Postoperative Outcomes After Total Knee Replacement: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Marsh, Jacquelyn

Keywords: Cost-Effectiveness; Health Services; Pain; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Total Knee Replacement

$237,150

Advancing Exercise Therapy for Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Evaluation, Development, and Clinical Integration in Paediatric Rehabilitation

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Loh, Aidan J

Keywords: Disease Management; Exercise Therapy; Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; Mixed Methods; Needs Assessment; Paediatrics; Patient Co-Design; Physical Therapy; Pilot Feasibility Study; Rehabilitation

$120,000

Pursuing Reduction in Fatigue after COVID-19 via Exercise & Rehabilitation (PREFACER): A Randomized Feasibility Trial

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Billias, Nicole

Keywords: Covid-19; Exercise; Fatigue; Long Covid; Mixed Methods; Physical Therapy; Qualitative; Randomized Controlled Trial; Rehabilitation; Sars-Cov-2

$120,000

Comprehensive Evaluation of Modes of Transmission, Infection Prevention and Control Measures for influenza A(H5N1): A Component Network Meta-Analysis and a Design of an Implementation Science Approach.

Nominated PICIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Avian Influenza OneHealth Research

Principal investigators: Bobos, Pavlos; Fisman, David N; Hopkins, Jessica

Keywords: Avian Influenza; H5n1; Implementation Science; Infection; Network Meta-Analysis

$150,000

Pursuing REduction in Fatigue After COVID-19 via Exercise and Rehabilitation (PREFACER). A randomized feasibility trial

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bobos, Pavlos; Bryant, Dianne M; Peters, Sue; Rushton, Alison

Keywords: Exercise; Fatigue; Feasibility; Long Covid; Physical Therapy; Post Covid-19; Randomized Trial; Rehabilitation

$130,050

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

The effectiveness of virtual interventions targeting mental health in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: Knowledge Synthesis: COVID-19 in Mental Health & Substance Use

Principal investigators: MacDermid, Joy C

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Concept Analysis; Covid-19; Intervention Mapping; Mental Health; Musculoskeletal; Network Meta-Analysis; Rehabilitation; Systematic Review; Virtual Healthcare

$50,000

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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Pavlos Bobos

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A national atlas to improve the study of Canadians living with long COVID (post-COVID-19 condition).

Botulinum toxin type A for subacute/chronic neck pain

Mapping Reported Modes of Transmission of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) to Humans: A Scoping Review

Co-designing a joint protection program for hand osteoarthritis: a latent-class discrete choice experiment of patient preferences

Iterative usability testing of a digital joint protection program for people with hand osteoarthritis

Human molecular mechanisms of discogenic low back pain: A scoping review.

Human molecular mechanisms of lumbar disc degeneration: A scoping review.

Impact of Pre-Existing Disability on Long-Term Health Care Use Following Hospitalization for COVID-19: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measures in chronic pain conditions with central sensitization- a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Evidence-based hierarchy of pain outcome measures for osteoarthritis clinical trials and meta-analyses.

LEVEL UP: LEVeraging Enhanced Rehabilitation to ELevate Postoperative Outcomes After Total Knee Replacement: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Advancing Exercise Therapy for Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Evaluation, Development, and Clinical Integration in Paediatric Rehabilitation

Pursuing Reduction in Fatigue after COVID-19 via Exercise & Rehabilitation (PREFACER): A Randomized Feasibility Trial

Comprehensive Evaluation of Modes of Transmission, Infection Prevention and Control Measures for influenza A(H5N1): A Component Network Meta-Analysis and a Design of an Implementation Science Approach.

Pursuing REduction in Fatigue After COVID-19 via Exercise and Rehabilitation (PREFACER). A randomized feasibility trial

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

The effectiveness of virtual interventions targeting mental health in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Frequent collaborators

Joy MacDermid

Ruby Grewal

Erin Miller

Christina Ziebart

Joy MacDermid

Fahad Razak

Fahad Razak

Anita R Gross

James Howard

Lyndsay Somerville

Brent Lanting

Louis Ferreira

Laura Brunton

Sue Peters

Angela Cheung

Yona Lunsky

Margaret Herridge

Nejin Chacko

Saverio Stranges

Pierre Langevin

Jordan Miller

Geoff Schneider

Angela Cheung

Trevor Birmingham

Dianne Bryant

Stephanie Reischl

Peter Tugwell

Pasqualina Santaguida

Yona Lunsky

Igor Karp

Kenneth Faber

Heather Gillis

Areti-Angeliki Veroniki

Jacquelyn Marsh

Alison Rushton

Nina Suh

Edward Vasarhelyi