Deborah Assayag, McGill University

Research

Disease Progression Interstitial Lung Disease Lung Function Testing Oscillometry Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Interstitial Lung Diseases Prospective Registry Quantitative Study

Latest papers

Prevalence and outcomes of anxiety and depression in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a registry-based analysis
Thorax · 2026
Contemporary Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease Outcomes: A Multicentre National Cohort Study
Respirology · 2026
Risk stratification as a guide to goal-oriented management of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a registry-based analysis
ERJ Open Research · 2026

All 67 publications

Latest funding

The Longitudinal Use of Oscillometry in Interstitial Lung Diseases
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Subclinical Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Systemic Sclerosis: a Feasibility Study
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$346,640
Sex and gender based disparities in the treatment of patients with interstitial lung diseases
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$100,000

All 3 grants and awards

67 publications.

01

Prevalence and outcomes of anxiety and depression in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a registry-based analysis

Avitzur N, Belmonte LA, Degrassi M, Assayag D, Fisher JH, Johannson KA, Kolb MRJ, Manganas H, Marcoux V, Marinescu D-C

Thorax20261 citations

DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2026-225085

02

Contemporary Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease Outcomes: A Multicentre National Cohort Study

Pitre T, Ryerson CJ, Ong S, Johannson KA, Assayag D, Marcoux V, Kolb M, Manganas H, Marinescu D, Fisher JH

Respirology2026

DOI: 10.1002/resp.70305

03

Risk stratification as a guide to goal-oriented management of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a registry-based analysis

Behr J, Prasse A, Wirtz H, Koschel D, Pittrow D, Held M, Klotsche J, Andreas S, Claussen M, Grohé C

ERJ Open Research2026

DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00570-2025

04

Impact of gastroesophageal reflux and proton pump inhibitors in fibrotic interstitial lung disease

Nalesso G, Ferranti G, Marinescu D-C, Johannson KA, Marcoux V, Fisher JH, Assayag D, Manganas H, Kolb M, Ryerson CJ

Respiratory Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2026.108808

05

Clinical and Radiologic Characteristics of Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis

Grant-Orser A, Marinescu D-C, Hague CJ, Muller NL, Murphy DT, Churg A, Wright JL, Al-Arnawoot A, Bilawich A-M, Bourgouin P

Annals of the American Thoracic Society2026

DOI: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag145

06

Association of metformin with lung function decline and mortality in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: an observational cohort study

Bevanda L, Mok V, Khor YH, Assayag D, Fisher JH, Johannson KA, Kolb M, Manganas H, Marcoux V, Marinescu D-C

Respiratory Research2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12931-026-03557-x

07

Tolerability and Safety of Nintedanib and Immunosuppression in Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathy-Associated Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Assayag D, Brilland B, Hudson M, Azuelos I, Langlais D, Hirsch A

CHEST pulmonary2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chpulm.2025.100230 PMID: 42548349

08

Respiratory oscillometry identifies disease progression in interstitial lung disease.

Dube R, Duran OA, Azuelos I, Cormier M, Dandurand RJ, Assayag D

BMJ open respiratory research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2025-003900 PMID: 41997614

09

Respiratory oscillometry: the new kid on the lung function block.

Assayag D, Johannson KA

BMJ open respiratory research2026First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2026-004119 PMID: 41644190

10

The Global Participation in Interstitial Lung Disease Trials: A Work in Progress.

Assayag D

Chest2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.10.009 PMID: 41519562

The Longitudinal Use of Oscillometry in Interstitial Lung Diseases

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Acute Care in Older Adults

Principal investigators: Assayag, Deborah

Keywords: Disease Progression; Interstitial Lung Disease; Lung Function Testing; Oscillometry

$100,000

Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Subclinical Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Systemic Sclerosis: a Feasibility Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hoa, Sabrina A

Keywords: Immunosuppressive Drugs; Interstitial Lung Disease; Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)

$346,640

Sex and gender based disparities in the treatment of patients with interstitial lung diseases

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Sex and Gender in Health Research (Bridge funding)

Principal investigators: Assayag, Deborah

Keywords: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; Interstitial Lung Diseases; Prospective Registry; Quantitative Study; Sex And Gender

$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.

Frequent collaborators

Marie Hudson and Murray Baron: 134 shared papers
Martin Rainer Kolb and Nathan Hambly: 114 shared papers
Martin Rainer Kolb and Gerard Cox: 99 shared papers
Nathan Hambly and Gerard Cox: 86 shared papers
Martin Rainer Kolb and Ciaran Joseph Scallan: 50 shared papers
Nathan Hambly and Ciaran Joseph Scallan: 43 shared papers
Jean Bourbeau and Dennis Jensen: 43 shared papers
Martin Rainer Kolb and Deborah Assayag: 41 shared papers
Gerard Cox and Ciaran Joseph Scallan: 40 shared papers
Teresa To and Mohsen Sadatsafavi: 28 shared papers
Amna Al-arnawoot and Gerard Cox: 24 shared papers
Teresa To and Andrea Gershon: 24 shared papers
Nathan Hambly and Amna Al-arnawoot: 23 shared papers
Amna Al-arnawoot and Ciaran Joseph Scallan: 23 shared papers
Ehsan Haider and Nathan Hambly: 22 shared papers
Ehsan Haider and Gerard Cox: 22 shared papers
Ehsan Haider and Ciaran Joseph Scallan: 22 shared papers
Nathan Hambly and Deborah Assayag: 22 shared papers
Gerard Cox and Deborah Assayag: 20 shared papers
Martin Rainer Kolb and Teresa To: 19 shared papers
Martin Rainer Kolb and Mohsen Sadatsafavi: 18 shared papers
Gerard Cox and Mohsen Sadatsafavi: 16 shared papers
Marie Hudson and Samy Suissa: 16 shared papers
Teresa To and Deborah Assayag: 15 shared papers
Mohsen Sadatsafavi and Deborah Assayag: 14 shared papers
Nathan Hambly and Mohammed Abdul Malik Farooqi: 13 shared papers
Martin Rainer Kolb and Mohammed Abdul Malik Farooqi: 12 shared papers
Gerard Cox and Mohammed Abdul Malik Farooqi: 11 shared papers
François Maltais and Jean Bourbeau: 9 shared papers
Mohsen Sadatsafavi and Andrea Gershon: 7 shared papers
Christopher Carlsten and Mohsen Sadatsafavi: 6 shared papers
Teresa To and Jean Bourbeau: 6 shared papers
Murray Baron and Elena Netchiporouk: 5 shared papers
Ciaran Joseph Scallan and Deborah Assayag: 4 shared papers
Martin Rainer Kolb and Andrea Gershon: 3 shared papers
Martin Rainer Kolb and Colin Adams: 2 shared papers
Martin Rainer Kolb and Andrew Halayko: 2 shared papers
Nathan Hambly and Colin Adams: 2 shared papers
Nathan Hambly and Andrew Halayko: 2 shared papers
Gerard Cox and Colin Adams: 2 shared papers
Gerard Cox and Andrew Halayko: 2 shared papers
Mohammed Abdul Malik Farooqi and Deborah Assayag: 2 shared papers
Christopher Carlsten and Teresa To: 2 shared papers
Christopher Carlsten and Andrea Gershon: 2 shared papers
François Maltais and Dennis Jensen: 2 shared papers
Marie Hudson and Ilan Azuelos: 2 shared papers
Marie Hudson and David Langlais: 2 shared papers
Marie Hudson and Elena Netchiporouk: 2 shared papers
Marie Hudson and Deborah Assayag: 2 shared papers
Murray Baron and Deborah Assayag: 2 shared papers
Samy Suissa and Deborah Assayag: 2 shared papers
Jean Bourbeau and Deborah Assayag: 2 shared papers
Andrew Halayko and Deborah Assayag: 2 shared papers
Ilan Azuelos and Deborah Assayag: 2 shared papers
Martin Rainer Kolb and François Maltais: 1 shared paper
Martin Rainer Kolb and Samy Suissa: 1 shared paper
Martin Rainer Kolb and Dennis Jensen: 1 shared paper
Ehsan Haider and Deborah Assayag: 1 shared paper
Amna Al-arnawoot and Deborah Assayag: 1 shared paper
Colin Adams and Deborah Assayag: 1 shared paper
Christopher Carlsten and Deborah Assayag: 1 shared paper
François Maltais and Deborah Assayag: 1 shared paper
Andrea Gershon and Deborah Assayag: 1 shared paper
Jean Bourbeau and Faiz Ahmad Khan: 1 shared paper
Jill Torrie and Faiz Ahmad Khan: 1 shared paper
Jill Torrie and Deborah Assayag: 1 shared paper
Faiz Ahmad Khan and Deborah Assayag: 1 shared paper
Dennis Jensen and Deborah Assayag: 1 shared paper
Ilan Azuelos and David Langlais: 1 shared paper
David Langlais and Deborah Assayag: 1 shared paper
Elena Netchiporouk and Deborah Assayag: 1 shared paper

Medicine
Rheumatology
Medical Imaging
Pediatrics
Medicine/Respirology
Psychiatry
Dermatology
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Co-authors at McGill University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Medicine/Respirology

14 shared papers, latest 2026

Murray Baron

Rheumatology

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Faiz Ahmad Khan

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Wei Zhang

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2023

David Langlais

Rheumatology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Disease Progression Dear Professor Assayag, 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 "Prevalence and outcomes of anxiety and depression in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a registry-based analysis" (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 "The Longitudinal Use of Oscillometry in Interstitial Lung Diseases" (2025), 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]

Deborah Assayag

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Prevalence and outcomes of anxiety and depression in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a registry-based analysis

Contemporary Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease Outcomes: A Multicentre National Cohort Study

Risk stratification as a guide to goal-oriented management of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a registry-based analysis

Impact of gastroesophageal reflux and proton pump inhibitors in fibrotic interstitial lung disease

Clinical and Radiologic Characteristics of Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis

Association of metformin with lung function decline and mortality in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: an observational cohort study

Tolerability and Safety of Nintedanib and Immunosuppression in Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathy-Associated Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Respiratory oscillometry identifies disease progression in interstitial lung disease.

Respiratory oscillometry: the new kid on the lung function block.

The Global Participation in Interstitial Lung Disease Trials: A Work in Progress.

The Longitudinal Use of Oscillometry in Interstitial Lung Diseases

Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Subclinical Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Systemic Sclerosis: a Feasibility Study

Sex and gender based disparities in the treatment of patients with interstitial lung diseases

Frequent collaborators

Martin Rainer Kolb

Nathan Hambly

Gerard Cox

Teresa To

Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Ciaran Joseph Scallan

Samy Suissa

Jean Bourbeau

Andrew Halayko

Marie Hudson

Murray Baron

Mohammed Abdul Malik Farooqi

Ilan Azuelos

Jill Torrie

Jill Torrie

Faiz Ahmad Khan

Dennis Jensen

Stefania Bertazzon

Wei Zhang

David Langlais