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Madhukar Pai

ResearcherMedicineMcGill University

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Madhukar Pai

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
94 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 44 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 15 research grants (15 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 5 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Research

Tuberculosis Diagnostics Diagnosis Health Equity Global Health Crc Covid-19 Modeling

Latest papers

Country ownership without fiscal justice is responsibility without resources.
The Lancet. Global health · 2026 · senior author
Antibiotic dispensing practices and determinants among informal healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods scoping review.
BMJ global health · 2026
Globalisation, rising authoritarianism, declining solidarity, and retreating multilateralism: A perfect storm for amplifying the risk of outbreaks.
PLOS global public health · 2026 · senior author

All 341 publications

Latest funding

How impactful are social protection benefits in reducing tuberculosis incidence and deaths?
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$1,028,925
Global Pathways to Equity in Canada: An International Symposium on Exemplars in Anti-Racist and Anti-Discrimination Practice
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$20,000
Antibiotic STewardship Education for Pharmacists (A-STEP): a pre-post intervention study in Nigeria
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$814,726

All 32 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 341 publications.

Country ownership without fiscal justice is responsibility without resources.

Tumlinson K, Pai M

The Lancet. Global health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104013 PMID: 42409036

Antibiotic dispensing practices and determinants among informal healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods scoping review.

Thapa P, Tandan M, Bhandari B, Gandra S, Timalsina D, Thapaliya S, Bhusal A, Bohora S, Gore G, Oga-Omenka C, Asadullah M, Shukla P, Joshi C, Sheokand S, Dutta M, Rahimi SA, Pai M, Sulis G

BMJ global health2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-023208 PMID: 42373214

Globalisation, rising authoritarianism, declining solidarity, and retreating multilateralism: A perfect storm for amplifying the risk of outbreaks.

Dotse-Gborgbortsi W, Pai M

PLOS global public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006783 PMID: 42361096

Cough acoustic analysis using artificial intelligence for COVID-19 detection: A comparative study of patient cohorts from Lima, Peru and Montreal, Canada.

Zimmer AJ, Ravi V, Espinoza-Lopez P, Kafentzis GP, Ravanelli M, Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi S, Pai M, Ugarte-Gil C, Grandjean Lapierre S

Annals of epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2026.110076 PMID: 41862033

External validation of cough-based algorithms for pulmonary tuberculosis screening from the CODA TB DREAM challenge using cough data from Peru.

Zimmer AJ, Espinoza-Lopez P, Ravi V, Sieberts SK, Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi S, Pai M, Ugarte-Gil C, Grandjean Lapierre S

Scientific reports2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-50492-4 PMID: 42162050

Near point-of-care molecular tests for tuberculosis: what will it take to realize their potential?

Denkinger CM, Yerlikaya S, Cattamanchi A, Pai M

EClinicalMedicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103972 PMID: 42163970

The future of diagnostics in Africa.

Kebede Y, Ndlovu N, Nabadda S, Sawadogo C, Fuller D, Pai M, Ashenafi A, Vojnov L, Kadam R, Kallarakal A, Jani I, Mushavi A, Jallow F, Coulibaly SO, Baptiste S, Ehrenkrantz P, Mertz C, Kang G, De Lussigny S, Ghadrshenas A, Fleming K, Kao K, Williams J, Van Germet W, Kaiser B, Gadde R, Rodriguez W, Fongwen N, Mataka A, Mashate S, Bryant J, Ondoa P, Otieno O, Kachuwaire O, Maryogo-Robinson L, Staley S, Agarwal N, Brodsky S, Patil A, Mesfin M, Anupindi R, Rupani S, Mbulawa M, Albert H, Kohli M, Pai N, Loembe M, Nyaruhirira A, Titanji B, Bhadelia N, Desalegn D, Mimbe D, Ochieng E, Mataranyika M, Biscornet L, Mulenga N, Tsai Y, Islam R, Williams F, Ndasi J, Ntoumi F, Lamorde M, Vubil A, Sultane T, Pal A, Magnet S, Maggiore P, Luo R, Sayed S, Shakoor S, Umutesi G, Domingo G, Bitilinyu-Bangoh J, Dieye A, Otieno C, Tamadea L, Murenzi G, Carter J, Ocen F, Capri A, Schroeder L, Wilson M, Gerth-Guyette E, Nsamba D, Awinibuno I, Odiabara K, Kujinga T, Rahman F, Ndlovu Z, Dumas D, Sambe N, Bansal Y, Qin ZZ, Donoso-Bach L, Estelle R, Dlamini S, Obiekea C, Bradley K, Peter T

Nature medicine2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41591-026-04308-7 PMID: 42020602

Understanding where people with tuberculosis seek care to serve them better.

Oga-Omenka C, Rabvukwa A, Chijioke-Akaniro O, Mwirigi N, Pai M

Lancet (London, England)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(26)00543-x PMID: 41871594

Social protection for tuberculosis-how can we make it universal?

Kathiresan J, Pai M

The Lancet. Public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(26)00004-6 PMID: 41722599

Three reasons why the European region should worry about tuberculosis.

Kluge H, Pai M

The Lancet. Respiratory medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(26)00015-9 PMID: 41713478

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Madhukar Pai

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Country ownership without fiscal justice is responsibility without resources.

Antibiotic dispensing practices and determinants among informal healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods scoping review.

Globalisation, rising authoritarianism, declining solidarity, and retreating multilateralism: A perfect storm for amplifying the risk of outbreaks.

Cough acoustic analysis using artificial intelligence for COVID-19 detection: A comparative study of patient cohorts from Lima, Peru and Montreal, Canada.

External validation of cough-based algorithms for pulmonary tuberculosis screening from the CODA TB DREAM challenge using cough data from Peru.

Near point-of-care molecular tests for tuberculosis: what will it take to realize their potential?

The future of diagnostics in Africa.

Understanding where people with tuberculosis seek care to serve them better.

Social protection for tuberculosis-how can we make it universal?

Three reasons why the European region should worry about tuberculosis.

Frequent collaborators

Charity Oga-Omenka

Andrea Benedetti

Andrea Benedetti

Amrita Daftary

Nandini Dendukuri

Kevin Schwartzman

Giorgia Sulis

Keertan Dheda

Simon Grandjean Lapierre

Simon Grandjean Lapierre

Faiz Ahmad Khan

Prabhat Jha

Lawrence Joseph

Christina Greenaway

Susan Horton

Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi

Talat Bessissow

Jeyashree Kathiresan

Joanne Liu

Brice Batomen

Holger Schunemann

Sonia Anand

Zain Chagla