Reshma Amin
Investigator
Director of Sleep Medicine and Long-term Ventilation, Respirologist and Sleep Physician, The Hospital for Sick Children | Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto
Clinician Investigator, Senior Associate Scientist, Child Health and Evaluative Sciences, SickKids Research Institute
NMD4C Involvement: Pillar 2: Clinical Research, Pillar 3: Clinical Practice Research, Theme 4: Knowledge Translation & Impact Assessment
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Dr. Reshma Amin is the Director of Sleep Medicine and Long-term Ventilation and a Clinician-Investigator at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. She is a Professor at the University of Toronto. She is also a Senior Associate Scientist in Child Health and Evaluative Sciences at the SickKids Research Institute. She is an expert pulmonologist experienced in the rehabilitation and care of children with neuromuscular disorders, particularly for impaired pulmonary function and assisted ventilation. She leads a clinical research program focused on program evaluation and innovative care delivery for children with neuromuscular disease as well as those requiring long-term ventilation at home. She was the lead author of the Canadian Thoracic Society’s Pediatric Home Ventilation Guidelines. She has more than 125 peer-reviewed publications and has been fortunate to be funded by CIHR with partnership funds from Muscular Dystrophy Canada, VHA Home Healthcare, Boehringer-Ingelheim, ProResp, Praxair and Cure SMA Canada.
Within NMD4C, she is working on the development of clinical care guidelines for NMDs and patient advocacy training modules for NMD and supports knowledge transfer to patients and other knowledge users.
Recent Publications
Sirianansopa, K, Amin, R. Acetazolamide as a therapeutic alternative for central sleep apnea in pediatric patient with FBXO28 gene mutation: A case report and review of literature. Sleep Med. 2024.124 479-482 PMID:39432981
Sathyaprasad, S, Dhanya, KB, Anand, PJS, Amin, R, Thomas, PA, Alwafi, HA et al.. Amelioration: An Innovative Approach to Behavior Management Based on Cognitive Process. J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2024.16 (Suppl 3)S2241-S2243 PMID:39346386
Graham, RJ, Amin, R, Demirel, N, Edel, L, Lilien, C, MacBean, V et al.. An algorithm for discontinuing mechanical ventilation in boys with x-linked myotubular myopathy after positive response to gene therapy: the ASPIRO experience. Respir Res. 2024.25 (1)342 PMID:39285418
Xiao, L, Amin, R. Impact of Disease-modifying Therapies on Respiratory Function in People with Neuromuscular Disorders. Sleep Med Clin. 2024.19 (3)473-483 PMID:39095144
Aksu, T, Brignole, M, Calo, L, Debruyne, P, Di Biase, L, Deharo, JC et al.. Cardioneuroablation for the treatment of reflex syncope and functional bradyarrhythmias: A Scientific Statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) and the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS). Europace. 2024.26 (8) PMID:39082698
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