AJ Hirsch Allen

Data Scientist familiar with gathering, cleaning and organizing data for use by technical and non-technical personnel. Advanced understanding of statistical, algebraic and other analytical techniques. Highly organized, motivated and diligent with significant background in health research and biostatistics.

• A. Hirsch Allen, N. Ayas, S. Mountain, P. Dodek, A. Peets, D. Griesdale. Influence of Residency Training on Multiple Attempts at Endotracheal Intubation. American Thoracic Society (ATS) Annual Conference. May 2009. San Diego, CA.

• Y. Neumark, R. Shtarkshall, C. Lopez-Quintero, B. Feldman, A. Hirsch Allen. Use of the Internet as a Source of Health-Info by Israeli School Kids. Research Symposium at Hebrew University. June 2010. Jerusalem, Israel.

• A. Hirsch Allen, N. Ayas, S. Mountain, P. Dodek, A. Peets, D. Griesdale. Influence of Residency Training on Multiple Attempts at Endotracheal Intubation. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. 57.9 (2010): 823-829.

• N. Fox, A Hirsch Allen, E. Goodfellow, J Wenner, J. Fleetham, CF. Ryan, M Kwiatkowska, N. Ayas. A Telemedicine Monitoring System to Improve Use of PAP in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). American Thoracic Society (ATS) Annual Conference. May 2010. New Orleans, LU.

• N. Fox, A Hirsch Allen, E. Goodfellow, J Wenner, J. Fleetham, CF. Ryan, M Kwiatkowska, N. Ayas. A Telemedicine Monitoring System to Improve Use of PAP in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Sleep. 1; 35(4). (2012): 477–481.

· Yehuda Neumark, Catalina Lopez-Quintero, Becca S Feldman, AJ Hirsch Allen, Ronny Shtarkshall. Online health information seeking among Jewish and Arab adolescents in Israel: results from a national school survey. Journal of health communication. 18 (9), (2013): 1097-1115

· AJ Hirsch Allen, Julie E Park , Nassim Adhami, Demetrios Sirounis, Harriet Tholin, Peter Dodek, Ann E Rogers, Najib Ayas. The Impact of Work Schedules on Sleep Duration of Critical Care Nurses. American Journal of Critical Care. 23.4 (2014): 290-295

· A. Hirsch Allen, N. O-Brien, J. Forrest, S. Kanters, R. Hogg. Disclosing to New Sexual Partners and the Implications for Prevention: Factors Associated with Disclosure Amongst a Cohort of HIV Positive Individuals on Treatment in British Columbia, Canada. AIDS and Behavior. 18.6 (2014): 1014-1026

· Sarah Ann L. Carriere, Kevin Carriere, Najib Ayas, A.J. Hirsch-Allen, Brian E. Grunau. Barriers to achieving a time-to-target temperature goal in post-cardiac arrest patients treated with mild therapeutic hypothermia. Dynamics. 25.4. (2014) : 27-32

· Najib T Ayas, AJ Hirsch Allen, Ismail Laher, T Douglas Bradley, Atul Malhotra, Vsevolod Y Polotsky, Esra Tasali. New frontiers in obstructive sleep apnoea. Clinical Science. 127.4 (2014): 209-216

· AJ Hirsch Allen, N Bansback, NT Ayas. The effect of OSA on work disability and work-related injuries. CHEST Journal 147.5. (2015): 1422-1428

· Hirsch Allen AJ, Park JE, Daniele PR, Fleetham J, Ryan CF, Ayas NT. Obstructive sleep apnoea and frequency of occupational injury. Thorax. 2016;71(7):664–6. pmid:26980010

· A.J. Allen, O. Amram, H. Tavakoli, F.R. Almeida, M. Hamoda, N.T. Ayas. Relationship between travel time from home to a regional sleep apnea clinic in British Columbia, Canada, and the severity of obstructive sleep, Ann. Am. Thorac. Soc., 13 (2016), pp. 719-723

· A. J. Hirsch Allen, Mieke Koehoorn, Julie E. Park & Najib T. Ayas (2017) Risk of occupational injury in patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea, Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, 1:4, 186-190, DOI: 10.1080/24745332.2017.1391056

· C. Laratta, C. Carlsten, M. Brauer, A. Hirsch Allen, N. Fox, B. U. Peres, N. Ayas. Duration of Hypoxemia and Severity of OSA Are Not Substantially Impacted by Chronic Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. American Thoracic Society (ATS) Annual Conference. May 2018, San Diego, United States.

· B. U. Peres, A. Hirsch Allen, N. Fox, I. Laher, F. Almeida, S. Van Eeden, N. Ayas. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Obesity Increase Serum Levels of Inflammatory Adhesion Molecules. American Thoracic Society (ATS) Annual Conference. May 2018, San Diego, United States.

· A. Sandford, A. Ha, L. Akhabir, A. Saferali, N. Fox, A. Hirsch-Allen, S. Warby, S. F. Van Eeden, N. Ayas. Adhesion Molecule Gene Polymorphisms and Serum Protein Levels in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. American Thoracic Society (ATS) Annual Conference. May 2018, San Diego, United States.

· Peres B, Hirsch Allen AJ, Fox N, Laher I, Hanly P, Skomro R, Almeida F, Ayas NT, Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network. Circulating Biomarkers to Identify Cardiometabolic Complications in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review. Sleep Med Rev. 2018 Dec 27;44:48-57. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2018.12.004

· A. Sandford, A. Ha, L. Akhabir, A. Saferali, N. Fox, A. Hirsch-Allen, S. Warby, S. F. Van Eeden, N. Ayas. (2019) Adhesion Molecule Gene Polymorphisms and Serum Protein Levels in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. PLoS

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· AJ Hirsch Allen, Nick Bansback,Mieke Koehoorn, Bernardo Peres, Morvarid Mehrtash, Najib T. Ayas The Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Risk of Occupational Injuries: A Prospective Observational Cohort. American Thoracic Society (ATS) Annual Conference. May 2019, Dallas, United States.

· NT Ayas, AJ Hirsch Allen, N Fox, B Peres, M Mehrtash, KH Humphries, R Jen, CM Taylor, SF van Eeden. C-Reactive Protein Levels and the Risk of Incident Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Submitted for Publication in the Journal Lung (2019)

· AJ Hirsch Allen, The impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Occupational Injuries. (2019). University of British Columbia. Doctorate Dissertation. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/2429/68379

· Peres, B. U., Hirsch Allen, A. J., Fox, N., Laher, I., Hanly, P., Skomro, R., Almeida, F., Ayas, N. T., & Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network (2019). Circulating biomarkers to identify cardiometabolic complications in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A systematic review. Sleep medicine reviews, 44, 48–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2018.12.004

· Hirsch Allen, A.J., Beaudin, A.E., Fox, N., Raneri, J.K., Skomro, R.P., Hanly, P.J., Mazzotti, D.R., Keenan, B.T., Smith, E.E., Goofellow, S.D., Ayas, N.T. (2020). Symptom Subtypes and Cognitive Function in a Clinic-Based OSA Cohort: A Multi-Centre Canadian Studys. Sleep Medicine, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.05.001

· Lee, S., Allen, A., Morley, E., Swart, P., Henderson, W., Jen, R., & Ayas, N. (2020). Perioperative myocardial injury risk after elective knee and hip arthroplasty in patients with a high risk of obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, 10.1007/s11325-020-02068-3. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-020-02068-3

· Laratta, C. R., Kendzerska, T., Carlsten, C., Brauer, M., van Eeden, S. F., Hirsch Allen, A., Fox, N., Peres, B. U., & Ayas, N. T. (2020). Air pollution and systemic inflammation in patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea living in an urban residential area. Chest, S0012-3692(20)31678-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.05.596

· Mertash, M., Hirsch Allen, A.J., Peres, B. U Fox, N., Laher, I., & Ayas, N. T. (2020). The Rate and Predictors of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Adherence in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Presenting to a Sleep Clinic in British Columbia. UBC Medical Journal. Vol. 12 No. 1 (2020)

· Beaudin, A. E., Raneri, J. K., Ayas, N. T., Skomro, R. P., Fox, N., Hirsch Allen, A. M., Bowen, M. W., Nocon, A., Lynch, E. J., Wang, M., Smith, E. E., Hanly, P. J., & Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network (CSCN) (2020). Cognitive Function in a Sleep Clinic Cohort of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202004-313OC. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.202004-313OC

· Peres, B. U., Allen, A., Shah, A., Fox, N., Laher, I., Almeida, F., Jen, R., & Ayas, N. (2020). Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Circulating Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress: A Cross-Sectional Study. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 9(6), 476. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9060476

· Peres, B. U., Allen, A., Kendzerska, T., Shah, A., Fox, N., Laher, I., Almeida, F., Jen, R., Sandford, A. J., van Eeden, S. F., & Ayas, N. T. (2020). Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity, Body Mass Index, and Circulating Levels of Cellular Adhesion Molecules. Lung, 198(6), 939–945. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-020-00401-

· Beaudin AE, Raneri JK, Ahmed SB, Hirsch Allen AJ, Nocon A, Gomes T, Gakwaya S, Series F, Kimoff J, Skomro RP, Ayas NT. Risk of chronic kidney disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep. 2021 Nov 10.

· Peres BU, Hirsch Allen AJ, Daniele P, Humphries KH, Taylor C, Laher I, Almeida F, Jen R, Sandford AJ, van Eeden SF, Ayas NT. Circulating levels of cell adhesion molecules and risk of cardiovascular events in obstructive sleep apnea. Plos one. 2021 Jul 30;16(7):e0255306.

· Faria A, Allen AH, Fox N, Ayas N, Laher I. The public health burden of obstructive sleep apnea. 14(3):257. doi:10.5935/1984-0063.20200111