My interdisciplinary research is focused on: a) developing digital technologies to provide equitable access to health care for people with cardio-respiratory disorders; b) developing user-centered treatments for sleep apnea; and c) improving the physiological understanding of cardio-respiratory disorders. Our work integrates disciplines such as medical device design, artificial intelligence (AI), sensor design, equity, textile development and physiology.
Azadeh Yadollahi is an emerging investigator in the field of sleep and airway disorders. In 2014, she was appointed a Scientist at TRI—one of five research institutes within UHN—and recently obtained an academic appointment as Assistant Professor at the prestigious Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto. She is also an Adjunct Faculty Member in the Graduate Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Manitoba.
Dr. Yadollahi completed her doctoral training with Dr. Zahra Moussavi, Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Manitoba, where she developed expertise in analyzing respiratory sounds and their application for diagnosing sleep apnea. As a visiting scholar at the Harvard University School of Public Health, she received asthma training from Dr. Jeffrey Fredberg, Professor of Physiology and world expert in mechanisms of airway narrowing in asthma. She then pursued postdoctoral training under renowned respirologist Dr. T. Douglas Bradley, Medical Director of the Centre for Sleep Health and Research at UHN, Director of the Respirology Program at the University of Toronto and the Clifford Nordal Chair in Sleep Apnea and Rehabilitation Research. Here, she honed her skills and developed an expansive repertoire of techniques with which to study the effect of the recumbent position during sleep on the severity of sleep apnea.
Dr. Yadollahi completed her doctoral training with Dr. Zahra Moussavi, Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Manitoba, where she developed expertise in analyzing respiratory sounds and their application for diagnosing sleep apnea. As a visiting scholar at the Harvard University School of Public Health, she received asthma training from Dr. Jeffrey Fredberg, Professor of Physiology and world expert in mechanisms of airway narrowing in asthma. She then pursued postdoctoral training under renowned respirologist Dr. T. Douglas Bradley, Medical Director of the Centre for Sleep Health and Research at UHN, Director of the Respirology Program at the University of Toronto and the Clifford Nordal Chair in Sleep Apnea and Rehabilitation Research. Here, she honed her skills and developed an expansive repertoire of techniques with which to study the effect of the recumbent position during sleep on the severity of sleep apnea.
- Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
- Associate Member, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
- Adjunct Faculty, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Manitoba