These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society
Jason Castaneda, MD
The University of Washington
Abstract Title: Risks of Non-benzodiazepine Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists Among Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Kylie Cataldo, BS
University of Missouri/Child Health Research Institute
Abstract Title: P16-mediated Senescence In Vascular Dysfunction In Murine Models Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Shaghayegh Chavoshian, BSc Honours
University Health Network
Abstract Title: Modeling the Effects of Simulated Obstructive Apnea on Elastic Properties of Lung in Persons With Asthma
Marijke Dieltjens, PhD
University of Antwerp
Abstract Title: Oral Appliance Therapy as First-line Treatment Option in Patients Diagnosed With Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Catherine Heinzinger, DO
Cleveland Clinic
Abstract Title: Elucidating Influence Of Underlying Pulmonary Physiology In The Association Of Sleep-Related Hypoxemia And Incident Atrial Fibrillation
Aj Hirsch Allen, PhD, MPH
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: The Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Circulating Cytokines, & Incident Cancer
Gonzalo Labarca, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Arousal Intensity Predicts Incident Dementia In Sleep Apnea: The Multiethnic Study Of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Brian Locke, MD
University of Utah
Abstract Title: Test Performance Of Serum Bicarbonate In Identifying Hypercapnia Across Settings And Diseases
Syed Moin Hassan, MD
The University of Vermont Medical Center (UVM Medical Center)
Abstract Title: Polysomnography-derived Hypoxemic Markers Associated With Pulmonary Hypertension In Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Ana Sanchez Azofra, MD
University of California San Diego
Abstract Title: Inflammation Biomarkers In COPD-OSA Overlap Syndrome
Luke Thomson, BPsych(Hons) GDipSlSci
Monash University
Abstract Title: A Randomised Controlled Trial Examining the Combined Impact of Acetazolamide and Dronabinol for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Karlien Van Den Bossche, MD
University of Antwerp
Abstract Title: Comparison of Upper Airway Collapse in Drug-induced Sleep Endoscopy and Natural Sleep Endoscopy