Overview

I am a health outcomes researcher in the field of children’s lung diseases. Combining clinical epidemiology training with classical population-based epidemiology & health services research methods, and collaborating with basic science researchers, has enabled me to study a number of clinically relevant issues in childhood asthma, primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD). Early in my career, my main interest was to identify modifiable risk factors for childhood asthma. As my career progressed, I became interested in improving health outcomes for rare lung diseases in children, particularly PCD. I am a principal investigator in several multi-center clinical studies of children with PCD and ILD, with a particular interest in diagnostic test development & performance, health related quality of life measures, genotype-phenotype associations and clinical trials.

Publications

Disease Manifestations in Siblings with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Dvir Gatt and Michelle Shaw and Jacob McCoy and Fiona Kritzinger and Melinda Solomon and Sharon Dell and Felix Ratjen
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202308-747RL
01/2024

Mortality of Pediatric Surgical Lung Biopsies in Ontario, Canada from 2000-2019.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Wallace B Wee and Shane Shapera and Teresa To and Priscilla PL Chiu and Sharon D. Dell and Jolene H Fisher
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202304-306OC
01/2024

Efficacy of Antibiotic Eradication Therapy of Early Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Children with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Dvir Gatt and Michelle Shaw and Wallace Wee and Melinda Solomon and Sharon D. Dell and Felix Ratjen
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202210-858OC
06/2023

Airway Disease in Children with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Impact of Ciliary Ultrastructure Defect and Genotype
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
BreAnna Kinghorn and Margaret Rosenfeld and Erin Sullivan and Frankline Onchiri and Thomas W. Ferkol and Scott D. Sagel and Sharon D. Dell and Carlos Milla and Adam J. Shapiro and Kelli M. Sullivan and Maimoona A. Zariwala and Jessica E. Pittman and Federico Mollica and Harm A. W. M. Tiddens and Mariette Kemner-van de Corput and Michael R. Knowles and Stephanie D. Davis and Margaret W. Leigh
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202206-524OC
04/2023

Laterality Defects in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Relationship to Ultrastructural Defect or Genotype
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Andrew T. Barber and Adam J. Shapiro and Stephanie D. Davis and Thomas W. Ferkol and Jeffrey J. Atkinson and Scott D. Sagel and Sharon D. Dell and Kenneth N. Olivier and Carlos E. Milla and Margaret Rosenfeld and Lang Li and Feng-Chang Lin and Kelli M. Sullivan and Nicole A. Capps and Maimoona A. Zariwala and Michael R. Knowles and Margaret W. Leigh
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202206-487OC
03/2023

Airway Inflammation in Children with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Scott D. Sagel and Oren Kupfer and Brandie D. Wagner and Stephanie D. Davis and Sharon D. Dell and Thomas W. Ferkol and Jordana E. Hoppe and Margaret Rosenfeld and Kelli M. Sullivan and Harm A. W. M. Tiddens and Michael R. Knowles and Margaret W. Leigh
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202204-314OC
01/2023

Going beyond the chest X-ray: Investigating laterality defects in primary ciliary dyskinesia
Pediatric Pulmonology
Wallace B. Wee and Kimberley R. Kaspy and Michael G. Sawras and Michael R. Knowles and Maimoona A. Zariwala and Margaret W. Leigh and Sharon D. Dell and Adam J. Shapiro
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25853
05/2022

Lower Airway Nitrogen Oxide Levels in Children with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Is Linked to Neutrophilic Inflammation
The Journal of Pediatrics
Hartmut Grasemann and Nancy McDonald and Xi Zhou Yuan and Sharon Dell and Valerie Waters and Felix Ratjen
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.01.040
05/2022

Development and Validation of an Algorithm for Quality Grading of Pediatric Spirometry: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Lucy Perrem and David Wilson and Sharon D. Dell and Felix Ratjen
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202103-382QI
01/2022

Does exposure to air pollution increase the risk of acute care in young children with asthma? An Ontario, Canada study.
Environmental research
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111302
PubMed: 34019894
05/2021

Super-Resolution Microscopy and FIB-SEM Imaging Reveal Parental Centriole-Derived, Hybrid Cilium in Mammalian Multiciliated Cells.
Developmental cell
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.09.016
PubMed: 33038333
10/2020

Rare broncho-pulmonary arterial fistula in a healthy 9-year-old girl.
BMJ case reports
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-234865
PubMed: 33004353
10/2020

Methodologic Guidance and Expectations for the Development and Reporting of Prediction Models and Causal Inference Studies
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Michael O. Harhay and David H. Au and Sharon D. Dell and Michael K. Gould and Susan Redline and Christopher J. Ryerson and Colin R. Cooke
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202002-141ED
06/2020

Nasal Nitric Oxide Measurement in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. A Technical Paper on Standardized Testing Protocols
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Adam J. Shapiro and Sharon D. Dell and Benjamin Gaston and Michael O’Connor and Nadzeya Marozkina and Michele Manion and Milan J. Hazucha and Margaret W. Leigh
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201904-347OT
02/2020

Effect of asthma exacerbation during pregnancy in women with asthma: A population-based cohort study
European Respiratory Journal
Abdullah, K. and Zhu, J. and Gershon, A. and Dell, S. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01335-2019
2020

A quantitative super-resolution imaging toolbox for diagnosis of motile ciliopathies
Science Translational Medicine
Liu, Z. and Nguyen, Q.P.H. and Guan, Q. and Albulescu, A. and Erdman, L. and Mahdaviyeh, Y. and Kang, J. and Ouyang, H. and Hegele, R.G. and Moraes, T. and Goldenberg, A. and Dell, S.D. and Mennella, V.
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay0071
2020

Early life exposure to air pollution and incidence of childhood asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema
European Respiratory Journal
To, T. and Zhu, J. and Stieb, D. and Gray, N. and Fong, I. and Pinault, L. and Jerrett, M. and Robichaud, A. and Ménard, R. and van Donkelaar, A. and Martin, R.V. and Hystad, P. and Brook, J.R. and Dell, S.
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00913-2019
2020

Validation of pediatric health-related quality of life instruments for primary ciliary dyskinesia (QOL-PCD)
Pediatric Pulmonology
Laura Behan and Margaret W. Leigh and Sharon D. Dell and Alexandra L. Quittner and Claire Hogg and Jane S. Lucas
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.24507
12/2019

Evaluation of the pulmonary radioaerosol mucociliary clearance scan as an adjunctive test for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia in children
Pediatric Pulmonology
Reza Vali and Hasan Ghandourah and Martin Charron and Kimiya V. Nezhad and Yusuaf Omarkhail and Afsoon Khazaee and Amer Shammas and Sharon D. Dell
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.24509
12/2019

AnnalsATS: New Developments and Advice for Authors
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
David J. Lederer and David H. Au and Colin R. Cooke and Sharon D. Dell and Michael K. Gould and Susan Redline and Robert M. Kotloff
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201902-143ED
05/2019

58 - Pulmonary Involvement in the Systemic Inflammatory Diseases of Childhood
Kendig's Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children
Dell, S.D. and Schneider, R. and Yeung, R.S.M.
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-44887-1.00058-4
2019

ERS and ATS diagnostic guidelines for primary ciliary dyskinesia: similarities and differences in approach to diagnosis
European Respiratory Journal
Shoemark, A. and Dell, S. and Shapiro, A. and Lucas, J.S.
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01066-2019
2019

Prenatal depression and birth mode sequentially mediate maternal education's influence on infant sleep duration
Sleep Medicine
Matenchuk, B.A. and Tamana, S.K. and Lou, W.Y.W. and Lefebvre, D.L. and Sears, M.R. and Becker, A.B. and Azad, M.B. and Moraes, T.J. and Turvey, S.E. and Subbarao, P. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Mandhane, P.J. and Subbarao, P. and Turvey, S.E. and Anand, S.S. and Azad, M.B. and Becker, A.B. and Befus, A.D. and Brauer, M. and Brook, J.R. and Chen, E. and Cyr, M.M. and Daley, D. and Dell, S.D. and Denburg, J.A. and Duan, Q.L. and Eiwegger, T. and Grasemann, H. and HayGlass, K. and Hegele, R.G. and Holness, D.L. and Hystad, P. and Kobor, M. and Kollmann, T.R. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Laprise, C. and Lou, W.Y.W. and Macri, J. and Mandhane, P.J. and Miller, G. and Moraes, T.J. and Paré, P. and Ramsey, C. and Ratjen, F. and Sandford, A. and Scott, J.A. and Scott, J. and Sears, M.R. and Silverman, F. and Simons, E. and Takaro, T. and Tebbutt, S.J. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.01.015
2019

Neighborhood material deprivation is associated with childhood asthma development: Analysis of prospective administrative data
Canadian Respiratory Journal
Simons, E. and Dell, S.D. and Moineddin, R. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1155/2019/6808206
2019

PKD1L1-related situs inversus associated with sideroblastic anemia
Clinical Genetics
Rodriguez, S. and Chaturvedi, R. and Blanchette, V. and Dell, S. and Axford, M. and Cada, M. and Dror, Y.
DOI: 10.1111/cge.13512
2019

Procedure volume and mortality after surgical lung biopsy in interstitial lung disease
The European respiratory journal
Fisher, J.H. and Shapera, S. and To, T. and Marras, T.K. and Gershon, A. and Dell, S.
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01164-2018
2019

Full-term neonatal respiratory distress and chronic lung disease
Pediatric Annals
Chowdhury, N. and Giles, B.L. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.3928/19382359-20190328-01
2019

Pediatric asthma: An unmet need for more effective, focused treatments
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Papadopoulos, N.G. and ?ustovi?, A. and Cabana, M.D. and Dell, S.D. and Deschildre, A. and Hedlin, G. and Hossny, E. and Le Souëf, P. and Matricardi, P.M. and Nieto, A. and Phipatanakul, W. and Pitrez, P.M. and Pohunek, P. and Gavornikova, M. and Jaumont, X. and Price, D.B.
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12990
2019

Maternal Metabolic Complications in Pregnancy and Offspring Behavior Problems at 2 Years of Age
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Krzeczkowski, J.E. and Lau, A. and Fitzpatrick, J. and Tamana, S. and Smithson, L. and de Souza, R. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Lefebvre, D. and Becker, A.B. and Subbarao, P. and Turvey, S.E. and Pei, J. and Schmidt, L.A. and Sears, M.R. and Van Lieshout, R.J. and Mandhane, P.J. and Subbarao, P. and Anand, S.S. and Azad, M. and Becker, A.B. and Befus, A.D. and Brauer, M. and Brook, J.R. and Chen, E. and Cyr, M. and Daley, D. and Dell, S. and Denburg, J.A. and Duan, Q. and Eiwegger, T. and Grasemann, H. and HayGlass, K. and Hegele, R. and Holness, D.L. and Hystad, P. and Kobor, M.S. and Kollman, T.R. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Laprise, C. and Lou, W.Y.W. and Macri, J. and Mandhane, P.M. and Miller, G. and Moraes, T. and Paré, P.D. and Ramsey, C. and Ratjen, F. and Sandford, A. and Scott, J.A. and Scott, J. and Sears, M.R. and Silverman, F. and Simons, E. and Takaro, T. and Tebbutt, S. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-018-2691-y
2019

Treatment of rituximab-associated chronic CNS enterovirus using IVIg and fluoxetine
Neurology
Sham, L. and Bitnun, A. and Branson, H. and Hazrati, L.-N. and Dell, S.D. and Yeung, R.S.M. and Johnstone, J. and Yeh, E.A.
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007468
2019

Quantitative high-speed video profiling discriminates between DNAH11 and HYDIN variants of primary ciliary dyskinesia
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Chioccioli, M. and Feriani, L. and Nguyen, Q. and Kotar, J. and Dell, S.D. and Mennella, V. and Amirav, I. and Cicuta, P.
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201812-2256LE
2019

Primary ciliary dyskinesia: Longitudinal study of lung disease by ultrastructure defect and genotype
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Davis, S.D. and Rosenfeld, M. and Lee, H.-S. and Ferkol, T.W. and Sagel, S.D. and Dell, S.D. and Milla, C. and Pittman, J.E. and Shapiro, A.J. and Sullivan, K.M. and Nykamp, K.R. and Krischer, J.P. and Zariwala, M.A. and Knowles, M.R. and Leigh, M.W.
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201803-0548OC
2019

Prolidase deficiency diagnosed by whole exome sequencing in a child with pulmonary capillaritis
ERS Monograph
Rayment, J.H. and Jobling, R. and Bowdin, S. and Cutz, E. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00205-2018
2019

Understanding parent perceptions of healthy physical activity for their child with a chronic medical condition: A cross-sectional study
Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)
McMullen, J.A. and McCrindle, B.W. and Dell, S.D. and Feldman, B.M. and Longmuir, P.E.
DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxy122
2019

Diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Adam J. Shapiro and Stephanie D. Davis and Deepika Polineni and Michele Manion and Margaret Rosenfeld and Sharon D. Dell and Mark A. Chilvers and Thomas W. Ferkol and Maimoona A. Zariwala and Scott D. Sagel and Maureen Josephson and Lucy Morgan and Ozge Yilmaz and Kenneth N. Olivier and Carlos Milla and Jessica E. Pittman and M. Leigh Anne Daniels and Marcus Herbert Jones and Ibrahim A. Janahi and Stephanie M. Ware and Sam J. Daniel and Matthew L. Cooper and Lawrence M. Nogee and Billy Anton and Tori Eastvold and Lynn Ehrne and Elena Guadagno and Michael R. Knowles and Margaret W. Leigh and Valery Lavergne
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201805-0819ST
06/2018

Severe disease due to CCDC40 gene variants and the perils of late diagnosis in primary ciliary dyskinesia
BMJ Case Reports
Ghandourah, H. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224964
2018

20-Year trends in severe childhood asthma outcomes: Hospitalizations and intensive care visits
Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Radhakrishnan, D. and Dell, S.D. and Guttmann, A. and Shariff, S.Z. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1080/24745332.2018.1474401
2018

Residential green space and pathways to term birth weight in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study
International Journal of Health Geographics
Cusack, L. and Sbihi, H. and Larkin, A. and Chow, A. and Brook, J.R. and Moraes, T. and Mandhane, P.J. and Becker, A.B. and Azad, M.B. and Subbarao, P. and Kozyrskyj, A. and Takaro, T.K. and Sears, M.R. and Turvey, S.E. and Hystad, P. and Subbarao, P. and Sears, M.R. and Anand, S.S. and Becker, A.B. and Befus, A.D. and Brauer, M. and Brook, J.R. and Chen, E. and Cyr, M.M. and Daley, D. and Dell, S.D. and Denburg, J.A. and Duan, Q.L. and Eiwegger, T. and Grasemann, H. and HayGlass, K. and Hegele, R.G. and Holness, D.L. and Hystad, P. and Kobor, M. and Kollmann, T.R. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Laprise, C. and Lou, W.Y.W. and Macri, J. and Mandhane, P.J. and Miller, G. and Moraes, T.J. and Paré, P. and Ramsey, C. and Ratjen, F. and Sandford, A. and Scott, J.A. and Scott, J. and Silverman, F. and Simons, E. and Takaro, T. and Tebbutt, S.J. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1186/s12942-018-0160-x
2018

Associations between neighborhood walkability and incident and ongoing asthma in children
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Simons, E. and Dell, S.D. and Moineddin, R. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201708-693OC
2018

Improved diagnostic yield compared with targeted gene sequencing panels suggests a role for whole-genome sequencing as a first-tier genetic test
Genetics in Medicine
Lionel, A.C. and Costain, G. and Monfared, N. and Walker, S. and Reuter, M.S. and Hosseini, S.M. and Thiruvahindrapuram, B. and Merico, D. and Jobling, R. and Nalpathamkalam, T. and Pellecchia, G. and Sung, W.W.L. and Wang, Z. and Bikangaga, P. and Boelman, C. and Carter, M.T. and Cordeiro, D. and Cytrynbaum, C. and Dell, S.D. and Dhir, P. and Dowling, J.J. and Heon, E. and Hewson, S. and Hiraki, L. and Inbar-Feigenberg, M. and Klatt, R. and Kronick, J. and Laxer, R.M. and Licht, C. and MacDonald, H. and Mercimek-Andrews, S. and Mendoza-Londono, R. and Piscione, T. and Schneider, R. and Schulze, A. and Silverman, E. and Siriwardena, K. and Snead, O.C. and Sondheimer, N. and Sutherland, J. and Vincent, A. and Wasserman, J.D. and Weksberg, R. and Shuman, C. and Carew, C. and Szego, M.J. and Hayeems, R.Z. and Basran, R. and Stavropoulos, D.J. and Ray, P.N. and Bowdin, S. and Meyn, M.S. and Cohn, R.D. and Scherer, S.W. and Marshall, C.R.
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2017.119
2018

Diagnosing atopic dermatitis in infancy: Questionnaire reports vs criteria-based assessment
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
Dharma, C. and Lefebvre, D.L. and Tran, M.M. and Lu, Z. and Lou, W.Y.W. and Subbarao, P. and Becker, A.B. and Mandhane, P.J. and Turvey, S.E. and Moraes, T.J. and Azad, M.B. and Sears, M.R. and Anand, S.S. and Befus, A.D. and Brauer, M. and Brook, J.R. and Chen, E. and Cyr, M.M. and Daley, D. and Dell, S.D. and Denburg, J.A. and Duan, Q.L. and Eiwegger, T. and Grasemann, H. and HayGlass, K. and Hegele, R.G. and Holness, D.L. and Hystad, P. and Kobor, M. and Kollmann, T.R. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Laprise, C. and Macri, J. and Miller, G. and Paré, P. and Ramsey, C. and Ratjen, F. and Sandford, A. and Scott, J.A. and Scott, J. and Silverman, F. and Simons, E. and Takaro, T. and Tebbutt, S.J. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12525
2018

Predicting the atopic march: Results from the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development Study
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Tran, M.M. and Lefebvre, D.L. and Dharma, C. and Dai, D. and Lou, W.Y.W. and Subbarao, P. and Becker, A.B. and Mandhane, P.J. and Turvey, S.E. and Sears, M.R. and Subbarao, P. and Anand, S.S. and Azad, M. and Becker, A.B. and Befus, A.D. and Brauer, M. and Brook, J.R. and Chen, E. and Cyr, M. and Daley, D. and Dell, S.D. and Denburg, J.A. and Duan, Q. and Eiwegger, T. and Grasemann, H. and HayGlass, K. and Hegele, R.G. and Holness, D.L. and Hystad, P. and Kobor, M. and Kollmann, T.R. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Laprise, C. and Lou, W.Y.W. and Macri, J. and Mandhane, P.J. and Miller, G. and Moraes, T.J. and Paré, P. and Ramsey, C. and Ratjen, F. and Sandford, A. and Scott, J.A. and Scott, J. and Sears, M.R. and Silverman, F. and Simons, E. and Takaro, T. and Tebbutt, S. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.08.024
2018

Patterns of allergic sensitization and atopic dermatitis from 1 to 3 years: Effects on allergic diseases
Clinical and Experimental Allergy
Dharma, C. and Lefebvre, D.L. and Tran, M.M. and Lou, W.Y.W. and Subbarao, P. and Becker, A.B. and Mandhane, P.J. and Turvey, S.E. and Sears, M.R. and Anand, S.S. and Azad, M.B. and Befus, A.D. and Brauer, M. and Brook, J.R. and Chen, E. and Cyr, M.M. and Daley, D. and Dell, S.D. and Denburg, J.A. and Duan, Q.L. and Eiwegger, T. and Grasemann, H. and HayGlass, K. and Hegele, R.G. and Holness, D.L. and Hystad, P. and Kobor, M. and Kollmann, T.R. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Laprise, C. and Macri, J. and Miller, G. and Moraes, T.J. and Paré, P. and Ramsey, C. and Ratjen, F. and Sandford, A. and Scott, J.A. and Scott, J. and Silverman, F. and Simons, E. and Takaro, T. and Tebbutt, S.J. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1111/cea.13063
2018

Prediction of long-term neurodevelopmental outcome in preterm infants using trajectories of general movement assessments
Journal of Perinatology
van Dyk, J. and Church, P. and Dell, S. and To, T. and Luther, M. and Shah, V.
DOI: 10.1038/s41372-018-0173-0
2018

Association of exposure to formula in the hospital and subsequent infant feeding practices with gut microbiota and risk of overweight in the first year of life
JAMA Pediatrics
Forbes, J.D. and Azad, M.B. and Vehling, L. and Tun, H.M. and Konya, T.B. and Guttman, D.S. and Field, C.J. and Lefebvre, D. and Sears, M.R. and Becker, A.B. and Mandhane, P.J. and Turvey, S.E. and Moraes, T.J. and Subbarao, P. and Scott, J.A. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Anand, S.S. and Befus, A.D. and Brauer, M. and Brook, J.R. and Chen, E. and Cyr, M.M. and Daley, D. and Dell, S.D. and Denburg, J.A. and Duan, Q.L. and Eiwegger, T. and Grasemann, H. and HayGlass, K. and Hegele, R.G. and Holness, D.L. and Hystad, P. and Kobor, M. and Kollmann, T.R. and Laprise, C. and Lou, W.Y.W. and Macri, J. and Miller, G. and Pare, P. and Ramsey, C. and Ratjen, F. and Sandford, A. and Scott, J. and Silverman, F. and Simons, E. and Takaro, T. and Tebbutt, S.J. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1161
2018

Parent-reported symptoms of sleep disordered breathing is associated with increased behavioral problems at 2 years of age: The Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort study.
Sleep
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsx177
PubMed: 29099980
11/2017

Maternal depressive symptoms linked to reduced fecal Immunoglobulin A concentrations in infants.
Brain, behavior, and immunity
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2017.10.007
PubMed: 29032226
10/2017

Breastfeeding, maternal asthma and wheezing in the first year of life: A longitudinal birth cohort study
European Respiratory Journal
Azad, M.B. and Vehling, L. and Lu, Z. and Dai, D. and Subbarao, P. and Becker, A.B. and Mandhane, P.J. and Turvey, S.E. and Lefebvre, D.L. and Sears, M.R. and Anand, S.S. and Befus, A.D. and Brauer, M. and Brook, J.R. and Chen, E. and Cyr, M. and Daley, D. and Dell, S. and Denburg, J.A. and Duan, Q. and Eiwegger, T. and Grasemann, H. and HayGlass, K. and Hegele, R. and Holness, D.L. and Hystad, P. and Lou, W.Y.W. and Kobor, M.S. and Kollman, T.R. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Laprise, C. and Macri, J. and Mandhane, P.M. and Miller, G. and Moraes, T. and Paré, P.D. and Ramsey, C. and Ratjen, F. and Sandford, A. and Scott, J.A. and Scott, J. and Silverman, F. and Simons, E. and Takaro, T. and Tebbutt, S. and To, T. and Turvey, S.E.
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02019-2016
2017

Recognition and management of severe asthma: A Canadian Thoracic Society position statement
Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
FitzGerald, J.M. and Lemiere, C. and Lougheed, M.D. and Ducharme, F.M. and Dell, S.D. and Ramsey, C. and Yang, M.C.L. and Côté, A. and Watson, W. and Olivenstein, R. and Van Dam, A. and Villa-Roel, C. and Grad, R.
DOI: 10.1080/24745332.2017.1395250
2017

Primary ciliary dyskinesia: Mechanisms and management
Application of Clinical Genetics
Damseh, N. and Quercia, N. and Rumman, N. and Dell, S.D. and Kim, R.H.
DOI: 10.2147/TACG.S127129
2017

Growth and nutritional status, and their association with lung function: a study from the international Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Cohort
The European respiratory journal
Goutaki, M. and Halbeisen, F.S. and Spycher, B.D. and Maurer, E. and Belle, F. and Amirav, I. and Behan, L. and Boon, M. and Carr, S. and Casaulta, C. and Clement, A. and Crowley, S. and Dell, S. and Ferkol, T. and Haarman, E.G. and Karadag, B. and Knowles, M. and Koerner-Rettberg, C. and Leigh, M.W. and Loebinger, M.R. and Mazurek, H. and Morgan, L. and Nielsen, K.G. and Phillipsen, M. and Sagel, S.D. and Santamaria, F. and Schwerk, N. and Yiallouros, P. and Lucas, J.S. and Kuehni, C.E.
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01659-2017
2017

Cesarean section, formula feeding, and infant antibiotic exposure: Separate and combined impacts on gut microbial changes in later infancy
Frontiers in Pediatrics
Yasmin, F. and Tun, H.M. and Konya, T.B. and Guttman, D.S. and Chari, R.S. and Field, C.J. and Becker, A.B. and Mandhane, P.J. and Turvey, S.E. and Subbarao, P. and Sears, M.R. and Scott, J.A. and Dinu, I. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Anand, S.S. and Azad, M.B. and Befus, A.D. and Brauer, M. and Brook, J.R. and Chen, E. and Cyr, M.M. and Daley, D. and Dell, S.D. and Denburg, J.A. and Duan, Q.L. and Eiwegger, T. and Grasemann, H. and HayGlass, K. and Hegele, R.G. and Holness, D.L. and Hystad, P. and Kobor, M. and Kollmann, T.R. and Laprise, C. and Lou, W.Y.W. and Macri, J. and Miller, G. and Moraes, T.J. and Paré, P. and Ramsey, C. and Ratjen, F. and Sandford, A. and Silverman, F. and Simons, E. and Takaro, T. and Tebbutt, S.J. and To, T.
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2017.00200
2017

Modes of Infant Feeding and the Risk of Childhood Asthma: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study
Journal of Pediatrics
Klopp, A. and Vehling, L. and Becker, A.B. and Subbarao, P. and Mandhane, P.J. and Turvey, S. and Lefebvre, D.L. and Sears, M.R. and Daley, D. and Silverman, F. and Hayglass, K. and Kobor, M. and Kollmann, T. and Brook, J. and Ramsey, C. and Macri, J. and Sandford, A. and Pare, P. and Tebbutt, S. and Brauer, M. and Denburg, J. and Cyr, M. and Kozyrskyj, A. and Becker, A. and Chen, E. and Takaro, T. and Ratjen, F. and Grasemann, H. and Dell, S. and To, T. and Moraes, T. and Subbarao, P. and Holness, L. and Befus, A.D. and Mandhane, P. and Laprise, C. and Scott, J. and Hegele, R. and Lou, W. and Anand, S. and Sears, M. and Simons, E. and Azad, M. and Eiwegger, T. and Duan, Q. and Hystad, P. and Scott, J. and Azad, M.B.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.07.012
2017

Primary ciliary dyskinesia: mechanisms and management.
The application of clinical genetics
DOI: 10.2147/tacg.s127129
PubMed: 29033599
2017

Pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis associated with a spectrum of neonatal pulmonary disorders
Human Pathology
Cutz, E. and Chami, R. and Dell, S. and Langer, J. and Manson, D.
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.06.026
2017

Timing of food introduction and development of food sensitization in a prospective birth cohort
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Tran, M.M. and Lefebvre, D.L. and Dai, D. and Dharma, C. and Subbarao, P. and Lou, W. and Azad, M.B. and Becker, A.B. and Mandhane, P.J. and Turvey, S.E. and Sears, M.R. and Anand, S.S. and Befus, A.D. and Brauer, M. and Brook, J.R. and Chen, E. and Cyr, M.M. and Daley, D. and Dell, S.D. and Denburg, J.A. and Duan, Q.L. and Eiwegger, T. and Grasemann, H. and HayGlass, K. and Hegele, R.G. and Holness, D.L. and Hystad, P. and Kobor, M. and Kollmann, T.R. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Laprise, C. and Miller, G. and Moraes, T.J. and Paré, P. and Ramsey, C. and Ratjen, F. and andford, A. and Scott, J.A. and Scott, J. and Silverman, F. and Simons, E. and Takaro, T. and Tebbutt, S.J. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12739
2017

European Respiratory Society guidelines for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia
European Respiratory Journal
Lucas, J.S. and Barbato, A. and Collins, S.A. and Goutaki, M. and Behan, L. and Caudri, D. and Dell, S. and Eber, E. and Escudier, E. and Hirst, R.A. and Hogg, C. and Jorissen, M. and Latzin, P. and Legendre, M. and Leigh, M.W. and Midulla, F. and Nielsen, K.G. and Omran, H. and Papon, J.-F. and Pohunek, P. and Redfern, B. and Rigau, D. and Rindlisbacher, B. and Santamaria, F. and Shoemark, A. and Snijders, D. and Tonia, T. and Titieni, A. and Walker, W.T. and Werner, C. and Bush, A. and Kuehni, C.E.
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01090-2016
2017

Misdiagnosis of asthma in schoolchildren
Pediatric Pulmonology
Yang, C.L. and Simons, E. and Foty, R.G. and Subbarao, P. and To, T. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23541
2017

Tracheobronchomalacia in neonates: The "new Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia" is not just about the alveoli
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201706-507ED
2017

Exposure to household furry pets influences the gut microbiota of infants at 3-4 months following various birth scenarios
Microbiome
Tun, H.M. and Konya, T. and Takaro, T.K. and Brook, J.R. and Chari, R. and Field, C.J. and Guttman, D.S. and Becker, A.B. and Mandhane, P.J. and Turvey, S.E. and Subbarao, P. and Sears, M.R. and Scott, J.A. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Anand, S.S. and Cyr, M. and Denburg, J.A. and Macri, J. and Eiwegger, T. and Azad, M. and HayGlass, K. and Ramsey, C. and Simons, E. and Befus, A.D. and Brauer, M. and Daley, D. and Kobor, M.S. and Kollmann, T.R. and Paré, P.D. and Sandford, A. and Tebbutt, S. and Holness, D.L. and Lou, W.Y.W. and Scott, J. and Silverman, F. and Chen, E. and Miller, G. and Dell, S. and Grasemann, H. and Hegele, R. and Moraes, T. and Ratjen, F. and To, T. and Duan, Q. and Hystad, P. and Laprise, C. and Takaro, T.
DOI: 10.1186/s40168-017-0254-x
2017

The PD20 but not the PC20 in a methacholine challenge test is device independent
Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Coates, A.L. and Dell, S.D. and Cockcroft, D.W. and Gauvreau, G.M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2017.01.010
2017

Concomitant diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and pulmonary embolism in a child with isolated pulmonary capillaritis
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Rayment, J.H. and Cutz, E. and Levy, D.M. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201610-783LE
2017

In vivo immune signatures of healthy human pregnancy: Inherently inflammatory or anti-inflammatory?
PLoS ONE
Graham, C. and Chooniedass, R. and Stefura, W.P. and Becker, A.B. and Sears, M.R. and Turvey, S.E. and Mandhane, P.J. and Subbarao, P. and HayGlass, K.T. and Sears, M.R. and Subbarao, P. and Allen, R. and Anand, S.S. and Becker, A.B. and Befus, A.D. and Brauer, M. and Brook, J.R. and Chen, E. and Cyr, M. and Daley, D. and Dell, S. and Denburg, J.A. and Elliott, S. and Grasemann, H. and Hay-Glass, K. and Hegele, R. and Holness, D.L. and Lou, W.Y.W. and Kobor, M.S. and Kollman, T.R. and Kozyrskyj, A.A. and Laprise, C. and Larche, M. and Macri, J. and Mandhane, P.M. and Miller, G. and Moqbel, R. and Moraes, T. and Pare, P.D. and Ramsey, C. and Ratjen, F. and Sandford, A. and Scott, J.A. and Scott, J. and Silverman, F. and Takaro, T. and Tang, P. and Tebbutt, S. and To, T. and Turvey, S.E.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177813
2017

Validation of a health-related quality of life instrument for primary ciliary dyskinesia (QOL-PCD)
Thorax
Behan, L. and Leigh, M.W. and Dell, S.D. and Dunn Galvin, A. and Quittner, A.L. and Lucas, J.S.
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209356
2017

High fecal IgA is associated with reduced Clostridium difficile colonization in infants.
Microbes and infection
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2016.05.001
PubMed: 27235197
09/2016

Cognitive Enhancement in Infants Associated with Increased Maternal Fruit Intake During Pregnancy: Results from a Birth Cohort Study with Validation in an Animal Model.
EBioMedicine
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.04.025
PubMed: 27428442
06/2016

Impact of maternal intrapartum antibiotics, method of birth and breastfeeding on gut microbiota during the first year of life: a prospective cohort study.
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13601
PubMed: 26412384
05/2016

Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis
Canadian Respiratory Journal
Mehta, K. and Dell, S. and Birken, C. and Al-Saleh, S.
DOI: 10.1155/2016/4938632
2016

Treatment recommendations in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Polineni, D. and Davis, S.D. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2015.10.002
2016

Association between artificially sweetened beverage consumption during pregnancy and infant body mass index
JAMA Pediatrics
Azad, M.B. and Sharma, A.K. and De Souza, R.J. and Dolinsky, V.W. and Becker, A.B. and Mandhane, P.J. and Turvey, S.E. and Subbarao, P. and Lefebvre, D.L. and Sears, M.R. and Anand, S. and Cyr, M. and Denburg, J.A. and Larché, M. and Macri, J. and Dell, S. and Grasemann, H. and Hegele, R. and Moraes, T.J. and Ratjen, F. and To, T. and Allen, R. and Takaro, T.K. and HayGlass, K.T. and Moqbel, R. and Ramsey, C. and Simons, E. and Befus, A.D. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Brauer, M. and Daley, D. and Kobor, M.S. and Kollmann, T.R. and Paré, P.D. and Sandford, A. and Tang, P. and Tebbutt, S. and Brook, J.R. and Holness, D.L. and Wendy Lou, W.Y. and Scott, J. and Scott, J.A. and Silverman, F. and Chen, E. and Miller, G.E. and Elliott, S. and Laprise, C.
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0301
2016

Clinical manifestations in primary ciliary dyskinesia: Systematic review and meta-analysis
European Respiratory Journal
Goutaki, M. and Meier, A.B. and Halbeisen, F.S. and Lucas, J.S. and Dell, S.D. and Maurer, E. and Casaulta, C. and Jurca, M. and Spycher, B.D. and Kuehni, C.E.
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00736-2016
2016

Diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of primary ciliary dyskinesia: PCD foundation consensus recommendations based on state of the art review
Pediatric Pulmonology
Shapiro, A.J. and Zariwala, M.A. and Ferkol, T. and Davis, S.D. and Sagel, S.D. and Dell, S.D. and Rosenfeld, M. and Olivier, K.N. and Milla, C. and Daniel, S.J. and Kimple, A.J. and Manion, M. and Knowles, M.R. and Leigh, M.W.
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23304
2016

Clinical features and associated likelihood of primary ciliary dyskinesia in children and adolescents
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Leigh, M.W. and Ferkol, T.W. and Davis, S.D. and Lee, H.-S. and Rosenfeld, M. and Dell, S.D. and Sagel, S.D. and Milla, C. and Olivier, K.N. and Sullivan, K.M. and Zariwala, M.A. and Pittman, J.E. and Shapiro, A.J. and Carson, J.L. and Krischer, J. and Hazucha, M.J. and Knowles, M.R.
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201511-748OC
2016

Frequency of health service use in the year prior to asthma death
Journal of Asthma
To, T. and Zhu, J. and Williams, D.P. and Feldman, L. and Simatovic, J. and Gershon, A. and Lougheed, M.D. and Licskai, C. and Dell, S.
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2015.1064949
2016

Changes in airway inflammation during pulmonary exacerbations in patients with cystic fibrosis and primary ciliary dyskinesia
European Respiratory Journal
Ratjen, F. and Waters, V. and Klingel, M. and McDonald, N. and Dell, S. and Leahy, T.R. and Yau, Y. and Grasemann, H.
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01390-2015
2016

The annual September peak in asthma exacerbation rates still a reality?
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Larsen, K. and Zhu, J. and Feldman, L.Y. and Simatovic, J. and Dell, S. and Gershon, A.S. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201508-545OC
2016

ATS core curriculum 2016: Part III. Pediatric pulmonary medicine
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Boyer, D. and Thomson, C.C. and Cohen, R. and Rao, D. and Dell, S. and Rayment, J. and Wang, R. and Dy, F.J. and Wambach, J. and Tam-Williams, J. and Simon, D. and Price, E. and Oermann, C.M. and Singh, A. and Rettig, J.S. and Duncan, E.D. and Baker, C.D. and Liptzin, D.R. and Moore, P.E.
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201602-097CME
2016

Primary ciliary dyskinesia: First health-related quality-of-life measures for pediatric patients
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Dell, S.D. and Leigh, M.W. and Lucas, J.S. and Ferkol, T.W. and Knowles, M.R. and Alpern, A. and Behan, L. and Morris, A.M. and Hogg, C. and Galvin, A.D. and Quittner, A.L.
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201603-198OC
2016

Infant gut immunity: A preliminary study of IgA associations with breastfeeding
Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Bridgman, S.L. and Konya, T. and Azad, M.B. and Sears, M.R. and Becker, A.B. and Turvey, S.E. and Mandhane, P.J. and Subbarao, P. and Sears, M.R. and Subbarao, P. and Allen, R. and Anand, S.S. and Becker, A.B. and Befus, A.D. and Brauer, M. and Brook, J.R. and Chen, E. and Cyr, M. and Daley, D. and Dell, S. and Denburg, J.A. and Elliott, S. and Grasemann, H. and HayGlass, K. and Hegele, R. and Holness, D.L. and Lou, W.Y.W. and Kobor, M.S. and Kollman, T.R. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Laprise, C. and Larché, M. and MacRi, J. and Mandhane, P.M. and Miller, G. and Moqbel, R. and Moraes, T. and Paré, P.D. and Ramsey, C. and Ratjen, F. and Sandford, A. and Scott, J.A. and Scott, J. and Silverman, F. and Takaro, T. and Tang, P. and Tebbutt, S. and To, T. and Scott, J.A. and Field, C.J. and Kozyrskyj, A.L.
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174415007862
2016

The Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study: examining developmental origins of allergy and asthma.
Thorax
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207246
PubMed: 26069286
10/2015

Perinatal antibiotic exposure of neonates in Canada and associated risk factors: a population-based study.
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.947578
PubMed: 25053193
07/2015

The Canadian healthy infant longitudinal development birth cohort study: biological samples and biobanking.
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12161
PubMed: 25405552
01/2015

Association among fraction of exhaled nitrous oxide, bronchodilator response and inhaled corticosteroid type
Canadian Respiratory Journal
Smith, R.W. and Downey, K. and Snow, N. and Dell, S. and Smith, W.G.
2015

Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Pediatric Society position paper,Le diagnostic et la prise en charge de l'asthme chez les enfants d'âge préscolaire : Document de principes la Société canadienne de thoracologie et la Société canadienne de pédiatrie
Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)
Ducharme, F.M. and Dell, S.D. and Radhakrishnan, D. and Grad, R.M. and Watson, W.T.A. and Yang, C.L. and Zelman, M.
DOI: 10.1093/pch/20.7.362
2015

Erratum: Association among fraction of exhaled nitrous oxide, bronchodilator response and inhaled corticosteroid type (Canadian Respiratory Journal (2015) 22:3 (153-156))
Canadian Respiratory Journal
Smith, R.W. and Downey, K. and Snow, N. and Dell, S. and Smith, W.G.
2015

Erratum: Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Paediatric Society position paper. (Can Respir J 2015;22(3) (135-143))
Canadian Respiratory Journal
Ducharme, F.M. and Dell, S.D. and Radhakrishnan, D.
2015

The Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort study: assessment of environmental exposures.
Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2015.7
PubMed: 25805254
2015

COPA mutations impair ER-Golgi transport and cause hereditary autoimmune-mediated lung disease and arthritis
Nature Genetics
Watkin, L.B. and Jessen, B. and Wiszniewski, W. and Vece, T.J. and Jan, M. and Sha, Y. and Thamsen, M. and Santos-Cortez, R.L.P. and Lee, K. and Gambin, T. and Forbes, L.R. and Law, C.S. and Stray-Pedersen, A. and Cheng, M.H. and Mace, E.M. and Anderson, M.S. and Liu, D. and Tang, L.F. and Nicholas, S.K. and Nahmod, K. and Makedonas, G. and Canter, D.L. and Kwok, P.-Y. and Hicks, J. and Jones, K.D. and Penney, S. and Jhangiani, S.N. and Rosenblum, M.D. and Dell, S.D. and Waterfield, M.R. and Papa, F.R. and Muzny, D.M. and Zaitlen, N. and Leal, S.M. and Gonzaga-Jauregui, C. and Boerwinkle, E. and Eissa, N.T. and Gibbs, R.A. and Lupski, J.R. and Orange, J.S. and Shum, A.K.
DOI: 10.1038/ng.3279
2015

Parents and adolescents preferences for asthma control: A best-worst scaling choice experiment using an orthogonal main effects design
BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Ungar, W.J. and Hadioonzadeh, A. and Najafzadeh, M. and Tsao, N.W. and Dell, S. and Lynd, L.D.
DOI: 10.1186/s12890-015-0141-9
2015

Prediction of childhood atopy by questionnaire
Clinical and Experimental Allergy
Simons, E. and Kwon, S. and Yang, C. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12510
2015

Health risk of air pollution on people living with major chronic diseases: A Canadian population-based study
BMJ Open
To, T. and Feldman, L. and Simatovic, J. and Gershon, A.S. and Dell, S. and Su, J. and Foty, R. and Licskai, C.
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009075
2015

Clinical features of childhood primary ciliary dyskinesia by genotype and ultrastructural phenotype
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Davis, S.D. and Ferkol, T.W. and Rosenfeld, M. and Lee, H.-S. and Dell, S.D. and Sagel, S.D. and Milla, C. and Zariwala, M.A. and Pittman, J.E. and Shapiro, A.J. and Carson, J.L. and Krischer, J.P. and Hazucha, M.J. and Cooper, M.L. and Knowles, M.R. and Leigh, M.W.
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201409-1672OC
2015

Infant gut microbiota and food sensitization: Associations in the first year of life
Clinical and Experimental Allergy
Azad, M.B. and Konya, T. and Guttman, D.S. and Field, C.J. and Sears, M.R. and Hayglass, K.T. and Mandhane, P.J. and Turvey, S.E. and Subbarao, P. and Becker, A.B. and Scott, J.A. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Allen, R. and Befus, D. and Brauer, M. and Brook, J. and Cyr, M. and Chen, E. and Daley, D. and Dell, S. and Denburg, J. and Elliott, S. and Grasemann, H. and Hegele, R. and Holness, L. and Kobor, M. and Kollmann, T. and Laprise, C. and Larché, M. and Lou, W. and Macri, J. and Miller, G. and Moqbel, R. and Moraes, T. and Paré, P. and Ramsey, C. and Ratjen, F. and Ritchie, B. and Sandford, A. and Scott, J. and Silverman, F. and Tebbutt, S. and Takaro, T. and Tang, P. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12487
2015

Serum Krebs Von Den Lungen-6 as a Biomarker for Early Detection of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Children Undergoing Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Gassas, A. and Schechter, T. and Krueger, J. and Craig-Barnes, H. and Sung, L. and Ali, M. and Dell, S. and Egeler, R.M. and Zaidman, I. and Palaniyar, N.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.04.021
2015

Provocative dose of methacholine causing a 20% drop in FEV1 should be used to interpret methacholine challenge tests with modern nebulizers
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Dell, S.D. and Bola, S.S. and Foty, R.G. and Marshall, L.C. and Nelligan, K.A. and Coates, A.L.
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201409-433OC
2015

Whole-exome sequencing and targeted copy number analysis in primary ciliary dyskinesia
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Marshall, C.R. and Scherer, S.W. and Zariwala, M.A. and Lau, L. and Paton, T.A. and Stockley, T. and Jobling, R.K. and Ray, P.N. and Knowles, M.R. and Hall, D.A. and Dell, S.D. and Kim, R.H.
DOI: 10.1534/g3.115.019851
2015

Diffuse lung disease in biopsied children 2 to 18 years of age application of the chILD classification scheme
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Fan, L.L. and Dishop, M.K. and Galambos, C. and Askin, F.B. and White, F.V. and Langston, C. and Liptzin, D.R. and Kroehl, M.E. and Deutsch, G.H. and Young, L.R. and Kurland, G. and Hagood, J. and Dell, S. and Trapnell, B.C. and Deterding, R.R.
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201501-064OC
2015

Spatial analysis of exposure to traffic-related air pollution at birth and childhood atopic asthma in Toronto, Ontario
Health and Place
Shankardass, K. and Jerrett, M. and Dell, S.D. and Foty, R. and Stieb, D.
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.06.001
2015

Bleomycin-associated lung toxicity in childhood cancer survivors
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Zorzi, A.P. and Yang, C.L. and Dell, S. and Nathan, P.C.
2015

Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Paediatric Society position paper
Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)
Ducharme, F.M. and Dell, S.D. and Radhakrishnan, D. and Grad, R.M. and Watson, W.T.A. and Yang, C.L. and Zelman, M.
2015

Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Paediatric Society position paper
Canadian Respiratory Journal
Ducharme, F.M. and Dell, S.D. and Radhakrishnan, D. and Grad, R.M. and Watson, W.T.A. and Yang, C.L. and Zelman, M.
2015

Trends in the age of diagnosis of childhood asthma
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Radhakrishnan, D.K. and Dell, S.D. and Guttmann, A. and Shariff, S.Z. and Liu, K. and To, T.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.05.012
2014

Presence of other allergic disease modifies the effect of early childhood traffic-related air pollution exposure on asthma prevalence
Environment International
Dell, S.D. and Jerrett, M. and Beckerman, B. and Brook, J.R. and Foty, R.G. and Gilbert, N.L. and Marshall, L. and Miller, J.D. and To, T. and Walter, S.D. and Stieb, D.M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.002
2014

Quantifying preferences for asthma control in parents and adolescents using best-worst scaling
Respiratory Medicine
Ungar, W.J. and Hadioonzadeh, A. and Najafzadeh, M. and Tsao, N.W. and Dell, S. and Lynd, L.D.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2014.03.014
2014

Asthma deaths in a large provincial health system: A 10-year population-based study
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
To, T. and Simatovic, J. and Zhu, J. and Feldman, L. and Dell, S.D. and Lougheed, M.D. and Licskai, C. and Gershon, A.
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201404-138OC
2014

Tachypnea of infancy as the first sign of Sanfilippo syndrome
Pediatrics
Chiang, J. and Raiman, J. and Cutz, E. and Solomon, M. and Dell, S.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-2765
2014

Associations between bacterial communities of house dust and infant gut
Environmental Research
Konya, T. and Koster, B. and Maughan, H. and Escobar, M. and Azad, M.B. and Guttman, D.S. and Sears, M.R. and Becker, A.B. and Brook, J.R. and Takaro, T.K. and Kozyrskyj, A.L. and Scott, J.A. and Allen, R. and Befus, D. and Brauer, M. and Cyr, M. and Chen, E. and Daley, D. and Dell, S. and Denburg, J. and Elliott, S. and Grasemann, H. and HayGlass, K. and Hegele, R. and Holness, L. and Kobor, M. and Kollmann, T. and Laprise, C. and Larché, M. and Lou, W. and Macri, J. and Mandhane, P. and Miller, G. and Moqbel, R. and Moraes, T. and Paré, P. and Ramsey, C. and Ratjen, F. and Ritchie, B. and Sandford, A. and Scott, J. and Silverman, F. and Subbarao, P. and Tebbutt, S. and Tang, P. and To, T. and Turvey, S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.02.005
2014

Primary ciliary dyskinesia and neonatal respiratory distress
Pediatrics
Mullowney, T. and Manson, D. and Kim, R. and Stephens, D. and Shah, V. and Dell, S.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-0808
2014

The role of molecular genetic analysis in the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Kim, R.H. and Hall, D.A. and Cutz, E. and Knowles, M.R. and Nelligan, K.A. and Nykamp, K. and Zariwala, M.A. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201306-194OC
2014

Maternal second-hand smoke exposure in pregnancy is associated with childhood asthma development
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Simons, E. and To, T. and Moineddin, R. and Stieb, D. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.11.014
2014

Mutations in RSPH1 cause primary ciliary dyskinesia with a unique clinical and ciliary phenotype
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Knowles, M.R. and Ostrowski, L.E. and Leigh, M.W. and Sears, P.R. and Davis, S.D. and Wolf, W.E. and Hazucha, M.J. and Carson, J.L. and Olivier, K.N. and Sagel, S.D. and Rosenfeld, M. and Ferkol, T.W. and Dell, S.D. and Milla, C.E. and Randell, S.H. and Yin, W. and Sannuti, A. and Metjian, H.M. and Noone, P.G. and Noone, P.J. and Olson, C.A. and Patrone, M.V. and Dang, H. and Lee, H.-S. and Hurd, T.W. and Gee, H.Y. and Otto, E.A. and Halbritter, J. and Kohl, S. and Kircher, M. and Krischer, J. and Bamshad, M.J. and Nickerson, D.A. and Hildebrandt, F. and Shendure, J. and Zariwala, M.A.
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201311-2047OC
2014

Developing alternative delivery systems for methacholine challenge tests
Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery
Coates, A.L. and Leung, K. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2013.1036
2014

Laterality defects other than situs inversus totalis in primary ciliary dyskinesia: Insights into situs ambiguus and heterotaxy
Chest
Shapiro, A.J. and Davis, S.D. and Ferkol, T. and Dell, S.D. and Rosenfeld, M. and Olivier, K.N. and Sagel, S.D. and Milla, C. and Zariwala, M.A. and Wolf, W. and Carson, J.L. and Hazucha, M.J. and Burns, K. and Robinson, B. and Knowles, M.R. and Leigh, M.W.
DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-1704
2014

Gut microbiota of healthy Canadian infants: profiles by mode of delivery and infant diet at 4 months.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.121189
PubMed: 23401405
03/2013

ZMYND10 is mutated in primary ciliary dyskinesia and interacts with LRRC6
American Journal of Human Genetics
Zariwala, M.A. and Gee, H.Y. and Kurkowiak, M. and Al-Mutairi, D.A. and Leigh, M.W. and Hurd, T.W. and Hjeij, R. and Dell, S.D. and Chaki, M. and Dougherty, G.W. and Adan, M. and Spear, P.C. and Esteve-Rudd, J. and Loges, N.T. and Rosenfeld, M. and Diaz, K.A. and Olbrich, H. and Wolf, W.E. and Sheridan, E. and Batten, T.F.C. and Halbritter, J. and Porath, J.D. and Kohl, S. and Lovric, S. and Hwang, D.-Y. and Pittman, J.E. and Burns, K.A. and Ferkol, T.W. and Sagel, S.D. and Olivier, K.N. and Morgan, L.C. and Werner, C. and Raidt, J. and Pennekamp, P. and Sun, Z. and Zhou, W. and Airik, R. and Natarajan, S. and Allen, S.J. and Amirav, I. and Wieczorek, D. and Landwehr, K. and Nielsen, K. and Schwerk, N. and Sertic, J. and Köhler, G. and Washburn, J. and Levy, S. and Fan, S. and Koerner-Rettberg, C. and Amselem, S. and Williams, D.S. and Mitchell, B.J. and Drummond, I.A. and Otto, E.A. and Omran, H. and Knowles, M.R. and Hildebrandt, F.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.06.007
2013

Severe lung injury and lung biopsy in children post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: The differences between allogeneic and autologous transplantation
Pediatric Transplantation
Gassas, A. and Craig-Barnes, H. and Dell, S.D. and Cox, P. and Schechter, T. and Doyle, J. and Sung, L. and Egeler, M. and Palaniyar, N.
DOI: 10.1111/petr.12060
2013

Chest health surveillance utility in the early detection of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in children after allo-SCT
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Gassas, A. and Craig-Barnes, H. and Dell, S. and Doyle, J. and Schechter, T. and Sung, L. and Egeler, M. and Palaniyar, N.
DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2012.228
2013

Variable clinical outcome of ABCA3 deficiency in two siblings
Pediatric Pulmonology
Thavagnanam, S. and Cutz, E. and Manson, D. and Nogee, L.M. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.22698
2013

Children with Asthma Are Less Likely to Walk to School
Pediatric, Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology
Foty, R.G. and Nelligan, K. and To, T. and Stieb, D.M. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1089/ped.2012.0203
2013

Mutations in SPAG1 cause primary ciliary dyskinesia associated with defective outer and inner dynein arms
American Journal of Human Genetics
Knowles, M.R. and Ostrowski, L.E. and Loges, N.T. and Hurd, T. and Leigh, M.W. and Huang, L. and Wolf, W.E. and Carson, J.L. and Hazucha, M.J. and Yin, W. and Davis, S.D. and Dell, S.D. and Ferkol, T.W. and Sagel, S.D. and Olivier, K.N. and Jahnke, C. and Olbrich, H. and Werner, C. and Raidt, J. and Wallmeier, J. and Pennekamp, P. and Dougherty, G.W. and Hjeij, R. and Gee, H.Y. and Otto, E.A. and Halbritter, J. and Chaki, M. and Diaz, K.A. and Braun, D.A. and Porath, J.D. and Schueler, M. and Baktai, G. and Griese, M. and Turner, E.H. and Lewis, A.P. and Bamshad, M.J. and Nickerson, D.A. and Hildebrandt, F. and Shendure, J. and Omran, H. and Zariwala, M.A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.07.025
2013

Founder mutation in RSPH4A identified in patients of hispanic descent with primary ciliary dyskinesia
Human Mutation
Daniels, M.L.A. and Leigh, M.W. and Davis, S.D. and Armstrong, M.C. and Carson, J.L. and Hazucha, M. and Dell, S.D. and Eriksson, M. and Collins, F.S. and Knowles, M.R. and Zariwala, M.A.
DOI: 10.1002/humu.22371
2013

Exome sequencing identifies mutations in CCDC114 as a cause of primary ciliary dyskinesia
American Journal of Human Genetics
Knowles, M.R. and Leigh, M.W. and Ostrowski, L.E. and Huang, L. and Carson, J.L. and Hazucha, M.J. and Yin, W. and Berg, J.S. and Davis, S.D. and Dell, S.D. and Ferkol, T.W. and Rosenfeld, M. and Sagel, S.D. and Milla, C.E. and Olivier, K.N. and Turner, E.H. and Lewis, A.P. and Bamshad, M.J. and Nickerson, D.A. and Shendure, J. and Zariwala, M.A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.11.003
2013

An official american thoracic society clinical practice guideline: Classification, evaluation, and management of childhood interstitial lung disease in infancy
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Kurland, G. and Deterding, R.R. and Hagood, J.S. and Young, L.R. and Brody, A.S. and Castile, R.G. and Dell, S. and Fan, L.L. and Hamvas, A. and Hilman, B.C. and Langston, C. and Nogee, L.M. and Redding, G.J.
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201305-0923ST
2013

Standardizing nasal nitric oxide measurement as a test for primary ciliary dyskinesia
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Leigh, M.W. and Hazucha, M.J. and Chawla, K.K. and Baker, B.R. and Shapiro, A.J. and Brown, D.E. and Lavange, L.M. and Horton, B.J. and Qaqish, B. and Carson, J.L. and Davis, S.D. and Dell, S.D. and Ferkol, T.W. and Atkinson, J.J. and Olivier, K.N. and Sagel, S.D. and Rosenfeld, M. and Milla, C. and Lee, H.-S. and Krischer, J. and Zariwala, M.A. and Knowles, M.R.
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201305-110OC
2013

A new exposure metric for traffic-related air pollution? An analysis of determinants of hopanes in settled indoor house dust
Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source
Sbihi, H. and Brook, J.R. and Allen, R.W. and Curran, J.H. and Dell, S. and Mandhane, P. and Scott, J.A. and Sears, M.R. and Subbarao, P. and Takaro, T.K. and Turvey, S.E. and Wheeler, A.J. and Brauer, M.
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-12-48
2013

Zebrafish ciliopathy screen plus human mutational analysis identifies C21orf59 and CCDC65 defects as causing primary ciliary dyskinesia
American Journal of Human Genetics
Austin-Tse, C. and Halbritter, J. and Zariwala, M.A. and Gilberti, R.M. and Gee, H.Y. and Hellman, N. and Pathak, N. and Liu, Y. and Panizzi, J.R. and Patel-King, R.S. and Tritschler, D. and Bower, R. and O'Toole, E. and Porath, J.D. and Hurd, T.W. and Chaki, M. and Diaz, K.A. and Kohl, S. and Lovric, S. and Hwang, D.-Y. and Braun, D.A. and Schueler, M. and Airik, R. and Otto, E.A. and Leigh, M.W. and Noone, P.G. and Carson, J.L. and Davis, S.D. and Pittman, J.E. and Ferkol, T.W. and Atkinson, J.J. and Olivier, K.N. and Sagel, S.D. and Dell, S.D. and Rosenfeld, M. and Milla, C.E. and Loges, N.T. and Omran, H. and Porter, M.E. and King, S.M. and Knowles, M.R. and Drummond, I.A. and Hildebrandt, F.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.08.015
2013

Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 guideline update: Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers, children and adults: executive summary.
Canadian respiratory journal : journal of the Canadian Thoracic Society
Lougheed, M.D. and Leniere, C. and Ducharme, F.M. and Licskai, C. and Dell, S.D. and Rowe, B.H. and FitzGerald, M. and Leigh, R. and Watson, W. and Boulet, L.P. and Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Clinical Assemby
2012

Mutations of DNAH11 in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia with normal ciliary ultrastructure
Thorax
Knowles, M.R. and Leigh, M.W. and Carson, J.L. and Davis, S.D. and Dell, S.D. and Ferkol, T.W. and Olivier, K.N. and Sagel, S.D. and Rosenfeld, M. and Burns, K.A. and Minnix, S.L. and Armstrong, M.C. and Lori, A. and Hazucha, M.J. and Loges, N.T. and Olbrich, H. and Becker-Heck, A. and Schmidts, M. and Werner, C. and Omran, H. and Zariwala, M.A.
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200301
2012

Diffuse and interstitial lung disease and childhood rheumatologic disorders
Current Opinion in Rheumatology
Dell, S. and Cernelc-Kohan, M. and Hagood, J.S.
DOI: 10.1097/BOR.0b013e328356813e
2012

A parent-child dyad approach to the assessment of health status and health-related quality of life in children with asthma
PharmacoEconomics
Ungar, W.J. and Boydell, K. and Dell, S. and Feldman, B.M. and Marshall, D. and Willan, A. and Wright, J.G.
DOI: 10.2165/11597890
2012

Pulmonary involvement in the systemic inflammatory diseases of childhood
Kendig and Chernick's Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children
Dell, S.D. and Schneider, R.
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4377-1984-0.00057-7
2012

The long-term outcomes of pediatric pleural empyema: A prospective study
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Cohen, E. and Mahant, S. and Dell, S.D. and Traubici, J. and Ragone, A. and Wadhwa, A. and Connolly, B. and Weinstein, M.
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.1055
2012

Middle ear ventilation in children with primary ciliary dyskinesia
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Wolter, N.E. and Dell, S.D. and James, A.L. and Campisi, P.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.07.011
2012

Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 guideline update: Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers, children and adults
Canadian Respiratory Journal
Lougheed, M.D. and Lemiere, C. and Ducharme, F.M. and Licskai, C. and Dell, S.D. and Rowe, B.H. and FitzGerald, M. and Leigh, R. and Watson, W. and Boulet, L.-P.
2012

Socioeconomic factors and epinephrine prescription in children with peanut allergy
Paediatrics and Child Health
Coombs, R. and Simons, E. and Foty, R.G. and Stieb, D.M. and Dell, S.D.
2011

Skeletal muscle metabolism in cystic fibrosis and primary ciliary dyskinesia
Pediatric Research
Wells, G.D. and Wilkes, D.L. and Schneiderman, J.E. and Rayner, T. and Elmi, M. and Selvadurai, H. and Dell, S.D. and Noseworthy, M.D. and Ratjen, F. and Tein, I. and Coates, A.L.
DOI: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181fff35f
2011

Diagnostic yield of nasal scrape biopsies in primary ciliary dyskinesia: A multicenter experience
Pediatric Pulmonology
Olin, J.T. and Burns, K. and Carson, J.L. and Metjian, H. and Atkinson, J.J. and Davis, S.D. and Dell, S.D. and Ferkol, T.W. and Milla, C.E. and Olivier, K.N. and Rosenfeld, M. and Baker, B. and Leigh, M.W. and Knowles, M.R. and Sagel, S.D.
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21402
2011

Diagnostic value of nasal nitric oxide measured with non-velum closure techniques for children with primary ciliary dyskinesia
Journal of Pediatrics
Mateos-Corral, D. and Coombs, R. and Grasemann, H. and Ratjen, F. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.03.007
2011

Verifying a questionnaire diagnosis of asthma in children using health claims data
BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Yang, C.L. and To, T. and Foty, R.G. and Stieb, D.M. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-11-52
2011

Update of respiratory tract disease in children with primary ciliary dyskinesia
Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society
Sagel, S.D. and Davis, S.D. and Campisi, P. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1513/pats.201103-024SD
2011

The population attributable fraction of asthma among Canadian children
Canadian Journal of Public Health
Simons, E. and To, T. and Dell, S.
2011

Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Management Continuum - 2010 Consensus Summary for children six years of age and over, and adults,Le continuum de prise en charge de l'asthme de la Société canadienne de thoracologie - Sommaire consensuel 2010 pour les enfants de six ans et plus et les adultes
Canadian Respiratory Journal
Diane Lougheed, M. and Lemière, C. and Dell, S.D. and Ducharme, F.M. and Mark FitzGerald, J. and Leigh, R. and Licskai, C. and Rowe, B.H. and Bowie, D. and Becker, A. and Boulet, L.-P.
2010

Predictors of universal influenza vaccination uptake in grades 1 and 2 Toronto school children: Effective vaccination strategies should not end with at risk children
Vaccine
Foty, R.G. and Guttmann, A. and Kwong, J.C. and Maaten, S. and Manuel, D. and Stieb, D.M. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.06.097
2010

Do questions reflecting indoor air pollutant exposure from a questionnaire predict direct measure of exposure in owner-occupied houses?
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Loo, C.K.J. and Foty, R.G. and Wheeler, A.J. and Miller, J.D. and Evans, G. and Stieb, D.M. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7083270
2010

Exploring variation and predictors of residential fine particulate matter infiltration
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Clark, N.A. and Allen, R.W. and Hystad, P. and Wallace, L. and Dell, S.D. and Foty, R. and Dabek-Zlotorzynska, E. and Evans, G. and Wheeler, A.J.
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7083211
2010

Evidence-based performance indicators of primary care for asthma: A modified RAND Appropriateness Method
International Journal for Quality in Health Care
Teresato and Guttmann, A. and Lougheed, M.D. and Gershon, A.S. and Dell, S.D. and Stanbrook, M.B. and Wang, C. and Mclimont, S. and Ristovska, J. and Crighton, E.J. and Fisman, D.N.
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq061
2010

Can an evidence-based guideline reminder card improve asthma management in the emergency department?
Respiratory Medicine
To, T. and Wang, C. and Dell, S.D. and Fleming-Carroll, B. and Parkin, P. and Scolnik, D. and Ungar, W.J. and Bikangaga, P. and Petrou, C. and MacLusky, I. and Ghulmiyyah, M. and Shahsavar, A. and Zlatanovski, M. and Vasilevska-Ristovska, J. and Reisman, J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.03.028
2010

Sputum induction in routine clinical care of children with cystic fibrosis
Journal of Pediatrics
Al-Saleh, S. and Dell, S.D. and Grasemann, H. and Yau, Y.C.W. and Waters, V. and Martin, S. and Ratjen, F.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.06.001
2010

Asthma and allergic disease prevalence in a diverse sample of Toronto school children: Results from the Toronto child health evaluation questionnaire (T-cheq) study
Canadian Respiratory Journal
Dell, S.D. and Foty, R.G. and Gilbert, N.L. and Jerrett, M. and To, T. and Walter, S.D. and Stieb, D.M.
2010

Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Committee commentary on long-acting beta-2 agonist use for asthma in Canada
Canadian Respiratory Journal
Lougheed, M.D. and Lemiere, C. and Dell, S. and Ducharme, F. and FitzGerald, J.M. and Leigh, R. and Licskai, C. and Rowe, B.H. and Bowie, D. and Becker, A. and Boulet, L.-P.
2010

Health outcomes in low-income children with current asthma in Canada
Chronic Diseases in Canada
To, T. and Dell, S. and Tassoudji, M. and Wang, C.
2009

An evaluation of pediatric asthma educational resources
Social Work in Health Care
Nicholas, D.B. and Dell, S.D. and Fleming-Carroll, B. and Selkirk, E.K.
DOI: 10.1080/00981380802589936
2009

Clinical and genetic aspects of primary ciliary dyskinesia/kartagener syndrome
Genetics in Medicine
Leigh, M.W. and Pittman, J.E. and Carson, J.L. and Ferkol, T.W. and Dell, S.D. and Davis, S.D. and Knowles, M.R. and Zariwala, M.A.
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e3181a53562
2009

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in children with cystic fibrosis: Isolation, prevalence, and predictors
Pediatric Pulmonology
Radhakrishnan, D.K. and Yau, Y. and Corey, M. and Richardson, S. and Chedore, P. and Jamieson, F. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21106
2009

SP-D counteracts GM-CSF-mediated increase of granuloma formation by alveolar macrophages in lysinuric protein intolerance
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Douda, D.N. and Farmakovski, N. and Dell, S. and Grasemann, H. and Palaniyar, N.
DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-4-29
2009

Primary ciliary dyskinesia: Myths and realities
Paediatrics and Child Health
Dell, S.D.
2008

The burden of illness experienced by young children associated with asthma: A population-based cohort study
Journal of Asthma
To, T. and Dell, S. and Dick, P. and Cicutto, L.
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701815743
2008

Risk Factors for Repeat Adverse Asthma Events in Children After Visiting an Emergency Department
Ambulatory Pediatrics
To, T. and Wang, C. and Dell, S. and Fleming-Carroll, B. and Parkin, P. and Scolnik, D. and Ungar, W.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.04.008
2008

Massive hemoptysis in an 11-year-old girl with isolated pulmonary arteritis
Pediatric Pulmonology
Chan, E.Y. and Avcin, T. and Dell, S. and Manson, D. and Cutz, E. and Schneider, R. and Ratjen, F.
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20527
2007

Persistence and remission in childhood asthma: A population-based asthma birth cohort study
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
To, T. and Gershon, A. and Wang, C. and Dell, S. and Cicutto, L.
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.12.1197
2007

Congenital heart disease and other heterotaxic defects in a large cohort of patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia
Circulation
Kennedy, M.P. and Omran, H. and Leigh, M.W. and Dell, S. and Morgan, L. and Molina, P.L. and Robinson, B.V. and Minnix, S.L. and Olbrich, H. and Severin, T. and Ahrens, P. and Lange, L. and Morillas, H.N. and Noone, P.G. and Zariwala, M.A. and Knowles, M.R.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.649038
2007

Parent-reported symptoms may not be adequate to define asthma control in children
Pediatric Pulmonology
Dell, S.D. and Foty, R. and Becker, A. and Franssen, E. and Chapman, K.R.
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20705
2007

Diffuse lung disease in young children: Application of a novel classification scheme
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Deutsch, G.H. and Young, L.R. and Deterding, R.R. and Fan, L.L. and Dell, S.D. and Bean, J.A. and Brody, A.S. and Nogee, L.M. and Trapnell, B.C. and Langston, C. and Albright, E.A. and Askin, F.B. and Baker, P. and Chou, P.M. and Cool, C.M. and Coventry, S.C. and Cutz, E. and Davis, M.M. and Dishop, M.K. and Galambos, C. and Patterson, K. and Travis, W.D. and Wert, S.E. and White, F.V.
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200703-393OC
2007

Realities of expectorated sputum collection in the pediatric cystic fibrosis clinic
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Radhakrishnan, D.K. and Corey, M. and Dell, S.D.
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.6.603
2007

Case verification of children with asthma in Ontario
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
To, T. and Dell, S. and Dick, P.T. and Cicutto, L. and Harris, J.K. and MacLusky, I.B. and Tassoudji, M.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2005.00346.x
2006

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis associated with anti-GM-CSF antibodies in a child: Successful treatment with inhaled GM-CSF
Pediatric Pulmonology
Price, A. and Manson, D. and Cutz, E. and Dell, S.
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20347
2006

Pediatric interstitial lung disease masquerading as difficult asthma: Management dilemmas for rare lung disease in children
Canadian Respiratory Journal
Chan, E.Y. and Dell, S.D.
2005

Obesity and asthma [2] (multiple letters)
Journal of Pediatrics
Hasan, R.A. and Nolan, B.M. and To, T. and Vydykhan, T.N. and Dell, S. and Tassoudji, M. and Harris, J.K.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.11.013
2005

Tackling paediatric asthma - The time has come
Paediatrics and Child Health
Dell, S.
2004

Is obesity associated with asthma in young children?
Journal of Pediatrics
To, T. and Vydykhan, T.N. and Dell, S. and Tassoudji, M. and Harris, J.K.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2003.09.047
2004

Breastfeeding and asthma in young children: Findings from a population-based study
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Dell, S. and To, T.
2001

Childhood asthma admissions: Determinants of short stay
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Dell, S.D.M. and Parkin, P.C. and Macarthur, C.
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2001.0s079.x
2001

Research

Genetic Diseases of Mucociliary Clearance Consortium (GDMCC)
I am one of 8 principal investigators in this NIH funded collaboration which studies the genetic causes, disease characteristics, clincial management and health outcomes of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) and supporative lung disease in children.

PCD Registry
This project sponsored by the PCD Foundation is currently supporting 4 pilot sites to develop a longitudinal disease registry for research and health outcomes reporting of patients with PCD.

Cellular mechanisms underlying sensory motile ciliopathies
This CIHR-funded project is studying why some patients with a form of genetic blindness called RPGR also develop PCD lung disease.

Grants

Apr 2020 – Mar 2021 - Co-Investigator. FActors of Mothers and Infants in Longitudinal Years (FAMILY)- A maternal and child birth cohort with babies identified from three Ontario existing pediatric cohorts and linked with health administrative data to create a birth cohort of infants and their siblings and mothers to study prenatal, postnatal and early childhood factors associated with maternal and child health and developmental outcomes. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Operating Grant- Data Analysis. PI - To T, Borkhoff C. Co-applicants - Anderson L, Birken C, Dlle S, Guttman B, Janus M, Maguire J, Moraes T, Parkin P, Subbarao P, Van Dam A. $75,000 CAD. Non-industry sponsored.

Aug 2019-Jul 2024 - Principal Investigator. Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance. National Institute of Health (NCATS/NHLBI) 2U54HL096458-16. Nominated Principal investigator - Davis S. Co-Principal Investigators - Dell S, Ferkol T, Knowles, M, Rosenfeld M.. $6,249,996.000 USD ($219,540 USD to Dell). Non-Industry Sponsored. I am PI of the Career Enhancement Core Subproject, Subaward Award #5116143.

Apr 2019 – Mar 2023 - Principal Investigator. The cellular mechanisms underlying sensory motile ciliopathies. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). PI - Heon E., Mennella V. $604,351 CAD. Non-industry sponsored. (Promoted form co-I to PI due to Mennella moving to UK).

Sep 2016-Apr 2021 - Principal Investigator. Outdoor Pollution Exposure and Risk Assessment - OPERA – Risk Assessment – A new paradigm for Evidence Based Decision Making in Climate and Air Quality Management. Health Canada. Nominated Principal Investigator - Rick Burnett. Co-Principal Investigators - Chen H, Dell S, Lavigne E, Stieb S, To T, Tjepkema M, Weichenthal S. $2,380,100 CAD ($470,000 CAD to The Hospital for Sick Children site). Non-Industry Sponsored.

Aug 2014-Jul 2019 - Principal Investigator. Genetic Disorder of Mucociliary Clearance. National Institute of Health (NIH). Nominated Principal investigator - Knowles, M. Co-Principal Investigators - Davis S, Fordham L, Leigh M, Dell S, Ferkol T, Krischer J, Milla C, Sagel S, Rosenfeld M, McShane P. $6,249,996.000 USD ($219,540 USD to Toronto site) Non-Industry Sponsored.

July 2018-June 2019 - Principal Investigator. Unbiased and automated diagnosis of ciliopathies by super-resolution microscopy and machine learning. HSBC Bank Canada Catalyst Research Grant, SickKids Foundation. Co-applicants - Anna Goldberg, Richard Hegele, Vito Mennella. $50,000 CAD. Non-industry sponsored.

Apr 2018 – Mar 2019 - Co-Investigator. The cellular mechanisms underlying sensory motile ciliopathies. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). PI - Mennella V, Co-PI Elise Heon. $650,250 CAD. Non-industry sponsored. (Terminated early due to Mennella moving to UK).

Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 - Principal Investigator. Development of diagnostic toolbox to diagnose complex PCD cases. ATS Foundation/PCDF Research Grant. PI - Vito Mennella. $80,000 USD. Non-industry sponsored. Declined due to PI (VM) leaving SickKids.

Oct 2017 – June 2018 - Co-Investigator. Sensory Cilia Mutations Affecting Motile Cilia in Ciliopathy Disorders. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). PI - Mennella V. Co-investigator - Heon E. $75,000 CAD. Non-industry sponsored.

Jan 2018 – Dec 2018 - Co-Principal Investigator. The prevalence and morbidity of ciliary genetic mutations in patients with specific congenital heart disease phenotypes – a retrospective cohort study. PI - Pisesky A, Ghandourah H, Dell S, Mennella V, Mital S, Nield LE. The Labatt Family Heart Centre. $10,000 CAD. Non-industry sponsored.

Jul 2016-Dec 2018 - Principal Investigator. A Phase 2a, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Incomplete Block Crossover Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of VX-371 Solution for Inhalation in Subjects with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. Short title - CLEAN-PCD - Clearing Lungs with ENac Inhibition in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. Parion Sciences Incorporated. PS-G202. Co-Investigators - Ratjen F, Sweezey N. $217,000 CAD. Industry Sponsored Contract.

Jul 2016-Jul 2017 - Principal Investigator. Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia diagnosis by Super Resolution Microscopy. Ontario Lung Association, Grant-in-aid competition. Principal Investigator - Mennella, Vito. Collaborator - Moraes, Theo. $49,939 CAD. Non-Industry Sponsored.

Honours & Awards

2018 - American Thoracic Society Fellow (ATSF), The ATS Fellow designation is a mark of distinction, conferring recognition on members for their accomplishments, dedication and contributions to the Society as well as to the fields of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.

2016 - American Thoracic Society Clinician Educator Award, American Thoracic Society Pediatric Assembly, San Francisco, CA, USA. This award is presented annually to one ATS member who demonstrates outstanding and innovative clinical and teaching abilities through a nomination and peer reviewed process. Total Amount $1000.

2016 (Feb-Aug) - Visiting Scholar, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

2013 - Claus Wirsig Humanitarian Award, SickKids Foundation, Toronto, ON, Canada. This Award is presented annually to one SickKids health professional or support staff who has consistently demonstrated qualities of compassion and humanitarianism in providing care to patients and their families and also makes a significant contribution to the teaching of these values to their peers. Candidate selection is through a nomination and peer reviewed process.

2001 - The Children's Hospital Foundation Award, Resident, The Children’s Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. First prize for the Canada wide 13th Annual Pediatric Resident and Fellows Research Competition.

1997 - Restracomp Fellowship Student, Sick Kids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada. Salary Support for epidemiology training (Sept 1997-1999).

1987-89 - Dr. F.J. Colling O.B.E. Memorial Scholarship, Student, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Overall academic achievement (top 10 standing) in Medical School.

1988 - Ronald S. Saddington Prize in Pathology, Student, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Academic Achievement in Pathology.

1982 - George and Nora Elwin Entrance Scholarship, Student, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. Entrance Scholarship Award.

Research Group Members

Layan Bashi
Josie Chrenek, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Dan Eddy, Clinical Research Assistant
Jessica Friesen
Britney Ha, Clinical Research Coordinator
Olive Kiruiro, Clinical Research Assistant
Rana Mahani, Undergraduate Research Assistant
David Sag, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Sameena Somani, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Madison Weir