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Paul M. O'Byrne

Paul M. O'Byrne

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Medicine
Canada
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
129
Citations
85210
World Ranking
2533
National Ranking
98

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Paul M. O'Byrne is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine, with particular emphasis on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, Immunology and Allergy, Emergency Medical Services, and Dermatology.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases

Paul M. O'Byrne has published extensively, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Allergy
  • ERJ Open Research
  • European Respiratory Journal
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Their recent notable publications are:

  • "Defining a Severe Asthma Super-Responder: Findings from a Delphi Process," 2021, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • "Triple vs Dual Inhaler Therapy and Asthma Outcomes in Moderate to Severe Asthma," 2021, JAMA
  • "Sounding the alarmins-The role of alarmin cytokines in asthma," 2022, Allergy
  • "Breastfeeding and risk of childhood asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis," 2021, ERJ Open Research
  • "ARIA-EAACI statement on asthma and COVID-19 (June 2, 2020)," 2020, Allergy

Frequent collaborators with whom Paul M. O'Byrne has co-authored multiple works include Imran Satia, Gail M. Gauvreau, Roma Sehmi, Ruth P. Cusack, and Kieran J. Killian.

Their contributions extend to book publications, with one known title published through the European Respiratory Society:

  • "Diagnosis of asthma in adults," forthcoming in 2025

Paul M. O'Byrne has been recognized in their field as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2010 under the Academy of Science category.

Best Publications

  • Tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke rt-PA Stroke Study Group.

    JC Grotta;M Kothari;Kma Welch

  • Global strategy for asthma management and prevention: GINA executive summary.

    Bateman Ed;Hurd Ss;Barnes Pj;Bousquet J

  • Development and validation of a questionnaire to measure asthma control

    E. F. Juniper;P. M. O'Byrne;G. H. Guyatt;P. J. Ferrie

  • Effect of inhaled formoterol and budesonide on exacerbations of asthma. Formoterol and Corticosteroids Establishing Therapy (FACET) International Study Group

    Romain A. Pauwels;Claes-Göran Löfdahl;Dirkje S. Postma;Anne E. Tattersfield

  • An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: asthma control and exacerbations: standardizing endpoints for clinical asthma trials and clinical practice.

    Helen K. Reddel;D. Robin Taylor;Eric D. Bateman;Louis-Philippe Boulet

  • Mepolizumab for Prednisone-Dependent Asthma with Sputum Eosinophilia

    Parameswaran Nair;Marcia M M Pizzichini;Melanie Kjarsgaard;Mark D Inman

  • Airway Responsiveness. Standardized Challenge Testing With Pharmacological, Physical and Sensitizing Stimuli in Adults. Report Working Party Standardization of Lung Function Tests, European Community for Steel and Coal. Official Statement of the European Respiratory Society

    P. J. Sterk;Leonardo Fabbri;P. H. Quanjer;D. W. Cockcroft

  • Treatment of Asthma with Drugs Modifying the Leukotriene Pathway

    Jeffrey M. Drazen;Elliot Israel;Paul M. O'Byrne

  • Managing Cough as a Defense Mechanism and as a Symptom: A Consensus Panel Report of the American College of Chest Physicians

    Richard S. Irwin;Louis-Philipe Boulet;Michelle M. Cloutier;Richard Fuller

  • Uniform definition of asthma severity, control, and exacerbations: Document presented for the World Health Organization Consultation on Severe Asthma

    Jean Bousquet;Jean Bousquet;Eva Mantzouranis;Alvaro A. Cruz;Nadia Aït-Khaled

  • A summary of the new GINA strategy: a roadmap to asthma control.

    Helen K. Reddel;Eric D. Bateman;Allan Becker;Louis-Philippe Boulet

  • Low dose inhaled budesonide and formoterol in mild persistent asthma: the OPTIMA randomized trial.

    Paul M. O'byrne;Peter J. Barnes;Roberto Rodriguez-Roisin;Eva Runnerstrom

  • Budesonide/formoterol combination therapy as both maintenance and reliever medication in asthma

    Paul M. O'Byrne;Hans Bisgaard;Philippe P. Godard;Massimo Pistolesi

  • Bronchial responsiveness to histamine or methacholine in asthma: measurement and clinical significance

    F.E. Hargreave;G. Ryan;N.C. Thomson;P.M. O'Byrne

  • Effects of an Anti-TSLP Antibody on Allergen-Induced Asthmatic Responses

    Gail M Gauvreau;Paul M O'Byrne;Louis-Philippe Boulet;Ying Wang

  • Airway responsiveness : standardized challenge testing with pharmacological, physical and sensitizing stimuli in adults

    P. J. Sterk;L. M. Fabbri;P. H. Quanjer;D. W. Cockcroft

  • Effect of long-term treatment with an inhaled corticosteroid (budesonide) on airway hyperresponsiveness and clinical asthma in nonsteroid-dependent asthmatics.

    E F Juniper;P A Kline;M A Vanzieleghem;E H Ramsdale

  • Bronchoalveolar Cell Profiles of Asthmatic and Nonasthmatic Subjects

    John G. Kirby;Frederick E. Hargreave;Gerald J. Gleich;Paul M. O'Byrne

  • A new perspective on concepts of asthma severity and control

    D. R. Taylor;E. D. Bateman;L.-P. Boulet;H. A. Boushey

  • Late asthmatic responses.

    P. M. O'Byrne;J. Dolovich;F. E. Hargreave

Frequent Co-Authors

Gail M. Gauvreau
Gail M. Gauvreau McMaster University
Richard M. Watson
Richard M. Watson McMaster University
Mark D. Inman
Mark D. Inman McMaster University
Eric D. Bateman
Eric D. Bateman University of Cape Town
Louis-Philippe Boulet
Louis-Philippe Boulet Université Laval
Donald W. Cockcroft
Donald W. Cockcroft University of Saskatchewan
Judah A. Denburg
Judah A. Denburg McMaster University
J. Mark FitzGerald
J. Mark FitzGerald University of British Columbia
Helen K. Reddel
Helen K. Reddel Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
William W. Busse
William W. Busse University of Wisconsin–Madison

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