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Walter Mcnicholas

Walter Mcnicholas MD, FRCPI, FRCPC, FCCP

Pulmonary Medicine
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

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Professor Walter MD, FRCPI, FRCPC, FCCP is Newman Clinical Research Professor at UCD and a Principal Clinical Investigator at the UCD Conway Institute. He is also Director of the Pulmonary and Sleep Disorders Unit and Consultant Respiratory Physician at St. Vincent¿s University Hospital, Dublin. He is a medical graduate of UCD (1974) and has a long established track record in high-level research and leadership. He is a leading international authority in translational research on the mechanisms and consequences of sleep-related breathing disorders particularly sleep apnoea and has held competitive grants from agencies such as the Health Research Board on a continuous basis for close to 30 years. His research interests include the pathophysiology, treatment, and outcomes of sleep apnoea syndrome, the cardiovascular and metabolic consequences of the disorder, basic cell and molecular mechanisms and consequences of intermittent hypoxia, in addition to sleep disturbances in COPD and other chronic respiratory disorders.

He is also closely involved in the evaluation of novel ambulatory monitoring devices for sleep disorders. He is a past Associate Editor of the European Respiratory Journal, and has published over 190 papers in Pub-Med listed Journals, in addition to more than 30 book chapters, and has edited 3 textbooks on breathing disorders during sleep. He serves on the Editorial Boards of several International Respiratory and Sleep Journals. Prof. McNicholas has held many Leadership positions in National and International organizations, particularly as President of the European Respiratory Society (2003-2004) and is currently Vice President of the European Sleep Research Society and President of the European Board of Accreditation in Pneumology. He Chaired a COST Action (B26) on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (2005-2010), and recently chaired a Working Group established by the European.
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