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Parameswaran Krishna Nair is a Professor of Medicine and the Frederick E. Hargreave Teva Innovation Chair in Airway Diseases at McMaster University, with a clinical role as Staff Respirologist at the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. His work focuses on complex obstructive airway diseases, severe asthma, and eosinophilic lung disorders, integrating immunology, hematology, and imaging specialists in multidisciplinary care. He leads an advanced airway diseases fellowship training program.
- University: McMaster University
- Clinical Affiliation: Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
His research explores airway autoimmunity, biologics for inflammatory disorders, and pulmonary imaging techniques like hyperpolarized ¹²⁹Xe MRI. Key studies include mechanisms of eosinophilic asthma, corticosteroid dependence, and post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 with rheumatological implications.
Recent publications analyze biologic therapies (benralizumab, mepolizumab), ventilation heterogeneity in asthma, and sputum immunoglobulins as biomarkers. Awards include the Frederick E. Hargreave Teva Innovation Chair in Airway Diseases.
- Scientific Awards: Frederick E. Hargreave Teva Innovation Chair
He contributes to clinical guidelines, therapeutic trials, and autoantibody research in severe respiratory diseases.
