Rapidly translating life saving vascular research

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Welcome to the McMaster Vascular AI Lab, led by Associate Professor Baraa Al-Khazraji.

OVERVIEW

Our lab investigates the biophysics of the cerebral and peripheral vasculature and its adaptation in health, exercise, disease and spaceflight. We leverage cerebrovascular and cardiovascular hemodynamics, biophysics, image processing, mathematical modeling, AI and multimodality imaging to address important research challenges in vascular health.

The lab maintains a multidisciplinary research environment in which we collaborate with clinicians, engineers, statisticians, neuroscientists, and population health scientists. Our projects range from investigating micro- and macro-vascular network function in peripheral and cerebral vascular beds to developing innovative tools for translating research findings into real-world clinical applications.

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TEAM

DR. BARAA AL-KHAZRAJI

Director, Assistant Professor

MICHELLE MEI

PhD Student

ELRIC ALLISON

PhD Student

MASON KADEM

Head of AI

HUSEYN ISMAYILOV

MSc Student

MARC CUIZON

MSc Student

MALAK AIAD

Undergraduate Thesis Student

FARZAD BOLOORI

Undergraduate Thesis Student

VANESSA MIZZI

Undergraduate Thesis Student

AYA MOHAMED

Undergraduate Thesis Student

DIANE (DAEUN) KIM

NSERC USRA Student

NEHA SAROYA

Undergraduate Thesis Student

TONY JIAO

Undergraduate Placement Student

ARIANA LADHA

Undergraduate Placement Student

MEIRAH ALKUHALI

Undergraduate Placement Student

ABIGAIL BERUBE

Undergraduate Placement Student

WE ARE HIRING

Please read the following information if you are interested in joining our team.

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ALUMNI

DR. GEOFF COOMBS

Postdoctoral Fellow

FAWAZ ALSHAMMARI

MSc Graduate

SARAH JOHNSON

Undergraduate Thesis Student

MICHAEL CHEN

NSERC USRA Student

LEILA AHMADI

Undergraduate Placement Student (2022)

DAVID THOMPSON

Undergraduate Thesis Student

PUBLICATIONS

2024
Association of arterial stiffness index and brain structure in the UK Biobank: a 10-year retrospective analysis
Allison EY, Al-Khazraji BK
Aging and Disease 15 (4), 1872
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2024
Effects of single-and bilateral limb immersion on systemic and cerebral hemodynamic responses to the cold pressor test
Allison EY, Mei Y, Coombs GB, Mizzi V, Ismayilov H, Al-Khazraji BK
Journal of Applied Physiology 137 (4), 873-882
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2023
Impact of ischemic heart disease and cardiac rehabilitation on cerebrovascular compliance
Coombs GB, Al-Khazraji BK, Suskin N, Shoemaker JK
Journal of Applied Physiology 135 (4), 753-762
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2022
What are the effects of acute exercise and exercise training on cerebrovascular hemodynamics following stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Moncion K, Allison EY, Al-Khazraji BK, MacDonald MJ, Roig M, Tang A
Journal of Applied Physiology 132 (6), 1379-1393
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2022
Hemodynamic modeling, medical imaging, and machine learning and their applications to cardiovascular interventions
Kadem M, Garber L, Abdelkhalek M, Al-Khazraji BK, et al.
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering 16, 403-423
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2021
Protocol-dependence of middle cerebral artery dilation to modest hypercapnia
Al-Khazraji BK, Buch S, Kadem M, Matushewski BJ, Norozi K, Menon RS, et al.
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 46 (9), 1038-1046
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TEACHING

Supervised Machine Learning for the physiologist

Cardiovascular Physiology of Exercise

Cardiovascular Disease: Pathophysiology and Rehabilitation

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CONTACT US

McMaster Vascular AI Lab

Ivor Wynne Centre (East wing)
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON, Canada

For inquiries, collaborations, or more information, please email us:

[email protected]