Don Sin

Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada

Don Sin is affiliated with the University of British Columbia, James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research. He currently holds a Canada Research Chair in respiration (Tier II) and a senior scholarship with the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. He is Associate Professor of Medicine at UBC, Associate Head of Research and staff respirologist at St. Paul 's Hospital.

His research interests include clinical epidemiology, COPD and cardiovascular complications, the role of systemic inflammation in the pathogenesis of systemic complications in COPD, and inhaled corticosteroid use in COPD. Recently, he has conducted research on systemic inflammation and its potential impact on the health outcomes of patients with COPD; and more recently, the growing health burden of COPD in Canadian women.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Faculty Member: Respiratory Disorders > COPD & Allied Disorders (since 01 March 2007)

All recent recommendations

• 4.8
  The prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations by salmeterol/fluticasone propionate or tiotropium bromide.
  Recommended by Glenn Rosen, Don Sin
  
• 3.2
  Antielastin autoimmunity in tobacco smoking-induced emphysema.
  Recommended by Rubin Tuder, Don Sin
  
• 3.0
  CD8+ T Cells are required for inflammation and destruction in cigarette smoke-induced emphysema in mice.
  Recommended by Don Sin
  
• 6.0
  Tiotropium in combination with placebo, salmeterol, or fluticasone-salmeterol for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial.
  Recommended by Don Sin