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John Fleetham

Professor
VCH Clinical Title(s)
Head, Vancouver Coastal Health Sleep Disorder Program
Research Focus
Lungs and Breathing Sleep
Degrees / Designations

MB, BS

Contact Info
john.fleetham@vch.ca
604-875-4122

Biography

Dr. John Fleetham is a professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a clinician-scientist with a special interest in sleep disordered breathing and obstructive lung disease. He has an extensive publication record with over 160 peer reviewed papers and 20 book chapters. His research has been acknowledged by a variety of awards including a Visiting Fellowship to Oxford University, Canadian Medical Association Honorary Membership, Queen’s University Peter Munt Lectureship, UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Medical Lecturer and Vancouver Hospital Award for Bringing Clinical Renown. 

Dr. Fleetham has served in leadership positions in the American Thoracic Society, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Canadian Thoracic Society, and Canadian Sleep Society. At UBC, he has served two terms as associate head of the UBC Department of Medicine and was head of the UBC/VGH Respiratory Divisions for 12 years. He is currently the head of the Vancouver Coastal Health Sleep Disorder Program and on the advisory boards for BC Lung Association, Canadian Lung Association and CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health.

Research Studies

Heart Failure, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Sleep

Effect of Adaptive Servo Ventilation (ASV) on Survival and Hospital Admissions in Heart Failure (ADVENT-HF)

News and Awards

Keeping a finger on the pulse of a good night’s rest with a device for sleep apnea

Jul 5, 2020

Ask an expert: How can I stay awake at work without trips to the coffee machine?

Nov 4, 2017

Gaining ground on losing sleep

Jan 9, 2015

Publications

  • Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine -

    The efficacy of a titrated tongue stabilizing device on obstructive sleep apnea: a quasi-experimental study.

    Alshhrani WM, Hamoda MM, Okuno K, Kohzuka Y, Fleetham JA, Ayas NT, Comey R, Almeida FR
  • Sleep medicine -

    Pediatric sleep disorder medicine training in Canada: past, present and future.

    Katz SL, Weiss SK, Fleetham JA
  • Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) -

    Does Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cause Cardiovascular Disease?

    Mancini GBJ, Fleetham JA
  • CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne -

    Parasomnias.

    Fleetham JA, Fleming JA
  • Canadian respiratory journal -

    Canadian Thoracic Society 2011 guideline update: diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordered breathing.

    Fleetham J, Ayas N, Bradley D, Fitzpatrick M, Oliver TK, Morrison D, Ryan F, Series F, Skomro R, Tsai W,
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