Dr. Avdimiretz is a certified Pediatric Respirologist with clinical and research expertise in advanced lung diseases in childhood, lung transplantation, aerodigestive conditions, bronchoscopy, and interstitial lung diseases. He previously worked at Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, as Medical Director of the Pediatric Lung Transplant Program. He is a devoted medical educator and coach for trainees, and has an interest in studying health disparities and inequities.
His research is focused on improving outcomes for children with advanced and rare lung diseases. This includes studying practices in the field of pediatric lung transplant around the world, examining shifts over time in childhood lung diseases, and investigating how to optimize care for children with these diseases. As well, Dr. Avdimiretz authored a book chapter on allergy in heart transplantation and is involved in studying the effectiveness of new types of therapies for children with cystic fibrosis.
A Crossroads for Corticosteroid Therapy in Pediatric Interstitial and Rare Lung Diseases
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Nicholas Avdimiretz and Christian Benden and Rossa Brugha and Nicolaus Schwerk and Don Hayes, Jr.
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202411-1138VP
02/2025
Living donor lobar lung transplantation in children: An impressive Japanese cohort and worldwide implications
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Nicholas Avdimiretz and Christian Benden
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.02.003
02/2025
Beyond Borders: International Immunosuppression Practices in Pediatric Lung Transplantation
Clinical Transplantation
Erica Wong and Jake Brockmeyer and Christian Benden and Nicholas Avdimiretz
DOI: 10.1111/ctr.70016
11/2024
Pediatric Lung Transplantation: A New Landscape Following the Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation
Nicholas Avdimiretz and Christian Benden
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.06.017
PubMed: 38959989
07/2024
Outcomes of lung transplantation in cystic fibrosis.
Current opinion in pulmonary medicine
Nicholas Avdimiretz and Kieran Halloran and Christian Benden
DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000001108
PubMed: 39082306
07/2024
Trends in Pediatric Lung Transplantation Following the Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
N. Avdimiretz and C. Benden
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.02.976
04/2024
Successful NTM Eradication and Lung Transplantation in Pediatric CF Patients
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
X. Si and C. Burton and O.G. Vanderkooi and M. McKinney and D. Lien and N. Avdimiretz
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.02.1003
04/2024
Worldwide organ allocation systems for pediatric lung transplantation.
Clinical transplantation
Avdimiretz, Nicholas and Benden, Christian
DOI: 10.1111/ctr.15018
PubMed: 37218644
05/2023
Monitoring practices of chronic lung allograft dysfunction in pediatric lung transplantation
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
Avdimiretz, Nicholas and Radtke, Thomas and Benden, Christian
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26187
PubMed: 36200536
10/2022
Novel Bridge to Recovery: Right Ventricular Assist Device for Primary Graft Dysfunction in Pediatric Lung Transplantation
Avdimiretz, N. and Conway, J. and Larson, C. and Guerra, G. G. and Jonker, D. and Bates, A. and Buccholz, H. and Carroll, A.
04/2022
The changing landscape of pediatric lung transplantation
CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION
Avdimiretz, Nicholas and Benden, Christian
DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14634
PubMed: 35244236
03/2022
Alterations in the immune phenotype of thymectomized children and the development of atopic disorders after heart transplantation
PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION
Kim, Tiffany B. and Ionescu, Lavinia and Avdimiretz, Nicholas and Murdoch, Faye and Larsen, Ingrid M. and Motyka, Bruce and West, Lori J. and Urschel, Simon
DOI: 10.1111/petr.14252
PubMed: 35187796
02/2022
Phase-Resolved Functional Lung (PREFUL) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Ventilation Mapping in Children Born Prematurely with and Without Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Munidasa, S. and Zanette, B. and Abdeen, N. and Katz, S. L. and Jacobi, E. and Avdimiretz, N. and Moraes, T. J. and Santyr, G.
05/2021
Passenger Lymphocyte Syndrome in a Pediatric Lung Transplant Recipient with Previous Bone Marrow Transplantation
Avdimiretz, N. and Solomon, M. P.
04/2021
Bilateral leg swelling as the presenting symptom of Lofgren syndrome in a paediatric patient: a rare presentation of a rare paediatric disease
BMJ CASE REPORTS
Komishke, Bailey and Foulds, Jessica L. and McMillan, Tamara and Avdimiretz, Nicholas
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239434
PubMed: 33664030
03/2021
Rare broncho-pulmonary arterial fistula in a healthy 9-year-old girl
BMJ CASE REPORTS
Avdimiretz, Nicholas and Glicksman, Amy and Dell, Sharon and John, Philip and Moraes, Theo J.
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-234865
PubMed: 33004353
10/2020
Comparison of a handheld turbine spirometer to conventional spirometry in children with cystic fibrosis
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
Avdimiretz, Nicholas and Wilson, David and Grasemann, Hartmut
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.24743
PubMed: 32203645
06/2020
Comparison of Proton Based to Hyperpolarized Xenon Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Mapping of Ventilation in the Lungs of Children Born Prematurely
Munidasa, S. and Couch, M. and Zanette, B. and Grimm, R. and Voskrebenzev, A. and Seethamraju, R. and Vogel-Claussen, J. and Avdimiretz, N. and Moraes, T. J. and Santyr, G.
01/2020
Infant Lung Transplantation in Suspected Case of Surfactant Protein Deficiency
Wee, W. B. and Avdimiretz, N. and Moraes, T. J. and McKinney, M. L. and Grasemann, H. and Solomon, M.
01/2019
Atopy in Pediatric Heart Transplantation
Avdimiretz Nicholas and Urschel Simon
DOI: https://ishlt.org/publications-resources/publications/monograph-series/monograph-volume-13
2019
Lymphocyte Proportions Post Thymectomy Are Associated with Allergic Disorders in Heart Transplanted Children.
Kim, T. and Ionescu, L. and Avdimiretz, N. and Larsen, M. and Murdoch, F. and Motyka, B. and Gilmour, S. and West, L. and Urschel, S.
06/2018
Comparison of Handheld to Conventional Spirometry in Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis
Avdimiretz, N. and Wilson, D.
01/2018
Reduced Naive Regulatory T-Cells and B-10 Cells in Thymectomized Children Predispose for Allergic Disorders After Heart Transplantation
Kim, T. B. and Avdimiretz, N. and Ionescu, L. and Larsen, I. M. and Motyka, B. and West, L. J. and Urschel, S.
04/2017
Allergies and Autoimmune Disorders in Children after Heart Transplantation
Avdimiretz Nicholas and Seitz Stephanie and Cheveldayoff Monique and Urschel Simon
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.1168
2016
Focus on pediatric intentional trauma
Avdimiretz, Nicholas and Phillips, Leah and Bratu, Ioana
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182452270
PubMed: 22491622
04/2012
Stem cells in cardiac repair: A review of the changing landscape of cardiovascular medicine.
University of Alberta Health Sciences Journal
Avdimiretz N. Stem cells in cardiac repair: A review of the changing landscape of cardiovascular medicine. University of Alberta Health Sciences Journal. 7(1):13-17, Apr 2012.
04/2012
Feedback/Feed-forward: Qualitative Analysis of Responsive Feedback Processes used to Enhance a Theatre-Based Elective in Undergraduate Medical Education
Avdimiretz, Nicholas and Brett-MacLean, Pamela and Brown, Michele and Du, Zetan and Olesen, Jamie and Nagji, Alim
01/2012
Functional analyses of Calu-3 human airway serous epithelial cells in response to different agonists: a model for cystic fibrosis
Journal of Undergraduate McGill Physiology
Avdimiretz N, Hanrahan J. Functional analyses of Calu-3 human airway serous epithelial cells in response to different agonists: a model for cystic fibrosis. Journal of Undergraduate McGill Physiology. 2:3-8, Mar 2009.
03/2009
Disparities in Children with Advanced Lung Diseases from Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Communities
This project aims at studying the outcomes for children with severe lung disease, and how community level factors and socioeconomic indicators play a role.
The Changing Landscape of Pediatric Lung Transplantation
This project investigates how the indications for lung transplant in children have shifted in recent years, and how this affects consensus guidelines and current practices worldwide in caring for these children both before and after transplant.
International Antifungal Consortium
This consortium aims at studying practices around the world in preventing and treating fungal infections in children who have undergone lung transplant. We hope to determine best practices based on retrospective and prospective outcomes.
2022 - Top Cited Article, Awarded from Wiley. Among top 10 most-cited papers Jan 2022 - Dec 2023. Avdimiretz, Benden. The changing landscape of pediatric lung transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2022; 36(4):e14634
2022 - Edmonton’s Top 40 Under 40. Edify Magazine - for community contribution and health leadership.
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