Dr. Sunita Mathur

Biography

Dr. Sunita Mathur is a Professor at Queen's University in the School of Rehabilitation Therapy. Her research program focuses on the evaluation of rehabilitation in sarcopenia and skeletal muscle dysfunction in individuals with chronic diseases. Dr. Mathur studies various patient populations, including those with chronic lung diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease, cystic fibrosis, solid organ transplantation, and critical illness-related weakness. At the Motor Performance Lab, she employs a combination of non-invasive techniques to examine muscle structure and function, including muscle force measurements, exercise testing, bioelectrical impedance analysis, magnetic resonance imaging spectroscopy, and muscle ultrasound. Dr. Mathur's research also emphasizes knowledge translation in exercise and physical activity specifically for solid organ transplant patients, and she is a co-founder and co-chair of CAN-RESTORE, a national network aimed at enhancing the well-being of transplant patients through exercise rehabilitation. Her current projects include developing core outcome sets for clinical trials in exercise for solid organ transplant candidates and recipients, remote monitoring of physical function in chronic disease populations, and creating online education modules for exercise professionals in solid organ transplantation. Additionally, she supervises Master's, PhD, and Post-doctoral trainees in her field.

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