Dr. Vanessa Martelli

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dr. Vanessa Martelli graduated from McGill University MDCM program in 2014, receiving the Holmes Gold Medal. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine in 2017, a fellowship in Sleep Medicine in 2020, and a residency in Respirology in 2019 at the University of Toronto. Dr. Martelli also obtained an MSc in Health Research Methodology with a focus on Health Technology Assessment from McMaster University in 2023 and was awarded the McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award. Before joining Queen’s University, she maintained an academic Sleep practice at the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, affiliated with St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, alongside her work in community General Respirology practice. Her research interests encompass real-world evidence and health economic evaluation, particularly in the context of sleep disorders and circadian science. Dr. Martelli has experience in population-based research utilizing health administrative datasets. Her master’s thesis involved analyzing data from ICES to measure the prevalence and predictors of obstructive sleep apnea in patients who underwent bariatric surgery, along with assessing the associated healthcare utilization costs. Currently, she is spearheading a project funded by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators, aiming to evaluate preference-based health utility instruments for patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Research Interests

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
Application Checklist
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  • Statement of Research Interest
  • Curriculum Vitae
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Specialization Notes

Department of Computing offers research-based, project-based, and course-based patterns.