Sherri Katz

Dr. Sherri Katz is the Division Chief of Pediatric Respirology at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and holds a cross-appointment at the School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventative Medicine. She is also a Senior Scientist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Her clinical research focuses on the use of assistive respiratory technologies for children with chronic diseases, particularly neuromuscular disease and obesity. She has undertaken multicentre cohort studies evaluating cardiometabolic, neurocognitive and quality of life outcomes of positive airway pressure therapy in children with obesity. She has recently led and completed a nine-centre Canadian randomized controlled therapy of lung volume recruitment exercises in boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Her research also evaluates predictors and novel diagnostic modalities for pediatric sleep-disordered breathing, pediatric home mechanical ventilation and long-term outcomes of chronic lung disease.

Dr. Katz’s research pursuits are informed by her clinical practice, which includes pediatric sleep medicine, complex respiratory care and home mechanical ventilation. She also holds leadership roles on national and international committees related to Pediatric Respirology and Home Mechanical Ventilation including the Home Mechanical Ventilation and Neuromuscular Disease Network Steering Committee of the American College of Chest Physicians.