Terence Amis
Associate Professor
Sleep and Cancer Group
The westmead Institute for Medical Research
Australia
Biography
Terence Amis is the Associate Director of the Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research at The Westmead Institute. He is a Principal Research Fellow in the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and Principal Hospital Scientist at Westmead Hospital. After a career in academic veterinary medicine (University of Queensland; University of California, Davis) and research training (PhD) with Professor JMB Hughes at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, University of London, Terence has worked for over 25 years as a full-time medical research scientist in the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Westmead Hospital.
Research Interest
His major research interests are respiratory physiology, upper airway mechanics, and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).
Publications
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Anthropometric and craniofacial sexual dimorphism in obstructive sleep apnea patients: is there male-female phenotypical convergence?.
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Development and validation of a computational finite element model of the rabbit upper airway: simulations of mandibular advancement and tracheal displacement.
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Velopharyngeal mucosal surface topography in healthy subjects and subjects with obstructive sleep apnea.
