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Biography
Adjunct Clinical Professor Garun Hamilton is a Respiratory and Sleep Disorders physician at Monash Health and with the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash University. He is Director of Sleep Research at Monash Health, where he has built Monash into one of Australia’s most productive sleep research centres in collaboration with the physiology team at the Turner Institute at Monash University. He leads the Respiratory Failure and Non-Invasive Ventilation service at Monash Health, and holds an appointment with the Victorian Respiratory Support Service (VRSS), running the Monash Health satellite service for the VRSS. His research interests encompass: 1) the utility of sleep apnoea phenotypes to direct personalised sleep apnoea treatment; 2) the cardiovascular and metabolic consequences of sleep apnoea; 3) life course epidemiology of respiratory and sleep disorders (he is a chief investigator on the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health (TAHS) study; 4) respiratory control mechanisms; 5) sleep and cognitive decline; 6) non-invasive ventilation for respiratory failure; 7) clinical trials in sleep medicine, 8) obstructive lung disease.
He contributes significantly to the profession and has had substantial impact in areas such as: 1) Clinical guideline development and implementation, 2) National health policy impact and government interaction.
He is a Board member, and currently the President-elect, of the Australasian Sleep Association taking over the position of President in November 2023.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Sleep and sleep disorders
- Sleep apnoea
- Sleep apnoea pathogenesis
- COPD
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Novel combination pharmacotherapy for patients with co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnoea
Edwards, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Hamilton, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Drummond, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Landry, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Brooker, E. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Monash Lung and Sleep Institute Limited
1/02/25 → 31/01/26
Project: Research
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Investigating the efficacy and tolerability of CPAP administered through the S1H oral device
Edwards, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Landry, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hamilton, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Joosten, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/02/25 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
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Sound asleep: A novel approach to treating Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and associated daytime impairment with acoustic slow wave sleep enhancement
Jackson, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bucks, R. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rosenzweig, I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barnes, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Olaithe, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Anderson, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Edwards, B. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hamilton, G. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Vakulin, A. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Assessing the effect of acetazolamide and oxygen therapy for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea
Landry, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Hamilton, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Joosten, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Edwards, B. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/05/23 → …
Project: Research
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Providing translatable evidence to advance prevention and management of COPD: a longitudinal study from the 1st to 7th decade of life
Dharmage, S. C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Abramson, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Walters, E. H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Perret, J. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), King, G. G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Washko, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wood-Baker, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Thomas, P. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hamilton, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bui, D. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Navarro, A. A. G. (Associate Investigator (AI)), McDonald, C. F. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hancock, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Vicendese, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Estepar, R. S. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Lowe, A. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Lodge, C. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), James, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Feather, I. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Han, M. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/07/22 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Disease burden, comorbidities and antecedents of chronic cough phenotypes in Australian adults
Suresh, S., Perret, J. L., Walters, E. H., Abramson, M. J., Bowatte, G., Lodge, C., Lowe, A., Erbas, B., Thomas, P., Hamilton, G. S., Chang, A. B., Dharmage, S. C. & Bui, D. S., 2025, In: Pulmonology. 31, 1, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Association of novel adult cough subclasses with clinical characteristics and lung function across six decades of life in a prospective, community-based cohort in Australia: an analysis of the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study (TAHS)
Zhang, J., Lodge, C. J., Walters, E. H., Chang, A. B., Bui, D. S., Lowe, A. J., Hamilton, G. S., Thomas, P. S., Senaratna, C. V., James, A. L., Thompson, B. R., Erbas, B., Abramson, M. J., Perret, J. L. & Dharmage, S. C., Feb 2024, In: The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 12, 2, p. 129-140 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
11 Citations (Scopus) -
Associations of early life and childhood risk factors with obstructive sleep apnoea in middle-age
Senaratna, C. V., Lowe, A., Walters, E. H., Abramson, M. J., Bui, D., Lodge, C., Erbas, B., Burgess, J., Perret, J. L., Hamilton, G. S. & Dharmage, S. C., Jan 2024, In: Respirology. 29, 1, p. 63-70 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Can We Use Lung Function Thresholds and Respiratory Symptoms to Identify Pre-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? A Prospective, Population-based Cohort Study
Tan, D. J., Lodge, C. J., Walters, E. H., Bui, D. S., Pham, J., Lowe, A. J., Bowatte, G., Vicendese, D., Erbas, B., Johns, D. P., James, A. L., Frith, P., Hamilton, G. S., Thomas, P. S., Wood-Baker, R., Han, M. L. K., Washko, G. R., Abramson, M. J., Perret, J. L. & Dharmage, S. C., 15 Jun 2024, In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 209, 12, p. 1431-1440 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Combination pharmacological therapy targeting multiple mechanisms of sleep apnoea: A randomised controlled cross-over trial
Sands, S. A., Collet, J., Gell, L. K., Calianese, N., Hess, L. B., Vena, D., Azarbarzin, A., Bertisch, S. M., Landry, S., Thomson, L., Joosten, S. A., Hamilton, G. S. & Edwards, B. A., Mar 2024, In: Thorax. 79, 3, p. 1627–1641 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
11 Citations (Scopus)