Kenneth Madden

Professor

Research Classification

Research Interests

Exercise interventions
Sedentary Behaviour
Syncope
Falls Prevention
Sarcopenia
Machine Learning

Relevant Thesis-Based Degree Programs

Research Options

I am available and interested in collaborations (e.g. clusters, grants).
I am interested in and conduct interdisciplinary research.
 
 

Research Methodology

machine learning
Tilt table testing
Heart rate variability
Baroreflex function
Carotid doppler measures
Acelerometers
Infodemiology
Geriatric Medicine
Bedside ultrasound (Point-of-care ultrasound)

Recruitment

Master's students
Postdoctoral Fellows
2025

Dr. Ken Madden holds the Allan M. McGavin Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University of British Columbia and the editor-in-chief of the Canadian Geriatrics Journal. His lab has examined the effect of exercise interventions in older adults with Type 2 diabetes, the ability of different forms of exercise to impact arterial stiffness in subjects at high cardiometabolic risk, and the impact of sedentary behaviours on cardiometabolic risk factors. He has also examined the impact of age and diabetes on postprandial cardiovascular responses and orthostatic intolerance, and the use of bedside ultrasound to screen for sarcopenia. He is division head of Geriatric Medicine at Vancouver General Hospital, and holds peer-reviewed grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and the Canadian Diabetes Association. He is chair of the North American Regional Committee for the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics.

I support public scholarship, e.g. through the Public Scholars Initiative, and am available to supervise students and Postdocs interested in collaborating with external partners as part of their research.
I am interested in hiring Co-op students for research placements.

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