Robert Bentley

Robert Bentley, Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Physiology

  • Assistant Professor
55 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2W6

About Robert

Academic Training

Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Cardiology, Sinai Health System

Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto

PhD, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University 

MSc, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University 

BPHE, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University 

BSc, Faculty of Arts & Science, Queen’s University

Graduate Student Recruitment Status
Accepting PhD and MSc students
Research Interests

Oxygen delivery

Cardiovascular control

Exercise performance and tolerance

Phenotypic variability

Selected Publications

Bentley RF, Nikolovski N and Goodman JM. How does the dose and type of exercise impact acute cardiovascular function in healthy individuals? CJC, 2024. Epub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2024.12.016. 

Lewis J, Bentley RF, Connelly KA, Dorian P and Goodman JM. Are subjective reports of exercise intensity accurate in recreational athletes? CJC, 2024. Epub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2024.11.008

Bentley RF, Yo S^, Mok KH, Valle FH, Goligher EC, Gonzago Carvalho C, Granton JT, Mak S and Ryan CM. Impact of positive airway pressure on right ventricular afterload in Robert F. Bentley | CV Page 5 of 31 pulmonary arterial hypertension. ^co-first author. ERJ Open Research, 2024. Epub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00796-2024.

Bentley RF, Bernal JB, Basile DC, Di Salvo AN and Schwartz JL. The effect of body position on cardiovascular, skeletal muscle and ventilatory responses to submaximal cycling. Exp Physiol, 2024. Epub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1113/EP092256.

Schwartz JL, Fongwoo TA, Bentley RF. The effect of self-identified arm dominance on exercising forearm hemodynamics and skeletal muscle desaturation. PLoS One. 2024 Jun 17;19(6):e0305539. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305539. PMID: 38885214; PMCID: PMC11182511.

Bentley RF, Dorian P, Vecchiarelli E, Banks L, Connelly KA, Yan AT, Osman W and Goodman JM. The effect of chronic exercise training and acute exercise on power spectral analysis of heart rate variability. Appl Physio Nutr Metab, 2024, 49(2): 148-156. doi: 10.1139/apnm-2023-0007 

Vecchiarelli E, Bentley RF, Connelly KA, Dorian P, Yan AT, Mak S, Sasson Z and Goodman JM. Atrial fibrillation in middle-aged athletes: Impact on left atrial, ventricular and exercise performance. PLOS ONE, 2024, 19(3):e0294367. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294367. 

Dorian D, Gustafson D, Quinn R, Bentley RF, Dorian P, Goodman JM, Fish JE and Connelly KA. Exercise-dependent modulation of immunological response pathways in endurance athletes with and without atrial fibrillation. JAHA, 2024, 13(6):e033640. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.033640

Bentley, RF., Vecchiarelli, E., Banks, L., Gonçalves, P., Thomas, S. G., & Goodman, J. M. (2020). Heart rate variability and recovery following maximal exercise in endurance athletes and physically active individuals. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism45(10), 1138–1144. 

Banks L*., Bentley, RF*., Currie, KD., Vecchiarelli, E., Aslam, A., Connelly, KA., Yan, AT, Konieczny, KM., Dorian P, Mak S, Sasson Z, Goodman JM. (2020). Cardiac Remodeling in Middle-Aged Endurance Athletes and Recreationally Active Individuals: Challenges in Defining the "Athlete's Heart". J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 33(2): 247-249. *co-author.

Bentley, RF., Jones, JH., Hirai, DM., Zelt, JT., Giles, MD., Raleigh, JP., Quadrilatero, J., Gurd, BJ., Neder, JA., Tschakovsky, ME. (2019). Submaximal Exercise Cardiac Output Is Increased by 4 Weeks of Sprint Interval Training in Young Healthy Males With Low Initial Q̇-V̇O2: Importance of Cardiac Response Phenotype. PLoS One. 14(1):e0195458.

Professional Memberships

Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology

American Physiological Society