Directory

Women's health

Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital are investigating promising new approaches to improve women’s health. Our work spans the full spectrum of research from basic science to clinical research to implementation.


Labs and Groups

These research teams may include multiple scientists, investigators, staff and trainees all working towards a common goal, or they can represent a single scientist and their team.

Research Group
Cook Lab
Treatment options for ovarian cancer are limited, and while tumours often respond to initial treatments, many recur and become resistant to therapy...
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Research Group
LIU Lab
We study fundamental cell cycle mechanisms, cancer, infertility, and inflammatory bowel disease.
Research Group
Vanderhyden Lab
Determining how risk factors contribute to ovarian cancer initiation and progression, single cell analyses and bioinformatics to investigat...
Mary Beth Bissell
Clinician Investigator

Mary Beth Bissell

Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research
Amanda Black
Clinician Investigator

Amanda Black

Clinician Investigator, Acute Care Research
Innie Chen
Scientist

Innie Chen

Scientist, Acute Care Research
David Cook
Scientist

David Cook

Scientist, Cancer Research
Darine El Chaar
Scientist

Darine El-Chaar

Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Jenna Gale
Clinician Investigator

Jenna Gale

Clinician Investigator, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Laura Gaudet
Affiliate

Laura Gaudet

Affiliate Investigator, Acute Care Research
Tetyana Kendzerska
Scientist

Tetyana Kendzerska

Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Johné Liu
Scientist

Johné Liu

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
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Affiliate

Marc Rodger

Senior Scientist Affiliate, Acute Care Research
Jean Seely
Clinician Investigator

Jean Seely

Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research
Nongnuj Tanphaichitr
Emeritus

Nongnuj Tanphaichitr

Senior Scientist Emeritus, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Barbara Vanderhyden
Scientist

Barbara Vanderhyden

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Mark Walker
Scientist

Mark Walker

Senior Scientist, Acute Care Research

Publications

The following research publications from The Ottawa Hospital are pulled from PubMed, with publication date of 2020 or later. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.

Breast Cancer Characteristics and Outcomes in Canadian Black Women by Ancestry.

2025-11-04 Go to publication

Mental health service use among mothers and other birthing parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada.

2024-12-15 Go to publication

Association of bariatric surgery with indicated and unintended outcomes: An umbrella review and meta-analysis for risk-benefit assessment.

2024-03-01 Go to publication

Why Female Smokers Have Poorer Long-Term Health Outcomes than Male Smokers: The Role of Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy.

2024-02-29 Go to publication

A re-analysis of 150 women's health trials to investigate how the Bayesian approach may offer a solution to the misinterpretation of statistical findings.

2023-12-01 Go to publication
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