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Cannabis use in pregnancy linked to increased risk of preterm birth Cannabis use in pregnancy linked to increased risk of preterm birth
June 19, 2019 - Researchers from The Ottawa Hospital, CHEO, BORN Ontario and the University of Ottawa have conducted one of the largest studies to date on the effect of cannabis use during pregnancy. They found that reported cannabis use during pregnancy was associa
Precision medicine approach for leukemia awarded $1.5M Precision medicine approach for leukemia awarded $1.5M
May 1, 2019 - Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the deadliest forms of cancer. A team of researchers from The Ottawa Hospital and uOttawa is hoping to revolutionize treatment for AML by developing a “precision medicine” approach.
Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw honoured with CIHR Barer-Flood Prize for Health Services and Policy Research Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw honoured with CIHR Barer-Flood Prize for Health Services and Policy Research
November 20, 2018 - Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw has been honoured with a pre-eminent career achievement award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The CIHR 2018 Barer-Flood Prize for Health Services and Policy Research recognizes Dr. Grimshaw as an exceptiona
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Researchers


Name Scientific appointment Diseases, conditions and populations of interest Research and clinical approaches
Alvarez, Gonzalo
MD, MPH, FRCPC
Senior Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health, Health in disadvantaged peoples, Infectious disease, Lung disease, Population health, Tuberculosis Clinical research, Epidemiology, Public health
Aydin, Sibel
MD
Associate Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Arthritis, Autoimmune disease, Bone and joint degeneration, COVID-19, Population health Epidemiology, Imaging
Cameron, Bill
MD FRCPC FACP FIDSA
Senior Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COVID-19, Cystic fibrosis, HIV, Infectious disease, Sexually transmitted infections, Tuberculosis Clinical research, Epidemiology, Immunization, Immunotherapy, Pharmacology
Caulley, Lisa
MD PhD FRCSC
Associate Scientist
(Acute Care Research)
Cancer, Head and neck cancer Clinical research, Epidemiology, Health economics, Journalology, Public health
Chandratre, Priyanka
BSc (Hons), MBBch, MRCP (UK), PhD, FRCP (UK)
Clinician Investigator
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Autoimmune disease, Bone and joint degeneration, Musculoskeletal conditions Epidemiology
Chen, Innie
MD, MPH, FRCSC
Scientist
(Acute Care Research)
Health equity, Population health, Pregnancy, Women's health Clinical research, Epidemiology, Health research methods, Patient engagement, Quality Improvement, Systematic reviews
Clark, Edward
MD MSc FRCPC
Associate Scientist
(Acute Care Research)
Kidney disease, Septic shock Clinical research, Clinical trials, Epidemiology
Dargel, Aroldo
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Scientist
(Neuroscience)
Anxiety, Bipolar, Dementia, Depression, Diabetes, Hypertension, Mental health, Obesity, Population health, Suicide, Vascular, heart and metabolic disease Artificial intelligence and data science, Behaviour, Big data, Biomarkers, Biostatistics, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Digital and mobile health, Epidemiology, Health technology, Prevention, Psychology, Quality Improvement, Rapid reviews, Systematic reviews, Translational research
Dowlatshahi, Dariush
MD PhD FRCP(C)
Senior Scientist
(Neuroscience)
Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Stroke Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Imaging, Pragmatic trials, Epidemiology
Duffett, Lisa
MD
Associate Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Thrombosis / thromboembolism Clinical research, Clinical trials, Epidemiology
El-Chaar, Darine
MD, FRCSC, Msc
Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Autoimmune disease, COVID-19, Diabetes, Infectious disease, Inflammatory bowel syndrome, Maternal and fetal health, Newborn and child health, Population health, Pregnancy, Women's health Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health research methods, Health services research, Public health, Qualitative methods, Quality Improvement, Systematic reviews
Fahed, Robert
MD MSc
Associate Scientist
(Neuroscience)
Stroke, Subarachnoid hemorrhage Biostatistics, Clinical decision rules, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Imaging, Pragmatic trials, Quality Improvement, Shared decision making, Systematic reviews
Fiedorowicz, Jess
MD, PhD
Scientist
(Neuroscience)
Bipolar, Mental health, Suicide, Vascular, heart and metabolic disease Clinical research, Epidemiology, Translational research
Freeman, Ellen
PhD
Affiliate Investigator
(Methodological and Implementation Research)
Aging, Vision Epidemiology
Gilbert, Sebastien
MD FRCSC
Clinician Investigator
(Acute Care Research)
Cancer, Gastric cancer, Gastrointestinal disease, Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST), Lung cancer, Lung disease Artificial intelligence and data science, Clinical research, Epidemiology, Health technology, Patient safety, Quality Improvement, Surgery
Hatcher, Simon
BSc MBBS MMedSc MD FRCPC FRANZCP MRCPsych
Scientist
(Neuroscience)
Anxiety, Brain and neuromuscular disease, COVID-19, First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health, Health equity, Mental health, Traumatic brain injury, Depression, Health in disadvantaged peoples, Suicide Clinical research, Digital and mobile health, Health economics, Health professional behaviour change, Health research methods, Health services research, Health technology, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Patient engagement, Prevention, Public health, Qualitative methods, Clinical trials, Cluster randomized trials, Epidemiology, Psychology, Systematic reviews
Hawken, Steven
PhD
Senior Scientist
(Methodological and Implementation Research)
Population health, Global health, Newborn and child health, Pregnancy Artificial intelligence and data science, Big data, Biomarkers, Health services research, Immunization, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health research methods
Hiremath, Swapnil
MD, MPH, FASN
Associate Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Diabetes, Health in older peoples, Heart disease, Hypertension, Kidney disease, Population health, Vascular, heart and metabolic disease Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health services research, Imaging, Pharmacology, Pragmatic trials, Public health, Quality Improvement, Systematic reviews
Hutton, Brian
MSc, PhD
Senior Scientist
(Methodological and Implementation Research)
Addiction, Anxiety, Breast cancer, Depression, Health equity, Health in disadvantaged peoples, Maternal and fetal health, Mental health, Population health, Suicide, Cancer Clinical research, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health research methods, Health services research, Patient safety, Public health, Rapid reviews, Biostatistics, Clinical trials, Systematic reviews
Kanji, Salmaan
BSc Pharm, PharmD
Associate Scientist
(Acute Care Research)
Global health, Septic shock Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Critical care, Epidemiology, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Systematic reviews
Kekre, Natasha
BSc, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Scientist
(Cancer Research)
Blood cancer, Cancer Cancer biotherapeutics, Cancer immunotherapy, Cell therapy, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Epidemiology, Immunotherapy, Patient engagement, Translational research, Transplantation
Kendzerska, Tetyana
MD, PhD
Associate Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Aging, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Heart disease, Lung disease, Population health, Women's health Biostatistics, Clinical research, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health research methods, Health services research, Systematic reviews
Kwok, Chanel
MD, FRCPC
Associate Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Lung disease Epidemiology
Lavallee, Luke
MDCM, MSc, FRCSC
Scientist
(Acute Care Research)
Cancer, Kidney disease, Population health, Prostate cancer Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health economics, Health professional behaviour change, Imaging, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Patient decision aids, Quality Improvement, Surgery, Systematic reviews
Le Gal, Gregoire
MD, PhD
Senior Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Thrombosis / thromboembolism Clinical decision rules, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Epidemiology, Patient engagement, Peri-operative medicine
MacPherson, Paul
PhD, MD, FRCPC
Scientist
(Methodological and Implementation Research)
Gay men's health, HIV, Infectious disease, Men's health, Sexually transmitted infections Behaviour, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health promotion, Health services research, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Prevention, Psychology, Qualitative methods, Surveys
Manuel, Douglas
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Senior Scientist
(Methodological and Implementation Research)
Aging, Alzheimer's, Cancer, COVID-19, Dementia, Diabetes, Frailty, Global health, Health equity, Health in disadvantaged peoples, Health in older peoples, Immigrant and refugee health, Infectious disease, Obesity, Parkinson's, Population health, Stroke, Vascular cognitive impairment, Vascular, heart and metabolic disease Artificial intelligence and data science, Big data, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Digital and mobile health, Epidemiology, Health research methods, Health services research, Prevention, Public health
McInnes, Matthew
MD PhD FRCPC
Scientist
(Methodological and Implementation Research)
Cancer, Liver cancer Clinical research, Epidemiology, Health research methods, Imaging, Journalology, Systematic reviews
McIsaac, Daniel
MD, MPH, FRCPC
Scientist
(Acute Care Research)
Aging, Frailty, Health in older peoples, Pain, Population health Anesthesiology, Artificial intelligence and data science, Big data, Biostatistics, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Digital and mobile health, Epidemiology, Health services research, Patient engagement, Peri-operative medicine, Public health, Quality Improvement, Risk assessment, Surgery, Systematic reviews
Moher, David
PhD
Senior Scientist
(Methodological and Implementation Research)
Epidemiology, Health research methods, Health services research, Journalology, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Patient engagement, Systematic reviews
Mulpuru, Sunita
MD FRCPC MSc
Associate Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Frailty, Influenza, Population health Epidemiology, Health services research, Immunization, Quality Improvement
Murthy, Sanjay
MD, FRCPC
Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Colorectal cancer, Crohn's, Gastrointestinal disease, Inflammatory bowel syndrome Clinical decision rules, Clinical research, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health economics, Health services research
Myran, Daniel
MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC
Associate Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Addiction, Mental health, Population health Big data, Cannabis, Epidemiology, Health services research, Public health
Pakhale, Smita
MD, FRCPC, MSc (Epi & Biostat)
Senior Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
COVID-19, First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health, Health equity, Health in disadvantaged peoples, Lung disease, Sickle cell anemia Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health economics, Health promotion, Health services research, Patient engagement, Pragmatic trials, Public health, Quality Improvement
Poulin, Patricia
C. Psych.
Associate Scientist
(Neuroscience)
Addiction, Anxiety, Cancer, Chronic pain, Depression, Health equity, Musculoskeletal conditions, Pain Anesthesiology, Behaviour, Biomarkers, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Emergency medicine, Epidemiology, Health professional behaviour change, Health services research, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Palliative care, Patient decision aids, Patient safety, Peri-operative medicine, Pragmatic trials, Psychology, Qualitative methods, Quality Improvement, Systematic reviews
Ramsay, Timothy
PhD
Senior Scientist
(Methodological and Implementation Research)
Addiction, Alzheimer's, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Anxiety, Ataxia, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Autism, Bipolar, Brain and neuromuscular disease, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Colorectal cancer, Concussion, Cystic fibrosis, Dementia, Depression, First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health, HIV, Immigrant and refugee health, Influenza, Kidney disease, Lung cancer, Macular degeneration, Men's health, Multiple sclerosis, Muscular dystrophy, Myasthenia gravis, Obesity, Ovarian cancer, Parkinson's, Pulmonary hypertension, Septic shock, Spinal cord injury Artificial intelligence and data science, Behaviour, Biomaterials, Biostatistics, Cell therapy, Clinical decision rules, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Critical care, Drug development, Emergency medicine, Epidemiology, Health professional behaviour change, Health promotion, Health research methods, Health services research, Health technology, Immunization, Immunotherapy, Palliative care, Patient decision aids, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Prevention, Psychology, Psychometrics, Public health, Qualitative methods, Quality Improvement, Regenerative medicine, Rehabilitation, Risk assessment, Shared decision making, Surgery, Surveys, Systematic reviews, Transfusions, Translational research, Transplantation, Viral therapy
Rodger, Marc
MD
Senior Scientist Affiliate
(Acute Care Research)
Pregnancy, Thrombosis / thromboembolism, Women's health Clinical decision rules, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Systematic reviews
Santos, Marlise
MD (FRCPC), MSc, MPH
Clinician Investigator
(Neuroscience)
Alzheimer's, Anxiety, Ataxia, Autoimmune disease, Autoimmune diseases of the nervous system, Blood cancer, Brain and neuromuscular disease, Brain cancer, Cancer, Concussion, Dementia, Depression, Global health, Head and neck cancer, Health equity, Health in disadvantaged peoples, Infectious disease, Intellectual disabilities, Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, Population health, Sickle cell anemia, Spinal cord injury, Stroke, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Thrombosis / thromboembolism, Traumatic brain injury, Traumatic injuries, Vascular cognitive impairment, Vascular, heart and metabolic disease Artificial intelligence and data science, Basic research, Behaviour, Biostatistics, Cancer biotherapeutics, Clinical decision rules, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Critical care, Epidemiology, Health economics, Health research methods, Health services research, Health technology, Imaging, Patient safety, Pragmatic trials, Prevention, Public health, Qualitative methods, Quality Improvement, Shared decision making, Surgery, Surveys, Systematic reviews
Schramm, David
MD SM FRCSC FACS
Associate Scientist
(Acute Care Research)
Cochlear implantation, Hearing loss Biostatistics, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Epidemiology, Neuro-stimulation, Patient safety, Quality Improvement, Surgery, Systematic reviews
Shaw, Joseph
MD MSc FRCPC DRCPSC
Associate Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Cancer, Thrombosis / thromboembolism Biomarkers, Clinical research, Epidemiology, Peri-operative medicine, Pharmacology
Siegal, Deborah
MD MSc FRCPC
Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cluster randomized trials, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Systematic reviews
Solmi, Marco
MD, PhD, Psychiatrist
Clinician Investigator
(Neuroscience)
Addiction, Anxiety, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Autism, Bipolar, Dementia, Depression, Mental health, Schizophrenia, Suicide Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cluster randomized trials, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health research methods, Neuro-stimulation, Pharmacology, Pragmatic trials, Surveys, Systematic reviews
Sood, Manish
MD, FRCPC, MSc
Senior Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Bleeding disorders, Heart disease, Hypertension, Population health, Thrombosis / thromboembolism Big data, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health research methods, Health services research, Pharmacology, Prevention
Sulis, Giorgia
MD, PhD
Associate Scientist
(Methodological and Implementation Research)
Global health, Health in disadvantaged peoples, Health in older peoples, Infectious disease, Tuberculosis Epidemiology, Health professional behaviour change, Health services research, Immunization, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Prevention, Public health, Systematic reviews
Taljaard, Monica
PhD
Senior Scientist
(Methodological and Implementation Research)
Biostatistics, Clinical decision rules, Clinical trials, Cluster randomized trials, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health professional behaviour change, Health research methods, Health services research, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Patient engagement, Quality Improvement
Thavorn, Kednapa
BPharm, MPharm, PhD
Senior Scientist
(Methodological and Implementation Research)
Cancer, COVID-19, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disease, Glaucoma, Global health, Health equity, Health in disadvantaged peoples, Health in older peoples, HIV, Immigrant and refugee health, Population health, Septic shock, Stroke, Thrombosis / thromboembolism, Vision Clinical research, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health economics, Health research methods, Health services research, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Patient engagement, Pharmacy, Public health, Quality Improvement, Systematic reviews
Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Venkatesh
MBBS, CCFP-EM, MSc
Senior Scientist
(Acute Care Research)
Cardiac arrest, COVID-19, Heart disease, Vascular, heart and metabolic disease Artificial intelligence and data science, Clinical decision rules, Clinical research, Emergency medicine, Epidemiology, Health services research, Translational research
Tinmouth, Alan
MD, FRCPC, MSc (Clin Epi)
Senior Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
COVID-19, Sickle cell anemia, Thalassemia Clinical trials, Epidemiology, Transfusions
Tugwell, Peter
O.C., MD, FRCPC
Senior Scientist
(Methodological and Implementation Research)
Arthritis, Global health, Population health Clinical research, Epidemiology, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Patient engagement, Public health, Systematic reviews
Van Walraven, Carl
MD, FRCPC
Senior Scientist
(Methodological and Implementation Research)
Big data, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health research methods, Health services research
Walker, Mark
MD, FRCPC, MSc, MScHCM
Senior Scientist
(Acute Care Research)
Global health, Health equity, Infertility, Maternal and fetal health, Newborn and child health, Population health, Pregnancy, Women's health Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cluster randomized trials, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health economics, Health promotion, Health research methods, Health services research, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Pragmatic trials, Prevention, Public health, Quality Improvement, Rapid reviews, Risk assessment, Surveys, Systematic reviews
Wilson, Kumanan
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Senior Scientist
(Methodological and Implementation Research)
COVID-19, Global health, Infectious disease, Newborn and child health, Population health Artificial intelligence and data science, Big data, Biomarkers, Clinical research, Digital and mobile health, Epidemiology, Health services research, Health technology, Immunization, Public health, Transfusions, Translational research
Xu, Yan
MD, FRCPC, MSc
Associate Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Health equity, Health in disadvantaged peoples, Population health, Thrombosis / thromboembolism Epidemiology
Zayed, Sondos
MD CM, FRCPC, MPH
Clinician Investigator
(Cancer Research)
Brain cancer, Cancer, Colorectal cancer, Gastric cancer, Liver cancer, Pancreatic cancer Clinical research, Clinical trials, Epidemiology, Pragmatic trials, Systematic reviews
Zimmerman, Deborah
MD
Scientist
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Frailty, Kidney disease Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Quality Improvement, Systematic reviews
Gale, Jenna
MD, MSc, FRCSC
Clinician Investigator
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
Infertility, Pain, Pregnancy, Women's health Clinical research, Epidemiology, Imaging, Patient safety, Quality Improvement, Surveys, Systematic reviews, Translational research
Sant, Nadia
MDCM, FRCPC
Clinician Investigator
(Inflammation and Chronic Disease)
COVID-19, Infectious disease Epidemiology, Next generation sequencing, Quality Improvement
Vaillancourt, Christian
MD, MSc, FRCPC, CSPQ
Senior Scientist
(Acute Care Research)
Cardiac arrest, Heart disease, Population health, Spinal cord injury, Traumatic brain injury, Traumatic injuries Clinical decision rules, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cluster randomized trials, Cohort studies, Critical care, Emergency medicine, Epidemiology, Health economics, Health professional behaviour change, Health services research, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Public health, Quality Improvement, Surveys, Systematic reviews