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Ugochinyere Vivian Ukah, BSc, MPH, PhD

Academic title(s): 

Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine

Ugochinyere Vivian Ukah, BSc, MPH, PhD
Contact Information
Address: 

Research Institute of the 91社区 Health Centre,
5252 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montr茅al, QC, H4A 3S5

Email address: 
vivian.ukah [at] mcgill.ca
Area(s): 
Perinatal epidemiology
Health disparities
Clinical prediction modelling
Pharmacoepidemiology
Maternal and child health
Global health
Biography: 

Dr. Ugochinyere Vivian Ukah is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Clinical Epidemiology, in the Department of Medicine, 91社区. Prior to joining 91社区, Dr Ukah worked as a Research Investigator in the Pregnancy & Child Research Centre, at Health Partners Institute, Minnesota, USA and was an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, USA. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship, funded by Fonds de la recherche en sant茅 du Qu茅bec (FRQS), at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health at 91社区. Her research focuses on the short- and long-term outcomes of pregnancy complications, and development, and validation of prediction models in maternal and perinatal health and examining racial disparities in perinatal outcomes. Dr Ukah holds a Master鈥檚 degree in Public Health (Health services research) from the University of Sheffield, England and a PhD in Reproductive and Developmental Sciences from the University of British Columbia, Canada.

Current research: 

My research focuses on investigating and predicting short- and long-term outcomes of pregnancy complications for both mother and child, while examining racial disparities in perinatal outcomes. My research expertise spans across perinatal epidemiology, development and validation of clinical prediction models, pharmacoepidemiology, and (global) maternal and child health.

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Selected publications: 
  1. Ukah UV, Platt RW, Nordeng HME. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Dispensing of Cardiovascular Drugs in Norway: An Interrupted Time Series Study. Am J Prev Med. 2023 Nov 14:S0749-3797(23)00464-6.
  2. Ukah UV, Platt RW, Auger N, Lisonkova S, Ray JG, Malham茅 I, Ayoub A, El-Cha芒r D, Dayan N. Risk of recurrent severe maternal morbidity: a population-based study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Nov;229(5):545.e1-545.e11.
  3. Ukah UV, Platt RW, Auger N, Dasgupta K, Dayan N. Development and internal validation of a model to predict type 2 diabetic complications after gestational diabetes. Sci Rep. 2022 Jun 20;12(1):10377. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-14215-9. PMID: 35726008; PMCID: PMC9209541.
  4. Ukah UV, Li X, Wei SQ, Healy-Profit贸s J, Dayan N, Auger N. Black-White disparity in severe cardiovascular maternal morbidity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Am Heart J. 2022 Dec;254:35-47. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.07.009. Epub 2022 Aug 6. PMID: 35944667.
  5. Ukah UV, Aibibula W, Platt RW, Dayan N, Reynier P, Filion KB. Time-related biases in perinatal pharmacoepidemiology: A systematic review of observational studies. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Dec;31(12):1228-1241. doi: 10.1002/pds.5504. Epub 2022 Jul 24. PMID: 35753061.
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