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Sherif Eltonsy

Dr. Eltonsy, PhD, is an associate professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Manitoba's Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, a scientist at the Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, and a member of the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies. He holds a bachelor's degree in pharmacy, as well as an MSc and a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences, epidemiology, and biostatistics from the University of Montreal. Throughout his academic progress, Sherif accumulated numerous honours, including the Rising-Star Award in two Canadian provinces.

A pharmacoepidemiologist specializing in drug safety and effectiveness during pregnancy, he focuses on real-world evidence generation using linked administrative health data to evaluate maternal-child health outcomes. The Dr. Eltonsy lab bridges evidence generation and evidence synthesis methods to provide clinically relevant data that improves prescribing standards for pregnant women and facilitate evidence-based decision-making by health professionals and policy makers. Dr. Eltonsy also aims to explore perinatal determinants of short- and long-term disorders in children. He has a special interest in research methodology and innovative applications in this field.

He is also the Manitoba site lead and a founding member of CAMCCO, where he contributes and leads funded initiatives that drive comparative safety studies on perinatal medications.

Dr. Eltonsy, PhD, is an associate professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Manitoba's Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, a scientist at the Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, and a member of the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies. He holds a bachelor's degree in pharmacy, as well as an MSc and a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, epidemiology, and biostatistics from the University of Montreal. Throughout his academic progress, Sherif accumulated numerous honours, including the Rising-Star Award in two Canadian provinces. A pharmacoepidemiologist specializing in drug safety and effectiveness during pregnancy, he focuses on real-world evidence generation using linked administrative health data to evaluate maternal-child health outcomes. The Dr. Eltonsy lab bridges evidence generation and evidence synthesis methods to provide clinically relevant data that improves prescribing standards for pregnant women and facilitates evidence-based decision-making by health professionals and policymakers. Dr. Eltonsy also aims to explore perinatal determinants of short- and long-term disorders in children. He has a special interest in research methodology and innovative applications in this field. He is also the Manitoba site lead and a founding member of CAMCCO, where he contributes to and leads funded initiatives that drive comparative safety studies on perinatal medications.