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Anna Heath

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Associate ProfessorBiostatistics DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Anna Heath

Associate Professor

Biostatistics Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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67 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 26 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (6 CIHR, 3 NSERC, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2026.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Adaptive Platform Clinical Trial Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Lung-Protective Ventilation Bayesian Methods Randomised Clinical Trials Statistical Analysis Plan Statistical Translation Market Access With Evidence Development

Latest papers

Bayesian Joint Modeling for Longitudinal Magnitude Data With Informative Dropout: An Application to Critical Care Data.
Biometrical journal. Biometrische Zeitschrift · 2026 · senior author
A systematic review of sample size determination in Bayesian randomized clinical trials: full Bayesian methods are rarely used.
BMC medical research methodology · 2026 · senior author
Adjusting for intercurrent events using Bayesian joint models for longitudinal outcomes in clinical trials.
Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2026 · senior author

All 86 publications

Latest funding

Enabling Bayesian Clinical Trials: Improving the use of Bayesian methods in randomised clinical trials of efficacy and effectiveness
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$1,143,676
REduced-dose Steroid PrOtocol for childhood Nephrotic SyndromE (RESPONSE): a Multicentre Bayesian Adaptive Randomized Controlled Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Anxiolysis for Laceration Repair in Children: Open-Label Multicentre Adaptive Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$573,750

All 21 grants and awards

86 publications.

Bayesian Joint Modeling for Longitudinal Magnitude Data With Informative Dropout: An Application to Critical Care Data.

Teng W, Ferguson ND, Goligher EC, Heath A

Biometrical journal. Biometrische Zeitschrift2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/bimj.70156 PMID: 42548054

A systematic review of sample size determination in Bayesian randomized clinical trials: full Bayesian methods are rarely used.

Marks Y, Cunningham J, Jiang A, Li L, Lin YS, McGrory A, Ouyang Y, Tran NA, Wang Y, Heath A

BMC medical research methodology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12874-026-02854-9 PMID: 42001013

Adjusting for intercurrent events using Bayesian joint models for longitudinal outcomes in clinical trials.

Teng W, Ouyang Y, Dianti J, Ferguson ND, Goligher EC, Heath A

Contemporary clinical trials communications2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2026.101618 PMID: 41732439

Steroid-sparing drugs in children and young adults with nephrotic syndrome: a target trial emulation.

Robinson CH, Heath A, Greenbaum LA, Hladunewich MA, Aman N, Banh THM, Brooke J, Canetta P, Cara-Fuentes G, Dhillon V, Garner M, Helmuth M, Kidd J, Larkina M, Licht C, McKay A, Pearl R, Radhakrishnan S, Reidy K, Selvathesan N, Teoh CW, Vasilevska-Ristovska J, Parekh RS

Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association2026

DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaf207 PMID: 41042242

Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) or Opioid Analgesia Added to Ibuprofen for Children's Musculoskeletal Injury: Two Randomized Clinical Trials.

Ali S, Klassen TP, Candelaria P, Bhatt M, Sawyer S, Stang A, Yaskina M, Heath A, Pechlivanoglou P, Offringa M, Drendel AL, Hickes S, Poonai N, KidsCAN PERC Innovative Pediatric Clinical Trials No OUCH Study Team

JAMA2026

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.25033 PMID: 41505155

Establishing core outcomes and minimal clinically important differences for childhood steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome clinical trials: results from a Delphi consensus process.

Robinson CH, Carter S, Aman N, Bruno V, Chan S, Cuthbertson B, Garner M, Fan E, Licht C, McKay AM, Radhakrishnan S, Rowley V, Teoh CW, Vasilevska-Ristovska JZ, Heath A, Parekh RS

Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00467-025-06960-6 PMID: 41087595

Evaluation of injury prevention interventions using the stepped wedge cluster randomised trial design: key considerations.

Ouyang Y, Vaillancourt C, Heath A, Taljaard M, Macarthur C

Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention2026

DOI: 10.1136/ip-2025-045788 PMID: 41047171

A Pragmatic Bayesian Adaptive Trial Design Based on the Value of Information: The Value-Driven Adaptive Design.

Dymock M, Marsh JA, Jones M, Heath A, Murray K, Snelling TL

Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making2026

DOI: 10.1177/0272989x261423177 PMID: 41826246

A statistical evaluation of decision-making methods and the efficiency of Bayesian multi-arm multi-stage trials.

McGrory A, Shi H, Heath A

Clinical trials (London, England)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/17407745261453566 PMID: 42358099

Remote, bivariate prior elicitation for a Bayesian non-inferiority randomized controlled trial.

Jiang A, Aregbesola A, Gangwani A, Klassen TP, Plint AC, Doyle E, Craig W, Eltorki M, Oketola B, Badran H, Ouyang Y, Heath A

Trials2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09828-8 PMID: 42249465

Enabling Bayesian Clinical Trials: Improving the use of Bayesian methods in randomised clinical trials of efficacy and effectiveness

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Heath, Anna

Keywords: Bayesian Methods; Randomised Clinical Trials; Statistical Analysis Plan; Statistical Translation

$1,143,676

REduced-dose Steroid PrOtocol for childhood Nephrotic SyndromE (RESPONSE): a Multicentre Bayesian Adaptive Randomized Controlled Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health

Principal investigators: Robinson, Cal; Parekh, Rulan S

Keywords: Adaptive Clinical Trial; Bayesian Statistics; Children; Corticosteroids; Nephrotic Syndrome; Pediatric; Randomized Controlled Trial; Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome

$150,000

Anxiolysis for Laceration Repair in Children: Open-Label Multicentre Adaptive Trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Poonai, Naveen; Ali, Samina; Bhatt, Maala; Doyon-Trottier, Evelyne; Heath, Anna; Sabhaney, Vikram

Keywords: Anxiolysis; Laceration Repair; Paediatrics; Procedural Distress

$573,750

Positive End-Expiratory Pressure during Extracorporeal Life Support for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: the PEEP in ECLS Randomized Clinical Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Del Sorbo, Lorenzo; Brochard, Laurent J; Goligher, Ewan C; Greendyk, Richard A; Sklar, Michael C

Keywords: Extracorporeal Life Support; Mechanical Ventilation; Positive End-Expiratory Pressure

$455,793

Optimizing childhood nephrotic syndrome relapse prevention and treatment strategies using target trial emulation and adaptive clinical trial methods

SupervisorCIHR2023CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Robinson, Cal

Keywords: Adaptive Clinical Trial; Bayesian; Clinical Trial Simulation; Feasibility Study; Observational Research; Pilot Study; Prospective Cohort Study; Target Trial Emulation; Trial Design

$220,000

Insight into Nephrotic Syndrome: Investigating Genes, Health, and Therapeutics

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Parekh, Rulan S

Keywords: Children; Cohort Study; Genetics; Kidney Disease; Longitudinal; Nephrotic Syndrome; Prospective

$726,752

RareKids-CAN: Pediatric Rare Disease Clinical Trials and Treatment Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant: Pediatric Rare Disease Clinical Network

Principal investigators: Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Anagnostou, Evdokia; Baribeau, Danielle A; Batthish, Michelle; Bernard, Geneviève; Bernier, Francois P; Butcher, Nancy J; Campbell, Craig Gordon N; Cross, Andrea; Dyack, Sarah; Gantt, Soren M; Gravel, Christopher; Haddad, Elie; Heath, Anna; Kelly, Lauren; King, Alexandra; Klassen, Terry P; Knisley, Lisa; Lai, Meng-Chuan; Lewis, Tamorah R; Marwaha, Ashish K; McBride, Kim; Mitchell, John J; Moore Hepburn, Charlotte; Mooser, Vincent E; Myers, Kenneth A; Offringa, Martin; Oskoui, Maryam; Portales-Casamar, Elodie; Pot, Sara; Potter, Elizabeth K; Richer, Lawrence P; Round, Jeff; Stewart, Breanne; Subbarao, Padmaja; Thebaud, Bernard; Turvey, Stuart E; Ward, Leanne M; Wong-Rieger, Durhane; Wright, Nicola A; Yeh, Ann E.

Keywords: Child Health; Data Science; Drug Development; Paediatric Clinical Research Units; Paediatric Clinical Trials; Patient And Public Involvement; Patient Registries; Precision Medicine; Rare Diseases; Real-World Evidence

$19,999,843

Implementing Novel Causal Evaluations in the PRACTICAL Trial and through an International Observational Data Network (INCEPTION) Project

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Urner, Martin A; Fan, Eddy; Liu, Kuan; Schnitzer, Mireille E

Keywords: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Acute Respiratory Failure; Causal Inference; Corticosteroids; Driving Pressure; G-Formula; Mechanical Ventilation; Observational Data Analysis

$478,124

Statistical methods for design and analysis of precision clinical trials

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Golchi, Shirin S

Keywords: bayesian adaptive clinical trials; dose-response modelling; effect heterogeneity; gaussian process; patient subgroups; precision dose optimization; precision medicine

$89,100

Driving Pressure-Limited Ventilation in Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: the DRIVE RCT

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Goligher, Ewan C; Fan, Eddy; Ferguson, Niall D; Sahetya, Sarina

Keywords: Adaptive Platform Clinical Trial; Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure; Lung-Protective Ventilation

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adaptive Platform Clinical Trial Dear Professor Heath, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Bayesian Joint Modeling for Longitudinal Magnitude Data With Informative Dropout: An Application to Critical Care Data." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Enabling Bayesian Clinical Trials: Improving the use of Bayesian methods in randomised clinical trials of efficacy and effectiveness" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Anna Heath

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Bayesian Joint Modeling for Longitudinal Magnitude Data With Informative Dropout: An Application to Critical Care Data.

A systematic review of sample size determination in Bayesian randomized clinical trials: full Bayesian methods are rarely used.

Adjusting for intercurrent events using Bayesian joint models for longitudinal outcomes in clinical trials.

Steroid-sparing drugs in children and young adults with nephrotic syndrome: a target trial emulation.

Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) or Opioid Analgesia Added to Ibuprofen for Children's Musculoskeletal Injury: Two Randomized Clinical Trials.

Establishing core outcomes and minimal clinically important differences for childhood steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome clinical trials: results from a Delphi consensus process.

Evaluation of injury prevention interventions using the stepped wedge cluster randomised trial design: key considerations.

A Pragmatic Bayesian Adaptive Trial Design Based on the Value of Information: The Value-Driven Adaptive Design.

A statistical evaluation of decision-making methods and the efficiency of Bayesian multi-arm multi-stage trials.

Remote, bivariate prior elicitation for a Bayesian non-inferiority randomized controlled trial.

Statistical methods for design and analysis of precision clinical trials

Frequent collaborators

Petros Pechlivanoglou

Naveen Poonai

Martin Offringa

Samina Ali

Maryna Yaskina

Eddy Fan

Ryan Zarychanski

Yongdong Ouyang

Eleanor Pullenayegum

Christopher McCabe

Lawrence Richer

Martin Urner

Ewan Goligher

Christoph Licht

Serena Hickes

Andy Willan

Kuan Liu

Hawre Jalal

Quynh Doan

Terry Klassen

Brian Cuthbertson

Bram Rochwerg

Antonia Stang

Mohamed Eltorki

Yaron Finkelstein

Michael Farkouh

Lisa Hartling

April Kam

Christian Vaillancourt

Kazuyoshi Aoyama

Shirin Golchi

Doug Coyle

David Maslove

Sanober Diaz

Nora Fayed

James Anderson

Estelle Gauda

Jennifer Thull-Freedman

Haolun Shi

Jocelyn Gravel