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Howard Berger

ResearcherObstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of Toronto

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Howard Berger

Researcher

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
38 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2015.

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102

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675

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Research

Diabetes In Pregnancy Health Outcomes Hypertensive Disorders Of Pregnancy Knowledge Translation Obesity Pregnancy Prenatal Screening Quality Of Care

Latest papers

Cohort Profile: The Ontario Birth Study (OBS).
International journal of epidemiology · 2026
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Rates of Neonatal Congenital Anomalies.
JAMA network open · 2026
Change in maternal income status following stillbirth, neonatal death and severe neonatal morbidity.
Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2026

All 102 publications

Latest funding

ASpirin for Preeclampsia prevention for EveryoNe (ASPEN): a multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized noninferiority trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Downward income mobility between births and risk of adverse maternal and infant outcomes
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$466,650
Avoiding Diabetes After Pregnancy Together with Moms (ADAPT-M): Bridging care between the third and fourth trimester
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,997,117

All 14 grants and awards

102 publications.

Cohort Profile: The Ontario Birth Study (OBS).

Bertoni K, Knight JA, Wong J, Levitan RD, Maguire JL, Jenkins JM, Murphy KE, Lye SJ, Berger H, Shah PS, Hung RJ, Matthews SG

International journal of epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyag077 PMID: 42242721

SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Rates of Neonatal Congenital Anomalies.

Snelgrove JW, Sutradhar R, Baxter NN, Everett K, Lapinsky SC, Campbell DM, Yudin MH, Berger H, Shore EM, Simpson AN

JAMA network open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.11440 PMID: 42096200

Change in maternal income status following stillbirth, neonatal death and severe neonatal morbidity.

Jairam JA, Brown HK, Diong C, Berger H, Guan J, Cohen E, Ray JG

Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40748-026-00249-8 PMID: 41566388

Real-World Trends in Prenatal Antirheumatic Drug Utilization in Ontario, Canada: A Cross-Sectional Time-Series Analysis.

Tharmarajah S, Hussain S, Guilcher SJT, McCarthy LM, Mahendira D, Berger H, Tadrous M

Arthritis care & research2026

DOI: 10.1002/acr.80079 PMID: 42047342

Prematurity at birth and risk of self-injury, overdose or death in adolescence and early adulthood: A population-based cohort study.

Ray JG, Pirouzmand N, Park AL, Austin PC, Vigod S, Grandi S, Berger H, Cohen E

Annals of epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.06.002 PMID: 40482940

Does infant birthweight percentile identify mothers at risk of severe morbidity? A Canadian population-based cohort study.

Ray JG, Berger H, Aoyama K, Cook JL, Aflaki K, Park AL

Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology2025

DOI: 10.1186/s40748-025-00217-8 PMID: 40604901

Maternal Downward Neighborhood Income Mobility and Ensuing Severe Neonatal Morbidity.

Jairam JA, Cohen E, Diong C, Berger H, Brown HK, Guan J, Ray JG

JAMA pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.6667 PMID: 39960682

Use of healthcare administrative claims data in observational studies of antirheumatic drug effects on pregnancy outcomes: A scoping review.

Tharmarajah S, Santhireswaran A, Ameeriar Y, McCarthy LM, Mahendira D, Berger H, Tadrous M, Guilcher SJT

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319703 PMID: 40163469

Gestational Diabetes Laboratory Testing in Alberta Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Benham JL, Stephenson N, Metcalfe A, Donovan LE, Feig DS, Pylylpjuk C, Ruth C, Berger H, Sigurdson SM, Shah BR, Yamamoto JM

Canadian journal of diabetes2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.02.008 PMID: 40057032

Joint Effects of Maternal Comorbidity and Neighbourhood Income Mobility on the Ensuing Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity.

Jairam JA, Cohen E, Diong C, Brown HK, Guan J, Berger H, Ray JG

BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology2025

DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.18078 PMID: 39834027

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Howard Berger

Research

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Cohort Profile: The Ontario Birth Study (OBS).

SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Rates of Neonatal Congenital Anomalies.

Change in maternal income status following stillbirth, neonatal death and severe neonatal morbidity.

Real-World Trends in Prenatal Antirheumatic Drug Utilization in Ontario, Canada: A Cross-Sectional Time-Series Analysis.

Prematurity at birth and risk of self-injury, overdose or death in adolescence and early adulthood: A population-based cohort study.

Does infant birthweight percentile identify mothers at risk of severe morbidity? A Canadian population-based cohort study.

Maternal Downward Neighborhood Income Mobility and Ensuing Severe Neonatal Morbidity.

Use of healthcare administrative claims data in observational studies of antirheumatic drug effects on pregnancy outcomes: A scoping review.

Gestational Diabetes Laboratory Testing in Alberta Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Joint Effects of Maternal Comorbidity and Neighbourhood Income Mobility on the Ensuing Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity.

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Beth Murray Davis

Sarah McDonald

Jon Barrett

Ravi Retnakaran

Young-In Kim

Eyal Cohen

Gideon Koren

Kazuyoshi Aoyama

Mina Tadrous

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Joel Ray

Ziv Harel

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