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Joel Ray

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of Toronto

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Joel Ray

Researcher

Medicine

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.
9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 23 research grants (23 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2011.

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Publications

287

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Research

Pregnancy Severe Maternal Morbidity Maternal Health Obesity Prevention Health Administrative Data Stillbirth Cardiovascular Disease

Latest papers

Readiness for behaviour change after gestational diabetes mellitus: A prospective cohort study.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2025
Mortality Following Childbirth in Ontario: A 20-Year Analysis of Temporal Trends and Causes
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada · 2024
Impact of Antenatal Care Modifications on Gestational Diabetes Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Canadian Journal of Diabetes · 2024

All 19 publications

Latest funding

Health and socioeconomic outcomes of each parent after the birth of a sick infant
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$497,250
The evaluating Glucagon-like peptide-1 Receptor agonists use and pregnancy Outcomes among reproductive-aged Women (GROW) Study
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$386,326
BIOlogic drug safety and effectiveness interNational pharmacoepidemiologIC study in pregnant women with autoimmune disorders and asthma and their children (BIONIC)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,268,322

All 48 grants and awards

19 publications.

Readiness for behaviour change after gestational diabetes mellitus: A prospective cohort study.

Sarma S, Bhatia D, Yu C, Wu W, Lowe J, Ray J, Feig DS, Lipscombe LL

Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association2025

DOI: 10.1111/dme.15433 PMID: 39276386

Mortality Following Childbirth in Ontario: A 20-Year Analysis of Temporal Trends and Causes

Sprague AE, Roberts NF, Lavin Venegas C, Nath T, Shah PS, Barrett J, Cook J, Darling EK, D'Souza R, Dore S

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada202417 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2024.102689

Impact of Antenatal Care Modifications on Gestational Diabetes Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Berezowsky A, Melamed N, Murray-Davis B, Ray J, McDonald S, Barrett J, Geary M, Colussi-Pelaez E, Berger H

Canadian Journal of Diabetes20243 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2023.12.002

Impact of previous gestational diabetes management on perinatal outcomes in subsequent pregnancies affected by gestational diabetes mellitus

Klein D, Berezowsky A, Melamed N, Barret J, Ray J, Persaud M, Murray‐Davis B, McDonald SD, Geary MP, Berger H

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics20241 citations

DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15775

Maternal Disability and Early Child Preventive Care.

Brown HK, Taylor C, Camden A, Lunsky Y, Vigod S, Santiago M, Fung K, Cohen E, Guttmann A, Telner D, Ray J, Zwicker J, Saunders N

Pediatrics2024

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-066069 PMID: 39308313

Pre-Pregnancy eGFR and the Risk of Adverse Maternal and Fetal Outcomes: A Population-Based Study

Tangren J, Bathini L, Jeyakumar N, Dixon SN, Ray J, Wald R, Harel Z, Akbari A, Mathew A, Huang S

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology202342 citations

DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000000000053

Prenatal opioid exposure and well-child care in the first 2 years of life: population-based cohort study.

Camden A, To T, Gomes T, Ray J, Bai L, Guttmann A

Archives of disease in childhood2023

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-325029 PMID: 37308290

Long-term Mortality in Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer During Pregnancy or Postpartum.

Cairncross ZF, Shack L, Nelson G, Friedenreich CM, Ray J, Fell DB, Lisonkova S, Bhatti P, Sikdar K, McMorris C, Metcalfe A

JAMA oncology2023

DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.0339 PMID: 37022714

Association of the Cerebro‐Placental Ratio With Adverse Outcomes in Pregnancies Affected by Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Paz YG, Barzilay E, Idriss SS, Murray‐Davis B, Melamed N, Ray J, Geary M, McDonald S, Barrett J, Mawjee K

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine202218 citations

DOI: 10.1002/jum.15961

Protocol for a randomised trial evaluating a preconception-early childhood telephone-based intervention with tailored e-health resources for women and their partners to optimise growth and development among children in Canada: a Healthy Life Trajectory Initiative (HeLTI Canada)

Dennis C-L, Marini F, Dick JA, Atkinson S, Barrett J, Bell R, Berard A, Berger H, Brown HK, Constantin E

BMJ Open202132 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046311 PMID: W3127363048

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Joel Ray

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Readiness for behaviour change after gestational diabetes mellitus: A prospective cohort study.

Mortality Following Childbirth in Ontario: A 20-Year Analysis of Temporal Trends and Causes

Impact of Antenatal Care Modifications on Gestational Diabetes Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Impact of previous gestational diabetes management on perinatal outcomes in subsequent pregnancies affected by gestational diabetes mellitus

Maternal Disability and Early Child Preventive Care.

Pre-Pregnancy eGFR and the Risk of Adverse Maternal and Fetal Outcomes: A Population-Based Study

Prenatal opioid exposure and well-child care in the first 2 years of life: population-based cohort study.

Long-term Mortality in Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer During Pregnancy or Postpartum.

Association of the Cerebro‐Placental Ratio With Adverse Outcomes in Pregnancies Affected by Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Protocol for a randomised trial evaluating a preconception-early childhood telephone-based intervention with tailored e-health resources for women and their partners to optimise growth and development among children in Canada: a Healthy Life Trajectory Initiative (HeLTI Canada)

Frequent collaborators

Howard Berger

Nir Melamed

Simone Vigod

Astrid Guttmann

Sarah McDonald

Beth Murray Davis

Jon Barrett

Mark Walker

Geetha Mukerji

Anne Stephenson

Kellie Murphy

Kevin Thorpe

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Barbara Haas

Peter Szatmari

Anick Bérard

Bijoy Menon

Catherine Birken

Adam Kirton

Sarah Kimmins

Anick Bérard

Sarka Lisonkova

Amit Garg

Sunjay Sharma

Rohan D'Souza

Peter Szatmari

Magdalena Janus

Stephanie Atkinson

Mukul Sharma

Ari Doumouras

Sharon Dore

Daniel Blumberger

Liz Darling

Eyal Cohen

Andrea Feller