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Vasily Giannakeas
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Exploring high priority potentially inappropriate prescribing cascades in older adults: population level retrospective cohort study.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2026 · senior author
Association Between Tumor Size and Nodal Positivity for HER2+ and Triple-Negative Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Study.
Annals of surgical oncology · 2026
ASO Visual Abstract: Association Between Tumor Size and Nodal Positivity for HER2+ and Triple-Negative Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Study.
Annals of surgical oncology · 2026
Latest funding
- $647,356
Evaluating Outcomes after Risk-reducing Oophorectomy in BRCA carriers
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
- $554,626
Tying the kNOT: advancing Naturally Occurring Teams for pharmacist-primary care integration
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
- $745,875
Development of a Notification and Support System for Genetic Testing in Women with Prevalent Breast Cancer
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
77 publications.
Exploring high priority potentially inappropriate prescribing cascades in older adults: population level retrospective cohort study.
Rochon PA, Austin PC, Gurwitz JH, Wu W, Matai L, Zhang T, Li Z, Savage RD, Gruneir A, Li J, O'Mahony D, Petrovic M, Cherubini A, Onder G, Sternberg SA, McCarthy LM, Dalton K, Reppas-Rindlisbacher CE, Stall NM, Normand ST, Giannakeas V
Association Between Tumor Size and Nodal Positivity for HER2+ and Triple-Negative Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Study.
Lee YR, Giannakeas V, Narod SA, Lim DW
ASO Visual Abstract: Association Between Tumor Size and Nodal Positivity for HER2+ and Triple-Negative Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Study.
Lee YR, Giannakeas V, Narod SA, Lim DW
Projected Benefit of Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy by Age in BRCA Carriers.
Giannakeas V, Apostol AI, Diella C, Dave N, Gronwald J, Fruscio R, Karlan BY, Cybulski C, Singer CF, Møller P, Kim RH, Bordeleau L, Ramón Y Cajal T, Pal T, Eisen A, Couch FJ, Zakalik D, Metcalfe K, Tung N, Aeilts A, Sun P, Lubinski J, Kotsopoulos J, Narod SA, Hereditary Ovarian Cancer Clinical Study Group
Urinary arsenic levels and risk of breast cancer among women in the Canadian health measures survey: a population-based prospective study.
Pullella K, Chang VC, Giannakeas V, Lubiński J, Harris SA, Hanley AJ, Narod SA, Kotsopoulos J
Use of Second-line Diabetes Mellitus Medications and Adverse Events Among Older Adults After the Introduction of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in Ontario, Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Chu C, Ghahramani D, Giannakeas V, Jeyaparan J, Bhattacharyya O, Gomes T, Ivers N, Tadrous M
Air Conditioning in Nursing Homes and Mortality During Extreme Heat.
Katz GM, Brown KA, Giannakeas V, Stall NM
Cardiovascular Disease in Males With Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
Chauhan A, Giannakeas V, Thiruchelvam D, Thavendiranathan P, Amir E, Nadler MB, Savard MF, Abdel-Qadir H
Approaches to identify scenarios for data science implementations within healthcare settings: recommendations based on experiences at multiple academic institutions.
Sung L, Brudno M, Caesar MCW, Verma AA, Buchsbaum B, Retnakaran R, Giannakeas V, Kushki A, Bader GD, Lasthiotakis H, Mamdani M, Strug L
Comment: Survival after risk-reducing mastectomy in young BRCA1 carriers with breast cancer.
Giannakeas V, Narod SA
Evaluating Outcomes after Risk-reducing Oophorectomy in BRCA carriers
Principal investigators: Narod, Steven A; Kotsopoulos, Joanne; Metcalfe, Kelly A
Keywords: Breast Cancer; Menopausal Hormonal Therapy; Patient Reported Outcomes; Preventive Surgery; Survival; Treatment
Tying the kNOT: advancing Naturally Occurring Teams for pharmacist-primary care integration
Principal investigators: Shuldiner, Jennifer; Ivers, Noah M; Tadrous, Mina
Keywords: Primary Care
Development of a Notification and Support System for Genetic Testing in Women with Prevalent Breast Cancer
Principal investigators: Metcalfe, Kelly A; Eisen, Andrea F; Shuldiner, Jennifer
Keywords: Breast Cancer; Genetic Testing
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Exploring Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults
Principal investigators: Rochon, Paula A; Stall, Nathan M
Keywords: Adverse Drug Events; Aging; Glp-1 Receptor Agonists; Older Women; Ozempic; Rybelsus
A National Study on the Health Impacts and Experience of Family Caregiving for Canadians Living with Dementia
Principal investigators: Stall, Nathan M; Armstrong, Joshua J; Gruneir, Andrea; Lix, Lisa M; Rochon, Paula A; Saragosa, Marianne; Sivananthan, Saskia N
Keywords: Caregiving; Dementia
LOBCAN: a prospective, multi-centre cohort study of treatment and outcomes for invasive LOBular breast carcinoma in CANada.
Principal investigators: Lim, David W
Keywords: Breast Oncology; Health Outcomes; Invasive Breast Cancer; Lobular Breast Cancer; Observational; Prospective Cohort Study; Treatment
Optimizing Cancer Prediction in Ontario: Leveraging Electronic Health Data and Machine Learning for Early Detection
Principal investigators: Kotsopoulos, Joanne
Keywords: Administrative Data; Biomarkers; Cancer; Early Detection; Health Services; Health Visualization; Machine Learning; Ontario; Routine Blood Work; Screening
Optimizing Cancer Prediction in Ontario: Leveraging Electronic Medical Records and Machine Learning for Early Detection
Principal investigators: Kotsopoulos, Joanne
Keywords: Administrative Data; Biomarkers; Brca; Cancer; Complete Blood Counts; Health Services; Machine Learning; Observational; Platelets; Screening
Prescribing Cascades: Putting the Pieces Together to Optimize Prescribing
Principal investigators: Rochon, Paula A; Hillmer, Michael
Keywords: Medication Safety; Older Adults; Older Women; Polypharmacy; Population-Level Data; Prescribing Cascade; Prevalence; Reducing Medication Harm; Sex And Gender
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Epidemiology Division
- Department of Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Centre for Urban Health Solutions
- Psychiatry
- Geography, Environment and Geomatics
- Oncology
- Other
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Joanne Kotsopoulos
Epidemiology Division
9 shared papers, latest 2026
Andrea Gruneir
Family Medicine
5 shared papers, latest 2026
Nathan Herrmann
Psychiatry
4 shared papers, latest 2021
Andrea Gruneir
Faculty
4 shared papers, latest 2020
Laura Rosella
Centre for Urban Health Solutions
4 shared papers, latest 2023
Lorraine Lipscombe
Geography, Environment and Geomatics
3 shared papers, latest 2022
Andrea Eisen
Faculty
3 shared papers, latest 2026
Steven Narod
Epidemiology Division
3 shared papers, latest 2020
Barry Rosen
Faculty
3 shared papers, latest 2017
Lisa McCarthy
Faculty
3 shared papers, latest 2019
Monica Taljaard
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
2 shared papers, latest 2020
Andrea Eisen
Oncology
2 shared papers, latest 2023
Raed Joundi
Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2018
Rosemary Martino
Department of Speech-Language Pathology
2 shared papers, latest 2018
Howard Berger
Obstetrics and Gynecology
2 shared papers, latest 2023
Rinku Sutradhar
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Eitan Amir
Department of Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Gustavo Saposnik
Department of Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2018
Konstantin Shestopaloff
Biostatistics Division
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Jacob McGee
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Ophira Ginsburg
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan
Cardiology
1 shared papers, latest 2026
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