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Yaron Finkelstein

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Yaron Finkelstein

Researcher

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.
52 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 17 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (6 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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132

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588

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Research

Acute Asthma Children Intravenous Magnesium Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure Randomized Clinical Trial Implementation Sciences Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial

Latest papers

Magnesium in acute pediatric asthma in the emergency department (MAGICIAN)—A multicentre randomized controlled clinical trial protocol
PLoS ONE · 2026 · senior author
Do biologics improve health outcomes in children with severe asthma? A cohort study
ERJ Open Research · 2026
Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Related Hospitalizations Among Infants Receiving Nirsevimab
JAMA Network Open · 2026

All 132 publications

Latest funding

Effect of Intravenous Magnesium versus Placebo on Respiratory Distress Among Children with Refractory Acute Asthma in the Emergency Department-a Randomized Clinical Trial (MAGICIAN trial)
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$952,425
Intravenous Ketorolac versus Morphine in Children Presenting with Suspected Appendicitis: A Multi-Centre Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$849,150
Hyperhydration to Improve Kidney Outcomes in Children with Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Infection: A Multinational Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$688,500

All 13 grants and awards

132 publications.

Magnesium in acute pediatric asthma in the emergency department (MAGICIAN)—A multicentre randomized controlled clinical trial protocol

Schuh S, O’Shea S, Freedman SB, Eltorki M, Gravel J, Ducharme FM, Alqurashi W, Zemek R, Wells G, Elliott J

PLoS ONE2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0349553

Do biologics improve health outcomes in children with severe asthma? A cohort study

Quach S, Nonoyama M, Moraes TJ, Finkelstein Y, Balkovec S, Subbarao P, To T

ERJ Open Research2026

DOI: 10.1183/23120541.01429-2025

Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Related Hospitalizations Among Infants Receiving Nirsevimab

Buchan SA, Xie J, Bhatt M, Papenburg J, Goldfarb DM, Pernica JM, Burstein B, Gravel J, Berthelot S, Kam AJ

JAMA Network Open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.33621

Intoxication in Children From Opioids Prescribed to Family Members.

Finkelstein Y, Komjáthiné Szépligeti S, Horváth-Puhó E, Pedersen L, Freedman SB, Sørensen HT, Cohen E

JAMA network open2026First author

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.3515 PMID: 41885863

Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Oxcarbazepine and Its Active Metabolite 10-Monohydroxy Derivative to Inform Dosing in Children with Obesity.

Sinha J, Zimmerman K, Balevic SJ, Hornik C, Muller WJ, Rathore M, Meyer M, Finkelstein Y, Al-Uzri A, Lakhotia A, Goldstein S, Chen JY, Anand R, Gonzalez D, Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act–Pediatric Trials Network Steering Committee

Clinical pharmacokinetics2026

DOI: 10.1007/s40262-025-01579-0 PMID: 41247430

Correction: Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Oxcarbazepine and Its Active Metabolite 10‑Monohydroxy Derivative to Inform Dosing in Children with Obesity.

Clinical pharmacokinetics2026

DOI: 10.1007/s40262-025-01613-1 PMID: 41493701

A call to action: expanding take-home naloxone availability for paediatric patients.

Singh C, Longmore A, Morris L, Finkelstein Y, Tulloch T

Paediatrics & child health2026

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxag011 PMID: 42751353

Persistent Vomiting Among Children With Acute Gastroenteritis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Sumner M, Xie J, Williamson-Urquhart S, Plint AC, Dixon A, Beer D, Joubert G, Finkelstein Y, Pechlivanoglou P, Klassen T, Freedman SB, Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC)

JAMA network open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.10898 PMID: 42090154

Multidose Ondansetron after Emergency Visits in Children with Gastroenteritis.

Freedman SB, Williamson-Urquhart S, Plint AC, Dixon A, Beer D, Joubert G, Pechlivanoglou P, Finkelstein Y, Heath A, Zhang JZ, Wallace A, Offringa M, Klassen TP, Pediatric Emergency Research Canada Innovative Clinical Trials Study Group

The New England journal of medicine2025

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2503596 PMID: 40673584

Population-Level Trends in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Medication Prescribing.

Myran DT, MacDonald-Spracklin R, Busa G, Talarico R, Finkelstein Y

JAMA network open2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.48532 PMID: 41379449

Effect of Intravenous Magnesium versus Placebo on Respiratory Distress Among Children with Refractory Acute Asthma in the Emergency Department-a Randomized Clinical Trial (MAGICIAN trial)

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schuh, Suzanne; Alqurashi, Waleed; Coates, Allan L; Ducharme, Francine M; Elliott, Jesse; Eltorki, Mohamed; Finkelstein, Yaron; Freedman, Stephen B; Gravel, Jocelyn; Johnson, David W; Klassen, Terry P; Wells, George A; Zemek, Roger

Keywords: Acute Asthma; Children; Intravenous Magnesium; Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure; Randomized Clinical Trial

$952,425

Intravenous Ketorolac versus Morphine in Children Presenting with Suspected Appendicitis: A Multi-Centre Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Eltorki, Mohamed

Keywords: Acute Abdomen; Acute Pain; Appendicitis; Comparative Effectivness; Ketorolac; Opioids; Randomized Trial

$849,150

Hyperhydration to Improve Kidney Outcomes in Children with Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Infection: A Multinational Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Freedman, Stephen B; Goldstein, Stuart L; Grisaru, Silviu; Pavia, Andrew T; Schnadower, David; Tarr, Phil

Keywords: Acute Kidney Injury; Cluster Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial; Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome; Intravascular Volume Expansion; Pediatric; Pragmatic Trials; Renal Replacement Therapy; Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli

$688,500

Intervening in the Acute Management for Suicidal Adolescents and Families in the Emergency department (I AM SAFE): A Multi-Centre Randomized Controlled Trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Korczak, Daphne; Finkelstein, Yaron

Keywords: Implementation Sciences; Intervention; Randomized Controlled Trial; Suicide; Suicide Prevention; Youth

$1,629,450

Canada Research Chairs - Tier 1

Nominated PICIHR2020Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 1

Principal investigators: Finkelstein, Yaron

Keywords: Crc

$1,400,000

A Multi-Disciplinary, Patient-Partnered, Pan-Canadian, Comparative Effectiveness Evaluation of an Innovative Acute Pediatric Mental Health and Addiction Care Bundle

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Freedman, Stephen B; Stang, Antonia S; Stubbs, Michael D; Wasylak, Tracy J; Wright, Bruce; Berthelot, Simon; Cherry, Jonathan; Eltorki, Mohamed; Finkelstein, Yaron; Gagnon, Isabelle; Joubert, Gary I; Lipman, Ellen L; Macdonald, Lee; Mater, Ahmed; Newton, Mandi S; Porter, Robert; Rasiah, Jananee; Sareen, Jitender; Sawyer, Scott; Taljaard, Monica

Keywords: Addictions; Child And Adolescent; Comparative Effectiveness; Emergency Department; Health Information Management; Home And Community-Based Care; Implementation Science; Mental Health; Patient Oriented Research; Patient Priorities

$3,000,000

Cannabis for symptom management in children with cancer: a demonstration project by the Canadian Childhood Cannabinoid Clinical Trials (C4T) platform

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Cannabis Research in Priority Areas - Cancer

Principal investigators: Kelly, Lauren; Moore Hepburn, Charlotte; 't Jong, Geert W; Alcorn, Mary-Jane; Finkelstein, Yaron; Huntsman, Richard J; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Oberlander, Timothy F; Rassekh, Shahrad R; Tsang, Vivian W

Keywords: Cannabis; Child Health; Clinical Trials; Knowledge Translation; Pediatric Cancer

$999,000

Innovation in Pediatric Clinical Trials

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Klassen, Terry P; Hickes, Serena; Moore Hepburn, Charlotte; 't Jong, Geert W; Ali, Samina; Freedman, Stephen B; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Offringa, Martin; Pechlivanoglou, Petros; Plint, Amy C; Poonai, Naveen; Richer, Lawrence P

Keywords: Bayesian Decision Analysis; Network Trials; Patient Preference Trials; Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Pragmatic Trials

$2,999,998

Methods and Applications Group for Indirect Comparisons

Co-investigatorCIHR2014DSEN Collaborating Centre for Network Meta-Analysis

Principal investigators: Straus, Sharon E; Hutton, Brian E; Moher, David; Tricco, Andrea C; Wells, George A

Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness Research; Drug Safety And Effectiveness; Knowledge Synthesis; Knowledge Translation; Network Meta Analysis

$6,998,765

Pathogen specific effectiveness of probiotics in children with acute gastroenteritis

Principal investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Freedman, Stephen B; Finkelstein, Yaron

Keywords: Disease Severity; Emergency Medicine; Gastroenteritis; Immune Response; Molecular Diagnostic; Norovirus; Probiotics; Rotavirus; Viral Load

$607,891

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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Yaron Finkelstein

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Magnesium in acute pediatric asthma in the emergency department (MAGICIAN)—A multicentre randomized controlled clinical trial protocol

Do biologics improve health outcomes in children with severe asthma? A cohort study

Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Related Hospitalizations Among Infants Receiving Nirsevimab

Intoxication in Children From Opioids Prescribed to Family Members.

Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Oxcarbazepine and Its Active Metabolite 10-Monohydroxy Derivative to Inform Dosing in Children with Obesity.

Correction: Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Oxcarbazepine and Its Active Metabolite 10&#x2011;Monohydroxy Derivative to Inform Dosing in Children with Obesity.

A call to action: expanding take-home naloxone availability for paediatric patients.

Persistent Vomiting Among Children With Acute Gastroenteritis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Multidose Ondansetron after Emergency Visits in Children with Gastroenteritis.

Population-Level Trends in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Medication Prescribing.

Frequent collaborators

Suzanne Schuh

Gideon Koren

Naveen Poonai

April Kam

Roger Zemek

Peter Tanuseputro

Andy Willan

Mo Eltorki

Suneeta Monga

Marco Solmi

Brian Hutton

Teresa To

Katrina Hurley

Shinya Ito

Peter Szatmari

Petros Pechlivanoglou

David Schnadower

Colleen Webber

Anna Heath

Joanna Henderson

Dennis Scolnik

Jocelyn Gravel

Nathalie Auger

Kednapa Thavorn

Kristin Cleverley

Monica Taljaard

Graham Thompson

Waleed Alqurashi

Melanie Barwick

Sheila Weitzman

Rahim Moineddin

Cedric Manlhiot

Anna Funk

Savithiri Ratnapalan

Rudaina Banihani

Brett Burstein

Jennifer Thull-Freedman

Xiaoli Pang

Correction: Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Oxcarbazepine and Its Active Metabolite 10‑Monohydroxy Derivative to Inform Dosing in Children with Obesity.