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Yvonne Bombard

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ProfessorInstitute of Health Policy, Management, and EvaluationUniversity of Toronto

Yvonne Bombard

Professor

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Scholar

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71 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 30 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 13 research grants (13 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 7 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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125

Publications

500

Citations

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

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Genomics Randomized Controlled Trial E-Health Tools User-Centered Design Genomic Sequencing Personalized Medicine Qualitative Methods Genetic Testing

Latest papers

The spectrum of copy number variation in the Pan-Canadian HostSeq databank.
PloS one · 2026
Pilot Evaluation of a Digital Pretest Education Platform for Genomic Counseling: Perspectives of Health Care Providers and Patients.
Journal of genetic counseling · 2026
Patients' and parents' views on how digital tools enable personalized and partnered care in genetics: a qualitative study.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2026

All 125 publications

Latest funding

Development of a Notification and Support System for Genetic Testing in Women with Prevalent Breast Cancer
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$745,875
Innovations in Genetic Services: A Systematic Review of Alternative Delivery Models
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$75,000
Bridging the Gap: Patient and Healthcare Professional Perspectives on Accessing and Using Cancer Genetics Services by Racialized and Ethnic Communities
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$2,000

All 31 grants and awards

125 publications.

The spectrum of copy number variation in the Pan-Canadian HostSeq databank.

Aujla N, Thiruvahindrapuram B, Casalino S, Frangione E, Mahajan R, Di Iorio D, Fung CYJ, Jayachandran L, MacDonald G, Morgan G, Wolday D, Young J, Arshad M, Clausen M, Arnoldo S, Binnie A, Borgundvaag B, Chowdhary S, Dagher M, Devine L, Friedman SM, Gingras AC, Goneau LW, Khan Z, Lapadula E, Mazzulli T, McGeer A, McLeod S, Mighton C, Pugh TJ, Richardson D, Simpson J, Stern S, Taher A, Strug L, Bombard Y, Faghfoury H, Greenfeld E, CGEn HostSeq Initiative, Scherer SW, Taher J, Noor A, Lerner-Ellis J

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0359210 PMID: 42789588

Pilot Evaluation of a Digital Pretest Education Platform for Genomic Counseling: Perspectives of Health Care Providers and Patients.

Hejla D, Huynh S, Lee HK, Ozer AE, Prentice L, Elbert A, Armstrong L, Clausen M, Bombard Y, Boerkoel CF

Journal of genetic counseling2026

DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.70288 PMID: 42702971

Patients' and parents' views on how digital tools enable personalized and partnered care in genetics: a qualitative study.

Assamad D, Saeedi S, Grewal S, Jha V, Luca S, Clausen M, Shaw A, Lee W, Bombard Y, Hayeems RZ, Genetics Navigator Study Team

European journal of human genetics : EJHG2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41431-026-02200-z PMID: 42557337

The Real-World use of McGill interactive pediatric OncoGenetic guidelines (MIPOGG): A Cross-Sectional survey.

Higuera-Ornelas J, Rueda Martinez M, Reichman L, Budd C, Hammond L, Mistry A, Carter M, Cruz Marino T, Palma L, Bombard Y, Saulnier C, Goudie C

Journal of the National Cancer Institute2026

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djag272 PMID: 42549886

Genomic newborn screening: a scoping review of the field's evolution and associated ethical, legal, and social implications.

Brown GL, Walker L, Afolabi MA, Bain PA, Bonilha A, Chaudhari BP, Christodoulou J, Dai Z, Friedman JM, Gaviglio A, Green RC, Jagu S, Knoppers BM, Newson AJ, Stark Z, Vears DF, Wilson A, Bombard Y, Lewis ACF

European journal of human genetics : EJHG2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41431-026-02108-8 PMID: 42103897

Impact of a digital platform on genetic counselling encounters in the screening context.

Mighton C, Jan A, Lee L, Bouffler S, Downie L, Clausen M, Gaff C, Bombard Y, Stark Z, Martyn M

European journal of human genetics : EJHG2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41431-026-02029-6 PMID: 41688773

Correction: The development and usability of 'The Genetics Navigator': a digital solution for adult and paediatric clinical genetics services.

Saeedi S, Hirjikaka D, Clausen M, Luca S, Reble E, Kodida R, Assamad D, Chad L, Costain G, Faghfoury H, Silver J, Shastri-Estrada S, Smith M, Hayeems RZ, Bombard Y, Genetics Navigator Study Team

European journal of human genetics : EJHG2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41431-026-02094-x PMID: 41927803

Navigating ethical, legal and social implications in genomic newborn screening.

Lewis ACF, Brown G, GA4GH Working Group on genomic newborn screening, Bombard Y

Nature reviews. Genetics2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41576-026-00936-4 PMID: 41639388

Life Years Gained and Healthcare Dollars Saved: National Economic Evidence Supporting Comprehensive Genomic Profiling as Standard of Care for Canadian Cancer Patients.

Snow S, Banerji S, Bombard Y, Husereau D, Karamchandani J, Nason E, Ohashi PS, van Rooijen G, Vainer G, Macaulay C, Servidio-Italiano F

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2026

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol33040191 PMID: 42041709

Supporting decisions about genomic newborn screening at scale in the digital age: the BabyScreen+ study.

Downie L, Caruana J, Kugenthiran N, Kanga-Parabia A, Tutty E, Bombard Y, Clausen M, Bouffler S, Gaff C, Archibald AD, Lunke S, Stark Z

NPJ genomic medicine2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41525-026-00551-6 PMID: 41690964

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Yvonne Bombard

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The spectrum of copy number variation in the Pan-Canadian HostSeq databank.

Pilot Evaluation of a Digital Pretest Education Platform for Genomic Counseling: Perspectives of Health Care Providers and Patients.

Patients' and parents' views on how digital tools enable personalized and partnered care in genetics: a qualitative study.

The Real-World use of McGill interactive pediatric OncoGenetic guidelines (MIPOGG): A Cross-Sectional survey.

Genomic newborn screening: a scoping review of the field's evolution and associated ethical, legal, and social implications.

Impact of a digital platform on genetic counselling encounters in the screening context.

Correction: The development and usability of 'The Genetics Navigator': a digital solution for adult and paediatric clinical genetics services.

Navigating ethical, legal and social implications in genomic newborn screening.

Life Years Gained and Healthcare Dollars Saved: National Economic Evidence Supporting Comprehensive Genomic Profiling as Standard of Care for Canadian Cancer Patients.

Supporting decisions about genomic newborn screening at scale in the digital age: the BabyScreen+ study.

Frequent collaborators

Jordan Lerner-Ellis

Andrea Eisen

Andrea Eisen

Abdul Noor

Jennifer Taher

Andreas Laupacis

Pranesh Chakraborty

Kasmintan Schrader

Yann Joly

Lesa Dawson

Tony Mazzulli

Petros Pechlivanoglou

Lauren Chad

Allison McGeer

Anne-Claude Gingras

Mark Basik

Aaron Pollett

Maureen Trudeau

Gregory Costain

David Malkin

Holly Etchegary

Maureen Smith

Pranesh Chakraborty

Alexandra Binnie

Avram Denburg

Aly Karsan

Astrid Guttmann

Kenneth Deal

Emily Seto

Felix Ratjen

Julian Little

Catherine Birken

Nancy Baxter

Julia Abelson

Yves Giguere

William Foulkes

Laurent Briollais

Denise Avard

Anne-Marie Laberge

Meredith Vanstone