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Michael Kramer

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Professor EmeritusEpidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational HealthMcGill University

Michael Kramer

Professor Emeritus

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Emeritus professors are retired and rarely take new students.
52 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 7 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2016.

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49,521

Citations

108

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Research

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Causes and prevention of preterm birth and intrauterine growth restriction determinants of fetal and infant mortality and the long-term child health effects of breastfeeding

Latest papers

Do Birthweight-For-Gestational Age Centiles Predict Serious Neonatal Morbidity and Neonatal Mortality?
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2026 · senior author
Re: Do Birthweight-For-Gestational Age Centiles Predict Serious Neonatal Morbidity and Neonatal Mortality?
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2026 · senior author
Improving the design of epidemiology studies that use biomonitoring for exposure assessment: a SciPinion panel recommendation
BMC Medical Research Methodology · 2026

All 658 publications

Latest funding

A systems approach for enhancing perinatal care regionalization
CIHR · 2016 · Principal investigator
$1,000,000
Adapting the Intergrowth-21st Project newborn standard for Canada
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Statistical Methods in Pharmacoepidemiology and Perinatal Epidemiology
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$1,071,717

All 5 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 658 publications.

Do Birthweight-For-Gestational Age Centiles Predict Serious Neonatal Morbidity and Neonatal Mortality?

John S, Joseph KS, Fahey J, Liu S, Lisonkova S, Kramer MS

Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology20263 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/ppe.70065 PMID: 40922644

Re: Do Birthweight-For-Gestational Age Centiles Predict Serious Neonatal Morbidity and Neonatal Mortality?

John S, Joseph KS, Fahey J, Liu S, Lisonkova S, Kramer MS

Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/ppe.70183 PMID: 42485658

Improving the design of epidemiology studies that use biomonitoring for exposure assessment: a SciPinion panel recommendation

Igor Burstyn, Louis Anthony Cox, Yang Cao, Guy D. Eslick, SB Harris, Leeka Kheifets, Kramer Ms, Peter Langlois, Paul Lee, Boris Reiss, Trudy Voortman, Tyler Carneal, Sean M. Hays

BMC Medical Research Methodology2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12874-025-02753-5 PMID: 41527048

Residential Mobility During Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in the United States: The Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (Echo) Cohort (2010-2019)

Alessandra Adamo, Amii Kress, Rima Habre, Nissa R. Towe‐Goodman, Michael R. Desjardins, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Izzuddin M. Aris, Carlos A. Camargo, Kecia N. Carroll, Andrea E. Cassidy‐Bushrow, Su H. Chu, Yolaine Civil, A W Craft, Lisa Croen, Sean Deoni, Viren D apos Sa, Anne Lang Dunlop, Amy J. Elliott, Assiamira M. Ferrara, Jody Ganiban, Akhgar Ghassabian, Tina V. Hartert, Delma-Jean Watts, Margaret Rita Karagas, Catherine J. Karr, Daphne Koinis‐Mitchell, Michael S. Kramer, Cindy T. McEvoy, Hooman Mirzakhani, Thomas G. O’Connor, et al. (36 authors)

SSRN Electronic Journal2025Open Access

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5304672

The clinical performance and population health impact of birthweight-for-gestational age indices at term gestation.

John S, Joseph KS, Fahey J, Liu S, Kramer MS

Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology20249 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12994 PMID: 37337693

Associations between hypertension with reproductive and menopausal factors: An integrated women’s health programme (IWHP) study

Laureen Yi-Ting Wang, Win Pa Pa Thu, Yiong Huak Chan, Susan Jane Sinclair Logan, Michael S. Kramer, Jane A. Cauley, Eu‐Leong Yong

PLoS ONE20247 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299840 PMID: 38527015

Prevalence and incidence of pelvic organ prolapse, bowel and urinary dysfunction in the Integrated Woman's Health Program

Eu‐Leong Yong, Beverly Wen Xin Wong, Liang Shen, Eliane Yuting Hong, Clare W Z Cheong, Michael S. Kramer, Roy Kwok Weng Ng

Maturitas20244 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2024.108106 PMID: 39213930

Counterpoint: Are abnormal fetal growth indices valid predictors of neonatal morbidity and mortality?

John S, Joseph KS, Fahey J, Liu S, Kramer MS

Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology20244 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/ppe.13025 PMID: 38011898

Author Correction: Early-childhood linear growth faltering in low- and middle-income countries

Jade Benjamin‐Chung, Andrew N. Mertens, John M. Colford, Alan Hubbard, Mark J. van der Laan, Jeremy Coyle, Oleg Sofrygin, Weixin Cai, Anna Nguyen, Nolan N. Pokpongkiat, Stephanie Djajadi, Anmol Seth, Wendy Jilek, Esther Jung, Esther O. Chung, Sonali Rosete, Nima S. Hejazi, Ivana Malenica, Haodong Li, Ryan Hafen, Vishak Subramoney, Jonas Häggström, Thea Norman, Kenneth H. Brown, Parul S. Christian, Benjamin F. Arnold, Souheila Abbeddou, Linda S. Adair, Tahmeed Ahmed, Asad Ali, et al. (104 authors)

Nature20241 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08344-6 PMID: 39668242

Causes and consequences of child growth faltering in low-resource settings

Andrew N. Mertens, Jade Benjamin‐Chung, John M. Colford, Jeremy Coyle, Mark J. van der Laan, Alan Hubbard, Sonali Rosete, Ivana Malenica, Nima S. Hejazi, Oleg Sofrygin, Weixin Cai, Haodong Li, Anna Nguyen, Nolan N. Pokpongkiat, Stephanie Djajadi, Anmol Seth, Esther Jung, Esther O. Chung, Wendy Jilek, Vishak Subramoney, Ryan Hafen, Jonas Häggström, Thea Norman, Kenneth H. Brown, Parul S. Christian, Benjamin F. Arnold, Souheila Abbeddou, Linda S. Adair, Tahmeed Ahmed, Asad Ali, et al. (107 authors)

Nature2023130 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06501-x PMID: 37704722

A systems approach for enhancing perinatal care regionalization

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Team Grant: Perinatal Healthcare System Improvement

Principal investigators: Joseph, K. S; Attenborough, Rebecca; Blake, Jennifer M; Boswall, H. Diane; Burrage, Lorraine M; Chari, Radha S; Cook, Sarah; Crawford, Susan; Fawzy, Sarah; John, T J; Laforge, Roxanne R; LeBlanc-Cormier, Gaetane; Lee, Lily S; Martinez, Jerome; Murphy, Phil; Nelson, Chantal; Poissant, Julie; Ryan, Shannon R; Sibbald, Barbara S; Williams, Kimberly C; Arbour, Laura T; Auger, Nathalie; Barrett, Jon; Betker, Claire R; Biringer, Anne; Caron, Nadine R; Carson, George D; Cook, Jocelynn L; Coughlin, Kevin W; Darling, Elizabeth K; Deb-Rinker, Paromita; Dunn, Sandra I; Dzakpasu, Susie; Fell, Deshayne B; Hutcheon, Jennifer A; Kornelsen, Jude A; Kramer, Michael S; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lee, Kyong-Soon; Leon, Juan Andres; Lisonkova, Sarka; Little, Julian; Liu, Shiliang; Luo, Wei; McDonald, Sarah D; Mitchell-Foster, Sheona; Moore, Aideen M; Murphy-Kaulbeck, Lynn C; Ray, Joel G; Scott, Heather M; Shah, Prakeshkumar; Smith, Graeme N; Sprague, Ann; Ting, Yuk Joseph; Van Den Hof, Michiel C; Walker, Mark C; Whyte, Hilary E; Wilson, Douglas

Keywords: Aboriginal; Emergency Transport; Fetal; Health Services; Infant; Mapping; Maternal; Perinatal; Regionalization; Rural

$1,000,000

Adapting the Intergrowth-21st Project newborn standard for Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Joseph, K. S

Keywords: Birth Weight; Fetal Growth; Gestational Age; Infant; Intergrowth Project; Neonatal Morbidity; Neonatal Mortality; References; Standards

$100,000

Statistical Methods in Pharmacoepidemiology and Perinatal Epidemiology

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Platt, Robert W

Keywords: Causal Inference; Perinatal Epidemiology; Pharmacoepidemiology; Propensity Score

$1,071,717

Socioeconomic Position, Ethnocultural Background, and Perinatal Outcome in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Kramer, Michael S

Keywords: Health Disparity; Immigrant Health; Neighbourhood Effect; Perinatal Health; Socioeconomic Position

$705,355

Développement d'infrastructures pour promouvoir la recherche clinique au Québec: Réseau de recherche clinique - Plate-forme de gestion des études cliniques et d'enseignement

Co-investigatorCFI2002Innovation Fund: Innovation Fund (1999-2005)

Principal investigators: Collet, Jean-Paul

Keywords: Clinical research, randomized clinical trials, database management, data safety, good clinical practices, web communication, ethics, distant education, standard operating procedures

$2,896,695

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Profile data last refreshed on September 29, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and public research funding records.

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Michael Kramer

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Do Birthweight-For-Gestational Age Centiles Predict Serious Neonatal Morbidity and Neonatal Mortality?

Re: Do Birthweight-For-Gestational Age Centiles Predict Serious Neonatal Morbidity and Neonatal Mortality?

Improving the design of epidemiology studies that use biomonitoring for exposure assessment: a SciPinion panel recommendation

Residential Mobility During Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in the United States: The Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (Echo) Cohort (2010-2019)

The clinical performance and population health impact of birthweight-for-gestational age indices at term gestation.

Associations between hypertension with reproductive and menopausal factors: An integrated women’s health programme (IWHP) study

Prevalence and incidence of pelvic organ prolapse, bowel and urinary dysfunction in the Integrated Woman's Health Program

Counterpoint: Are abnormal fetal growth indices valid predictors of neonatal morbidity and mortality?

Author Correction: Early-childhood linear growth faltering in low- and middle-income countries

Causes and consequences of child growth faltering in low-resource settings

A systems approach for enhancing perinatal care regionalization

Adapting the Intergrowth-21st Project newborn standard for Canada

Statistical Methods in Pharmacoepidemiology and Perinatal Epidemiology

Socioeconomic Position, Ethnocultural Background, and Perinatal Outcome in Canada

Développement d'infrastructures pour promouvoir la recherche clinique au Québec: Réseau de recherche clinique - Plate-forme de gestion des études cliniques et d'enseignement

Frequent collaborators

Robert Platt

Shiliang Liu

Seungmi Yang

Shi Wen

Jennifer Hutcheon

Susan Kahn

John Lydon

Jacques Genest

Jay Kaufman

Sarka Lisonkova

Zulfiqar Bhutta

Michael Meaney

Azar Mehrabadi

Haim Abenhaim

Marie-France Hivert

Rima Rozen

Juan Leon

Zhong-Cheng Luo

Bruce Mazer

Lucie Morin

Olga Basso

Prakesh Shah

Michael Libman

Alan Bocking

Aideen Moore