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Vardit Ravitsky

ResearcherMédecine sociale et préventiveUniversité de Montréal

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Vardit Ravitsky

Researcher

Médecine sociale et préventive

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
27 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 14 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2012.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2016.

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Research

Donor Conception Ethical Legal And Social Issues Health Policy Professional Guidelines Reproductive Technology

Latest papers

Assessment of pregnant women's intention to use a mobile application-based decision aid for prenatal screening for trisomies 21, 18 and 13: A mixed-methods cross-sectional study.
Patient education and counseling · 2026
"It's an Uphill Battle. We Have a Long Way to Go": Perspectives of Canadian Individuals Living with Genetic Conditions Detectable by Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Screening.
AJOB empirical bioethics · 2026
Academic freedom under siege.
Journal of medical ethics · 2026

All 58 publications

Latest funding

The Age Gate: Critical evaluation of the range, consistency, and normative basis of age thresholds in Canadian law and policy
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$16,471
Analytical mobile application to support shared decision making for pregnant women
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$199,888
Women's Reproductive Health and Colombia's Zika Epidemic: A Case Study in Public Health Ethics
CIHR · 2016 · Supervisor
$105,000

All 9 grants and awards

58 publications.

Assessment of pregnant women's intention to use a mobile application-based decision aid for prenatal screening for trisomies 21, 18 and 13: A mixed-methods cross-sectional study.

Ahouehome SAC, Bureau A, Rahimi SA, Gadio S, Julien Y, Assan OQ, Guay-Belanger S, Rousseau F, Forest JC, Langlois S, Ravitsky V, Archambault P, Légaré F

Patient education and counseling2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2026.109548 PMID: 41780090

"It's an Uphill Battle. We Have a Long Way to Go": Perspectives of Canadian Individuals Living with Genetic Conditions Detectable by Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Screening.

Cassou M, Ravitsky V, Laberge AM

AJOB empirical bioethics2026

DOI: 10.1080/23294515.2026.2691708 PMID: 42339760

Academic freedom under siege.

Jecker NS, Verweij M, Ravitsky V, Wangmo T, Ghaly M

Journal of medical ethics2026

DOI: 10.1136/jme-2023-109498 PMID: 37657921

Considering the Developing Entity in an Artificial Womb as a Patient.

Drouin F, Cavolo A, Ravitsky V, Dupras C

Bioethics2025

DOI: 10.1111/bioe.70021 PMID: 40667688

Towards a Responsible Implementation of NIPT as a First-Tier Test in Canada: Decision-Makers' Perspectives.

Roy MC, Malo MF, Morel-Laforce T, Ravitsky V, Laberge AM

Prenatal diagnosis2025

DOI: 10.1002/pd.6753 PMID: 39891168

Interactive Panel Summaries of the 2024 Voice AI Symposium.

Bélisle-Pipon JC, Anibal J, Bahr R, Bedrick S, Coleman O, Dorr D, Evans BJ, Fagherazzi G, Gelbard A, Ghosh S, Ho A, Jackson C, Joachim D, Kourtis L, Krussel A, Lahav A, Leuze B, MacDonald B, Miller G, Mohan V, Naunheim M, Powell M, Rameau A, Ramphal S, Ravitsky V, Reavis C, Salvi Cruz S, Toghranegar J, Vogel A, Watts S, Yracheta J, Zhao R, Bridge2AI-Voice Consortium, Bensoussan Y

Frontiers in digital health2025

DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1484521 PMID: 40212896

Defining ethical criteria to guide the expanded use of Noninvasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS): Lessons about severity from preimplantation genetic testing.

Gallois H, Ravitsky V, Roy MC, Laberge AM

European journal of human genetics : EJHG2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41431-024-01714-8 PMID: 39462080

Unpacking the notion of "serious" genetic conditions: towards implementation in reproductive decision-making?

Kleiderman E, Boardman F, Newson AJ, Laberge AM, Knoppers BM, Ravitsky V

European journal of human genetics : EJHG2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41431-024-01681-0 PMID: 39127803

Mapping Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of gamete donation.

Alon I, Cassou M, Golan OC, Ravitsky V

Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10815-024-03229-z PMID: 39183224

Mapping ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of fertility preservation.

Alon I, Bussod I, Golan OC, Ravitsky V

Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10815-024-03210-w PMID: 39141169

The Age Gate: Critical evaluation of the range, consistency, and normative basis of age thresholds in Canadian law and policy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Koski, Alissa

Keywords: Law and public policy; Age thresholds; Children and youth

$16,471

Analytical mobile application to support shared decision making for pregnant women

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Catalyst Grant: Personalized Health Catalyst Grants

Principal investigators: Légaré, France

Keywords: Decision Aid; Down Syndrome; E-Health And Mhealth; Knowledge Translation; Mobile Applications; Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis Model; Pregnant Women; Prenatal Screening; Shared Decision Making; Technologies

$199,888

Women's Reproductive Health and Colombia's Zika Epidemic: A Case Study in Public Health Ethics

SupervisorCIHR2016Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Brisson, Julien

Keywords: Colombia; Epidemic; Ethics; Latin America; Politics; Public Health; Qualitative Research; Sexuality; Women'S Reproductive Health; Zika

$105,000

Women's Reproductive Health and Colombia's Zika Epidemic: A Case Study in Public Health Ethics

SupervisorCIHR2016Doctoral Research Award: CGS-D to Honour Nelson Mandela

Principal investigators: Brisson, Julien

Keywords: Colombia; Epidemic; Ethics; Latin America; Politics; Public Health; Qualitative Research; Sexuality; Women'S Reproductive Health; Zika

$105,000

Laying the Groundwork for the Development of Model Ethics Curricula and Teaching Tools in Public Health

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Planning Grants - Priority Announcement: Ethics

Principal investigators: Williams-Jones, Bryn

Keywords: Curricula; Education; Pedagogy; Professional Ethics; Public Health Ethics; Training Tools

$25,000

Les cafés scientifiques de l'Artère-Bioéthique

Co-investigatorCIHR2013CIHR Café Scientifique Program

Principal investigators: Dupras, Charles; Bélisle Pipon, Jean-Christophe

Keywords: Application Des Connaissances; Bioéthique; Diffusion De La Recherche; Interdisciplinarité; Intersectorialité; Partage Des Connaissances; Participation Du Public; Science Et Santé; Valorisation De La Recherche; Éthique Délibérative

$3,000

Entre médecine personnalisée et déterminants sociaux de la santé: Interprétation et intégration de l'épigénétique moléculaire à la sphère publique - politiques de santé, recherche et médias

SupervisorCIHR2012Doctoral Research Award - Prize: Knowledge Translation Supplement

Principal investigators: Dupras, Charles

Keywords: Bioéthique; Déterminants Sociaux De La Santé; Evidence-Based Public Health; Génétique; Justice; Médecine Personnalisée; Politiques De Santé; Risques Et Vulnérabilités; Transmission Et Application Des Connaissances; Épigénétique

$5,000

Donor Conception: Lessons for Clinicians, Families, Policy Makers and Researchers

Nominated PICIHR2012Dissemination Events - Priority Announcement: Ethics

Principal investigators: Ravitsky, Vardit

Keywords: Donor Conception; Ethical Legal And Social Issues; Health Policy; Professional Guidelines; Reproductive Technology

$25,000

Entre médecine personnalisée et déterminants sociaux de la santé: Interprétation et intégration de l'épigénétique moléculaire à la sphère publique - politiques de santé, recherche et médias

SupervisorCIHR2012Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Dupras, Charles

$110,000

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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Vardit Ravitsky

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Assessment of pregnant women's intention to use a mobile application-based decision aid for prenatal screening for trisomies 21, 18 and 13: A mixed-methods cross-sectional study.

"It's an Uphill Battle. We Have a Long Way to Go": Perspectives of Canadian Individuals Living with Genetic Conditions Detectable by Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Screening.

Academic freedom under siege.

Considering the Developing Entity in an Artificial Womb as a Patient.

Towards a Responsible Implementation of NIPT as a First-Tier Test in Canada: Decision-Makers' Perspectives.

Interactive Panel Summaries of the 2024 Voice AI Symposium.

Defining ethical criteria to guide the expanded use of Noninvasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS): Lessons about severity from preimplantation genetic testing.

Unpacking the notion of "serious" genetic conditions: towards implementation in reproductive decision-making?

Mapping Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of gamete donation.

Mapping ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of fertility preservation.

The Age Gate: Critical evaluation of the range, consistency, and normative basis of age thresholds in Canadian law and policy

Analytical mobile application to support shared decision making for pregnant women

Women's Reproductive Health and Colombia's Zika Epidemic: A Case Study in Public Health Ethics

Women's Reproductive Health and Colombia's Zika Epidemic: A Case Study in Public Health Ethics

Laying the Groundwork for the Development of Model Ethics Curricula and Teaching Tools in Public Health

Les cafés scientifiques de l'Artère-Bioéthique

Entre médecine personnalisée et déterminants sociaux de la santé: Interprétation et intégration de l'épigénétique moléculaire à la sphère publique - politiques de santé, recherche et médias

Donor Conception: Lessons for Clinicians, Families, Policy Makers and Researchers

Entre médecine personnalisée et déterminants sociaux de la santé: Interprétation et intégration de l'épigénétique moléculaire à la sphère publique - politiques de santé, recherche et médias

Frequent collaborators

Anne-Marie Laberge

Charles Dupras

Timothy Caulfield

Bryn Williams-Jones

Ubaka Ogbogu

Judy Illes

Meredith Vanstone

Brenda Wilson

Patrick Archambault

Fabio Rossi

Sarah Kimmins

Jean-Claude Forest

Yann Joly

Alexandre Bureau

Sarah Kimmins

Michael Rudnicki