Administrative manager: Judy Cardwell
Phone: 416-480-5632
Email: judy.cardwell@sunnybrook.ca

Education:

• BA, 1976, Faculty of Social Science, University of Windsor, Canada
• BScN, 1977, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, School of Nursing, University of Windsor, Canada
• MD, 1984, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
• M.Sc., 2002, Health Research Methodology, McMaster University, Canada

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Associate scientist, evaluative clinical sciences, Women & Babies Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Director and scientist, Centre for Mother, Infant and Child Research (CMICR), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Staff neonatologist, regional perinatal unit, department of newborn and developmental pediatrics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Neonatal research director, department of newborn and developmental pediatrics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Medical director, breastfeeding clinic, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Associate professor, departments of paediatrics and OBS/GYN, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Research Foci:

• Clinical trials and perinatal and neonatal outcomes
• Assisting in the development and conduct of clinical trials

Research Summary:

Dr. Asztalos' primary area of work is in clinical epidemiology with the body of her work in clinical trials. Her main areas of strength are the neurodevelopmental monitoring and follow-up of high-risk infants.

She leads several trials through the Centre for Mother, Infant and Child Research (previously the Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health Research Unit). She is also the principal investigator for the five-year follow-up study of children whose mothers participated in the Multiple Courses of Antenatal Corticosteroids (MACS) study. She is now initiating a clinical trial on the safety and effectiveness of domperidone in breast milk production, the EMPOWER study.

Selected Publications:

See current publications list at PubMed.

Related Link:

• Centre for Mother, Infant, and Child Research (CMICR)
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