Jonathan Zipursky
MD PhD
Clinician Scientist
jonathan.zipursky@sunnybrook.ca
Phone: 416-480-6100
Fax: 416-480-6048
Research Assistant:
Dr. Zipursky’s research focuses on pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety in pregnancy and lactation. He has expertise in using linked administrative databases to study drug safety and effectiveness. Dr. Zipursky’s research is supported by grants from CIHR, and his work has been published in high impact journals including NEJM, BMJ, JAMA Internal Medicine, and CMAJ.
Education
- BSc, 2008, biochemistry, Queen’s University, Canada
- MD, 2012, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, USA
- FRCPC, 2016, internal medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
- FRCPC, 2018, clinical pharmacology and toxicology, University of Toronto, Canada
- PhD, 2022, clinical epidemiology and health care research, University of Toronto, Canada
Appointments & Affiliations
- Scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, DAN Women & Babies Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
- Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
- Adjunct Scientist, Chronic Disease and Pharmacotherapy, ICES
- Staff Physician, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Research Foci
- Adverse drug events
- Alcohol use disorder
- Drug safety in pregnancy and lactation
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Propensity score methods