Kednapa Thavorn

Dr. Kednapa Thavorn

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Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at uOttawa | Senior Scientist and Scientific Lead of Health Economics at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Adjunct Scientist at ICES


NMD4C Involvement: Pillar 3: Clinical Practice Research

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Research Interests: Pharmacoeconomics, Health Economics, Pharmacoepidemiology, Outcome Research

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Biography

Dr. Kednapa Thavorn is a Senior Scientist and a Scientific Lead of Health Economics at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. She is also an Associate Professor with the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa, an Adjunct Scientist at ICES (Full Status). She holds a Ph.D. in Health Services Research from the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), University of Toronto. She completed post-doctoral fellowship programs in Applied Pharmacoeconomics from the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital and Health Services Research from the IHPME, University of Toronto. Her research focuses on health economics, health technology assessment, pharmacoepidemiology, health equity, care for people with complex needs, and population health. As a health economist, she has collaborated with patient partners, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers in Canada and other countries on various health services research and health technology assessment projects.  


Recent Publications

Dowson, M, Thavorn, K, Palumbo, A, Willows, M, Suschinsky, K, Garner, G et al.. What Matters Most When Visiting a Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinic in Canada for Alcohol Use Care: A National eDelphi Study: Ce qui compte le plus lorsque l'on visite une clinique d'accès rapide au traitement médical de la toxicomanie (RAAM) au Canada pour des soins liés à la consommation d'alcool : une étude eDelphi nationale. Can J Psychiatry. 2026. 7067437251412555 PMID:41671160

Curry, T, Wener, E, Odell, M, Caulley, L, Ramchandani, R, Grant, A et al.. Choice and Death: Analysis of Medical Assistance in Dying for Head and Neck Cancer in Ontario. Laryngoscope. 2026. PMID:41636338

Bugeja, A, Scarffe, A, Agarwal, A, Clark, EG, Burns, K, McDougall, J et al.. An Economic Evaluation of a One-Day Living Kidney Donor Evaluation Process Compared to the Usual Approach. Am J Kidney Dis. 2026. PMID:41628814

Grant, A, Kabbani, D, Vuong, A, Skidmore, B, Hsu, AT, Sanmugalingham, G et al.. Value of Emerging and Existing Pre-prophylaxis and Therapeutic Options for COVID-19 in Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations. Pharmacoecon Open. 2026. PMID:41612083

Giguère, P, Akbarian, N, Prince, C, Thavorn, K, Cieniak, C, Granger, M et al.. Late Immune Effector Cell-Associated Hematologic Toxicity After CD19 CAR-T Therapy: Incidence, Clinical Course, and Resource Utilization. Eur J Haematol. 2026. PMID:41545019

Andersen, CR, Fernie, G, Presseau, J, Shea, B, Marti, ML, Hostettler, IC et al.. International Position Paper on Outcome Selection After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke. 2026.57 (2)560-567 PMID:41498145

Poirier, MJ, Singh, J, Weldon, I, Chandler, CI, Corno, D, Valtere, L et al.. Social science contributions to the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance. Bull World Health Organ. 2026.104 (1)53-55 PMID:41409099

Osman, H, Adamji, Z, Lintern, S, Smith, IC, Grant, A, Lessard, LER et al.. Counting the Cost: The Hidden Financial Realities of Neuromuscular Disease Through Patient and Family Perspectives. Health Expect. 2025.28 (6)e70529 PMID:41405177

Loftus, TJ, Cho, JY, Meraz, M, Dhippayom, T, Bock, AM, Wagner, CB et al.. Cost-effectiveness of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Med Econ. 2025.28 (1)2216-2235 PMID:41405081

McIsaac, DI, Lee, S, Fergusson, D, Gillis, C, Khadaroo, RG, Meliambro, A et al.. Home-Based Prehabilitation for Older Surgical Patients With Frailty: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2026.161 (2)113-123 PMID:41335421

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