Paul Brassard

Paul Brassard, MD, M.Sc., is a Senior Scientist at the RI-MUHC and a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University. His research focuses on epidemiology, public health, and Indigenous health, particularly addressing cervical cancer prevention in Inuit populations and inflammatory bowel disease epidemiology in Quebec.

• Key Research Areas
  • HPV infection and cervical cancer screening in Inuit women
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) epidemiology
  • Pharmacoepidemiology of medication exposure
  • Neurodegenerative disease risks (Alzheimer's)
  • Maternal-fetal HPV transmission dynamics
• Selected Publications
  • Clinically Apparent Helicobacter pylori Infection and Alzheimer's Risk (2023)
  • HPV Transmission in Pregnant Women and Neonates (2023)
  • Common Vaccines and Dementia Risk (2023)
  • HPV Self-Sampling Barriers in Nunavik Inuit Women (2022)
  • Gastric Cancer Risk in COPD Patients (2022)
• Email: paul.brassard@mcgill.ca