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Raywat Deonandan

Assistant Professor
Room: THN208
Phone: (613) 562-5800 ext. 8377
Fax: 613-562-5632
E-mail: Raywat.Deonandan@uOttawa.ca
 Raywat deonandan

Biography

Dr. Raywat Deonandan is an epidemiologist, author, journalist and global health specialist. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences, and formerly the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Canadian federal agency, Assisted Human Reproduction Canada. The 2000 recipient of the national book award of the nation of Guyana, Dr. Deonandan seeks to incorporate genuine interdisciplinarity into his work in the health sciences, exploring seemingly disparate, but somehow interrelated, topics in global disease burden, literature, art, ethics, law and social policy. Dr. Deonandan currently sits on the Boards of Directors of both Harbourfront Centre (in Toronto) and the Canadian Society for Epidemiology & Biostatistics (CSEB), and is the Editor of the CSEB's national newsletter.

University degrees
Year Degree Specialty Institution
2000 Ph.D. Epidemiology & Biostatistics University of Western Ontario
1993 M.Sc. Physiology University of Toronto
1993 B.Ed. Math / Sciences Education University of Toronto
1990 B.Sc. Physics / Physiology / Anthropology University of Toronto

Research Interests

  • The ethical dimensions of reproductive tourism
  • Epidemiological trends in global burdens of disease
  • Health literacy among remote Aboriginals in rural Guyana
  • Social/moral dimensions of risk perception and assessment

Selected Publications

  • Humphreys P, Deonandan R, Whiting S, Barrowman N, Matzinger M, Hurteau J, Briggs V, Wallace E.  (May, 2007).  "Factors associated with epilepsy in children with periventricular leukomalacia."  Journal of Child Neurology.  22(5):598-605.
  • Deonandan R, Mensinkai S, Hodgson A.  (March 2007).  "Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors for prevention of influenza."  Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health.
  • Deonandan, R. (March, 2007).  “Scan of Online Pandemic Influenza Training Courses for Physicians”. Canadian Public Health Association
  • Deonandan, R. (March, 2007).  “Profile of Physicians Targeted by Proposed Online CME Course”. Canadian Public Health Association
  • Deonandan, R. (2004) "A Scientist's Relationship With Science Fiction" in Worlds of Wonder: Readings in Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. Edited by Jean-François Leroux and Camille La Bossière. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press.
  • Deonandan, R. (Feb, 2004). Reproductive Health Outcomes in Haldimand-Norfolk, 1993-2000. Haldimand and Norfolk Health Unit.
  • Deonandan, R., Tucker, W. (Dec, 2003). Communicable Diseases: Haldimand & Norfolk Health Status Report, 2004. Haldimand and Norfolk Health Unit.
  • Deonandan R, Campbell MK, Robertson J, Tummon I. (2001). "IVF births and pregnancies: an exploration of two methods of assessment using life table analysis." Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 18(2):75-79.
  • Deonandan R, Campbell MK, Ostbye T, Robertson J, Tummon I (2000). "A comparison of methods for measuring socioeconomic status by occupation or postal area." Chronic Diseases in Canada. 21(3):114-118.
  • Deonandan R, Campbell MK, Ostbye T, Tummon I. (2000). "Towards a more meaningful in vitro fertilization success rate." Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 17(9):498-503.
  • Ostbye T, Deonandan ., Donner A, Sim D. (1999). "Teaching Clinical Trials Electronically." Medical Teacher. 21(4):415-419.