Researcher

    Isabelle Boucoiran , M.Sc. , M.D.

    Isabelle.boucoiran@umontreal.ca
    Isabelle Boucoiran
    Research Axis
    Infectious Diseases and Acute Care Axis
    Research Theme
    Prevention of infections
    Address
    CHUSJ - Centre de Recherche

    Phone
    514-345-4931 ext. 6909 / 4499

    Fax
    514 345-4648

    Title

    • Associate Clinical Professor, Department of obstetrics-gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, 2015.

    Internship opportunity(ies)

    No position

    Laboratory

    Mother-Child Infectiology Center

    Education

    • Fellowship, Infectious diseases and gynecology-obstetrics, University of British Columbia, 2014
    • Fellowship, Foetomaternal medicine, Université de Montréal, 2013
    • MSc, Biomedical sciences, Clinical research, Université de Montréal, 2010
    • MD and DES, Gynecology-obstetrics, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis (France), 2010

    Career Summary

    Dr. Isabelle Boucoiran is an obstetrician-gynecologist at the CHU Sainte-Justine and a member of the infectious diseases committee of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada.

    After a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at UdeM, and a fellowship in infectious diseases of reproduction at the University of British-Columbia, she joined the School of Public Health at UdeM and the department of obstetrics-gynecology at CHU Sainte-Justine, where she is co-director of the Center for Mother-Child Infectiology, provincial reference for congenital infections.

    She is a FRQS Junior 2 clinician-researcher, with funding from CIHR, FRQS and NIH. She is the mentor of several medical students, residents, fellows, graduate students and young clinician-scientists. And is involved in several national and international networks (Canadian Preterm Birth Network, Infectious Diseases Committee of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada, CANCOVID-PREG...).

    Research topics and interests 

    Her transdisciplinary research program focuses on the prevention of congenital infections and the improvement of the care of pregnant women with acute or chronic infections.

    Research expertises

    • HIV and pregnancy: perinatal complication, viral control and antiretroviral therapy
    • Cytomegalovirus infection and pregnancy
    • Antibiotic therapy in maternal-fetal medicine

    Awards and Distinctions

    • November 2021 : Carl Nimrod Award from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
    • June 2021 : Jacques Van-Campenhout Prize for Outstanding Contribution to the Training of Residents in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Montreal
    • May 2021 : CIHR Bhagirath Singh Early Career Award in Infection and Immunity
    • April 2021 : Infectious Disease Committee - Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada

    Financing

    • CMV Dynamics and Transmission in Pregnancy: Comparison Between Women Living With and Without HIV - Canadian Institutes of Health Research & NIH (2021-2025)
    • Cohort of HIV+ pregnant women from the Center for Mother-Child Infectiology – FRQS AIDS-MI network
    • Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Maternal and Infant Outcomes – Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2020-2023)
    • Study on the care of pregnant women infected with HIV and the prevention of perinatal transmission of HIV in Quebec Study on the care of pregnant women infected with HIV and the prevention of perinatal transmission of HIV in Quebec – MSSS (2018-2022)
    • Montreal emerging Research Team in Maternal Fetal Medicine (MERe) – Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of developmental, child and adolescent health, in partnership with the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (2016-2022)

     

    Presentations

    1. Lebatteux D, Boucoiran I, Gantt S, Baniré Diallo A. Identifying novel cytomegalovirus vaccine targets with machine learning approaches. Journée de la recherche Mère-Enfant du Québec, Novembre 2021.
    2. Singer J, Sauve L, Kakkar F, Lee T, Brophy J, Money D, Vaudry W, Boucoiran I, Comeau J, Bitnun A, Tan B and the Canadian Pediatric AIDS Research Group.  Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal HIV prevention In Canada: Canadian Perinatal HIV Surveillance Program. International HIV Pediatrics Workshop 2021.
    3. Skerritt L, Kaida A, Savoie É, Sánchez M, O’Brien N, Boucoiran I, Rouleau D, Loutfy M, de Pokomandy A. Using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping to Identify Factors Promoting Women’s Satisfaction with HIV Care. 30th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR 2021). May 5-7, 2021. 
    4. Skerritt L, Kaida A, O’Brien N, Burchell AN, Bartlett G, Savoie É, Boucoiran I, Gormley R, Kestler M, Money D, Loutfy M, de Pokomandy A. Patterns of changing pregnancy intentions among women living with HIV in Canada. International Workshop on HIV & Women 2021. 26-28 April 2021.
    5. McClymont E, Fell DB, Albert A, Alton G.D, Barrett J, El-Chaar D, Harrold J, Krajden M, Lipsky N, Maan E, Malinowski AK, Othman M, Raeside A, Ray J, Roberts A, Ryan G, Sadarangani M, Sauve L, van Schalkwyk J, Shah P, Snelgrove JW, Sprague A, Ting J, Walker M, Whittle W, Williams C, Yudin MH, Zipursky JS, Abenhaim HA, Boucoiran I, Castillo E, Crane J, Elwood C, Joynt C, Kotaska A, Martel J, Murphy-Kaulbeck LC, Poliquin V, Ryan SR, Saunders S, Scott H, Money D. Canadian surveillance of COVID-19 in pregnancy: Epidemiology and maternal and infant outcomes. Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology Annual Meeting (web), août 2020.

    Publications

    1. Boucoiran I, Kaida A, Blakeley C, Skerritt L, Khan S, CHIWOS PRAs (TBD), Greene S, Kennedy L, Brophy J, Balleny R, Proulx-Boucher K, Gormley B, Loutfy M, de Pokomandy A, on behalf of the CHIWOS Research Team. Practice, support and stigma related to infant feeding and postpartum engagement in care among women living with HIV in Canada. AIDS Care 2022
    2. Carvalho S, Lee T, Tulloch K,  Sauve L, Samson L,  Brophy J, Bitnun A,  Singer J,  Money D,  Kakkar F, Boucoiran I for the Canadian Pediatric HIV Surveillance Program (CPHSP). Prescribing patterns of antiretroviral agents during pregnancy for women living with HIV in Canada 2004-2020: a surveillance study. HIV Medicine 2022
    3. Balegamire S, McClymont E, Croteau A, Dodin P, Gantt S, Abbas A, Renaud C, Masse B, Boucoiran I. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence, incidence, and risk factors associated with cytomegalovirus infection in healthcare and childcare workers. BMC Sys Review 2022
    4. McClymont E, Albert AY, Alton GD, Boucoiran I, Castillo E, Fell DB, Kuret V, Poliquin V, Reeve T, Scott H, Sprague AE, Carson G, Cassell K, Crane J, Elwood C, Joynt C, Murphy P, Murphy-Kaulbeck L, Saunders S, Shah P, Snelgrove JW, van Schalkwyk J, Yudin MH, Money D; CANCOVID-Preg Team. Association of SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Pregnancy With Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes. JAMA. 2022 May 2. Doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.5906. Online ahead of print.
    5. Vlad S, Boucoiran I, Roy St-Pierre E, Ferreira E. Mifepristone-Misoprostol Use for Second and Third Trimester Medical Termination of Pregnancy in a Canadian Tertiary Care Centre. JOGC [https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1evla62pzAZnJl].
    6. Brien ME, Bouron-Dal Soglio D, Dal Soglio S, Couture C, Boucoiran I, Nasr Y, Widdows K, C Sharps M, El Demellawy D, Ep Heazell A, Menzies D, Girard S. Pandemic stress and SARS-CoV-2 infection are associated with pathological changes at the maternal-fetal interface. Placenta 2021 Sep 11;115:37-44.
    7. Skerritt L, O’Brien N, Burchell A, Bartlett G, Savoie E, Boucoiran I, Gomley R, Kestler M, Money D, Loufty M, De Pokomandy A.  Patterns of changing pregnancy intentions among women living with HIV in Canada.  BMC Women's Health 21, 350 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01492-1
    8. Li Y, Brousseau N, Maryse Guay M, Dubé E, Laghdir Z, Boucoiran I, Tapiéro B, Quach C. Coverage for pertussis vaccination during pregnancy associated with 4 models of vaccine delivery: A quasi-experimental multicenter observational study. CMAJ Open 2021 [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35105682/
    9. Charpentier C, Elwood C, Pylypjuk C, Van Schalkwyk J, Ting JY, Grigoriu A, Yudin MH, McDonald SD, Boucoiran I. A survey on variation in Diagnosis and Treatment of Chorioamnionitis in tertiary centers in Canada. JOGC 2021 Jun 29:S1701-2163(21)00494-1 
    10. Balegamire S, Renaud C, Masse B, Zinszer K, Gantt S, Giguere Y, Forest JC, Boucoiran I. Frequency, timing and risk factors for primary maternal cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy in Quebec. PlosOne 2021 Jun 25;16(6):e0252309. 
       
 

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