IGOR KARP
4610 Queen Mary Road, Apt.C-1
Montreal, Quebec
H3W 1W6 Canada
(514)-739-2230
igor.karp@mail.mcgill.ca
INTERESTS: Theoretical Epidemiology, Theory of Medicine,
Pharmacoepidemiology, Cardiovascular Epidemiology,
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
EDUCATION: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
PhD, Epidemiology, expected fall 2005
University at Albany, SUNY, USA
School of Public Health
Master of Public Health, August 2000
Astana State Medical Academy, Kazakhstan
MD, Pediatric Care
Graduated with Honors, June 1997
EXPERIENCE: March 2003-present
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill
University
Research Associate/Data Analyst
June 2003
Teaching Assistant for Practical Aspects of
Protocol Development
May 2003
Grader for Clinical Trials
May 2003
Grader for Introduction to Epidemiology
January 2003-March 2003
Grader for Principles of Design and Analysis II
January 2002-March 2002
Teaching Assistant for Data Analysis II
June 2001-August 2001
St-Mary Hospital, Montreal
Research Assistant
Oct.2001-present
Ste-Justine Hospital, Montreal
Data Analyst
Sept.2000-Oct.2001
Direction de Sante Publique, Montreal
Data Analyst
Dec.1999-May 2000
University at Albany, SUNY
Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Intern
May 1999-August 1999
University at Albany, SUNY
Department of Epidemiology
Intern
Aug.1997-Aug.1998
Astana Children's Infections Hospital
Division of Intestinal Infections/ICU
Resident Pediatrician
June 1993-Aug.1993
Astana First Aid Hospital
Surgical Unit Orderly
Sept.1992-May 1993
Astana State Medical Academy
Histology Department
Research Assistant
REVIEWING ACTIVITIES:
Occasional reviewer for American Journal of Public Health
Occasional reviewer for Journal of Epidemiology and Community
Health
HONORS/AWARDS: Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Canadian Institutes for
Health Research (CIHR), 2003-2004
McGill Majors Doctoral Fellowship, 2003-2004 (Declined)
Fellow Travel Award, American Heart Association, 2002
Doctoral Award, Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes
Research Team (CCORT), 2002-2003
Studentship Award, Montreal Children's Hospital
Research Institute, 2000-2001
Edmund Muskie Fellowship,
Open Society Institute/USIA, 1998-2000
Second Award in Astana State Medical Academy's 1997
Scientific Conference on Children's Infections
First Award in Astana State Medical Academy's
1993 Scientific Conference on Histology
COMPUTER SKILLS:SAS, SPSS
PUBLICATIONS: Karp I, Abrahamowicz M, Bartlett G, Pilote L.
Updated risk factor values improve the ability of the
multivariable risk score to predict coronary heart
disease.
Am J Epidemiol 2004; 160:707-716
Karp I, O'Loughlin J, Paradis G, Hanley J,
DiFranza J.
Smoking Trajectories of Novice Smokers in a Longitudinal
Study of Tobacco Use.
Annals of Epidemiology (In Press).
McCusker J, Karp I, Cardin S, Durand P, Morin J.
Determinants of Emergency Department Visits by Older
Adults: A Systematic Review.
Acad Emerg Med 2003; 10:1362-1370.
Pilote L, Beck CA, Karp I, Alter D, Austin P,
Cox J, Humphries K, Jackevicius C, Richard H, Tu JV.
Secondary Prevention after Acute Myocardial Infarction
in Four Canadian Provinces, 1997-2000.
Can J Cardiol 2004; 20(1):61-7.
Pilote L, Merrett P, Karp I, Alter D, Austin P,
Cox J, Johansen H, Ghali W, Tu JV. Cardiac Procedures
After an Acute Myocardial Infarction Across Nine
Canadian Provinces.
Can J Cardiol 2004; 20:491-500.
De Civita M, Dobkin PL, Feldman DE, Karp I, Duffy C.
Development and preliminary reproducibility and validity
of the Parent Adherence Report Questionnaire: A measure
of adherence in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
2005; 12:1-12.
Dendukuri N, McCusker J, Bellavance F, Cardin S,
Verdon J, Karp I, Belzile E. Comparing the
Validity of Different Sources of Information on
Emergency Department Visits: a Latent Class Analysis.
Medical Care 2005; 43:266-275.
Bernatsky S, Pineau C, Abrahamowicz M, Neville C,
Karp I, Clarke A.
A comparison of retrospective and prospective evaluations
of the SLICC/ACR Damage Index scores for Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE).
J Rheum 2005; 32:820-823.
Karp I, O'Loughlin J, Hanley J,
DiFranza J, Tyndale R, Paradis G.
Risk factors for nicotine dependence in adolescent smokers.
Submitted to American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Pineau C, Bernatsky S, Abrahamowicz M, Neville C,
Karp I, Clarke A.
A comparison of cumulative damage in systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) patients across different calendar
periods.
Submitted to J of Rheumatology.
ABSTRACTS: Abrahamowicz M, Fortin P, Pilote L, Neville C, du Berger R,
Karp I, Leffondré K, Clarke A, Esdaile J.
Current Corticosteroid Use is an Independent Risk Factor
for Cardiovascular Morbidity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting, San Antinio, TX, USA,
October 16-21, 2004.
Karp I, Abrahamowicz M, Esdaile J, Fortin P,
Neville C, du Berger R, Pilote L.
Longitudinal trajectories of conventional cardiovascular
risk factors in female patients with systemic lupus
erythematosus.
7th International Congress on SLE and Related Conditions,
New York, USA, May 9-12, 2004
Karp I, O'Loughlin J, Paradis G, Hanley J, DiFranza J.
Studying trajectories of smoking in adolescent novice
smokers.
10th Annual Meeting of Society for Research on Nicotine
Dependence (SRNT), Scottsdale, USA, February 18-21, 2004.
Pineau C, Bernatsky S, Abrahamowicz M, Neville C,
Karp I, Clayton D, Clarke A.
A Comparison of Cumulative Damage in Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus SLE) Across Calendar Time.
ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, USA,
October 24-28, 2003.
Pineau C, Bernatsky S, Abrahamowicz M, Neville C,
Karp I, Clayton D, Clarke A.
A Comparison of Retrospective and Prospective Evaluations
of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborative
Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index
(SLICC/ACR DI).
ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando,
USA, October 24-28, 2003.
Abrahamowicz M, Esdaile J, Fortin PR, Neville C,
du Berger R, Leffondre K, Pilote L, Karp I.
Longitudinal changes in cardiovascular risk factors in
systemic lupus erythematosus.
ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, USA,
October 25-29, 2002.
Karp I, Cardin S, Durand P, Morin J.
Determinants of emergency department utilization by seniors:
a systematic literature review. Canadian Assoication of
Gerontology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 24-26, 2002.
Karp I, Abrahamowicz M, Pilote L.
Comparison of predictive ability of baseline versus
updated risk factor values.
4th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research
in CVD and Stroke, Washington, DC, October 12-14, 2002.
Karp I, Abrahamowicz M.
Development of a new time-dependent cardiovascular risk index.
International Epidemiology Association, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada, August 19-22, 2002.
Feldman DF, De Civita M, Dobkin PL, Gibbon M,
Karp I, Duffy C.
Characterizing adherence of prescribed exercises in patients
with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Arthritis and Rheumatism 2002; 46:S483
(American College of Rheumatology).
Lambert M, Paradis G, Delvin EE, Hanley J, Karp I,
Lavallee C, Ledoux M, Levy E, O'Loughlin JL.
The relationship of overweight/obesity to lipids,
blood pressure and insulin in a representative sample
of Quebec youth. Am J Epi 2001; 153:S53 (Society for
Epidemiologic Research)
Karp I, O'Loughlin J, Tyndale R, Hanley J,
Paradis G, DiFranza J.
Risk factors for nicotine dependence in adolescent smokers.
(Submitted)
11th Annual Meeting of Society for Research on Nicotine
Dependence (SRNT), Prague, Chezh Republic, March 23-26, 2005.
O'Loughlin J, Karp I, Paradis G, Hanley J.
Do girls become dependent faster than boys? (Submitted)
11th Annual Meeting of Society for Research on Nicotine
Dependence (SRNT), Prague, Chezh Republic, March 23-26, 2005.
LANGUAGES: Native Russian Speaker. Fluent in English.
Working knowledge of French.
REFERENCES: Available upon request