Daniel Myran

Adjunct Scientist (Full Status) ICES uOttawa Mental Health & Addictions Research Program

Biography

Dr. Myran is a public health and family medicine physician and researcher. His program of research involves using health administrative data to examine the burden and societal impact of mental health conditions and substance use. His primary focus is examining the health impacts of changes in alcohol and drug policies and their influence on health inequities. As a secondary area of interest he uses big data to examine the health of physicians in Ontario.

CCFP, Family Medicine, University of Ottawa
FRCPC, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa
MPH, Quantitative Methods, Harvard University
MD, Western University

Drug policy
Mental health and addictions
Public health
Epidemiology

Investigator, Bruyere Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa
Associate Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

ICES Grants

Grant

2024 - 2025

The impact of language on care and outcomes in patients with prostate or breast cancer

Granting Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators: Wang T-F, Tanuseputro P
Co-Investigators: Awan A, Backman C, Batista R, Bossé D, Carrier M, Cheung A, Cole K, Fisher S, Forgues E, Johnston S, Kehoe MacLeod K, Li W, Moledina A, Myran D, Ong M, Patel K, Reaume M, Webber C, Xu Y
Grant Type: Project Grant
Grant Amount: $100,000

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Awards & Recognition

13/03/2024

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Social Accountability

2024: Awarded to Dr. Daniel Myran. The research goal is to examine the health consequences of substance use including an in-depth examination of the health impact of alcohol and drug policy in Canada.

Awards & Recognition

25/03/2023

Early Career Researcher of the Year – Public Health and Epidemiology

2023: Awarded to Dr. Daniel Myran by the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine.

Awards & Recognition

15/06/2018

Gareth M. Green Award

2018: Awarded to Dr. Daniel Myran by the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.

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Journal Articles

Journal Article

04/12/2024

The association of combinations of social factors and SARs-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective population-based cohort study in Ontario, 2020–2021

Persaud S, Fitzgerald M, Hawken S, Tanuseputro P, Boucher L, Petrcich W, Wellman M, Webber C, Shoemaker E, Ducharme R, Dahrouge S, Myran D, Bayoumi AM, Wanigaratne S, Bloch G, Ponka D, Smith BT, Lofters A, Zygmunt A, Kehoe MacLeod K, Turcotte LA, Sander B, Howard M, Funnell S, Rayner J, Kitagawa K, Ibrahim S, Kendall CE. Dialogues Health. 2024; (5)100197.

Journal Article

13/11/2024

Emergency department visits involving hallucinogen use and risk of schizophrenia spectrum disorder

Myran DT, Pugliese M, Xiao J, Kaster TS, Husain MI, Anderson KK, Fabiano N, Wong S, Fiedorowicz JG, Webber C, Tanuseputro P, Solmi M. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024; Nov 13 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

30/10/2024

Data-driven insights and solutions for the health and human resource crisis in Canada

Myran D, Gibb M, Kendall C, Simpson A, Sood M, Backman C, Tranmer J, Tanuseputro P. Healthc Q. 2024 Jul;27(2):8-11.

Journal Article

29/10/2024

The association of combinations of social factors and SARs-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective population-based cohort study in Ontario, 2020-2021

Persaud S, Fitzgerald M, Hawken S, Tanuseputro P, Boucher L, Petrcich W, Wellman M, Webber C, Shoemaker E, Ducharme R, Dahrouge S, Myran D, Bayoumi AM, Wanigaratne S, Bloch G, Ponka D, Smith BT, Lofters A, Zygmunt A, MacLeod KK, Turcotte LA, Sander B, Howard M, Funnell S, Rayner J, Kitagawa K, Ibrahim S, Kendall CE. Dialogues Health. 2024; 5:100197.

Journal Article

17/09/2024

Adverse outcomes and mortality in individuals with eating disorder-related electrolyte abnormalities in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study

Solmi M, Fabiano N, Clarke AE, Fung SG, Tanuseputro P, Knoll G, Myran DT, Bugeja A, Sood MM, Hundemer GL. Lancet Psychiatry. 2024; 11:818–27.

Journal Article

25/08/2024

Mental health service use among mothers and other birthing parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada

Webber C, Dover K, Tanuseputro P, Vigod SN, Moineddin R, Clarke A, Isenberg S, Fiedorowicz JG, Jin Y, Gandhi J, Simpson AN, Barker LC, Kendall CE, Myran D. J Affect Disord. 2024; 367:913-922. Epub 2024 Aug 25.

Journal Article

14/08/2024

Physician follow-up of pediatric and young adult emergency department visits for substance use in Ontario, Canada

Rosic T, Cloutier P, Myran D, Imsirovic H, Kurdyak P, Gardner W. J Adolesc Health. 2024; S1054-139X(24)00303-3. Epub 2024 Aug 14.

Journal Article

13/06/2024

Changes in cannabis involvement in emergency department visits for anxiety disorders after cannabis legalization: a repeated cross-sectional study

McCarthy SDS, Xiao J, Pugliese M, Perrault-Sequeira L, Myran DT. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2024; 36:100815. Epub 2024 Jun 13.

Journal Article

10/06/2024

COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Ontario physicians: a descriptive population-based retrospective cohort study

Liu CW, Jeyakumar N, McArthur E, Sontrop JM, Myran DT, Schwartz KL, Sood MM, Tanuseputro P, Garg AX. BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6):e080461. Epub 2024 Jun 10.

Journal Article

29/05/2024

The association between alcohol retail access and health care visits attributable to alcohol for individuals with and without a history of alcohol-related health-care use

Myran DT, Friesen E, Talarico R, Gaudreault A, Taljaard M, Hobin E, Smith BT, Schwartz N, Giesbrecht N, Crépault J-F, Tanuseputro P, Manuel DG. 2024; May 28 [Epub ahead of print].

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News Release

13/11/2024

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Biography

Education

Research Focus

Other Affiliations

ICES Grants

The impact of language on care and outcomes in patients with prostate or breast cancer

Awards & Recognition

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Social Accountability

Early Career Researcher of the Year – Public Health and Epidemiology

Gareth M. Green Award

Journal Articles

The association of combinations of social factors and SARs-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective population-based cohort study in Ontario, 2020–2021

Emergency department visits involving hallucinogen use and risk of schizophrenia spectrum disorder

Data-driven insights and solutions for the health and human resource crisis in Canada

The association of combinations of social factors and SARs-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective population-based cohort study in Ontario, 2020-2021

Adverse outcomes and mortality in individuals with eating disorder-related electrolyte abnormalities in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study

Mental health service use among mothers and other birthing parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada

Physician follow-up of pediatric and young adult emergency department visits for substance use in Ontario, Canada

Changes in cannabis involvement in emergency department visits for anxiety disorders after cannabis legalization: a repeated cross-sectional study

COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Ontario physicians: a descriptive population-based retrospective cohort study

The association between alcohol retail access and health care visits attributable to alcohol for individuals with and without a history of alcohol-related health-care use

News Coverage

Psychedelic use linked to increased risk of schizophrenia, study finds

Abnormal electrolyte levels in people with eating disorders may increase risk of death, poor health outcomes

Heavy cannabis use increases risk of developing an anxiety disorder, study suggests

Emergency department visits for substance use linked to higher risk of developing schizophrenia

Commercialization of cannabis linked to increased traffic injuries

Get in touch with
Daniel Myran

Daniel Myran

Biography

Education

Research Focus

Other Affiliations

ICES Grants

The impact of language on care and outcomes in patients with prostate or breast cancer

Awards & Recognition

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Social Accountability

Early Career Researcher of the Year – Public Health and Epidemiology

Gareth M. Green Award

Journal Articles

The association of combinations of social factors and SARs-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective population-based cohort study in Ontario, 2020–2021

Emergency department visits involving hallucinogen use and risk of schizophrenia spectrum disorder

Data-driven insights and solutions for the health and human resource crisis in Canada

The association of combinations of social factors and SARs-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective population-based cohort study in Ontario, 2020-2021

Adverse outcomes and mortality in individuals with eating disorder-related electrolyte abnormalities in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study

Mental health service use among mothers and other birthing parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada

Physician follow-up of pediatric and young adult emergency department visits for substance use in Ontario, Canada

Changes in cannabis involvement in emergency department visits for anxiety disorders after cannabis legalization: a repeated cross-sectional study

COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Ontario physicians: a descriptive population-based retrospective cohort study

The association between alcohol retail access and health care visits attributable to alcohol for individuals with and without a history of alcohol-related health-care use

News Coverage

Psychedelic use linked to increased risk of schizophrenia, study finds

Abnormal electrolyte levels in people with eating disorders may increase risk of death, poor health outcomes

Heavy cannabis use increases risk of developing an anxiety disorder, study suggests

Emergency department visits for substance use linked to higher risk of developing schizophrenia

Commercialization of cannabis linked to increased traffic injuries

Get in touch with Daniel Myran

Get in touch with
Daniel Myran