Faculty

Sascha Dublin

Affiliate Professor, Epidemiology

206-287-2870

Education

PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 1999
MD University of Washington, 2001

Contact

206-287-2870

Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600
Seattle, WA 98101

Research Interests

Dr. Dublin’s research interests include pharmacoepidemiology, pregnancy outcomes and perinatal epidemiology; aging; and cardiovascular epidemiology. Her work uses real-world health care data from Group Health and many other sources to better understand the safety and effectiveness of medications and other medical interventions.  She often focuses on the impact of interventions in vulnerable populations, particularly pregnant women and older adults. She also has interest and expertise in using novel statistical and epidemiologic methods to answer real-world questions, such as the use of two-phase study designs to reduce bias and Natural Language Processing  to extract information from electronic medical records (EMRs).  She is the Group Health site Principal Investigator for the Medication Exposures in Pregnancy Risk Evaluation Program (MEPREP), a multisite collaboration that has developed data sets including 1.2 million pregnancies across 11 health plans to examine medication safety in pregnant women.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Reassessing vigabatrin in infantile spasms: clinical risks, mechanistic insights, and future directions.
(2025 Dec 13)
Pediatr Res
Connor K, Frost H, Jimenez-Mateos E, Cunningham MO

Canadian Spine Society: 25th Annual Scientific Conference, February 25 to 28, 2025, Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu, La Malbaie, Charlevoix, Que., Canada.
(2025 Nov-Dec)
Can J Surg 68(6suppl3): S58-S132
Chan V, Gausper A, Liu A, Andras LM, Illingworth KD, Skaggs DL, Imbeault R, Dufresne J, Parent S, Deschênes S, Roy-Beaudry M, Legler J, Benaroch L, Pirshahid AA, Serhan O, Cheng D, Bartley D, Carey T, Rasoulinejad P, Singh S, Thornley P, Skaik K, Belanger G, Phan P, Stratton A, Matthew C, Kingwell S, Tsai E, Wai E, Fonteyne H, Hryniuk SS, Parent E, Huang E, Stampe K, Beaulieu MJ, Chan M, Thevasagayam G, Marino-Merlo G, Malhotra AK, Lozano CS, Salaheen Z, Malvea A, Shakil H, Yefet L, Moghaddamjou A, Molot-Toker S, Witiw CD, Wilson JR, Christian E, Quon JL, Dirks PB, Drake JM, Rutka JT, Kulkarni AV, Zeller R, Lebel DE, Ibrahim GM, Dionne A, Joncas J, Barchi S, Parent S, Mac-Thiong JM, Yoon S, Aboelmagd K, Sivakuganandan A, Zulfiqar A, Murphy A, Moll S, Sorbara J, Rocos B, Lebel D, Camp M, Chan V, Shumilak G, Malhotra AK, Dansby J, Liu AM, Chan-Tai-Kong AM, Lebel DE, Illingworth KD, Skaggs DL, Lu DA, Wang Z, Clar M, Al-Shakfa MF, Shen J, Rasoulinejad P, Miyanji F, Kantar K, Carey T, Bailey C, Ghag R, Lanting B, Singh S, Urquhart J, Lung T, Sardar Z, Basu S, Gupta M, Lewis S, Eissa AT, Kato S, Lenke L, Jones K, Nielsen C, Basu S, Kelly M, Smith J, Strantzas S, Qiu Y, Pellise F, Alanay A, Quraishi N, Gray R, Yoshida G, Aziz A, Lewis S, Chaves JPG, Hsu B, Sima S, Singh B, Kulkarni V, Diwan A, Ludwig T, Moghaddam F, Aminghafari M, Choi M, Nicholls F, Seider E, Daunt L, Vashishth V, Abbas A, Cadieux C, Lewis S, Ahmadi A, Brzozowski P, Toobaie A, Rasoulinejad P, Fernandes RR, Young JJ, Urquhart J, Bailey C, McIntosh G, Glennie A, Fisher C, Perruccio AV, Rampersaud R, Glennie A, Urquhart J, Mishreky A, Fisher C, Rampersaud R, Bailey C, MacLean MA, Julien L, Patriquin G, Leblanc J, Greene R, Alant J, Barry S, Glennie RA, Oxner W, Christie SD, Pedro K, Abbas A, Bailey C, Urquhart J, MacIntosh G, Glennie A, Fisher C, Phan P, Rampersaud YR, Smith DP, Bigney EE, Hebert J, Richardson EA, Manson NA, Abraham E, Zein A, Holt K, Isaac H, Kearney J, Small C, Evaniew N, Alduwaisan A, Smith V, Whittaker T, Eckenswiller D, Soumbasis E, Tanguay R, Jacobs WB, Thomas KC, Nicholls F, Soroceanu A, Swamy G, Nahanni C, Lung TS, Young JJ, Cadieux CN, Du JT, Rampersaud R, Glennie A, Dunning C, Jones E, Oxner W, Lobo K, Łajczak P, Santos C, Rajab N, Oliveira R, Silva YP, Barbosa RG, Silva YGMD, Abbas A, Sahi G, Du JT, Johnson M, Buchel E, Toor J, Kulkarni R, Bertolino M, Walton C, Rivas G, Glaser J, Reitman CA, Lawrence J, Ravinsky R, Pedro K, Fehlings M, Alvi M, Essa A, Shakil H, Malhotra AK, Nathens AB, Badhiwala J, Yuan EY, He Y, Mathieu F, Sklar MC, Wilson J, Witiw CD, Yoon S, Reda LA, Malhotra A, Shakil H, Fehlings MG, Witiw CD, Wilson JR, Badhiwala JH, Sadiqi S, Muijs SPJ, Dandurand C, Dvorak MF, Oner FC, AO Spine Knowledge Forum Trauma and Infection, Dionne A, Richard-Denis A, Phan P, Mputu PM, Mac-Thiong JM, Le VHHT, Mputu PM, Richard-Denis A, Bernard F, Cavayas YA, Dionne A, Mac-Thiong JM, Attabib NA, Hong HA, Kurban D, Yang T, Fallah N, Cheng CL, Humphreys S, Noonan VK, El-Mughayyar D, Craig M, O'Connell C, Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry Network, Shakil H, Hu Z, Smith CW, Malhotra AK, Essa A, Ling HM, Khan ZM, Sejdic E, Colak E, Witiw CD, Duguay M, Hernandez JDC, Mac-Thiong JM, Dionne A, Bensoussan N, Richard-Denis A, Carrier L, Blanchard J, LaRue B, Paquette A, Silva YGM, Nielsen CJ, Bhatt V, Lewis SJ, Rampersaud YR, Rosenstein B, Montpetit C, Vaillancourt N, Dover G, Weiss C, Papula LA, Melek A, Fortin M, Fazlollahi AM, Barak U, Kalhor S, Nguyen JH, Santaguida C, Raj R, Lewkonia P, Rogan K, Marchuk A, Barrett E, Masson A, Pratt B, Michaud D, Skyrda K, Simms S, Yang M, Herrington BJ, Urquhart JC, Rasoulinejad P, Siddiqi F, Gurr K, Bailey CS, Chayer M, Phan P, Arnoux PJ, Wang Z, Rawlinson J, Aruwajoye O, Aubin CÉ, Samhat H, Pedro KM, Pirshahid AA, Charest-Morin R, Gore G, Filion KB, Lasry O, Levett JJ, Dea N, Evanview N, McIntosh G, Weber MH, Rinott N, Laflamme M, McIntosh G, Evaniew N, Weber MH, Dea N, Liu A, Tuchman A, Mikhail C, Chan V, McDonald J, Zaldivar J, Dea N, Koegl N, McIntosh G, Evaniew N, Lonjon G, Vassal M, Dhenin A, Perez A, Dupuy M, Challier V, Castelain JE, Ghailane S, Campana M, Lebhar J, Guerin G, Pellet N, Sabah Y, Chevillotte T, Darnis A, Cristini J, Ferracci FX, Delambre J, Queinnec S, Delmotte A, Marinho P, Gauthe R, Hannequin P, Gilard V, Meyblum J, Perrin A, Pietton R, Lonjon N, Gennari A, Malhotra AK, Shakil H, Essa A, Evaniew N, Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network (CSORN) Investigators, Witiw CD, Wilson JR, Dea N, Al-Shawwa A, Craig M, Ost K, Jacobs WB, Evaniew N, Lewkonia P, Nicholls F, Soroceanu A, Swamy G, Thomas KC, Yang MMH, Adad JC, Cadotte DW, Wangai I, Nataraj A, Hojanepesov O, Cadotte D, Skarsgard M, Evaniew N, Paquet J, Dhaliwal P, Attabib N, Urquhart J, Dea N, Bailey C, Karthikeyan V, Shakil H, Malhotra A, Lozano C, Wilson J, Fehlings M, Badhiwala J, Koegl N, McIntosh G, Dea N, Evaniew N, Charest-Morin R, Kurtz D, Phan P, Sun C, Cho N, Al-Shawwa A, Jacobs B, Evaniew N, Bouchard J, Casha S, duPlessis S, Lewkonia P, Nicholls F, Soroceanu A, Swamy G, Thomas K, Yang M, Cohen-Adad J, Cadotte D, Charest-Morin R, Hansen L, Yip S, Dea N, Goodwin RC, Fisher CG, Bettegowda C, Versteeg AL, Sahgal A, Laufer I, Rhines L, Sciubba D, Schuster J, Weber M, Lazary A, Boriani S, Bettegowda C, Fehlings M, Clarke M, Arnold P, Gokaslan Z, Fisher C, Versteeg A, Weber M, De La Garza Ramos R, Shin J, Pahuta M, Luzatti A, Disch A, Gasbarrini A, Verlaan JJ, Teixeira W, Sahgal A, Laufer I, Lazary A, Chou D, Fisher C, Gokaslan Z, Fehlings M, Rhines L, Mesfin A, Sciubba D, Bettegowda C, Goldschlager T, Netzer C, Clarke M, O'Toole J, Boriani S, Barzilai O, Kawahara N, Kumar N, Dea N, Reynolds J, Goodwin R, Charest-Morin R, AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor, Shakil H, Malhotra AK, Essa A, Karthikeyan V, Lozano CS, Badhiwala JH, Sahgal A, Dea N, Fehlings MG, Kiss A, Witiw CD, Redelmeier DA, Wilson JR, Kwan WC, Koegl N, Dea N, Fisher C, Charest-Morin R, Rocha A, Renaud M, Urquhart J, Singh S, Caceres MP, Ahmed O, Freire V, Shen J, Al-Shakfa F, Boulé D, Wang Z, Lozano CS, Malhotra AK, Karthikeyan V, Shakil H, Balasubramaniam N, Wilson JR, Witiw C, Jacobs WB, Wang Z, Dhaliwal P, Santaguida C, Bailey C, Bangsboll E, Roach K, Duncan N, Salo P, Bouchard J, Ronsky J, Swamy G, Ngana GS, Nassrullah Z, Alhantoobi M, Al-Assiri SS, Al-Zailaie A, Ngetich G, Kwok D, Pahuta M, Martinyuk A, Guha D, Evaniew N, Malholtra AK, Charest-Morin R, Soroceanu A, Jacobs WB, Cadotte DW, Dea N, Halabian N, Deng J, Alvi MA, Pedro KM, Fehlings MG, Cho N, Al-Shawwa A, Jacobs B, Evaniew N, Lewkonia P, Nicholls F, Soroceanu A, Swamy G, Thomas K, Yang M, Cadotte D, Siddiqi O, Urquhart J, Fernandes RR, Wangai I, Walker T, Alanezi T, Raj R, Bailey C, Barbosa RG, Pimenta N, Silva Y, Tobin J, Martin J, Kouame M, Rivas G, Reitman C, Glaser J, Lawrence J, Ravinsky R, Alfawaz T, Zhang T, Dea N, Evaniew N, Phan P, Outcomes CS, Network R, Karthikeyan V, Shakil H, Malhotra A, Lozano C, Wilson J, Silva YGMD, Barbosa R, de Souza Rodrigues Júnior E, Filho CAA, Gomes R, de Oliveira LFW, Fay M, Christie S, Barry S, Lethbridge L, Oxner W, Johnston E, Glennie A, Belanger GL, Wai EK, Skaik K, Smith-Forrester J, Rowicki M, Gillis J, Jones K, Freeman J, Mitchell M, MacLean E, Hollahan R, Hardy L, MacDonald C, Decker A, Barry S, Glennie A, Oxner W, Weise L, Christie S, Barter L, Glennie A, Christie S, Zwicker CD, Oxner B, Jaffe R, Malhotra A, Shakil H, Witiw C, Bradley S, Martin J, Rivas G, Seeger S, Glaser J, Reitman C, Lawrence J, Ravinsky R, Daunt LI, Vashishth V, Seider E, Abbas A, Daziano MC, Rienmüller AC, Ames C, Lewis SJ, Kow CY, Moghaddam F, Choi M, Nicholls F, Cadieux C, Rienmüller AC, Kwan KYH, Qiu Y, Pellise F, Alanay A, Smith J, Quraishi N, Gray R, Basu S, Yoshida G, Lenke L, Lewis SJ, Nielsen CJ, Alavi F, Dantas F, Rampersaud YR, Lewis SJ, Łajczak P, Silva YP, Ayesha A, Von Quednow E, Jabbar R, Zottele MZ, Nascimento GF, Rocha FVV, Sahin OK, Sharma E, Barbosa R, Fagundes W, Silva YGMD, Kow CY, Moghaddam F, Choi M, Nicholls F, Chaves JPG, Hsu B, Sima S, Singh B, Diwan A, Smith V, Evaniew N, Soroceanu A, Lewis S, Nicholls F, Swamy G, Abdelnour M, Cierson T, Mumtaz R, Zhang T, Alhowsawi M, Swamy G, Thomas K, Soroceanu A, Wang Z, Stratton A, Kingwell S, Wai E, Tsai E, Phan PTN, Cadieux C, Kato S, Klineberg E, Yilgor C, Kelly M, Lenke L, Shaffrey C, Cheung K, Berven S, Matsuyama Y, Pellise F, Dahl BN, Spruit M, Alanay A, Lewis SJ, Eissa AT, Kato S, Lenke L, Jones K, Nielsen C, Basu S, Kelly M, Strantzas S, Qiu Y, Pellise F, Alanay A, Quraishi N, Gray R, Yoshida G, Aziz A, Lewis S, Chan V, Etigunta S, Malhotra AK, Shumilak G, Lebel DE, Illingworth KD, Skaggs DL, Zohar A, Loomans J, Pellise F, Kato S, Sardar Z, Lenke LG, Lewis SJ, Switzer L, Aboelmagd K, Anthony A, Nadler E, Dermott JA, Camp M, Lebel DE, Aboelmagd K, Versteeg A, Camp M, Zeller R, Lebel D, Batista NM, Liu T, Romeo J, Tice A, Jarvis J, Smit K, Imbeault R, Shen J, Parent S, Alzakri A, Turcot O, Beauséjour M, Roy-Beaudry M, Barchi S, Turgeon I, Yoon S, Rutz E, Percival M, Johnson MB, Lundine K, Chan V, Shumilak G, Malhotra AK, Lebel DE, Illingworth KD, Skaggs DL, Nielsen CJ, Alavi F, Dantas F, Rampersaud YR, Lewis SJ, Chan V, Kong AMCT, Gausper A, Etigunta S, Liu AM, Illingworth KD, Skaggs DL, Łajczak P, Sharma E, Petry INS, Jabbar R, Silva YP, Rocha FVV, Sahin OK, da Silva Lobo KE, Ayesha A, Ahmed AR, Fagundes W, Silva YGMD, Abbas A, Pedro K, Bailey C, Phan P, Uruqhurt J, McIntosh G, Rampersaud YR, Cadieux C, Lung T, Du JT, Nahanni C, Nielsen C, Lewis SJ, Rampersaud RY, Ross N, Aleman C, Dhenin A, Vassal M, Lonjon G, Salimi H, Terai H, Tamai K, Uematsu M, Katsuda H, Sharma E, Ayesha A, Lobo KES, Pomianoski BW, Kotochinsky JM, Silva YGMD, Barbosa RG, Pimenta N, Silva Y, Kim J, Roberts R, Kortbeek F, MacLean MA, Rampersaud YR, Bailey C, Fisher C, Glennie RA, Lonjon G, Dhenin A, Vassal M, Van Brenk H, Bigney EE, Manson NA, Small C, Abraham E, Attabib N, Kearney J, Richardson EA, deVries G, Dombrowski S, CSORN Principal Investigators, Hebert J, Barbosa RG, Pimenta N, Silva Y, Fernandes RR, Jacobs B, Witiw C, Wang Z, Dhaliwal P, Santaguida C, Bailey C, Faridi S, Bigney E, Hebert J, Manson N, Abraham E, Small C, Richardson E, Kearney J, Attabib N, Rampersaud YR, Power JD, Kapoor M, Perruccio AV, Sharma E, Lobo KES, Ayesha A, Łajczak P, Pomianoski BW, Silva YGMD, Wang Z, Jacobs B, Witiw C, Dhaliwal P, Santaguida C, Bailey C, Wright A, Rosenstein B, Montpetit C, Vaillancourt N, Fortin M, Rosenstein B, Bergevin M, Bobeuf F, Bherer L, Pageaux B, Roy M, Fortin M, Wolfe D, Dover G, Boily M, Fortin M, Nadler E, Lebel DE, Kim DJ, Dermott JA, Wagman E, Kim DJ, Nadler E, Lebel DE, Dermott JA, Provost M, Cobetto N, Beausejour M, Joncas J, Rojas F, Tran SJ, Sharma D, Balondona A, Labelle H, Aubin CE, Chan V, Michael G, Illingworth KD, Skaggs DL, Thibault J, Dionne A, Mac-Thiong JM, Olijnyk L, Le VHHT, Al-Shakfa F, Florial E, Shedid D, Yuh SJ, Boubez G, Shen J, Wang Z, Le VHHT, Olijnyk L, Al-Shakfa F, Florial E, Shedid D, Yuh SJ, Boubez G, Wang Z, Truong VT, Dang TK, Osman G, Al-Shakfa F, Boulé D, Phan P, Shen J, Wang Z, Versteeg A, Abdoelmagd K, Camp M, Lebel D, Hopyan S, Lewis S, Essa A, Shakil H, Malhotra AK, Nathens AB, Yuan EY, He Y, Jack AS, Mathieu F, Anekstien Y, Azad TD, Wilson JR, Witiw CD, Bond M, Beresford A, Noonan VK, Rotem-Kohavi N, Dvorak MF, Kwon BK, Liu G, Sutherland JM, Ryan G, Smith V, Nicholls F, Lischynski JR, Brar K, Siddiqui A, Galdino J, Ajoku U, Vega M, Alizadeh A, Siddiqui F, Zeiler F, Dhaliwal P, Whitten TA, Rotem-Kohavi N, Thorogood N, Humphreys SP, Noonan VK, Ho C, Bakal JA, Pedro K, Fehlings M, Alvi M, Pedro K, Fehlings M, Alvi M, Essa A, Malhotra AK, Shakil H, Nathens AB, Yuan EY, He Y, Jack AS, Mathieu F, Wilson JR, Witiw CD, Fehlings M, Pedro K, Alvi M, Dionne A, Richard-Denis A, Brouillard É, Lassassy I, Bourassa-Moreau E, Khoueir P, Wang Z, Mac-Thiong JM, Bond M, Beresford A, Noonan VK, Rotem-Kohavi N, Dvorak MF, Kwon BK, Liu G, Sutherland JM, Essa A, Malhotra AK, Shakil H, Nathens AB, Yuan EY, He Y, Mathieu F, Sklar MC, Wilson JR, Witiw CD, Badhiwala J, Sharma O, Levett JJ, Weber MH, Barbosa RG, Lages G, Alencar J, Sadiqi S, Hakbijl-van der Wind AJ, Egberts S, Stolwijk J, Osterthun R, van Diemen T, Oner FC, Post MWM, AO Spine Knowledge Forum Trauma and Infection, Hong HA, Parsons J, Xu J, Walden K, Fallah N, Cheng CL, Attabib N, Christie SD, Craven CB, Fehlings M, Fourney DR, Kainth HS, Kwon BK, Linassi GA, Moganathas S, Paquet J, Mac-Thiong JM, Townson AF, Urquhart J, Tsai E, Whelan AJ, Noonan VK, ISNCSCI Working Group, Ye VC, Malhotra AK, Shakil H, Essa A, Witiw CD, Bond M, Beresford A, Noonan VK, Rotem-Kohavi N, Dvorak MF, Kwon BK, Liu G, Sutherland JM, Karthikeyan V, Lozano C, Malhotra A, Shakil H, Wilson J, Witiw C, Badhiwala J, Chenevert A, Lanoue C, Couture J, Bédard S, Gammel J, Silvestre J, Rivas G, Lawrence J, Ravinsky R, Dermott JA, Jaakkimainen L, To T, Bouchard M, Howard AW, Lebel DE, Ostertag CA, Whittaker T, Nicholls FH, Dukkipati ST, Driscoll M, Lu DA, Sahraoui O, Danino A, Wang Z, Sahi G, Du JT, Abbas A, Hanna S, Berrington N, Almojuela A, Johnson M, Lewis S, Goytan M, Toor J, Du JT, Lung T, Nahanni C, Cadieux C, Dandal G, Anderson N, Lewis S, Nielsen C, Massicote E, Rampersaud R, Skaik K, Phan P, Belanger G, Kingwell S, Stratton A, Coyle M, Wai E, Olijnyk L, Kaiser P, Brunette-Clément T, Shedid D, Yuh SJ, Barbosa RG, Lages G, Pimenta N, Murray SA, Driscoll M, Lung T, Cadieux C, Du JT, Lazarus J, Nahanni C, Nielsen C, Rampersaud R, Yoo A, Gandhi P, Rajapaksege N, Hart SL, Shi V, Pahuta M, Guha D, Lu DA, Wang Z, Al-Shakfa MF, Shen J, Mulhall D, Kow CY, Masson AO, Veilleux C, du Plessis S, Casha S, Thomas K, Yang M, Valošek J, Bouthillier M, Cohen-Adad J, Spinal Cord Toolbox team, Li LJ, Dukkipati ST, Driscoll M, Ludwig T, Mina M, Gibbon S, Bello O, Anderson SJ, Willetts L, Lewkonia P, Deprato A, Chalmers K, Tice A, Romeo J, Carsen S, Smit K, Hadi A, Kim DJ, Doria AS, Khalvati F, Chen C, Dermott JA, Lebel DE, Dufresne J, Aubert B, Imbeault R, Roy-Beaudry M, Cresson T, Parent S, Liu T, Tice A, Romeo J, Smit K

Progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal syndrome: cross-sectional study of palliative care needs.
(2025 Dec 12)
BMJ Support Palliat Care
O'Shea NM, McCarthy Lyons S, Kelly E, Higgins S, O'Dowd S

Hepatitis E virus screening in Irish blood donors: Seven years of individual donation nucleic acid testing reveals a frequent blood donor infection-but what is the risk?
(2025 Dec 12)
Transfus Med
O'Flaherty N, Mullarkey M, Burke L, Williams P, Dean J, Szulc J, Waters A

D-Alloantibody Titration Assessment Study: In Search of a Common Antibody Titration Platform-A BEST Collaborative Study.
(2025 Dec 12)
Transfusion
Aldarweesh FA, Abdallah R, Alvarez IP, Andrews J, Chlebeck TM, Clower J, Costelloe A, Figueroa D, George C, Evans M, Ilstrup S, Klapper EB, Mueller A, Peterson H, Rees T, Seo J, Takang AN, Cohn CS, Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative

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