Ann Clarke, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Primary Axis: 
Health Outcomes
Secondary Axis: 
Infection and Immunity
Research Focus: 

Research focuses on outcomes in autoimmune rheumatic conditions, particularly malignancy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); Cohort, clinical, and policy-oriented studies on food allergy and development of a safe environment for children with food allergy.

Keywords: 
Health services research, quality of life, health care delivery, systemic lupus, food allergy, peanut allergy, prevalence, policy research
Location: 
Royal Victoria Hospital
Publications:
Brown S, Asai Y, Cordell H, Campbell L, Zhao y, Liao H, Northstone K, Henderson J, Alizadehfar R, Ben-Shoshan M, Morgan K, Roberts G, Masthoff L, Pasmans S, Van den Akker P, Wijmenga C, Hourihane J, Palmer C, Lack G, Clarke AE, Hull P, Irvine A, McLean WH. Loss-of-function variants in the filaggrin gene are a significant risk factor for peanut allergy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2011;127:661-667.
Ben-Shoshan M, Harrington DW, Sicherer SH, Soller L, Fragapane J, Joseph L, St. Pierre Y, Godefroy S, Elliot SJ, Clarke AE. A population-based study on the prevalence of peanut, tree nut, fish, shellfish, and sesame allergies in Canada. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; 125:1327-1335; 2010
Ben-Shoshan M, Kagan RS, Alizadehfar R, Joseph L, Turnbull E, St. Pierre Yvan, Clarke AE. Is the Prevalence of Peanut Allergy Increasing? A Five-year Follow-up Study on the Prevalence of Peanut Allergy in Primary School Children in Montreal. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; 123:783-788; 2009
Bernatsky S, Boivin J-F, Joseph L, Rajan R, Zoma A, Manzi S, Ginzler EM, Urowitz MB, Gladman D, Fortin PR, Petri M, Edworthy S, Barr S, Gordon C, Bae S-C, Sibley J, Isenberg D, Rahman A, Aranow C, Dooley M-A, Steinsson K, Alarcon GS, Senécal J-L, Zummer M, Nived O, Sturfelt G, Hanly J, Pope J, Ensworth S, El-Gabalawy H, McCarthy T, St-Pierre Y, Ramsey-Goldman R, Clarke AE. An international cohort study of cancer in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis and Rheumatism 2005;52:1481-1490
Cicutto L, Julien B, Li NY, Nguyen-Luu N, Butler J, Clarke AE, Elliott SJ, Harada L, McGhan S, Stark D, Vander Leek T, Waserman S. Differences Between Environments With and Without Legislation for the Prevention and Management of Anaphylaxis in Schools. Allergy (Accepted)
Brown S, Asai Y, Cordell H, Campbell L, Zhao y, Liao H, Northstone K, Henderson J, Alizadehfar R, Ben-Shoshan M, Morgan K, Roberts G, Masthoff L, Pasmans S, Van den Akker P, Wijmenga C, Hourihane J, Palmer C, Lack G, Clarke AE, Hull P, Irvine A, McLean WH. Loss-of-function variants in the filaggrin gene are a significant risk factor for peanut allergy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; 127:661-667; 2011
Bernatsky S, Boivin J-F, Joseph L, Rajan R, Zoma A, Manzi S, Ginzler EM, Urowitz MB, Gladman D, Fortin PR, Petri M, Edworthy S, Barr S, Gordon C, Bae S-C, Sibley J, Isenberg D, Rahman A, Aranow C, Dooley M-A, Steinsson K, Alarcon GS, Senécal J-L, Zummer M, Nived O, Sturfelt G, Hanly J, Pope J, Ensworth S, El-Gabalawy H, McCarthy T, St-Pierre Y, Ramsey-Goldman R, Clarke AE. An international cohort study of cancer in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis and Rheumatism5; 52:1481-1490; 2005