Rate My Professor Robert Platt

Platt's research focuses on biostatistics and statistical methods for pharmacoepidemiology and perinatal epidemiology, emphasizing causal inference in observational studies using administrative data, particularly for medications in pregnancy. He has published nearly 500 peer-reviewed articles, co-edited the book 'Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology' (Oxford University Press, 2010), and an upcoming volume 'Comparative Effectiveness and Personalized Medicine Research Using Real-World Data' (Taylor and Francis, 2026). Key publications include 'A new and improved population-based reference for birth weight for gestational age' (Pediatrics, 2001, with M.S. Kramer et al.) and contributions to Canadian fetal growth references. Among his honors are multiple Chercheur-Boursier awards from the Fonds de recherche du Québec-Santé (1999-2016), Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2016), and election as Fellow of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology and the American Statistical Association (both 2023). Platt has supervised over 60 trainees, delivered more than 120 invited presentations, and holds editorial roles as Editor-in-Chief of Statistics in Medicine since 2019, Editor of the American Journal of Epidemiology since 2018, and past President of the Statistical Society of Canada (2018-2019) and the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (2012-2013).