Raissa Shrestha
@raissashrestha
I analyze real-world health data to improve clinical research and public health.
CanadaWhat I'm looking for
I'm evaluating healthcare utilization and access at Trillium Health Partners across remote patient monitoring, cervical cancer screening, and AI-based wound-care initiatives using real-world health data.
At University Health Network's Chow Lab, I've built reproducible R workflows for cleaning, assessing, and analyzing clinical data from 574 lung transplant recipients, producing publication-ready tables and figures. Previously at CAREX Canada and the University of British Columbia, I supported occupational and environmental health studies through data quality analysis, research coordination, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge translation.
I've automated data cleaning and validation in R, integrated six exposure surveillance datasets into a standardized database, and designed an R Shiny dashboard for communicating surveillance data. My work spans regression, survival, spatial, and machine-learning methods, with research contributions in lung transplantation, occupational exposure, sun safety, and lead in drinking water.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Biostatistics Practicum Student
Institute for Better Health Trillium Health Partners
Jan 2026 - Present (7 months)
Evaluated healthcare utilization and access across remote patient monitoring, cervical cancer screening, and AI-based wound-care initiatives using real-world health data.
Used spatial and regression methods, conducted data-quality assessments and prepared tables, visualizations, and interactive maps to communicate findings.
Research Assistant
University Health Network
Sep 2025 - Present (11 months)
Conduct observational clinical research evaluating predictors of baseline lung allograft dysfunction in > 500 lung transplant recipients using multivariable logistic regression
Use R for data cleaning, quality assessment, statistical analysis, and reporting; prepare descriptive summaries,
tables, and visualizations for manuscripts, scientific presentations, and research reports
Research Facilitator
University of British Columbia
May 2025 - Oct 2025 (5 months)
Supported 4 concurrent occupational health studies, overseeing research planning, ethics, and stakeholder engagement.
Wrote reproducible R workflows to harmonize 6 datasets and deployed an R Shiny visualization dashboard.
Analyzed >230k health records using mixed-effects models, translating complex statistical data into actionable reports for diverse audiences.
Research Analyst
University of British Columbia
Oct 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years 2 months)
Evaluated >120 studies for a climate health scoping review, producing key data visualizations.
As junior project manager, coordinated stakeholder focus groups and applied the Delphi method for consensus building.
Conducted multivariable linear regression and spatial data analysis on environmental datasets, translating complex findings into impactful manuscripts and multidisciplinary reports.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Toronto
Master of Science, Biostatistics
2025 - 2026
Pursuing a Master of Science in Biostatistics at the University of Toronto.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
CanadaAuthorized to work in
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