Rate My Professor Sarka Lisonkova

Dr. Sarka Lisonkova is an Associate Professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia. She also serves as an Investigator at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Her academic background includes an MD from Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic, an MSc in Epidemiology from the State University of New York, and a PhD in Epidemiology from the School of Population and Public Health at UBC. She completed a Michael Smith Foundation-funded postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at UBC before joining the faculty.

Dr. Lisonkova’s research specializes in perinatal epidemiology, with a focus on pregnancy complications, fetal and neonatal outcomes, maternal morbidity and mortality, preeclampsia, preterm birth, and severe maternal morbidity. She has led or co-led multiple studies using population-based data to examine risk factors, trends, and health service implications in maternal and child health. Notable recognitions include a 2016 award from the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology for a highly cited paper and the 2017 Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award. She has served as Co-Principal Investigator on CIHR-funded team and operating grants related to perinatal healthcare improvement and the fetuses-at-risk paradigm. Her work contributes to advancing knowledge on determinants of adverse perinatal outcomes and informing strategies to improve maternal and neonatal health in British Columbia and beyond.