Publications
Explore a selection of publications from members of the Kaplan Global Epidemiology Lab. These featured works highlight key areas of our research but do not represent a complete list of all publications.
2026
Shrestha S, Kaplan GG. Editorial: Epidemiology of IBD in Malaysia: a rare longitudinal lens in Asia. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2026 Aug 1;32(8):1649-1651. (Manuscript)
King JA, Coward S, Godley J, Metcalfe A, Ronksley PE, Williamson T, Kaplan GG. Trends in celiac disease autoimmunity before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. J Intern Med. 2026 Jul;300(1):93-96. (Manuscript)
Buie EM, Coward S, Buie MJ, Hracs L, King JA, Wilson LM, Windsor JW, Quan ML, Gimon TI, Kaplan GG. Global Incidence of Appendectomy: A Population-Based Study of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Ann Surg Open. 2026 Jun 3;7(2):e680. (Manuscript)\
Coward S, Brunet-Mas E, Burisch J, Lakatos PL, Loftus EV Jr, Kaplan GG; Global IBD Visualization of Epidemiology Studies in the 21st Century (GIVES-21) Consortia. Forecasting the Incidence and Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Across Nine Epidemiologic Stage 3 Regions. Gastroenterology. 2026 Jul;171(1):154-157. (Manuscript)
Goddard Q, Coward S, Seow CH, Bertazzon S, Glaze S, Kaplan GG. Association of Geography With Screening and Development of Cervical Neoplasia in Those With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2026 Mar 1;32(3):488-497. (Manuscript)
Goddard Q, Markovinović A, Ronksley PE, Seow CH, Ma C, Shaheen AA, Kaplan GG. Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2026 Mar;63(5):603-615. (Manuscript)
King JA, Holodinsky JK, Metcalfe A, Brenner DR, Degano IR, Godley J, Ronksley PE, Leung AA, Gidrewicz D, Kaplan GG, Williamson T. Frequency of follow-up testing for tissue transglutaminase antibodies after initial positivity among children: An analysis of real-world data from a population-based cohort in Canada. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol. 2026 Feb 17;9(3):162-171. (Manuscript)
Okabayashi S, Kaplan GG. Context matters: Causality and global epidemiology of proton pump inhibitor safety. PLoS Med. 2026 Jan 7;23(1):e1004862. (Manuscript)
2025
Goddard Q, Kaplan GG, Coward S, Williamson T, Patten S, Bruce M, Godley J, Henderson R, Whitten TA, Chintoh A, King JA. Increased use of psychiatric medication following incident celiac autoimmunity. J Psychosom Res. 2025 Nov;198:112377. (Manuscript)
Hracs L, Windsor JW, Gorospe J, Cummings M, Coward S, Buie MJ, Quan J, Goddard Q, Caplan L, Markovinović A, Williamson T, Abbey Y, Abdullah M, Abreu MT, Ahuja V, Raja Ali RA, Altuwaijri M, Balderramo D, Banerjee R, Benchimol EI, Bernstein CN, Brunet-Mas E, Burisch J, Chong VH, Dotan I, Dutta U, El Ouali S, Forbes A, Forss A, Gearry R, Dao VH, Hartono JL, Hilmi I, Hodges P, Jones GR, Juliao-Baños F, Kaibullayeva J, Kelly P, Kobayashi T, Kotze PG, Lakatos PL, Lees CW, Limsrivilai J, Lo B, Loftus EV Jr, Ludvigsson JF, Mak JWY, Miao Y, Ng KK, Okabayashi S, Olén O, Panaccione R, Paudel MS, Quaresma AB, Rubin DT, Simadibrata M, Sun Y, Suzuki H, Toro M, Turner D, Iade B, Wei SC, Yamamoto-Furusho JK, Yang SK, Ng SC, Kaplan GG; Global IBD Visualization of Epidemiology Studies in the 21st Century (GIVES-21) Research Group. Global evolution of inflammatory bowel disease across epidemiologic stages. Nature. 2025 Jun;642(8067):458-466. (Manuscript)
Kaplan GG. The global burden of inflammatory bowel disease: from 2025 to 2045. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Oct;22(10):708-720. (Manuscript)
Windsor JW, Coward S, Hracs L, Mak JWY, Banerjee R, Kotze PG, Gearry R, Ng SC, Kaplan GG; Global IBD Visualization of Epidemiology Studies in the 21st Century (GIVES-21) Research Group. Trends in the ulcerative colitis to Crohn’s disease incidence ratio are distinct between epidemiologic stages of inflammatory bowel disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2025 Nov 24;121(5):1276–80. (Manuscript)
2024
Coward S, Benchimol EI, Bernstein CN, Avina-Zubieta A, Bitton A, Carroll MW, Cui Y, Hoentjen F, Hracs L, Jacobson K, Jones JL, King J, Kuenzig ME, Lu N, El-Matary W, Murthy SK, Nugent Z, Otley AR, Panaccione R, Peña-Sánchez JN, Singh H, Targownik LE, White D, Windsor JW, Kaplan GG; Canadian Gastro-Intestinal Epidemiology Consortium (CanGIEC). Forecasting the Incidence and Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Canadian Nationwide Analysis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 Aug 1;119(8):1563-1570. (Manuscript)
Herauf M, Coward S, Peña-Sánchez JN, Bernstein CN, Benchimol EI, Kaplan GG; Canadian Gastro-Intestinal Epidemiology Consortium. Commentary on the Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Compounding Prevalence Nations: Toward Sustaining Healthcare Delivery. Gastroenterology. 2024 Jun;166(6):949-956. (Manuscript)
