Dr. Sabrina Eliason, BSc, BA (Hons), MD, FRCPC
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Contact
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Pediatrics Dept
- eliason2@ualberta.ca
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Neurodevelopmental Disorders Mental Health Clinical Innovation
About
Dr. Sabrina Eliason is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. She is a Past-President of the Canadian Pediatric Society Section of Developmental Pediatrics and the current Program Director of Developmental Pediatrics at the University of Alberta. Dr. Eliason completed undergraduate studies in Economics and Biology at Queen's University in Kingston; medical school at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver; General Pediatrics residency at the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon and Developmental Pediatrics sub-specialty residency at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton. Her clinical expertise is in assessment and diagnosis of children and youth with neurodevelopmental and mental health conditions.
Research
Dr. Eliason's academic interests are in clinical innovation and knowledge mobilization to optimize the quality and efficiency of health services and systems. Her work is focused on improving outcomes for children, youth and families experiencing disability.
Announcements
Eliason, S. Interview with CBC Edmonton AM Mark Connolly and Tara McCarthy. Aired October 2, 2024. Accessed Oct 3, 2024: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6525042
Featured in:
Rutherford, G. Time to move on from the FASD diagnosis? Folio
Accessed September 24, 2024: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2024/09/time-to-move-on-from-fasd-diagnosis.html
Eliason S, Lanphear N. PodCast Interview with Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. Aired September 16, 2024. Accessed September 24, 2024: https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia/podcasts/in-conversation-with/lanchi
Eliason SHY, Miller AR, Gibbard WB, Salh G, Lanphear N. Asking difficult questions about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the context of the child, the mother, and the systems in which they live. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024 Sep 16:S2352-4642(24)00188-3. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00188-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39299258. Access available until November 5, 2024: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1jnGM8Mut2QnzR
Link to copy of fully submitted manuscript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xuw_dEPLtf8QxUMwxrRJ09nvOAjnppTh/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=117159981621845349946&rtpof=true&sd=true
Featured Publications
Sabrina Hsin Yi Eliason, Jennifer Klein, Angie Ip
BMJ Paediatrics Open. 2026 February; 10.1136/bmjpo-2025-004320
Sabrina H Y Eliason, Anton R Miller, W Ben Gibbard, Gurpreet Salh, Nancy Lanphear
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 2024 September; 10.1016/s2352-4642(24)00188-3
Sabrina H Y Eliason, Iskra T Peltekova
Paediatrics & Child Health. 2024 July; 10.1093/pch/pxae032
Scott A McLeod, Sabrina Eliason, Melanie Penner, Elizabeth Mickelson, Ana Marello, Darcy Fehlings
Paediatrics & Child Health. 2024 April; 10.1093/pch/pxae012
Sabrina H.Y. Eliason, Charlene M.T. Robertson, Susan A. Bobbitt, Sara Khademioureh, Irina A. Dinu, Ari R. Joffe, Bryan V. Acton
CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. 2024 April; 10.1016/j.cjcpc.2024.04.001
Dosman C, Andrews D, Davila Cervantes A, Guo Q, Gallagher S, Eliason S, Hodgson C.
2020 January; 10.36834/cmej.v11i2
Cara Dosman, Debbi Andrews, Marielena Dibartolo, Sabrina Eliason, Qi Guo, Andrea Davila Cervantes, Catherine Bell, Carol Hodgson
Paediatrics & Child Health. 2019 May; 10.1093/pch/pxz066.089
Camille Legoux, Sabrina Eliason, Krista Baerg
Pediatrics. 2016 February; 10.1542/peds.137.supplement_3.400a
S Eliason, I Bursac, AR Bates, RJ Huntsman
Paediatrics & Child Health. 2015 October; 10.1093/pch/20.7.345
Sabrina Eliason, Hilary Whyte, Kim Dow, Catherine Cronin, Shoo Lee, Canadian Neonatal Network
American Journal of Perinatology. 2012 August; 10.1055/s-0032-1324706
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