He obtained his PhD in Statistics from the University of British Columbia. He completed his postgraduate training in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health at McGill University, and was also a trainee at the CNODES. Dr. Karim’s current research focuses on causal inference and real-world observational data analyses, in both cross-sectional and longitudinal settings; applications of machine learning approaches and Bayesian methodologies in epidemiologic studies.