Jeannette  Comeau, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Education

• BSc Engineering Chemistry (Queen’s University)
• MSc (Queen’s University)
• MD (Dalhousie University)
• Pediatric Residency (McGill University)
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship (McGill University)
• Vaccinology Fellowship (National Centre for Immunization Research & Surveillance, Sydney, Australia)

Research interests 

Dr. Comeau’s research to date has focused on vaccine safety and epidemiology. She also has an interest in Vaccine Hesitancy and Acceptance. She also serves as a Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on numerous clinical trials conducted at Canadian Centre for Vaccinology. Additional interests include Infection Prevention and Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship

Selected publications

• Kiberd MB, Comeau JL, Jreige S, MacInnis M and Dumbarton T. Implementation of a peripherally inserted central catheter service by pediatric anesthesiologists and anesthesia assistants. Can J Respir Ther. 2026 Jan 12:62:1-3. doi: 10.29390/001c.154938.
• Lopez AA, Nashid N, Barton M, Bridger N, Comeau JL, Fanella S, Krueger C, Lefebvre MA, Leifso K, Le Saux N, Miller MR, Morris SK, Purewal R, Quach C, Roberts A, Robinson J, Wong J and Papenberg J. Management of serious Staphylococcus aureus infections in children: A survey of pediatric infectious diseases physicians in Canada. J Pediatr & Child Health. 2026 Jan 26: 1-7. doi: 10.1093/pch/pxaf122
• Tan C, Bharat A, McGill E, Mitchell R, Varsaneux O, Cannon K, Charles MK, Comeau JL, Davis I, Delport J, Dingle TC, Dufresne PJ, Ellis C, Ellison J, Faheem A, Frenette C, Hoang L, Hota S, Katz K, Kibsey P, Kus J, Lee B, Li X, Longtin Y, Malejczyk K, Masud S, Mertz D, Musto S, Naik K, Paramalingam S, Poutanen S, Purych D, Smith SW, Srigley JA, Titoria R, Tomlinson J, Wang X, Wong T, Yamamura D, McGeer A. Preparedness for Candida auris in Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP) hospitals, 2024. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 Oct 30: 1-7. doi: 10.1017/ice.2025.10228.
• Wong JMH, Balleny R, Lee T, Bitnun A, Boucoiran I, Brophy J, Comeau J, Kakkar F, McConnell A, Sauvé L, Singer J, Tse-Chang A, Money D; Canadian Perinatal HIV Surveillance Program. Perinatal and early infant outcomes after bictegravir exposure in pregnancy: a Canadian surveillance study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Oct 1;100(2):147-153. doi:10.1097/QAI. 0000000000003708.
• Brochon J, Lee T, Brophy J, Singer J, Metras ME, Comeau J, Tse-Chang A, McConnell A, Money D, Boucoiran I, Sauve LJ, Bitnun A, Kakkar F. Postnatal prophylaxis and the use of presumptive HIV therapy for the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in Canada 1997-2020. J Int AIDS Soc. 2025 Jun;28(6):e26510. doi: 10.1002/jia2.26510.

Selected awards and honours

• Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal, Government of NS, Canada
• 2020 COVID Leadership Award, Pediatric Chairs of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
• IWK Board of Director’s Award of Leadership, Infection Prevention and Control,
  IWK Health, Halifax, NS, Canada

Memberships

• Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada
• Canadian Pediatric Society
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
• European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases