Areti Angeliki (Argie) Veroniki

PhD, MSc

Scientist

Research Programs

Biography

Dr. Areti-Angeliki (Argie) Veroniki is a mathematician, holds an MSc in statistics and a PhD in biostatistics/epidemiology. She is a Scientist at the Knowledge Translation Program of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in the Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation. Her interests are to optimize the processes of evidence-based medicine and statistical modelling for the knowledge synthesis of individual study findings, in order to inform healthcare decision making by clinicians, patients and policy makers. She is the director of an Advanced Evidence Synthesis  course, which is offered through the University of Toronto. She is a Convenor of the Cochrane Statistical Methods Group and co-Chair of the Cochrane Methods Executive. Dr. Veroniki has published >110 peer-reviewed articles. She serves as a Statistical Editor for the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, and an Associate Editor for the Research Synthesis Methods journal.

Recent Publications

  1. Aguiar de Sousa, D, Zietz, A, Zedde, M, Katsanos, AH, Li, L, Marti-Fabregas, J et al.. European Stroke Organisation (ESO) standard operating procedure for white papers (expert consensus based clinical guidance). Eur Stroke J. 2025; :23969873251316430. doi: 10.1177/23969873251316430. PubMed PMID:39904756 PubMed Central PMC11795566.
  2. Konstantinidis, M, Stratton, C, Tsokani, S, Elliott, J, Simmonds, M, McGowan, J et al.. Conducting Pairwise and Network Meta-analyses in Updated and Living Systematic Reviews: a Scoping Review Protocol. JBI Evid Synth. 2025; :. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-24-00279. PubMed PMID:39844517 .
  3. McIsaac, DI, Kidd, G, Gillis, C, Branje, K, Al-Bayati, M, Baxi, A et al.. Relative efficacy of prehabilitation interventions and their components: systematic review with network and component network meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials. BMJ. 2025;388 :e081164. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2024-081164. PubMed PMID:39843215 PubMed Central PMC11752451.
  4. Veroniki, AA, Hutton, B, Stevens, A, McKenzie, JE, Page, MJ, Moher, D et al.. Update to the PRISMA guidelines for network meta-analyses and scoping reviews and development of guidelines for rapid reviews: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evid Synth. 2025; :. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-24-00308. PubMed PMID:39829235 .
  5. Smith, M, Gunderson, J, Sreetharan, S, Chaudhry, S, Tam, C, Al-Khateeb, S et al.. Cobuilding patient and public capacity in knowledge synthesis: designed and delivered by patient and public partners for patient and public partners. J Clin Epidemiol. 2024;179 :111635. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111635. PubMed PMID:39653088 .
  6. Hooper, R, Tovey, D, Tricco, AC, Veroniki, AA. What advice can we offer to authors? Reflections from the statisticians' bench. J Clin Epidemiol. 2024;175 :111579. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111579. PubMed PMID:39521641 .
  7. Stratton, C, Taylor, A, Konstantinidis, M, McNiven, V, Kannu, P, Gill, P et al.. Barriers and facilitators to designing, maintaining, and utilizing rare disease patient registries: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evid Synth. 2024; :. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-24-00091. PubMed PMID:39428992 .
  8. De la Cruz-Mena, JE, Veroniki, AA, Acosta-Reyes, J, Estupiñán-Bohorquez, A, Ibarra, JA, Pana, MC et al.. Short-term Dual Therapy or Mono Therapy With Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen for Fever: A Network Meta-Analysis. Pediatrics. 2024;154 (4):. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-065390. PubMed PMID:39318339 .
  9. Florez, ID, De La Cruz-Mena, JE, Veroniki, AA. Network meta-analysis: a powerful tool for clinicians, decision-makers, and methodologists. J Clin Epidemiol. 2024;176 :111537. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111537. PubMed PMID:39307403 .
  10. Saadat, P, Pereira, TV, Lalji, R, Kiyomoto, HD, Bodmer, NS, Bobos, P et al.. Evidence-based hierarchy of pain outcome measures for osteoarthritis clinical trials and meta-analyses. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2025;33 (1):42-49. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.08.013. PubMed PMID:39242015 .
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Scientist, Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Co-Chair, Cochrane Methods Executive