Alekhya Lavu is an epidemiologist at Certara within the Real-World Evidence & Modelling Solutions team, with over seven years of experience in real-world evidence (RWE) generation and synthesis using real-world data (RWD). She holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Manipal university and a PhD in Pharmacoepidemiology from the University of Manitoba, Canada. Her work focuses on RWE generation and synthesis. She has extensive experience working with administrative healthcare databases, including claims and electronic medical records (EMR), and provides expertise in feasibility assessments and the selection of fit-for-purpose data sources across North America and Europe, with particular specialization in Canadian administrative health databases. She has authored over 19 peer-reviewed publications, contributed to more than 35 conference abstracts, and presented her work at national and international conferences.