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Nicole Pang
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Email: nicole.pang@sunnybrook.ca

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Maureen Kiely
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Education:

• B.Sc. (with distinction), psychology, 1990, University of Alberta, Canada
• MD, 1994, University of Alberta, Canada
• Fellowship, 1998–1999, critical care medicine, Stanford University, U.S.
• FRCP(C), 1999, internal medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• FRCP(C), 2002, special competence in nephrology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• Fellowship, 2003, nephrology, Stanford University, U.S.
• M.Sc., 2003, clinical epidemiology, Stanford University, U.S.

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Associate scientist, Biological Sciences, DAN Women & Babies Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Toronto
• Divisions of Nephrology and Obstetrical Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Medical lead, glomerulonephritis and speciality clinics, Ontario Renal Network

Research Foci:

• Glomerular physiology
• Glomerular-based kidney disease
• Kidney disease in pregnancy
• Preeclampsia

Research Summary:

Dr. Hladunewich is interested in glomerular-based disease, and is conducting several clinical trials in the field. She is also interested in the renal physiology of normal and abnormal pregnancy, as well as pregnancy outcomes in women with chronic kidney disease. She has developed specialty clinics in kidney disease, pregnancy and glomerular-based disease to align with her research interests.

Selected Publications:

See current publications list at PubMed.

Related News and Stories:

• Is pregnancy an option for women with kidney disease?: Yes, say researchers studying advanced technologies and fresh approaches for this group of aspiring moms (SRI Magazine, 2018)
• More Is Better: Intensive dialysis treatment generally safe for women with kidney failure (SRI Magazine, 2015)
• Under pressure: Attending to the heart health of women with early preeclampsia (SRI Magazine, 2011)