Adeera
Levin
M.D.
F.R.C.P.C.
Contact
St. Paul’s Hospital/UBC
1081 Burrard St., P-6010A
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6
P: 604-682-2344 ext. 62232
F: 604-806-8120
E: alevin@providencehealth.bc.ca
Education and Training
University of Toronto (BSc Honours) 1977-81
McMaster University Medical School (MD) 1981-84
McMaster University (Internal Medicine Resident) 1984-86
Henderson Civic Hospital McMaster University (Chief Medical Resident) 1986-87
Toronto Western Hosp & St. Michael’s Hosp Univ of Toronto (Clinical Fellow in Nephrology) 1987-88
St. Michael’s Hospital Univ of Toronto (Clinical Research Fellow in Nephrology) 1988-90
Research Interests
Dr. Levin is a Professor of Medicine, Head of the Division of Nephrology at the University of British Columbia, and Consultant nephrologist at Providence Health Care/St Paul’s Hospital, in Vancouver, Canada.
She is the Executive Director of the BC Renal Agency which oversees the care, planning, and budgets for kidney services in the province of British Columbia. In this capacity, she has leveraged her epidemiological training, clinical knowledge, and health outcomes research to develop an evidence-based transparent system that enhances the care of patients across the continuum of care (from identification of CKD through to dialysis, transplant, and death).
She is active in international activities across the spectrum of kidney activities, and has served as Secretary General of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), and is now President-Elect of ISN.
Her major research areas of interest include non-traditional risk factors for CVD in CKD patients (with a particular focus on anemia, phosphate and vitamin D, and progression of CKD variability) as well as models of care. She has 268 peer-reviewed publications, numerous book chapters, and is co-editor of a textbook “Chronic Kidney Disease: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Management.”
She has received numerous teaching and research awards from local and national groups. In 2013, she was awarded the Canadian Society of Nephrology Outstanding Contributions to Canadian Nephrology, and in 2014, the Kidney Foundation of Canada Research Medal of Excellence. She was also awarded a fellowship from the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. She has recently been honored with the National Kidney Foundation’s International Distinguished Medal for 2015 which recognizes the achievement of individuals who have made a significant contribution to the field of kidney disease.
She serves on numerous editorial boards and reviews for major kidney and medicine journals. She is the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of the new Canadian Journal of Kidney Health & Disease. She is the Principal Investigator on a large cohort study CAN-PREDDICT, and holds numerous peer-reviewed grants. She collaborates with investigators across Canada and internationally.
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