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Neesh Pannu

Vice Dean Research, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Office of Research Admin
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Neesh Pannu, BSc MD SM FRCPC

Dr. Neesh Pannu is a nephrologist and Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta. She received her medical training at the University of Alberta, Stanford University and completed her SM in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Harvard University. Her research interests are primarily in the area of diagnosis, management, and outcomes of acute kidney injury.  She is member of the Alberta Kidney Disease Network (AKDN) and the Interdisciplinary Chronic Disease Collaboration (ICDC).  She also hold positions as the co-Scientific Director of the Kidney Strategic Clinical Network and assistant Dean of Clinical Research Platforms at the University of Alberta.

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Overview of Diagnostic Criteria and Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Kidney Disease in the Critically Ill Patient

Birkelo B.C., Pannu N., Siew E.D.

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2022 May; 17 (5):717-735 10.2215/CJN.14181021

Sick Day Medication Guidance for People With Diabetes, Kidney Disease, or Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Scoping Review

Watson K.E., Dhaliwal K., McMurtry E., Donald T., Lamont N., Benterud E., Kung J.Y., Robertshaw S., Verdin N., Drall K.M., Donald M., Campbell D.J.T., McBrien K., Tsuyuki R.T., Pannu N., James M.T.

Kidney Medicine. 2022 May; 4 (9):100491 10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100491

Effect of Oral Methylprednisolone on Decline in Kidney Function or Kidney Failure in Patients With IgA Nephropathy: The TESTING Randomized Clinical Trial

Lv J., Wong M.G., Hladunewich M.A., Jha V., Hooi L.S., Monaghan H., Zhao M., Barbour S., Jardine M.J., Reich H.N., Cattran D., Glassock R., Levin A., Wheeler D.C., Woodward M., Billot L., Stepien S., Rogers K., Chan T.M., Liu Z.H., Johnson D.W., Cass A., Feehally J., Floege J., Remuzzi G., Wu Y., Agarwal R., Zhang H., Perkovic V.

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 2022 May; 327 (19):1888-1898 10.1001/jama.2022.5368

Development and Evaluation of an Audit and Feedback Process for Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury During Coronary Angiography and Intervention

Ma B., Faris P., Har B.J., Tyrrell B., Benterud E., Spertus J.A., Pannu N., Manns B.J., Graham M.M., James M.T.

CJC Open. 2022 March; 4 (3):271-281 10.1016/j.cjco.2021.10.006

Overview of Diagnostic Criteria and Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Kidney Disease in the Critically Ill Patient

Birkelo B.C., Pannu N., Siew E.D.

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2022 March; 17 (5):717-735 10.2215/CJN.14181021

Knowledge and Practice of Incremental Hemodialysis: A Survey of Canadian Nephrologists

Dahiya A., Bello A., Thompson S., Schick-Makaroff K., Pannu N.

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease. 2021 December; 8 10.1177/20543581211065255

Post-liver transplantation chronic kidney disease is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk and poor survival

Bhanji R.A., Chow J., Ma M., Pannu N., Bain V.G., Kneteman N., Montano-Loza A.J.

Transpl Int.. 2021 December; 34 (12):2824-2833 10.1111/tri.14154

Chloride in Heart Failure: The Neglected Electrolyte

Zandijk A.J.L., van Norel M.R., Julius F.E.C., Sepehrvand N., Pannu N., McAlister F.A., Voors A.A., Ezekowitz J.A.

AAPS Journal. 2021 October; 9 (12):904-915 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.07.006

Patient, Caregiver, and Provider Perspectives on Improving Information Delivery in Hemodialysis: A Qualitative Study

Ferreira da Silva P., Talson M.D., Finlay J., Rossum K., Soroka K.V., McCormick M., Desjarlais A., Vorster H., Fontaine G., Sass R., James M., Sood M.M., Tong A., Pannu N., Tennankore K., Thompson S., Tonelli M., Bohm C.

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease. 2021 October; 8 (6) 10.1177/20543581211046078

Costs and consequences of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: A cohort study

Lau D., Pannu N., James M.T., Hemmelgarn B.R., Kieser T.M., Meyer S.R., Klarenbach S.

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 September; 162 (3):880-887 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.01.101

Harmonizing acute and chronic kidney disease definition and classification: report of a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Consensus Conference

Lameire N.H., Levin A., Kellum J.A., Cheung M., Jadoul M., Winkelmayer W.C., Stevens P.E., Caskey F.J., Farmer C.K.T., Ferreiro Fuentes A., Fukagawa M., Goldstein S.L., Igiraneza G., Kribben A., Lerma E.V., Levey A.S., Liu K.D., Malyszko J., Ostermann M., Pannu N., Ronco C., Sawhney S., Shaw A.D., Srisawat N.

Kidney International. 2021 September; 100 (3):516-526 10.1016/j.kint.2021.06.028

Derivation and External Validation of a Risk Index for Predicting Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Kidney Replacement Therapy after Noncardiac Surgery

Wilson T.A., De Koning L., Quinn R.R., Zarnke K.B., McArthur E., Iskander C., Roshanov P.S., Garg A.X., Hemmelgarn B.R., Pannu N., James M.T.

JAMA Network Open. 2021 August; 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.21901

New Ileostomy Formation and Subsequent Community-onset Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Population-based Cohort Study

Smith S.A., Ronksley P.E., Tan Z., Dixon E., Hemmelgarn B.R., Buie W.D., Pannu N., James M.T.

Annals of surgery. 2021 August; 274 (2):352-358 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003617

Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitor/Receptor Blocker, Diuretic, or Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Use After Major Surgery and Acute Kidney Injury: A Case-control Study

Roberts D.J., Smith S.A., Tan Z., Dixon E., Datta I., Devrome A., Hemmelgarn B.R., Tonelli M., Pannu N., James M.T.

Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 July; 263 10.1016/j.jss.2021.01.019

Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitor/Receptor Blocker, Diuretic, or Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Use After Major Surgery and Acute Kidney Injury: A Case-control Study

Roberts D.J., Smith S.A., Tan Z., Dixon E., Datta I., Devrome A., Hemmelgarn B.R., Tonelli M., Pannu N., James M.T.

JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH. 2021 February; 263 10.1016/j.jss.2021.01.019

Patient, Caregiver, and Provider Perspectives on Improving Information Delivery in Hemodialysis: A Qualitative Study

Ferreira da Silva P., Talson M.D., Finlay J., Rossum K., Soroka K.V., McCormick M., Desjarlais A., Vorster H., Fontaine G., Sass R., James M., Sood M.M., Tong A., Pannu N., Tennankore K., Thompson S., Tonelli M., Bohm C.

Can J Kidney Health. 2021 January; 8 10.1177/20543581211046078

Publisher Correction: COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury: consensus report of the 25th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) Workgroup (Nature Reviews Nephrology, (2020), 10.1038/s41581-020-00356-5)

Nadim M.K., Forni L.G., Mehta R.L., Connor M.J., Liu K.D., Ostermann M., Rimmelé T., Zarbock A., Bell S., Bihorac A., Cantaluppi V., Hoste E., Husain-Syed F., Germain M.J., Goldstein S.L., Gupta S., Joannidis M., Kashani K., Koyner J.L., Legrand M., Lumlertgul N., Mohan S., Pannu N., Peng Z., Perez-Fernandez X.L., Pickkers P., Prowle J., Reis T., Srisawat N., Tolwani A., Vijayan A., Villa G., Yang L., Ronco C., Kellum J.A.

Nature Reviews Nephrology. 2020 December; 16 (12):765 10.1038/s41581-020-00372-5

Patient, Caregiver, and Provider Perspectives on Challenges and Solutions to Individualization of Care in Hemodialysis: A Qualitative Study

Sass R., Finlay J., Rossum K., Soroka K.V., McCormick M., Desjarlais A., Vorster H., Fontaine G., Ferreira Da Silva P., James M., Sood M.M., Tong A., Pannu N., Tennankore K., Thompson S., Tonelli M., Bohm C.

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease. 2020 November; 7 10.1177/2054358120970715

Development and initial implementation of electronic clinical decision supports for recognition and management of hospital-acquired acute kidney injury

Howarth M., Bhatt M., Benterud E., Wolska A., Minty E., Choi K.Y., Devrome A., Harrison T.G., Baylis B., Dixon E., Datta I., Pannu N., James M.T.

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2020 November; 20 (1) 10.1186/s12911-020-01303-x

Secular changes in mortality and hospitalization over time in people with kidney failure or severe ckd as compared with other noncommunicable diseases

Tonelli M., Wiebe N., James M.T., Klarenbach S.W., Manns B.J., Pannu N., Ravani P., Hemmelgarn B.R.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY. 2020 November; 31 (11):2631-2641 10.1681/ASN.2020040456

A Mixed Method Investigation to Determine Priorities for Improving Information, Interaction, and Individualization of Care Among Individuals on In-center Hemodialysis: The Triple I Study

Rossum K., Finlay J., McCormick M., Desjarlais A., Vorster H., Fontaine G., Talson M., Ferreira Da Silva P., Soroka K.V., Sass R., James M., Tong A., Harris C., Melnyk Y., Sood M.M., Pannu N., Suri R.S., Tennankore K., Thompson S., Tonelli M., Bohm C.

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease. 2020 October; 7 10.1177/2054358120953284

COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury: consensus report of the 25th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) Workgroup

Nadim M.K., Forni L.G., Mehta R.L., Connor M.J., Liu K.D., Ostermann M., Rimmelé T., Zarbock A., Bell S., Bihorac A., Cantaluppi V., Hoste E., Husain-Syed F., Germain M.J., Goldstein S.L., Gupta S., Joannidis M., Kashani K., Koyner J.L., Legrand M., Lumlertgul N., Mohan S., Pannu N., Peng Z., Perez-Fernandez X.L., Pickkers P., Prowle J., Reis T., Srisawat N., Tolwani A., Vijayan A., Villa G., Yang L., Ronco C., Kellum J.A.

Nature Reviews Nephrology. 2020 October; 16 (12):747-764 10.1038/s41581-020-00356-5

Improving care for patients after hospitalization with AKI

Siew E.D., Liu K.D., Bonn J., Chinchilli V., Dember L.M., Girard T.D., Greene T., Hernandez A.F., Alp Ikizler T., James M.T., Kampschroer K., Kopp J.B., Levy M., Palevsky P.M., Pannu N., Parikh C.R., Rocco M.V., Silver S.A., Thiessen-Philbrook H., Wald R., Xie Y., Kimmel P.L., Star R.A.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY. 2020 October; 31 (10):2237-2241 10.1681/ASN.2020040397