LauraMDemberMD
Nephrology • Philadelphia, PAChronic Renal Failure & Dialysis
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Office
3400 Civic Center Blvd
1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-662-2638- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Nephrology, 1992 - 1995
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1990 - 2024
MA State Medical License 1992 - 2023- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2011
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Clinical Trials
- A Cluster-randomized, Pragmatic Trial of Hemodialysis Session Duration Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 18
- Safety and Cardiovascular Efficacy of Hydralazine and Isosorbide Dinitrate in Dialysis-Dependent ESRD Start of enrollment: 2017 Aug 28
- Safety and Cardiovascular Efficacy of Spironolactone in Dialysis-Dependent ESRD Trial Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The design and baseline characteristics for the HOPE Consortium Trial to reduce pain and opioid use in hemodialysis.Dember, L., Hsu, J., Bernardo, L., Cavanaugh, K., Charytan, D., Crowley, S., Cukor, D., Doorenbos, A., Edwards, D., Esserman, D., Fischer, M., Jhamb, M., Joffe, S., Jo...> ;Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2024 Jan 1
- 2 citationsEvaluation of the effect of sodium zirconium cyclosilicate on arrhythmia-related cardiovascular outcomes in patients receiving chronic haemodialysis with hyperkalaemia...Steven Fishbane, Michel Jadoul, Laura Dember, C P Kovesdy, Ayman Al-Shurbaji, Vera Lisovskaja, Priya Sekar, Brian Katona, Nicolas Guzman, Charles Herzog> ;BMJ Open. 2023 May 25
- 1 citationsDynamics of Plasma Refill Rate and Intradialytic Hypotension During Hemodialysis: Retrospective Cohort Study With Causal Methodology.Christina H Wang, Dan Negoianu, Hanjie Zhang, Sabrina Casper, Jesse Y Hsu, Peter Kotanko, Jochen Raimann, Laura M Dember> ;Kidney360. 2023 Apr 1
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Journal Articles
- Safety and Cardiovascular Efficacy of Spironolactone in Dialysis-Dependent ESRD (SPin-D): A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multiple Dosage TrialDavid M Charytan, Jonathan Himmelfarb, Adriana M Hung, Rajnish Mehrotra, Shailendra Sharma, Daniel E Weiner, Alan S Kliger, Laura M Dember, Kidney International
- Prediction of Arteriovenous Fistula Clinical Maturation from Postoperative Ultrasound Measurements: Findings from the Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation StudyLaura M Dember, Jonathan Himmelfarb, James S Kaufman, Harold I Feldman, Alfred K Cheung, Miguel A Vazquez, Lauren Alexander, Thomas S Huber, Michael Allon, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Authored Content
- Relationships Between Clinical Processes and Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation and Maturation: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort StudyFebruary 2018
- Relationships Between Clinical Processes and Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation and Maturation: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort StudyFebruary 2018
Press Mentions
Study Reveals Possible Drug Treatment for Lupus Kidney DiseaseMarch 25th, 2020
Penn Medicine Awarded $22 Million to Apply Scientific Solutions to Reverse Opioid CrisisOctober 4th, 2019
New Study Validates Clotting Risk Factors in Chronic Kidney DiseaseJanuary 17th, 2018- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Data Coordinating Center For Hemodialysis Pilot Studies ConsortiumNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2013–2018
- Pragmatic Trials in Maintenance HemodialysisNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine2012–2017
- Clinical Characterization Of The Apol1-Associated PhenotypeNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2011
- Determinants Of Hemodialysis AV Fistula MaturationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2008–2011
- Dialysis Access Consortium Clinical TrialsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2006
- Effect Of Clopidogrel On Early Patency Of AV FistulaeNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2000–2005
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
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