The Board of Directors manages the business and property of the Society, proposes new members, and arranges the annual scientific meeting of the Society.

The CSN Board consists of:

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    The CSN Officers

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    Regional representation Directors from Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces

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    The President of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Nephrologists (CAPN)

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    Chairs of the various committees of the CSN

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Dr. Claudio
Rigatto

President
(2022 - 2024)

Dr. Claudio Rigatto
President (2022 - 2024)

Dr. Claudio Rigatto is a kidney specialist and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Manitoba, as well as a Research Scientist and Academic Director at the Chronic Disease Innovation Centre. Dr. Rigatto is a recognized expert in biomarkers, point-of-care lab testing, telemonitoring and risk prediction in kidney disease. His current work is focused on using digital health technology to help patients safely and confidently treat and monitor their kidney disease at home.  As a researcher, he has published over 180 peer reviewed articles, has presented at numerous national and international meetings, and has held leadership positions in various academic and health care institutions and networks. As a strong advocate of patient centered care, he is committed to working with all sectors of the health care system to achieve a more patient centred health care system. 

 

 

 

Dr. Rigatto's Bio
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Dr. Tomoko
Takano

President-Elect
(2022-2024)

Dr. Tomoko Takano
President-Elect (2022 - 2024)

Dr. Takano is a nephrologist at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), a Professor of Medicine at McGill University, and a Senior Scientist at the Research Institute of the MUHC. Dr. Takano’s research focuses on the pathogenesis of proteinuria and nephrotic syndrome and her work in podocyte biology is internationally recognized. She is also active in patient care and teaching at all levels. She served as the Chair of the CSN Scientific Committee (2016-2020) and the Local Organizing Working Group for the WCN 2021 (Montreal). She is also a founder and co-lead of the network of Canadian fundamental kidney researchers (M3K) and advocates the role of discovery research in nephrology.

Dr. Takano's Bio
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Dr. Sanjay
Pandeya

Past-President
(2022 - 2023)

Dr. Sanjay Pandeya
Past-President (2022 - 2023)

Dr. Sanjay Pandeya is a Staff Nephrologist at Halton Healthcare in Oakville, Ontario. He is Medical Director of the Multidisciplinary Kidney Care Clinic and Independent Dialysis and is also an Assistant Clinical Professor at McMaster University. Along with maintaining a robust clinical practice, he is actively involved research and has collaborated in several peer-reviewed research projects and publications with academic colleagues. He previously served on the CSN Executive and Board as Secretary-Treasurer (2011-2016) and worked tirelessly in securing the financial health of the Society. He completed his medical degree at the University of Ottawa in 1995, and received his RCSPC certification in Internal Medicine and Nephrology training at the University of Western Ontario in 2000.

Dr. Pandeya's Bio
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Dr. Manish
Sood

Secretary-Treasurer
(2019 - 2023)

Dr. Manish Sood
Secretary-treasurer (2019 - 2023)

Dr. Sood is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Ottawa with a cross appointment at the School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Deputy Editor- in- Chief and founder of the Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease and holds the Jindal Research Chair for the Prevention of Kidney Disease. He completed his undergraduate (BSc) at Carleton and Lancaster University (UK) followed by medical school, internal medicine, and nephrology residency training at the University of Toronto. He began his career as a clinical nephrologist at the St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, gradually developing an interest in research and clinical epidemiology and in 2013 became a clinician scientist. He completed his Masters in Science in Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa. More recently, he became a Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns (DOPPS) country investigator, a member of the American Society of Nephrology Highlights Team (ESKD) and the CSN Secretary Treasurer. His research interests are in anticoagulation, pharmaco-epidemiology and physician health using big data.

Dr. Sood's Bio
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Dr. Janis
Dionne

President: CAPN
(2021 - 2023)

Dr. Janis Dionne
President, Canadian Association Of Pediatric Nephrologists (2021 - 2024)

Janis Dionne is a pediatric nephrologist at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia.  She completed her medical degree at the University of Alberta, her pediatric residency at the University of Saskatchewan, and her nephrology subspecialty at the University of British Columbia.

She has served as Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Services, with BC Renal since 2014. She is also currently President of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Nephrologists. Her professional and scholarly areas of interest are the management of childhood chronic kidney disease and pediatric hypertension. She has been elected by her colleagues to the Executive Committee of the International Pediatric Hypertension Association and is a member of the Hypertension Canada Guideline Committee pediatric subgroup.

In addition to active involvement in the teaching of medical trainees at all levels, she is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Nephrology Examination Board.

Dr. Dionne's Bio
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Dr. S. Neil
Finkle

Director: Atlantic Provinces
(2020 - 2023)

Dr. S. Neil Finkle
Director, Atlantic Provinces (2020 - 2023)

Dr. (Simon) Neil Finkle grew up in Manitoba, and attended Medical School in Winnipeg before moving to Halifax for his Internal Medicine and Nephrology residencies. He has been a nephrologist in Halifax for the past 20 years. He's fulfilled a large number of academic and administrative roles for the Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University. His currently the PD for the Nephrology Residency Training Program at Dalhousie. Dr. Finkle is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Dalhousie. He has a number of clinical interests including CKD and Peritoneal Dialysis. He's an accomplished Amateur winemaker, twice being provincial champion.

Dr. Finkle's Bio
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Dr. Juliya
Hemmett

Chair: Education Committee
(2020 - 2023)

Dr. Juliya Hemmett
Chair, Education Committee (2020 - 2023)

Dr. Juliya Hemmett completed medical school and Internal Medicine residency at the University of British Columbia, and her Nephrology and Home Dialysis training at Western University. She now works as a clinical nephrologist and Nephrology Fellowship Program Director at the University of Calgary. Dr. Hemmett is an active member in the Canadian Society of Nephrology. She has served as the CSN Education Committee co-chair since 2016 and participated in several program planning initiatives and committees for the Society, including the CSN Annual General Meeting and the World Congress of Nephrology local organizing committee. Her research interests are in quality improvement and medical education.  Outside of work, she spends her free time with her husband and kids playing in the mountains and enjoying local cuisine.

Dr. Hemmett's Bio
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Dr. Jay
Hingwala

Director: Western Provinces
(2021 – 2024)

Dr. Jay Hingwala
Director: Western Provinces (2021 – 2024)

Jay Hingwala is a Nephrologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Manitoba and serves as the Medical Director of the Home Hemodialysis and Transitional Dialysis Care at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre. He completed his clinical training in Internal Medicine at the University of Manitoba, followed by subspecialty training in Nephrology at the University of Toronto. He has also completed a Master of Science Degree in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, where he now also holds a faculty cross appointment. His research interests focus on quality improvement interventions that improve care of patients that are transitioning onto chronic dialysis.  

I grew up in the Winnipeg and have many strong roots to our prairie community. Through the years, I have gained extensive experience in working on committees and in previous elected council positions within the University, with key successes including initiatives to foster collaborations with stakeholders and industry, creating future visions and strategies, and improving the financial positions of the organizations.  My nephrology quality improvement work includes innovative initiatives in transitional care for chronic dialysis, growing home dialysis, reducing medication administration errors in hemodialysis, improving ambulatory care referral processes, streamlining virtual ambulatory renal care, and establishing key performance indicators. I value the contributions that each unique allied team member (including patients!) brings, and know that our best care is delivered when we work together as a team. I maintain national connections through the Canadian Nephrology Quality Improvement and Implementation Science Collaborative and through my previous training in Ontario, as I believe we can learn from our Canadian colleagues to further our collective goals.  As a Western Province Director, I hope to bring a creative energy and out of the box thinking to represent my colleagues and help move forward our National agenda.

Dr. Hingwala's Bio
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Dr. Arsh
Jain

Director: Province of Ontario
(2021 – 2024)

Dr. Arsh Jain
Director: Province of Ontario (2021 – 2024)

Dr. Arsh Jain is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario. He is a practicing Nephrologist at the London Health Sciences Centre and his clinical expertise is in the area of Peritoneal Dialysis. Dr. Jain conducts clinical and health services research to improve health outcomes for patients with kidney diseases.

Dr. Jain's Bio
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Dr. Anna
Mathew

Chair: CPG Committee
(2021 – 2024)

Dr. Anna Mathew
Chair: CPG Committee (2021 – 2024)

Dr. Anna Mathew completed medical school at University of Toronto, and residency and nephrology fellowship at Western University. She then completed an MPH (Quantitative Methods) at Harvard University.  Dr. Mathew is Associate Professor of Medicine at McMaster University and a staff nephrologist at St. Joseph’s HealthCare Hamilton, where she is Medical Director of hemodialysis.  Her clinical interests include chronic kidney disease, resistant or secondary hypertension, and obstetrical nephrology.  She serves in leadership and advisory roles at the regional and provincial level, focusing on public policy and quality improvement in the areas of hypertension, hemodialysis, and pregnancy in women with kidney disease.

Dr. Mathew's Bio
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Dr. Lisa
Miller

Director: Western Provinces
(2022 - 2025)

Dr. Lisa Miller
Director, Western Provinces (2022 - 2025)

Dr. Lisa Miller received her MD at Memorial University of NL, then completed her internal medicine and nephrology training at Queens’s University.  She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba and a clinical nephrologist with Shared Health Manitoba.   Dr. Miller is an active member in the Canadian Society of Nephrology and previously co-led the development of the CSN Vascular Access Curriculum.  She is currently an active member of the CSN Guidelines Committee and leading the Choosing Wisely Canada Nephrology update.  Her clinical and research interests include vascular access, hemodialysis outcomes, and quality improvement in chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis.  She is actively involved with multiple patient care and advocacy committees, including core working group member of the Conservative Kidney Management Committee and member of Royal College Health and Public Policy Committee.

Dr. Miller's Bio
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Dr. Amber
Molnar

Director: Ontario
(2020 - 2023)

Dr. Amber Molnar
Director, Ontario (2020 - 2023)

Dr. Amber Molnar is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology at McMaster University and holds a cross appointment with the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact. She received her MD at the University of Saskatchewan and completed Internal Medicine training at Western University. She then completed her Nephrology training followed by a two-year research fellowship and MSc in Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa. She is an Adjunct Scientist with ICES. In this role, she is able to use large, provincial healthcare databases to answer research questions pertinent to patients with kidney disease. Her research program focuses primarily on improving outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease and on hemodialysis. She also serves as an Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, the official journal of the Canadian Society of Nephrology, and is the co-Lead on the Communications and Engagement for the Canadian Nephrology Trials Network.

Dr. Molnar's Bio
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Dr. Annie-Claire
Nadeau-Fredette

Director: Province of Quebec
(2021 – 2024)

Dr. Annie-Claire Nadeau-Fredette
Director: Province of Quebec (2021 – 2024)

Dr. Annie-Claire Nadeau-Fredette is a Clinical scientist and  Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Université de Montréal. She is the Director of Home Dialysis and a staff nephrologist at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont. Dr. Nadeau-Fredette received her MD (2007), completed a Masters in Clinical Research (2016) at the Université de Montréal and home dialysis research fellowships at the University of Toronto (2013) and University of Queensland (2015). Dr. Nadeau-Fredette is a FRQS Junior 1 research scholar, has >50 publications and is involved in national and international studies in chronic kidney disease and dialysis. Her research program focuses primarily on improving outcomes of transitional periods for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and on home dialysis.

Dr. Nadeau-Fredette's Bio
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Dr. Bhanu
Prasad

Chair: Community Nephrologist Committee (2020 - 2023)

Dr. Bhanu Prasad
Chair Community Nephrologist Committee (2020 - 2023)

Dr. Bhanu Prasad did his medical school in India and completed his Nephrology training at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. He is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan and practices as a Nephrologist in Regina. Apart from maintaining a heavy clinical practice, he is also actively engaged in clinical research and has partnerships with colleagues across Canada. He leads a team of researchers that are investigating loin pain hematuria syndrome (LPHS). His other research interests include the use of renal denervation (for hypertension and for pain relief), bone health, and frailty in CKD patients.  He is delighted to be part of a dynamic group of CSN Board of Directors and is passionate about increasing community Nephrology participation at the CSN.

Dr. Prasad's Bio
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Dr. Ratna
Samanta

Director: Québec
(2022 - 2025)

Dr. Ratna Samanta
Director, Québec (2022 - 2025)

Dr. Samanta received her medical degree at McGill University, did her nephrology training at the University of Alberta, then completed a clinical fellowship in Glomerulonephritis at the University of Toronto. She obtained a master’s degree in science in Clinical Epidemiology at Yale University. Once she joined on staff at McGill University, Dr Samanta started the GlomeruloNephritis Clinic at the MUHC, and serves as the nephrology liaison for the monthly joint Rheum-Nephro Lupus clinic.  She is involved in various clinical trials and is the McGill co-investigator for the GN arm of the Can-SOLVD CKD network. Dr Samanta also organizes and moderates the monthly McGill NephroPathology Rounds, which broadcast to various hospital sites across Quebec.  She is a member of the McGill Kidney Biospecimen Access Committee, and has also worked in conjunction with NephCure, a charitable organization devoted to patients with glomerular diseases, to organize the first Montreal-based patient conference to heighten patients’ understanding of glomerular disease and treatment opportunities. Dr. Samanta is also the Clerkship Course Director for Internal Medicine at McGill University.

Dr. Samanta's Bio
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Dr. Samuel
Silver

Chair: QUIS Committee
(2021 – 2024)

Dr. Samuel Silver
Chair: QUIS Committee (2021 – 2024)

Dr. Samuel Silver is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He holds a Master of Science in quality improvement and patient safety and trained as a research fellow at Stanford University, with a focus on health services research. Samuel has received salary support through the KRESCENT program, as well as funding from CIHR, the Kidney Foundation of Canada, and Ontario Renal Network. The objective of his research program is to use administrative data and systematic reviews to inform the design of quality improvement interventions that may improve patient outcomes, with a focus on the delivery of care for patients with acute kidney injury

Dr. Silver's Bio
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Dr. Caroline
Stigant

Chair: Sustainable Nephrology Action Planning Committee (SNAP)
(2022 – 2025)

Dr. Caroline Stigant
Chair: Sustainable Nephrology Action Planning Committee (2022 – 2025)

Dr. Stigant completed her nephrology training at the University of Toronto then obtained a Master of Health Science degree in epidemiologic research in CKD as recipient of a Kidney Foundation of Canada fellowship.  She is a mother, gardener, and educator who conceived and delivers the undergraduate UBC medicine lecture 'The climate crisis, planetary health, and medical practice - a call to action'.  She is physician lead on the Climate Change Steering Committee at Island Health, a co-investigator with UBC Planetary Healthcare Lab to study the environmental impact of kidney therapies, and proud chair of the Sustainable Nephrology Action Planning 'SNAP' Committee of the Canadian Society of Nephrology.  An enduring vision is the alignment of medical practice with planetary health principles.

DR. STIGANT'S BIO
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Dr. Rita
Suri

Chair: Scientific Committee
(2020 - 2023)

Dr. Rita Suri
Chair - Scientific Committee (2020 - 2023)

Dr. Suri is a nephrologist, Associate Professor and Director of the Division of Nephrology at McGill University. She is actively engaged in clinical practice, teaching, and research, and is nationally recognized for her leadership in research, network development, and teaching. Dr. Suri is a CIHR-funded clinical researcher and FRQS Junior 2 research scholar with > 70 publications and 5 book chapters. Her research interests are in clinical trials of dialysis, dialysis prescription, and adequacy of dialysis. She has served on multiple Guidelines Committees for the CSN, KDOQI, and KDIGO. She is also a Scientific Officer for the CIHR Randomized Controlled Trials panel and the Kidney Foundation Grants Committee, and a member of the CIHR Advisory Board for the Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health. Dr. Suri is an active member in the Canadian Society of Nephrology. She has served on the Board of Director as Member at Large for Quebec, participated in several program planning initiatives and committees for the Society, including the World Congress of Nephrology local organizing committee, and had delivered many lectures at the CSN pre-course. Her other accomplishments include Chair and founder of the Canadian Nephrology Trials Network.

Dr. Suri's Bio

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