Mina Matsuda-Abedini

MDCM, FRCPC

Investigator and Pediatric Nephrologist, BC Children's Hospital

My research focus is improving the care of children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease and kidney transplantation, including their experience of transition to adult care.

Academic Affiliations

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Evidence to Innovation
  • Research Group(s): Clinical Practice, Outcomes and Innovation; Implementing Knowledge for Equity and System Change

Contact Information

Location

4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4

When Nonspecific Symptoms Conceal Kidney Disease: A Case Report on Recognizing Juvenile Nephronophthisis in Pediatric Practice

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Shah, A. and Shah, A. and Lemaire, M. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Kukreti, V.

DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2025.08.004

Letermovir and Tacrolimus Drug"Drug Interaction in a Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Pediatric Transplantation

Berger, I. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Haubrich, K.

DOI: 10.1111/petr.70143

Access to and Health Outcomes of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation for Indigenous Children in 4 Settler-colonial Countries: A Scoping Review

Transplantation

Lin, J. and Selkirk, E.K. and Siqueira, I. and Beaucage, M. and Carriere, C. and Dart, A. and De Angelis, M. and Erickson, R.L. and Ghent, E. and Goldberg, A. and Hartell, D. and Henderson, R. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Mckay, A. and Prestidge, C. and Toulouse, C. and Urschel, S. and Weiss, M.J. and Anthony, S.J.

DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005071

Validation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measure in Pediatric CKD (PRO-Kid)

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Zappitelli, M. and Widger, K. and Rapoport, A. and Dionne, J.M. and Chanchlani, R. and Samuel, S. and Davison, S.N. and Bei, K.F. and Wai Lai, V.K. and Dufault, B. and Dart, A.B.

DOI: 10.2215/CJN.0000000000000467

Differences in medication adherence by sex and organ type among adolescent and young adult solid organ transplant recipients

Pediatric Transplantation

Vaisbourd, Y. and Dahhou, M. and Zhang, X. and Sapir-Pichhadze, R. and Cardinal, H. and Johnston, O. and Blydt-Hansen, T.D. and Tibbles, L.A. and Hamiwka, L. and Urschel, S. and Birk, P. and Bissonnette, J. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and BScPhm, J.H. and Schiff, J. and Phan, V. and De Geest, S. and Allen, U. and Avitzur, Y. and Mital, S. and Foster, B.J.

DOI: 10.1111/petr.14446

Transition of young adult kidney transplant recipients

Pediatric Nephrology

Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Marks, S.D. and Foster, B.J.

DOI: 10.1007/s00467-022-05582-6

Development of a patient-reported outcome measure for the assessment of symptom burden in pediatric chronic kidney disease (PRO-Kid)

Pediatric Nephrology

Natasha A. Jawa and Adam Rapoport and Kimberley Widger and Michael Zappitelli and Sara N. Davison and Sarita Jha and Allison B. Dart and Mina Matsuda-Abedini

DOI: 10.1007/s00467-021-05269-4

06 / 2022

A Guide for Adult Nephrologists and Hematologists to Managing Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and C3 Glomerulopathy in Teens Transitioning to Young Adults

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease

Magdalena Riedl Khursigara and Mina Matsuda-Abedini and Seetha Radhakrishnan and Michelle A. Hladunewich and Mathieu Lemaire and Chia Wei Teoh and Damien Noone and Christoph Licht

DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2022.04.003

05 / 2022

Kidney disease in children with heart or liver transplant

Pediatric Nephrology

Amrit Kirpalani and Chia Wei Teoh and Vicky Lee Ng and Anne I Dipchand and Mina Matsuda-Abedini

DOI: 10.1007/s00467-021-04949-5

11 / 2021

Reducing unnecessary imaging in children with multicystic dysplastic kidney or solitary kidney

Pediatrics

Jawa, N.A. and Rosenblum, N.D. and Radhakrishnan, S. and Pearl, R.J. and Levin, L. and Matsuda-Abedini, M.

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-035550

Cost Effectiveness and Impact in Quality of Care of a Pediatric Multidisciplinary Stone Clinic

Pediatric Quality and Safety

Ming, J.M. and Lopes, R.I. and Harvey, E.A. and Chua, M.E. and Saunders, M.A. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and B{\"a}gli, D.J. and Farhat, W.A. and Dos Santos, J.

DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000474

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Kidney Disease: Preliminary Findings

Seminars in Nephrology

Harrell, W. and Gipson, D.S. and Belger, A. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Bjornson, B. and Hooper, S.R.

DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2021.09.009

Care processes and structures associated with higher medication adherence in adolescent and young adult transplant recipients

Pediatric Transplantation

Dabirzadeh, A. and Dahhou, M. and Zhang, X. and Sapir-Pichhadze, R. and Cardinal, H. and White, M. and Johnston, O. and Blydt-Hansen, T.D. and Tibbles, L.A. and Hamiwka, L. and Urschel, S. and Birk, P. and Bissonnette, J. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Harrison, J. and Schiff, J. and Phan, V. and De Geest, S. and Allen, U. and Mital, S. and Foster, B.J.

DOI: 10.1111/petr.14106

Developing Consensus-Based Outcome Domains for Trials in Children and Adolescents With CKD: An International Delphi Survey

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Logeman, C. and Guha, C. and Howell, M. and Hanson, C.S. and Craig, J.C. and Samuel, S. and Zappitelli, M. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Dart, A. and Furth, S. and Eddy, A. and Groothoff, J. and Yap, H.-K. and Bockenhauer, D. and Sinha, A. and Alexander, S.I. and Goldstein, S.L. and Gipson, D.S. and Michael, M. and Walker, A. and Kausman, J. and Gaillard, S. and Bacchetta, J. and Rheault, M.N. and Warady, B.A. and Neu, A. and Christian, M. and McTaggart, S. and Liu, I. and Teo, S. and Sautenet, B. and Gutman, T. and Carter, S. and Teixeira-Pinto, A. and Tong, A.

DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.03.014

Association Between Chronic Kidney Disease"Mineral Bone Disease (CKD-MBD) and Cognition in Children: Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) Study

Kidney Medicine

Yokoyama, J.S. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Denburg, M.R. and Kumar, J. and Warady, B.A. and Furth, S.L. and Hooper, S.R. and Portale, A.A. and Perwad, F.

DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2020.03.005

Establishing core outcome domains in pediatric kidney disease: report of the Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology"Children and Adolescents (SONG-KIDS) consensus workshops

Kidney International

Hanson, C.S. and Craig, J.C. and Logeman, C. and Sinha, A. and Dart, A. and Eddy, A.A. and Guha, C. and Gipson, D.S. and Bockenhauer, D. and Yap, H.-K. and Groothoff, J. and Zappitelli, M. and Webb, N.J.A. and Alexander, S.I. and Furth, S.L. and Samuel, S. and Neu, A. and Viecelli, A.K. and Ju, A. and Sharma, A. and Au, E.H. and Desmond, H. and Shen, J.I. and Manera, K.E. and Azukaitis, K. and Dunn, L. and Carter, S.A. and Gutman, T. and Cho, Y. and Walker, A. and Francis, A. and Sanchez-Kazi, C. and Kausman, J. and Pearl, M. and Benador, N. and Sahney, S. and Tong, A. and Guha, A. and Solarin, A. and Platona, A. and Hamilton, A. and Woods-Barnard, A. and Eddy, A. and Karathanas, A. and Baumgart, A. and Fielding, A. and LePage, A. and Bernier-Jean, A. and Kelly, A. and Teixeira, A. and Matus, A. and Narva, A. and Wang, A.Y.-M. and Fielding, A. and Meza, A. and Fielding, A. and Teixeira-Pinto, A. and Bagga, A. and Jankauskiene, A. and Kelly, A. and Gillespie, B. and Sautenet, B. and Vogt, B. and Foster, B. and Warady, B. and Dixon, B. and Manns, B. and Hemmelgarn, B. and Bscardark, B. and Romeo, B. and Meza, C. and Brockett, C. and Prestidge, C. and Green, C. and Perkins, C. and Schmitt, C.P. and Fielding, C. and Settee, C. and Sumpton, D. and Meza, D. and Karathanas, D. and Harris, D. and Wheeler, D. and Hooper, D. and Geary, D. and Haffner, D. and Mekahli, D. and Drozdz, D. and Romeo, E. and Ku, E. and Urbina, E. and Levtchenko, E. and Balovlenkov, E. and Hodson, E. and Morales, E. and O'Lone, E. and Machuca, E. and Carlton, E. and Olver, E. and Morales, E. and Mirza, F. and Mackie, F. and Tentori, F. and Schaefer, F. and Higgins, G. and Deschenes, G. and Plunkett, G. and Yoder, G. and Wong, G. and Morales, G. and Germino, G. and Perkins, H. and Mitchell-Smith, H. and Coolican, H. and Xu, H. and Anochie, I. and Ha, I.-S. and Davis, I. and Liu, I. and Samaniego, I. and Machuca, J. and Machuca, J. and Kerklaan, J. and Brockett, J. and Norton, J. and Goebel, J. and Rao, J. and Machuca, J. and Mitchell-Smith, J. and Watson, J. and Gill, J. and Flynn, J.T. and Samuels, J. and Bacchetta, J. and Yoder, K. and Twombley, K. and McMichael, K.-A. and Ishikura, K. and Romeo, K. and Settee, K. and Van, K.L. and McMichael, L. and Trinh, L. and Greenbaum, L. and Sanchez, L. and Fielding, L. and Rees, L. and Lippincott, L. and Mejia-Saldivar, L. and Saldivar, L. and Guay-Woodford, L. and Samaniego, L. and Hamiwka, L. and Bell, L. and Barry, L. and Macauley, L. and Holmes, L. and Karathanas, M. and Mitchell-Smith, M. and Walker, M. and Benavides, M. and Tonelli, M. and Ferris, M. and Vivarelli, M. and Wolfenden, M. and Howell, M. and Christian, M. and Schreiber, M. and Moxey-Mims, M. and Leonard, M. and Karathanas, M. and Natatmadja, M. and Brockett, M. and Bonilla-Felix, M. and Atkinson, M. and Baum, M. and Rheault, M. and McCulloch, M. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Michael, M. and Khan, M. and Salih, M. and Carlton, M.A. and Plunkett, N. and Webb, N. and Scholes-Robertson, N. and Larkins, N. and Evangelidis, N. and Yoder, N. and Meza, N. and Olver, P. and Carlton, P. and Brophy, P. and Tugwell, P. and Cochat, P. and Mehrotra, R. and Wolfenden, R. and Gbadegesin, R. and Benavides, R. and Johnson, R. and Morales, R. and McGee, R. and Fish, R. and Gardos, R. and Pecoits-Filho, R. and Vargas, R. and Saldivar, R. and Coppo, R. and Shroff, R. and Raina, R. and Youssouf, S. and Crowe, S. and Anumudu, S. and Chan, S. and Baldacchino, S. and Wenderfer, S. and Wolfenden, S. and Carlton, S. and Sutton, S. and Murphy, S. and Teo, S. and Salih, S. and Carlton, S. and Pearson, S. and Khan, S. and Wilson, S. and Sharma, S. and Marks, S. and Cornish, S. and Goldstein, S. and Mendley, S. and Lippincott, S. and Charles, S. and Mitchell-Smith, T. and Harris, T. and Vetter, T. and Carlton, T. and Carlton, T. and Querfeld, U. and Saglimbene, V. and Charles, V. and van Biesen, W. and Winkelmayer, W. and Machuca, Y. and Salih, Y. and Anh, Y.H. and Perkins, Z. and Salih, Z.

DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.05.054

Association of Time-Varying Blood Pressure with Chronic Kidney Disease Progression in Children

JAMA Network Open

Reynolds, B.C. and Roem, J.L. and Ng, D.K.S. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Flynn, J.T. and Furth, S.L. and Warady, B.A. and Parekh, R.S.

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.21213

Brain abnormalities in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease

Pediatric Research

Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Fitzpatrick, K. and Harrell, W.R. and Gipson, D.S. and Hooper, S.R. and Belger, A. and Poskitt, K. and Miller, S.P. and Bjornson, B.H.

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-018-0037-5

Management and Outcomes of Childhood Renal Artery Stenosis and Middle Aortic Syndrome

American Journal of Hypertension

Rumman, R.K. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Langlois, V. and Radhakrishnan, S. and Lorenzo, A.J. and Amaral, J. and Mertens, L. and Parekh, R.S.

DOI: 10.1093/AJH/HPY014

Transitioning care of the adolescent patient with chronic kidney disease to adult providers

Adolescents with Chronic Kidney Disease from Diagnosis to End Stage Disease

Matsuda-Abedini, M.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-97220-6_16

Pediatric Hypertension: Impact on the Heart, Brain, Kidney, and Retina

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports

Vasilevska-Ristovska, J. and Hudes, S.Z. and Naguleswaran, K. and Langlois, V. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Parekh, R.S.

DOI: 10.1007/s12170-018-0577-6

Cardiovascular structure and function in children with middle aortic syndrome and renal artery stenosis

Hypertension

Rumman, R.K. and Slorach, C. and Hui, W. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Langlois, V. and Radhakrishnan, S. and Lorenzo, A.J. and Amaral, J. and Mertens, L. and Parekh, R.S.

DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.117.10040

Disease beyond the arch: A systematic review of middle aortic syndrome in childhood

American Journal of Hypertension

Rumman, R.K. and Nickel, C. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Lorenzo, A.J. and Langlois, V. and Radhakrishnan, S. and Amaral, J. and Mertens, L. and Parekh, R.S.

DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpu296

Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in pediatric renal transplant recipients

Pediatric Transplantation

Ebbert, K. and Chow, J. and Krempien, J. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Dionne, J.

DOI: 10.1111/petr.12527

Prevalence of sleep disturbances in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease

Pediatric Nephrology

Davis, I.D. and Greenbaum, L.A. and Gipson, D. and Wu, L.L. and Sinha, R. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Emancipator, J.L. and Lane, J.C. and Hodgkins, K. and Nailescu, C. and Barletta, G.M. and Arora, S. and Mahan, J.D. and Rosen, C.L.

DOI: 10.1007/s00467-011-2010-y

Utility and cost of a renal transplant transition clinic

Pediatric Nephrology

Prestidge, C. and Romann, A. and Djurdjev, O. and Matsuda-Abedini, M.

DOI: 10.1007/s00467-011-1980-0

Pregnancy Outcomes Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in British Columbia

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Humphreys, R.A. and Wong, H.H.L. and Milner, R. and Matsuda-Abedini, M.

DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35237-9

Outcome of kidney transplantation in Canadian Aboriginal children in the province of British Columbia

Pediatric Transplantation

Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Al-Alsheikh, K. and Hurley, R.M. and Matsell, D.G. and Chow, J. and Carter, J.E. and Lirenman, D.S.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2008.01074.x

Sleep disturbances in children and adolescents with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Sinha, R. and Davis, I.D. and Matsuda-Abedini, M.

DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.149

Utility of monitoring mycophenolic acid in solid organ transplant patients.

Evidence report/technology assessment

Oremus, M. and Zeidler, J. and Ensom, M.H. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Balion, C. and Booker, L. and Archer, C. and Raina, P.

CKD Following Kidney Transplantation in Children and Adolescents

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

White, C.T. and Schisler, T. and Er, L. and Djurdjev, O. and Matsuda-Abedini, M.

DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.03.001

Persistent secondary hyperparathyroidism after renal transplantation in children

Pediatric Nephrology

Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Portale, A.A. and Shah, A. and Neuhaus, J. and McEnhill, M. and Mathias, R.S.

DOI: 10.1007/s00467-005-2113-4

Nephrogenic syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis

New England Journal of Medicine

Feldman, B.J. and Rosenthal, S.M. and Vargas, G.A. and Fenwick, R.G. and Huang, E.A. and Matsuda-Abedini, M. and Lustig, R.H. and Mathias, R.S. and Portale, A.A. and Miller, W.L. and Gitelman, S.E.

DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa042743

Current Projects

Together with Dr. Allison Dart in Winnipeg, I co-lead a multi-center Canadian study on the Development and Validation of a Patient-reported Outcome Measure for Children with Chronic Kidney Disease (PRO-Kid) for children and adolescents ages 8-18 years. The next phase of the study involves developing a similar tool for younger children, and integrating this Patient Reported Outcome Measure into clinical care.

I am also the site-investigator for a multi-center study on understanding the Realities of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation for Indigenous Patients, Families and Communities Across Canada.

Grants

Looking, listening, learning, leading: Canadians seeking solutions and innovations to overcome chronic kidney disease, Sub-project: PRO-Kid: Implementation of a Patient-Reported Outcome (PROM) into Clinical Pediatric Nephrology. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, SPOR funding (04/2022-03/2026). Matsuda-Abedini M, Dart A (co-PIs)

Development and Validation of a Patient-reported Outcome Measure for Children with Chronic Kidney Disease (PROKid). Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba Operating Grant (CHRIM) (2019-2022). Matsuda-Abedini M, Dart A (co-PIs)

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