Overview

I am a pediatric nephrologist, clinician scientist, epidemiologist, and health services researcher with a primary appointment in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology at the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. My research program is focused on improving care and outcomes of children with chronic health conditions, in particular those with kidney disease. We are studying a rare disease called nephrotic syndrome which causes severe swelling of the body due to protein leak from blood into urine. Our goal is to improve our understanding of cause of the disease and to develop better treatments. We are also studying how to improve transition to adult care for those with chronic illnesses in childhood, and continue to study ways to provide better support and resources during this vulnerable time.

Publications

IPNA clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis and management of children with IgA nephropathy and IgA vasculitis nephritis
Pediatric Nephrology
Vivarelli, M. and Samuel, S. and Coppo, R. and Barratt, J. and Bonilla-Felix, M. and Haffner, D. and Gibson, K. and Haas, M. and Abdel-Hafez, M.A. and Adragna, M. and Brogan, P. and Kim, S. and Liu, I. and Liu, Z.-H. and Mantan, M. and Shima, Y. and Shimuzu, M. and Shen, Q. and Trimarchi, H. and Hahn, D. and Hodson, E. and Pfister, K. and Alladin, A. and Boyer, O. and Nakanishi, K.
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-024-06502-6
2024

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
2024

Role of primary care in enhancing continuity of care for adolescents and young adults with chronic kidney disease undergoing transition to adult health services
Pediatric Nephrology
Punjwani, Z. and Patton, M. and Alladin-Karan, A. and Samborn, S. and Samuel, S.
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-023-06140-4
2024

Corticosteroid therapy for nephrotic syndrome in children
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Hahn, D. and Samuel, S.M. and Willis, N.S. and Craig, J.C. and Hodson, E.M.
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001533.pub7
2024

Patient, Parental, and Health Professional Perspectives on Growth in Children With CKD
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Wu, J.G. and Guha, C. and Hughes, A. and Torrisi, L.G. and Craig, J.C. and Sinha, A. and Dart, A. and Eddy, A.A. and Bockenhauer, D. and Yap, H.-K. and Groothoff, J. and Alexander, S.I. and Furth, S.L. and Samuel, S. and Carter, S.A. and Walker, A. and Kausman, J. and Jaure, A.
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2024.06.016
2024

IPNA clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis and management of children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome
Pediatric Nephrology
Trautmann, A. and Boyer, O. and Hodson, E. and Bagga, A. and Gipson, D.S. and Samuel, S. and Wetzels, J. and Alhasan, K. and Banerjee, S. and Bhimma, R. and Bonilla-Felix, M. and Cano, F. and Christian, M. and Hahn, D. and Kang, H.G. and Nakanishi, K. and Safouh, H. and Trachtman, H. and Xu, H. and Cook, W. and Vivarelli, M. and Haffner, D. and Bouts, A. and Dossier, C. and Emma, F. and Kemper, M. and Topaloglu, R. and Waters, A. and Thorsten Weber, L. and Zurowska, A. and Gibson, K.L. and Greenbaum, L. and Massengill, S. and Selewski, D. and Srivastava, T. and Wang, C.-S. and Wenderfer, S. and Johnstone, L. and Larkins, N. and Wong, W. and Alba, A.A. and Ha, T.S. and Mokham, M. and Zhong, X. and Hamada, R. and Iijima, K. and Ishikura, K. and Nozu, K. and Bresolin, N. and De Jesus Gonzalez, N. and Restrepo, J. and Anochie, I. and McCulloch, M.
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-022-05739-3
2023

The extrafollicular B cell response is a hallmark of childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.
bioRxiv
Al-Aubodah, T.-A. and Aoudjit, L. and Pascale, G. and Perinpanayagam, M.A. and Langlais, D. and Bitzan, M. and Samuel, S.M. and Piccirillo, C.A. and Takano, T.
DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.11.557079
2023

Perspectives of Pediatric Nephrologists, Intensivists and Nurses Regarding AKI Management and Expected Outcomes
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Che, A. and D?Arienzo, D. and Dart, A. and Mammen, C. and Samuel, S. and Alexander, T. and Morgan, C. and Blydt-Hansen, T. and Fontela, P. and Guerra, G.G. and Chanchlani, R. and Wang, S. and Cockovski, V. and Jawa, N. and Lee, J. and Nunes, S. and Reynaud, S. and Zappitelli, M.
DOI: 10.1177/20543581231168088
2023

The extrafollicular B cell response is a hallmark of childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndrome
Nature Communications
Al-Aubodah, T.-A. and Aoudjit, L. and Pascale, G. and Perinpanayagam, M.A. and Langlais, D. and Bitzan, M. and Samuel, S.M. and Piccirillo, C.A. and Takano, T.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43504-8
2023

“Walking on both sides of the fence”: A qualitative exploration of the challenges and opportunities facing emergent clinician-scientists in child health
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
Pritchard, L. and Bright, K.S. and Walsh, C.M. and Samuel, S. and Li, Q.K.W. and Wollny, K. and Twilt, M. and Tomfohr-Madsen, L. and Pires, L. and Dimitropoulos, G.
DOI: 10.1111/jep.13719
2023

Transition readiness of youth with co-occurring chronic health and mental health conditions: A mixed methods study
Health Expectations
Allemang, B. and Samuel, S. and Greer, K. and Schofield, K. and Pintson, K. and Patton, M. and Farias, M. and Sitter, K.C. and Patten, S.B. and Mackie, A.S. and Dimitropoulos, G.
DOI: 10.1111/hex.13821
2023

Development of the Strengths, Skills, and Goals Matrix: a tool for facilitating strengths-based adolescent and young adult engagement in research
Research Involvement and Engagement
Allemang, B. and Patton, M. and Greer, K. and Pintson, K. and Farias, M. and Schofield, K. and Samuel, S. and Patten, S.B. and Sitter, K.C. and Dimitropoulos, G.
DOI: 10.1186/s40900-023-00502-w
2023

Child and caregiver perspectives on access to psychosocial and educational support in pediatric chronic kidney disease: a focus group study
Pediatric Nephrology
Zhang, Y. and Gutman, T. and Tong, A. and Craig, J.C. and Sinha, A. and Dart, A. and Eddy, A.A. and Gipson, D.S. and Bockenhauer, D. and Yap, H.-K. and Groothoff, J. and Zappitelli, M. and J.A.Webb, N. and Alexander, S.I. and Furth, S. and Samuel, S. and Blydt-Hansen, T.D. and Dionne, J. and Michael, M. and Wenderfer, S.E. and Winkelmayer, W.C. and McTaggart, S. and Walker, A. and Zimmerman, C.T. and Ralph, A.F. and Ju, A. and James, L.J. and Hanson, C.S.
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-022-05551-z
2023

“They go hand in hand”: a patient-oriented, qualitative descriptive study on the interconnectedness between chronic health and mental health conditions in transition-age youth
BMC Health Services Research
Allemang, B. and Samuel, S. and Pintson, K. and Patton, M. and Greer, K. and Farias, M. and Schofield, K. and Sitter, K.C. and Patten, S.B. and Mackie, A.S. and Dimitropoulos, G.
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-09002-1
2023

Association of average daily corticosteroid dose with time to relapse in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: Results from a longitudinal cohort study
Research Square
Chanchlani, R. and Noone, D. and Geier, P. and Benoit, G. and Rodriguez-Lopez, S. and Brobbey, A. and Perinpanayagam, M.A. and Nettel-Aguirre, A. and Samuel, S. and Parekh, R.
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1854758/v1
2022

Curricula, Teaching Methods, and Success Metrics of Clinician-Scientist Training Programs: A Scoping Review
Academic Medicine
Li, Q.K.W. and Wollny, K. and Twilt, M. and Walsh, C.M. and Bright, K. and Dimitropoulos, G. and Pires, L. and Pritchard, L. and Samuel, S. and Tomfohr-Madsen, L.
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004764
2022

Association between transition readiness and mental health comorbidity in youth with chronic health conditions
Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Allemang, B. and Dimitropoulos, G. and Patten, S.B. and Sitter, K.C. and Brobbey, A. and Mackie, A.S. and Samuel, S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2022.09.012
2022

Involving Patient Partners in the KRESCENT Peer Review: Intent, Process, Challenges, and Opportunities
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Fowler, E.A. and Bell, K. and Burns, K. and Chiazzese, A. and DeSerres, S.A. and Foster, B.J. and Hartwig, S. and Herrington, G. and James, M.T. and Jensen, V. and Jones, N. and Kidston, S. and Lemay, S. and Levin, A. and MacPhee, A. and McCutcheon, S. and Ravani, P. and Samuel, S. and Scholey, J. and Takano, T. and Tangri, N. and Verdin, N. and Alexander, R.T. and Clase, C.M.
DOI: 10.1177/20543581221136402
2022

Primary care service use during adolescence and young adulthood Tertiary care cohort affected by chronic health conditions
Canadian Family Physician
Schraeder, K. and Nettel-Aguirre, A. and Mackie, A.S. and McBrien, K. and Barrett, O. and Dimitropoulos, G. and Samuel, S.
DOI: 10.46747/cfp.6805e151
2022

Immunosuppressive therapy for IgA nephropathy in children
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Alladin, B.A. and Pfister, K. and Hodson, E.M. and Hahn, D. and Ravani, P. and Quinn, R.R. and Samuel, S.M.
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD015060
2022

Equity, diversity and inclusion of pediatric clinician-scientists in Canada: a thematic analysis
CMAJ open
Dimitropoulos, G. and Bright, K.S. and Li, Q.K.W. and Wollny, K. and Twilt, M. and Walsh, C.M. and Pires, L. and Tomfohr-Madsen, L. and Samuel, S. and Pritchard, L.
DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220134
2022

Community based Primary Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Transitioning From Pediatric Specialty Care: Results from a Scoping Review
Journal of Primary Care and Community Health
Schraeder, K. and Allemang, B. and Felske, A.N. and Scott, C.M. and McBrien, K.A. and Dimitropoulos, G. and Samuel, S.
DOI: 10.1177/21501319221084890
2022

Perspectives of Clinicians on Shared Decision Making in Pediatric CKD: A Qualitative Study
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Kerklaan, J. and Hanson, C.S. and Carter, S. and Tong, A. and Sinha, A. and Dart, A. and Eddy, A.A. and Guha, C. and Gipson, D.S. and Bockenhauer, D. and Hannan, E. and Yap, H.-K. and Groothoff, J. and Zappitelli, M. and Amir, N. and Alexander, S.I. and Furth, S.L. and Samuel, S. and Gutman, T. and Craig, J.C.
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.12.009
2022

The Diagnostic Journey of Childhood Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome: Perspectives of Children and Their Caregivers
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Okpere, A. and Samuel, S. and King-Shier, K. and Hamiwka, L. and Elliott, M.J.
DOI: 10.1177/20543581221139025
2022

Rituximab Use for the Treatment of Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome by Canadian Pediatric Nephrologists: A National Survey
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Meeuwisse, C. and Morgan, C.J. and Samuel, S. and Alexander, R.T. and Rodriguez-Lopez, S.
DOI: 10.1177/20543581221079959
2022

Association of pediatric cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury with post-discharge healthcare utilization, mortality and kidney outcomes
Pediatric Nephrology
Nunes, S. and Hessey, E. and Dorais, M. and Perreault, S. and Jouvet, P. and Phan, V. and Lacroix, J. and Lafrance, J.-P. and Samuel, S. and Zappitelli, M.
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-021-04999-9
2021

IPNA Clinical Practice Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Children with Steroid-resistant Nephrotic Syndrome,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ IPNA ¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿-¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿
Nephrology and Dialysis
Trautmann, A. and Vivarelli, M. and Samuel, S. and Gipson, D. and Sinha, A. and Schaefer, F. and Hui, N.K. and Boyer, O. and Saleem, M.A. and Feltran, L. and Müller-Deile, J. and Becker, J.U. and Cano, F. and Xu, H. and Lim, Y.N. and Smoyer, W. and Anochie, I. and Nakanishi, K. and Hodson, E. and Haffner, D.
DOI: 10.28996/2618-9801-2020-4-435-473
2021

Training Programs for Fundamental and Clinician-Scientists: Balanced Outcomes for Graduates by Gender
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Rampersad, C. and Alexander, T. and Fowler, E. and Hartwig, S. and Levin, A. and Rosenblum, N.D. and Samuel, S. and Wiebe, C. and Ho, J.
DOI: 10.1177/20543581211033405
2021

Characteristics Associated with Variation in Corticosteroid Exposure in Children with Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome: Results from a Canadian Longitudinal Study
Kidney360
Rodriguez-Lopez, S. and Chanchlani, R. and Dart, A.B. and Morgan, C.J. and Lapeyraque, A.-L. and Tee, J.B. and Brobbey, A. and Perinpanayagam, M.A. and Samuel, S. and Nettel-Aguirre, A.
DOI: 10.34067/KID.0002692021
2021

Importance of clinical practice guidelines to practicing pediatric nephrologists and IPNA survey
Pediatric Nephrology
Hari, P. and Alhasan, K. and Bagga, A. and Bonilla-Felix, M. and Coccia, P.A. and Duzova, A. and Ha, I.-S. and Montini, G. and Nakanishi, K. and Samuel, S. and Xu, H. and Boyer, O. and Haffner, D.
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-021-05105-9
2021

Strategies for improving primary care for adolescents and young adults transitioning from pediatric services: perspectives of Canadian primary health care professionals
Family Practice
Schraeder, K. and Dimitropoulos, G. and Allemang, B. and McBrien, K. and Samuel, S.
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmaa113
2021

A web-based self-management support prototype for adults with chronic kidney disease (my kidneys my health): Co-design and usability testing
JMIR Formative Research
Donald, M. and Beanlands, H. and Straus, S.E. and Smekal, M. and Gil, S. and Elliott, M.J. and Herrington, G. and Harwood, L. and Waldvogel, B. and Delgado, M. and Sparkes, D. and Tong, A. and Grill, A. and Novak, M. and James, M.T. and Scott Brimble, K. and Samuel, S. and Tu, K. and Farragher, J. and Hemmelgarn, B.R.
DOI: 10.2196/22220
2021

Primary care during the transition to adult care for adolescents involved with pediatric specialty services: a scoping review protocol
Systematic Reviews
Schraeder, K. and Allemang, B. and Scott, C. and McBrien, K. and Dimitropoulos, G. and Felske, A. and Samuel, S.
DOI: 10.1186/s13643-021-01593-w
2021

Patient and caregiver perspectives on blood pressure in children with chronic kidney disease
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Wu, J.G.-A. and Tong, A. and Evangelidis, N. and Manera, K.E. and Hanson, C.S. and Baumgart, A. and Amir, N. 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 Alexander, S.I. and Furth, S.L. and Samuel, S. and Carter, S.A. and Walker, A. and Kausman, J. and Martinez-Martin, D. and Gutman, T. and Craig, J.C.
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab194
2021

Acute kidney injury in critically ill children and 5-year hypertension
Pediatric Nephrology
Hessey, E. and Perreault, S. and Roy, L. and Dorais, M. and Samuel, S. and Phan, V. and Lafrance, J.-P. and Zappitelli, M.
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-020-04488-5
2020

Perspectives from primary health care providers on their roles for supporting adolescents and young adults transitioning from pediatric services
BMC Family Practice
Schraeder, K. and Dimitropoulos, G. and McBrien, K. and Li, J.Y. and Samuel, S.
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-020-01189-8
2020

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 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
2020

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
2020

IPNA clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis and management of children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome
Pediatric Nephrology
Trautmann, A. and Vivarelli, M. and Samuel, S. and Gipson, D. and Sinha, A. and Schaefer, F. and Hui, N.K. and Boyer, O. and Saleem, M.A. and Feltran, L. and Müller-Deile, J. and Becker, J.U. and Cano, F. and Xu, H. and Lim, Y.N. and Smoyer, W. and Anochie, I. and Nakanishi, K. and Hodson, E. and Haffner, D.
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-020-04519-1
2020

Pragmatic trial evaluating the effectiveness of a patient navigator to decrease emergency room utilisation in transition age youth with chronic conditions: the Transition Navigator Trial protocol
BMJ Open
Susan Samuel and Gina Dimitropoulos and Kyleigh Schraeder and Scott Klarenbach and Alberto Nettel-Aguirre and Greg Guilcher and Daniele Pacaud and Jorge Pinzon and Eddy Lang and Gail Andrew and Lonnie Zwaigenbaum and Shannon Scott and Kerry McBrien and Lorraine Hamiwka and Andrew Mackie
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034309
12/2019

The Canadian childhood nephrotic syndrome (CHILDNEPH) study: report on mid-study feasibility, recruitment and main measures
BMC Nephrology
Susan M. Samuel and Allison Dart and Guido Filler and Martin Bitzan and Maury Pinsk and Cherry Mammen and Alberto Nettel-Aguirre and Maneka A. Perinpanayagam and Tomoko Takano and Rahul Chanchlani and Michael Zappitelli
DOI: 10.1186/s12882-019-1320-3
12/2019

Preferences for a self-management e-health tool for patients with chronic kidney disease: results of a patient-oriented consensus workshop
CMAJ open
Donald, M. and Beanlands, H. and Straus, S. and Ronksley, P. and Tam-Tham, H. and Finlay, J. and Smekal, M. and Elliott, M.J. and Farragher, J. and Herrington, G. and Harwood, L. and Large, C.A. and Large, C.L. and Waldvogel, B. and Delgado, M.L. and Sparkes, D. and Tong, A. and Grill, A. and Novak, M. and James, M.T. and Brimble, K.S. and Samuel, S. and Tu, K. and Hemmelgarn, B.R.
DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20190081
2019

Acute kidney injury among paediatric emergency room admissions in a tertiary hospital in South West Nigeria: A cohort study
Clinical Kidney Journal
Ademola, A.D. and Asinobi, A.O. and Ekpe-Adewuyi, E. and Ayede, A.I. and Ajayi, S.O. and Raji, Y.R. and Salako, B.L. and James, M. and Zappitelli, M. and Samuel, S.M.
DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfy120
2019

A Validation Study of Administrative Health Care Data to Detect Acute Kidney Injury in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
D?Arienzo, D. and Hessey, E. and Ali, R. and Perreault, S. and Samuel, S. and Roy, L. and Lacroix, J. and Jouvet, P. and Morissette, G. and Dorais, M. and Lafrance, J.-P. and Phan, V. and Pizzi, M. and Chanchlani, R. and Zappitelli, M.
DOI: 10.1177/2054358119827525
2019

Identifying Important Outcomes for Young People With CKD and Their Caregivers: A Nominal Group Technique Study
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Hanson, C.S. and Gutman, T. and Craig, J.C. and Bernays, S. and Raman, G. and Zhang, Y. and James, L.J. and Ralph, A.F. and Ju, A. and Manera, K.E. and Teixeira-Pinto, A. and Viecelli, A.K. and Alexander, S.I. and Blydt-Hansen, T.D. and Dionne, J. and McTaggart, S. and Michael, M. and Walker, A. and Carter, S. and Wenderfer, S.E. and Winkelmayer, W.C. and Bockenhauer, D. and Dart, A. and Eddy, A.A. and Furth, S.L. and Gipson, D.S. and Goldstein, S.L. and Groothoff, J. and Samuel, S. and Sinha, A. and Webb, N.J.A. and Yap, H.-K. and Zappitelli, M. and Currier, H. and Tong, A.
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.12.040
2019

Content and Quality of Websites for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: An Environmental Scan
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Smekal, M. and Gil, S. and Donald, M. and Beanlands, H. and Straus, S. and Herrington, G. and Sparkes, D. and Harwood, L. and Tong, A. and Grill, A. and Tu, K. and Waldvogel, B. and Large, C. and Large, C. and Novak, M. and James, M. and Elliott, M. and Delgado, M. and Brimble, S. and Samuel, S. and Hemmelgarn, B.R.
DOI: 10.1177/2054358119863091
2019

Delays in diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome in children: A survey study
Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)
Hollis, A. and Dart, A. and Morgan, C. and Mammen, C. and Zappitelli, M. and Chanchlani, R. and Samuel, S.
DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxy165
2019

Identifying Needs for Self-management Interventions for Adults With CKD and Their Caregivers: A Qualitative Study
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Donald, M. and Beanlands, H. and Straus, S. and Ronksley, P. and Tam-Tham, H. and Finlay, J. and MacKay, J. and Elliott, M. and Herrington, G. and Harwood, L. and Large, C.A. and Large, C.L. and Waldvogel, B. and Sparkes, D. and Delgado, M. and Tong, A. and Grill, A. and Novak, M. and James, M.T. and Brimble, K.S. and Samuel, S. and Hemmelgarn, B.R.
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.02.006
2019

Health care stakeholder perspectives regarding the role of a patient navigator during transition to adult care
BMC Health Services Research
Dimitropoulos, G. and Morgan-Maver, E. and Allemang, B. and Schraeder, K. and Scott, S.D. and Pinzon, J. and Andrew, G. and Guilcher, G. and Hamiwka, L. and Lang, E. and McBrien, K. and Nettel-Aguirre, A. and Pacaud, D. and Zwaigenbaum, L. and Mackie, A. and Samuel, S.
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4227-6
2019

Identifying a retrospective cohort of adolescents with chronic health conditions from a paediatric hospital prior to transfer to adult care: The Calgary Transition Cohort
BMJ Open
Schraeder, K. and Nettel-Aguirre, A. and Mackie, A. and Barrett, O. and Johnson, D.W. and Ryan, A.R. and Dimitropoulos, G. and Samuel, S.
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027045
2019

Management of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli-infected children: A multi-national, multi-specialty survey
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Freedman, S.B. and Grisaru, S. and Xie, J. and Samuel, S. and Dixon, A. and Plint, A.C. and Schnadower, D.
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13778
2018

Long-term mortality after acute kidney injury in the pediatric ICU
Hospital Pediatrics
Hessey, E. and Morissette, G. and Lacroix, J. and Perreault, S. and Samuel, S. and Dorais, M. and Jouvet, P. and Lafrance, J.-P. and Jacques, L. and Phan, V. and Palijan, A. and Pizzi, M. and Roy, L. and Zappitelli, M.
DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2017-0215
2018

Examining the Transition from Child to Adult Care in Chronic Kidney Disease: An Open Exploratory Approach
Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association
Nicholas, D.B. and Kaufman, M. and Pinsk, M. and Samuel, S. and Hamiwka, L. and Molzahn, A.E.
2018

Failed Removal of Indwelling Urinary Catheters in Patients With Acute Stroke: Incidence and Risk Factors
PM and R
Frost, F.S. and Fan, Y. and Harrison, A. and Modlin, T. and Samuel, S. and Thompson, N. and Katzan, I.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2017.06.022
2018

Kidney disease in hepatitis B surface antigen-positive children: experience from a centre in south-west Nigeria and a review of the Nigerian literature
Paediatrics and International Child Health
Asinobi, A.O. and Ademola, A.D. and Okolo, C.A. and Adepoju, A.A. and Samuel, S.M. and Hoy, W.E.
DOI: 10.1080/20469047.2016.1251532
2018

Implementing core outcomes in kidney disease: report of the Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology (SONG) implementation workshop
Kidney International
Tong, A. and Manns, B. and Wang, A.Y.M. and Hemmelgarn, B. and Wheeler, D.C. and Gill, J. and Tugwell, P. and Pecoits-Filho, R. and Crowe, S. and Harris, T. and Van Biesen, W. and Winkelmayer, W.C. and Levin, A. and Thompson, A. and Perkovic, V. and Ju, A. and Gutman, T. and Bernier-Jean, A. and Viecelli, A.K. and O'Lone, E. and Shen, J. and Josephson, M.A. and Cho, Y. and Johnson, D.W. and Sautenet, B. and Tonelli, M. and Craig, J.C. and Sinha, A. and Ong, A. and Denny, A. and Dart, A. and Eddy, A. and Kelly, A. and Davenport, A. and Narva, A. and Sharma, A. and Warrens, A. and Chapman, A. and Teixeira-Pinto, A. and Murphy, B. and Padilla, B. and Canaud, B. and Pullin, B. and Schiller, B. and Robinson, B. and Hanson, C. and Hawley, C. and Logeman, C. and Lok, C. and Wanner, C. and Herzog, C. and Rutherford, C. and Ahn, C. and Sumpton, D. and Rosenbloom, D. and Harris, D. and Baron, D. and White, D. and Gipson, D. and Fouque, D. and Eilers, D. and Bockenhauer, D. and O'Donoghue, D. and Chen, D. and Dunning, D. and Brown, E. and Bavlovlenkov, E. and Mannon, E. and Poggio, E. and Chemla, E. and Dobbels, F. and Zannad, F. and Caskey, F. and Tentori, F. and Hurst, F. and Schaefer, F. and Wong, G. and Brunier, G. and Strippoli, G. and Rangan, G. and Knoll, G. and Obrador, G. and Feldman, H. and Coolican, H. and Yap, H.K. and Groothoff, J. and Sloand, J. and Tan, J. and Locke, J. and Perl, J. and Chapman, J. and Dong, J. and Malyszko, J. and Fox, J. and Dapueto, J. and Tze-Wah Kao, J. and Chow, K.M. and Manera, K. and Azukaitis, K. and Polkinghorne, K. and Fowler, K. and Van, K.L. and Budde, K. and Lentine, K. and Cromm, K. and Hooi, L.S. and James, L. and Dember, L. and Zuo, L. and Rostaing, L. and Lightstone, L. and Marson, L. and Hamiwka, L. and Krishnan, M. and Ruospo, M. and Unruh, M. and Wilkie, M. and Howell, M. and Dew, M.A. and Jardine, M. and West, M. and Zappitelli, M. and Germain, M. and Rocco, M. and Kleinpeter, M. and Jefferson, N. and Webb, N. and Evangelidis, N. and Gedney, N. and Duquette, P. and Kerr, P. and Rossignol, P. and Reese, P. and Blankestijn, P.J. and Roy-Chaudhury, P. and Patel, P. and Taylor, Q. and Perlman, R. and Oberbauer, R. and Mehrotra, R. and Vanholder, R. and Fluck, R. and McGee, R. and Quinn, R. and Lee, R. and Gansevoort, R. and Perrone, R. and Apata, R. and Mannon, R. and Youssouf, S. and Davison, S. and Bernays, S. and Naiker, S. and Teo, S. and Jowsey-Gregoire, S. and Carter, S. and Stuard, S. and Alexander, S. and McDonald, S. and Chadban, S. and Goldstein, S. and Furth, S. and Samuel, S. and Shafi, T. and Jafar, T. and Hiemstra, T. and Pruett, T. and Lee, T. and Vachharajani, T. and Jassal, V. and Krane, V. and Torres, V. and Jha, V. and Herrington, W. and Oh, Y. and Pei, Y. and Butt, Z.
DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.08.018
2018

Healthcare utilization after acute kidney injury in the pediatric intensive care unit
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Hessey, E. and Morissette, G. and Lacroix, J. and Perreault, S. and Samuel, S. and Dorais, M. and Phan, V. and Jouvet, P. and Lafrance, J.-P. and Lelorier, J. and Palijan, A. and Pizzi, M. and Roy, L. and Zappitelli, M.
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.09350817
2018

Child and Parental Perspectives on Communication and Decision Making in Pediatric CKD: A Focus Group Study
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Gutman, T. and Hanson, C.S. and Bernays, S. and Craig, J.C. and Sinha, A. and Dart, A. and Eddy, A.A. 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 Goldstein, S.L. and Furth, S. and Samuel, S. and Blydt-Hansen, T. and Dionne, J. and Michael, M. and Wenderfer, S.E. and Winkelmayer, W.C. and Currier, H. and McTaggart, S. and Walker, A. and Ralph, A.F. and Ju, A. and James, L.J. and Carter, S. and Tong, A.
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.05.005
2018

Self-management interventions for adults with chronic kidney disease: A scoping review
BMJ Open
Donald, M. and Kahlon, B.K. and Beanlands, H. and Straus, S. and Ronksley, P. and Herrington, G. and Tong, A. and Grill, A. and Waldvogel, B. and Large, C.A. and Large, C.L. and Harwood, L. and Novak, M. and James, M.T. and Elliott, M. and Fernandez, N. and Brimble, S. and Samuel, S. and Hemmelgarn, B.R.
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019814
2018

Blood pressure in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)
Grisaru, S. and Yue, M. and Samuel, S.M. and Chaput, K.H. and Hamiwka, L.A.
DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxx207
2018

Iatrogenic dysnatremias in children with acute gastroenteritis in high-income countries: A systematic review
Frontiers in Pediatrics
Grisaru, S. and Xie, J. and Samuel, S. and Freedman, S.B.
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2017.00210
2017

End-Stage Renal Disease Among Indigenous Populations in Canada
Chronic Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations
Samuel, S. and Hemmelgarn, B. and Sood, M. and Tonelli, M.
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804311-0.00007-8
2017

Associations between hydration status, intravenous fluid administration, and outcomes of patients infected with shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli a systematic review and meta-analysis
JAMA Pediatrics
Grisaru, S. and Xie, J. and Samuel, S. and Hartling, L. and Tarr, P.I. and Schnadower, D. and Freedman, S.B.
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.2952
2017

Variation in estimated glomerular filtration rate at dialysis initiation in children
Pediatric Nephrology
Dart, A.B. and Zappitelli, M. and Sood, M.M. and Alexander, R.T. and Arora, S. and Erickson, R.L. and Kroeker, K. and Soo, A. and Manns, B.J. and Samuel, S.M.
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-016-3483-5
2017

Range and Heterogeneity of Outcomes in Randomized Trials of Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease
Journal of Pediatrics
Chong, L.S.H. and Sautenet, B. and Tong, A. and Hanson, C.S. and Samuel, S. and Zappitelli, M. and Dart, A. and Furth, S. and Eddy, A.A. and Groothoff, J. and Webb, N.J.A. and Yap, H.-K. and Bockenhauer, D. and Sinha, A. and Alexander, S.I. and Goldstein, S.L. and Gipson, D.S. and Raman, G. and Craig, J.C.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.03.034
2017

Glomerular filtration rate trends during follow-up in children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Alsaidi, S. and Wagner, D. and Grisaru, S. and Midgley, J. and Hamiwka, L. and Wade, A. and Nettel-Aguirre, A. and Samuel, S.
DOI: 10.1177/2054358117709496
2017

Factors influencing practice variation in the management of nephrotic syndrome: a qualitative study of pediatric nephrology care providers
CMAJ open
Samuel, S.M. and Flynn, R. and Zappitelli, M. and Dart, A. and Parekh, R. and Pinsk, M. and Mammen, C. and Wade, A. and Scott, S.D.
DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20160078
2017

Setting new directions for research in childhood nephrotic syndrome: Results from a national workshop
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Samuel, S.M. and Takano, T. and Scott, S. and Benoit, G. and Bitzan, M. and Mammen, C. and Ryan, L. and Morgan, C.
DOI: 10.1177/2054358117703386
2017

Perceptions of pediatric nephrologists regarding timing of dialysis initiation in children in Canada
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Saban, J.A. and Zappitelli, M. and Samuel, S.M. and Sood, M.M. and Alexander, R.T. and Arora, S. and Erickson, R.L. and Kroeker, K. and Manns, B.J. and Dart, A.B.
DOI: 10.1186/s40697-016-0123-8
2016

Standardised Outcomes in Nephrology-Children and Adolescents (SONG-Kids): A protocol for establishing a core outcome set for children with chronic kidney disease
Trials
Tong, A. and Samuel, S. and Zappitelli, M. and Dart, A. and Furth, S. and Eddy, A. and Groothoff, J. and Webb, N.J.A. and Yap, H.-K. and Bockenhauer, D. and Sinha, A. and Alexander, S.I. and Goldstein, S.L. and Gipson, D.S. and Hanson, C.S. and Evangelidis, N. and Crowe, S. and Harris, T. and Hemmelgarn, B.R. and Manns, B. and Gill, J. and Tugwell, P. and Van Biesen, W. and Wheeler, D.C. and Winkelmayer, W.C. and Craig, J.C.
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-016-1528-5
2016

The association between individual counselling and health behaviour change: The See Kidney Disease (SeeKD) targeted screening programme for chronic kidney disease
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Galbraith, L. and Hemmelgarn, B. and Manns, B. and Samuel, S. and Kappel, J. and Valk, N. and Ronksley, P.
DOI: 10.1186/s40697-016-0127-4
2016

The see kidney disease targeted screening program for CKD
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Galbraith, L.E. and Ronksley, P.E. and Barnieh, L.J. and Kappel, J. and Manns, B.J. and Samuel, S.M. and Jun, M. and Weaver, R. and Valk, N. and Hemmelgarn, B.R.
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.11961115
2016

Establishing a Canadian national clinical trials network for kidney disease: Proceedings of a planning workshop
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Rigatto, C. and Walsh, M. and Zalunardo, N. and Clase, C.M. and Manns, B.J. and Madore, F. and Samuel, S.M. and Morgan, C.J. and Wolfs, W. and Suri, R.S.
DOI: 10.1186/s40697-015-0080-7
2015

Statewide Administration of the CRAFFT Screening Tool: Highlighting the Spectrum of Substance Use
Substance Use and Misuse
Agley, J. and Gassman, R.A. and Jun, M. and Nowicke, C. and Samuel, S.
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1027930
2015

Exploring physician specialist response rates to web-based surveys
BMC Medical Research Methodology
Cunningham, C.T. and Quan, H. and Hemmelgarn, B. and Noseworthy, T. and Beck, C.A. and Dixon, E. and Samuel, S. and Ghali, W.A. and Sykes, L.L. and Jetté, N.
DOI: 10.1186/s12874-015-0016-z
2015

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease: A unique launch of a unique journal
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Levin, A. and Clase, C.M. and Sood, M.M. and Dicks, E. and Fortin, M.-C. and Hartwig, S. and Holden, R. and Lafrance, J.-P. and Molzahn, A. and Rosenblum, N. and Samuel, S. and Soroka, S.
DOI: 10.1186/2054-3581-1-1
2014

Organ donation and transplantation in Canada: Insights from the Canadian Organ Replacement Register
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Kim, S.J. and Fenton, S.S.A. and Kappel, J. and Moist, L.M. and Klarenbach, S.W. and Samuel, S.M. and Singer, L.G. and Kim, D.H. and Young, K. and Webster, G. and Wu, J. and Ivis, F. and de Sa, E. and Gill, J.S.
DOI: 10.1186/s40697-014-0031-8
2014

The Canadian Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome (CHILDNEPH) project: Overview of design and methods
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Samuel, S. and Scott, S. and Morgan, C. and Dart, A. and Mammen, C. and Parekh, R. and Nettel-Aguirre, A. and Eddy, A. and Flynn, R. and Pinsk, M. and Wade, A. and Arora, S. and Benoit, G. and Bitzan, M. and Erickson, R. and Feber, J. and Filler, G. and Geier, P. and Girardin, C. and Grisaru, S. and Tee, J. and Kemp, K. and Zappitelli, M.
DOI: 10.1186/2054-3581-1-17
2014

Canadian society of nephrology commentary on the 2012 KDIGO clinical practice guideline for glomerulonephritis: Management of glomerulonephritis in adults
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Cybulsky, A.V. and Walsh, M. and Knoll, G. and Hladunewich, M. and Bargman, J. and Reich, H. and Humar, A. and Samuel, S. and Bitzan, M. and Zappitelli, M. and Dart, A. and Mammen, C. and Pinsk, M. and Muirhead, N.
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.12.001
2014

The Canadian Society of Nephrology methods in developing and adapting clinical practice guidelines: A review
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Mustafa, R.A. and Levin, A. and Akbari, A. and Foster, B.J. and Zimmerman, D. and Nesrallah, G.E. and Knoll, G.A. and Rioux, J.-P. and Barton, J. and Ruzicka, M. and Muirhead, N. and Moist, L. and Pannu, N. and McFfarlane, P. and Klarenbach, S. and Samuel, S. and Clark, W.F. and Hemmelgarn, B.R.
DOI: 10.1186/2054-3581-1-5
2014

Kidney stones and cardiovascular events: A cohort study
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Alexander, R.T. and Hemmelgarn, B.R. and Wiebe, N. and Bello, A. and Samuel, S. and Klarenbach, S.W. and Curhan, G.C. and Tonelli, M.
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.04960513
2014

Association between First Nations ethnicity and progression to kidney failure by presence and severity of albuminuria
CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal
Samuel, S.M. and Palacios-Derflingher, L. and Tonelli, M. and Manns, B. and Crowshoe, L. and Ahmed, S.B. and Jun, M. and Saad, N. and Hemmelgarn, B.R.
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.130776
2014

A longitudinal retrospective analysis of left ventricular mass in a cohort of pediatric kidney transplant recipients
Pediatric Transplantation
McLaughlin, R. and Hamiwka, L. and Samuel, S. and Fruitman, D. and Grisaru, S.
DOI: 10.1111/petr.12365
2014

Avoidable hospitalizations in youth with kidney failure after transfer to or with only adult care
Pediatrics
Samuel, S.M. and Nettel-Aguirre, A. and Soo, A. and Hemmelgarn, B. and Tonelli, M. and Foster, B.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-2345
2014

Canadian society of nephrology commentary on the 2012 KDIGO clinical practice guideline for glomerulonephritis: Management of nephrotic syndrome in children
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Samuel, S. and Bitzan, M. and Zappitelli, M. and Dart, A. and Mammen, C. and Pinsk, M. and Cybulsky, A.V. and Walsh, M. and Knoll, G. and Hladunewich, M. and Bargman, J. and Reich, H. and Humar, A. and Muirhead, N.
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.12.002
2014

Substantial practice variation exists in the management of childhood nephrotic syndrome
Pediatric Nephrology
Samuel, S. and Morgan, C.J. and Bitzan, M. and Mammen, C. and Dart, A.B. and Manns, B.J. and Alexander, R.T. and Erickson, R.L. and Grisaru, S. and Wade, A.W. and Blydt-Hansen, T. and Feber, J. and Arora, S. and Licht, C. and Zappitelli, M.
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-013-2546-0
2013

Tumefactive perivascular spaces mimicking cerebral edema in a patient with diabetic hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome: A case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports
John, S. and Samuel, S. and Lakhan, S.E.
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-7-51
2013

Contrast-induced acute kidney injury and risk of adverse clinical outcomes after coronary angiography: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions
James, M.T. and Samuel, S.M. and Manning, M.A. and Tonelli, M. and Ghali, W.A. and Faris, P. and Knudtson, M.L. and Pannu, N. and Hemmelgarn, B.R.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.112.974493
2013

Incidence and causes of end-stage renal disease among Aboriginal children and young adults
CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal
Samuel, S.M. and Foster, B.J. and Hemmelgarn, B.R. and Nettel-Aguirre, A. and Crowshoe, L. and Alexander, R.T. and Soo, A. and Tonelli, M.A.
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.120427
2012

Survival and transplantation outcomes of children less than 2 years of age with end-stage renal disease
Pediatric Nephrology
Alexander, R.T. and Foster, B.J. and Tonelli, M.A. and Soo, A. and Nettel-Aguirre, A. and Hemmelgarn, B.R. and Samuel, S.M.
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-012-2195-8
2012

Kidney stones and kidney function loss: A cohort study
BMJ (Online)
Todd Alexander, R. and Hemmelgarn, B.R. and Wiebe, N. and Bello, A. and Morgan, C. and Samuel, S. and Klarenbach, S.W. and Curhan, G.C. and Tonelli, M.
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e5287
2012

Validating a case definition for chronic kidney disease using administrative data.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
Ronksley, P.E. and Tonelli, M. and Quan, H. and Manns, B.J. and James, M.T. and Clement, F.M. and Samuel, S. and Quinn, R.R. and Ravani, P. and Brar, S.S. and Hemmelgarn, B.R. and Alberta Kidney Disease Network
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfr598
2012

Association between residence location and likelihood of transplantation among pediatric dialysis patients
Pediatric Transplantation
Samuel, S.M. and Hemmelgarn, B. and Nettel-Aguirre, A. and Foster, B. and Soo, A. and Alexander, R.T. and Tonelli, M.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2012.01694.x
2012

Diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome in southern Alberta: A long-term single-centre experience
Paediatrics and Child Health
Grisaru, S. and Midgley, J.P. and Hamiwka, L.A. and Wade, A.W. and Samuel, S.M.
DOI: 10.1093/pch/16.6.337
2011

Association between age and graft failure rates in young kidney transplant recipients
Transplantation
Foster, B.J. and Dahhou, M. and Zhang, X. and Platt, R.W. and Samuel, S.M. and Hanley, J.A.
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e31823411d7
2011

Dialysis and transplantation among Aboriginal children with kidney failure
CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal
Samuel, S.M. and Foster, B.J. and Tonelli, M.A. and Nettel-Aguirre, A. and Soo, A. and Alexander, R.T. and Crowshoe, L. and Hemmelgarn, B.R.
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.101840
2011

Survival in pediatric dialysis and transplant patients
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Samuel, S.M. and Tonelli, M.A. and Foster, B.J. and Alexander, R.T. and Nettel-Aguirre, A. and Soo, A. and Hemmelgarn, B.R.
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.04920610
2011

Graft failure and adaptation period to adult healthcare centers in pediatric renal transplant patients
Transplantation
Samuel, S.M. and Nettel-Aguirre, A. and Hemmelgarn, B.R. and Tonelli, M.A. and Soo, A. and Clark, C. and Alexander, R.T. and Foster, B.J.
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e31821b2f4b
2011

Overview of the Canadian pediatric end-stage renal disease database
BMC Nephrology
Samuel, S.M. and Tonelli, M.A. and Foster, B.J. and Nettel-Aguirre, A. and Na, Y. and Williams, R. and Soo, A. and Hemmelgarn, B.R.
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-11-21
2010

Renal allograft loss during transition to adult healthcare services among pediatric renal transplant patients
Transplantation
Koshy, S.M. and Hebert, D. and Lam, K. and Stukel, T.A. and Guttmann, A.
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181a63ed9
2009

Screening for kidney disease in children on World Kidney Day in Jalisco, Mexico
Pediatric Nephrology
Koshy, S.M. and Garcia-Garcia, G. and Pamplona, J.S. and Renoirte-Lopez, K. and Perez-Cortes, G. and Gutierrez, Ma.L.S. and Hemmelgarn, B. and Lloyd, A. and Tonelli, M.
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-009-1136-7
2009

Incidence and risk factors for cardiovascular events and death in pediatric renal transplant patients: A single center long-term outcome study
Pediatric Transplantation
Koshy, S.M. and Guttmann, A. and Hebert, D. and Parkes, R.K. and Logan, A.G.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2008.01111.x
2009

Anemia in children with chronic kidney disease
Pediatric Nephrology
Koshy, S.M. and Geary, D.F.
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-006-0381-2
2008

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: Mean blood pressure and blood pressure load
Pediatric Nephrology
Koshy, S. and Macarthur, C.Colin and Luthra, S. and Gajaria, M. and Geary, D.
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-005-2014-6
2005

Research

Developing precision approaches to help predict clinical course of nephrotic syndrome and to develop better treatments
Nephrotic syndrome is a rare disease that causes severe swelling of the body due to protein leak from blood into urine. It is a relapsing remitting disease and the most common acquired kidney disease in children. Generating high quality evidence for the management of nephrotic syndrome is difficult due to small numbers of patients in each health centre. We are working with pediatric nephrologists to develop strategies to improve the evidence base in nephrotic syndrome and translation of evidence into practice. We are also working with scientific colleagues to study the immune signature of active nephrotic syndrome. We are building a repository of critical relapse-remission paired bio-samples to help facilitate these studies.

Improving transition to adult care by studying health services based interventions
A major area of focus for our research program is evaluating innovations in transition to adult health care. Although there is much written about the perils of poor transitions, the evidence base guiding implementation of interventions is scant. Building on our work that showed high risk of poor outcomes among transitioned patients, we implemented a randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a patient navigator (a clinician coordinating care after transfer to adult care) to decrease emergency room use, and to improve health outcomes and experience of youth with a chronic health condition (Transition Navigator Trial in Alberta). The study has immediate relevance to policy and practice within Alberta and beyond. Students from our group are working on various aspects of this problem, including understanding youth, caregiver and provider perspectives, in order to increase our understanding of how interventions can be helpful to improve the overall transition experience.

Grants

Co-Applicant. Pathogenesis of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: defining the role of B cells and autoantibodies reactive to podocyte proteins. Funding Source: CIHR Project Grant

Principal Investigator. Empowering Next-generation Researchers In perinatal and Child Health (ENRICH). Funding Source: CIHR Training grant - Health Research Training Platform (HRTP) Pilot

Co-Principal Investigator. Defining the Immune Dysfunction in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome: Toward Therapeutic Reversal without Glucocorticoids. CIHR Project Grant

Principal Investigator. Evaluating impact of Primary Care Patient-Provider Relationships on Emergency Department Utilization by Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Conditions. Funding Source: CIHR Operating Grant Transitions in Care – Evaluation Grants

Principal Investigator. Evaluating innovations in transition to adult care: The Transition Navigator Trial. Funding Source: CIHR Project Scheme Grant

Honours & Awards

2022 - SILVER LEGO Award for Faculty Teaching Evaluations Performance Report (for period 2017 - 2022)

2021 - Canada Research Chair Tier 1, Precision Medicine and Data Science in Child Health

2018 - CARE Award: Researcher of the Year, Alberta Children's Hospital

2017 - Endowed Research Award in Healthy Living, BMO

2013 - Top 40 Under 40 Award, Avenue Magazine

2011-2015 - Career Development Award, CIHR Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program

2011-2014 - KRESCENT New Investigator Award, Kidney Foundation of Canada/CIHR/Canadian Society of Nephrology

Research Group Members

Monica Ho, Master's Student
Daniella San Martin-Feeney, Research Coordinator
Alice So, Division Administrative Secretary
Michelle Sutjitro, Senior Administrative Coordinator
Marie-Noelle Wharton Cancio, Research Program Manager