Laura M Dember MD

Nephrology•Philadelphia, PA

Chronic Renal Failure & Dialysis

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

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3400 Civic Center BlvdPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-2638

Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/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 - 2026
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
Fellow (ASNF) American Society of Nephrology
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Clinical Trials

A Cluster-randomized, Pragmatic Trial of Hemodialysis Session Duration Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 18
Terminated
Not Applicable
Safety and Cardiovascular Efficacy of Hydralazine and Isosorbide Dinitrate in Dialysis-Dependent ESRD Start of enrollment: 2017 Aug 28
Completed
Phase 4
Safety and Cardiovascular Efficacy of Spironolactone in Dialysis-Dependent ESRD Trial Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 2
Gut Microbiome and p-Inulin in Hemodialysis Start of enrollment: 2015 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Anti-Cytokine Therapy for Hemodialysis InflammatION Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 15
Completed
Phase 2
HOPE Consortium Trial to Reduce Pain and Opioid Use in Hemodialysis Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 03
COMPLETED
PHASE2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Adapting a pain coping skills training intervention for people with chronic pain receiving maintenance hemodialysis for end stage Kidney disease.
Jennifer L Steel, Carrie E Brintz, Alicia A Heapy, Francis Keefe, Martin D Cheatle
Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2025-04-01
Differential Impact of Hospitalization on Cystatin C- and Creatinine-Based Estimated GFR.
Ian E McCoy, Alan S Go, Jesse Y Hsu, Xiaoming Zhang, Anthony N Muiru
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2025-03-11
Heart failure events in randomized controlled trials for adults receiving maintenance dialysis: a meta-epidemiologic study.
David Collister, Lonnie Pyne, Arrti A Bhasin, Brendan Smyth, William Herrington
Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 2025-02-04

Journal Articles

Safety and Cardiovascular Efficacy of Spironolactone in Dialysis-Dependent ESRD (SPin-D): A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multiple Dosage Trial
David 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 Study
Laura 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

Lectures

Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Accelerating Evidence Generation in Nephrology
American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 11/8/2019

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

New Approach to Chronic Pain in Dialysis PatientsJanuary 24th, 2025
Pain Coping Skills Training Beneficial in Maintenance HemodialysisJanuary 12th, 2025
Pain Coping Skills Training Beneficial During Maintenance HemodialysisDecember 31st, 2024
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Grant Support

Continuation of the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC)UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2001–2028
Continuation of the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC)UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2001–2028
Continuation of the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC)UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2001–2028
A Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Study of Education Strategies for Vascular Access Creation in Advanced Kidney DiseaseUNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL2023–2027
A Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Study of Education Strategies for Vascular Access Creation in Advanced Kidney DiseaseUNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL2023–2027
UPENN Scientific and Data Research Center for the HOPE Consortium to Reduce Pain and Opioid Use in HemodialysisUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2019–2025
UPENN Scientific and Data Research Center for the HOPE Consortium to Reduce Pain and Opioid Use in HemodialysisUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2019–2025
UPENN Scientific and Data Research Center for the HOPE Consortium to Reduce Pain and Opioid Use in HemodialysisUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2019–2025
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