Marcello Tonelli
Dr. Marcello Tonelli received an MD from the University of Western Ontario, specialist certification in nephrology (FRCPC) at Dalhousie University, and an SM in epidemiology from Harvard University. He is currently a nephrologist and Associate Professor at the University of Alberta. He serves as Associate Editor of American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the Cochrane Renal Group and the Journal of Nephrology, and is a member of the Editorial Board for JASN. He is the chair of the Canadian Society of Nephrology Clinical Practice Guidelines committee and the President-Elect of the Canadian Society of Nephrology and a member of the Minister’s Expert Committee for Drug Evaluation for the Province of Alberta. Dr. Tonelli received a Health Scholar award from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR). He is a founding member of the Alberta Kidney Disease Network and co-leader of the Interdisciplinary Chronic Disease Collaboration (ICDC) research team. Since 2005, Dr. Tonelli has been the co-leader of a joint initiative between the University of Alberta and the Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, aimed at prevention of kidney failure among the poor of Jalisco, Mexico. Dr. Tonelli’s research is aimed at improving the care of people with chronic kidney disease and its major causes (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and atherosclerosis). Specific areas of focus within these clinical populations include: identification and management of novel risk factors; designing new strategies to improve the efficiency of healthcare delivery; and determinants of access to high quality care. A unique aspect of Dr. Tonelli’s research program includes partnering with regional, provincial, and national decision-makers to ensure that the findings will be used to produce rational health policy. |
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