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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
Max Rady College of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Section of Nephrology
University of Manitoba
2LB19 – 2300 McPhillips Street
Seven Oaks General Hospital
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2V 3M3
Phone: 204-631-3834
Fax: 204-632-3660
navdeep.tangri@umanitoba.ca
Dr. Navdeep Tangri's research program at the University of Manitoba is focused on the clinical management of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. He developed the kidney failure risk equation (KFRE) to predict the need for dialysis in patients with chronic kidney disease and is currently working on multiple validation and implementation exercises to increase the uptake of the KFRE. He is also conducting a large prospective study on frailty, physical and cognitive function in advanced CKD and leading a multinational randomized trial on the safety and efficacy of a new therapy in this population. Dr. Tangri has published over 300 manuscripts and has presented his research at multiple national and international scientific meetings.
Chronic diseases in elderly, community health/public health
Biomedical aspects of human health
Scientific director, Chronic Disease Innovation Centre
Dr. Tangri is an attending physician and associate professor in the division of nephrology, department of medicine, and the department of community health sciences at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Tangri is also the scientific director of the Chronic Disease Innovation Centre.
Dr. Tangri received his PhD from the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University in 2013, and he has received several awards for his research, including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator Award.
PhD, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Clinical and Translational Research, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (2013)
Clinical Research Fellow, Tufts Medical Centre, Division of Nephrology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (2011)
Resident, McGill University, Department of Internal Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2007)
Doctor of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (2004)
Bachelor of Science in Biology-Cooperative Education, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (2000)
Canadian Society of Nephrology New Investigator Award (2015)
Outstanding Scientific Presentation Prize/Award, ERA-EDTA (2013)
World Congress of Nephrology/ERA-EDTA Top Abstracts Award, Milan, Italy (2009)
Canadian Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting Top Trainee Award, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (2009)
Sackler Biomedical Travel Award, Sackler School for Graduate Biomedical Sciences (2009)
Internal Medicine
Room GC430, Health Sciences Centre
820 Sherbrook Street
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3A 1R9 Canada
