Laura Dember, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania [ORCID, current] · University of Pennsylvania
Laura Dember is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania [ORCID, current] at University of Pennsylvania. OpenAlex indexes 324 publications with 13,259 citations (h-index 59); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 8 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Nephrology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 21 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 22 Oct 2026
Laura Dember, M.D., is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania [ORCID, current]. The public record shows 324 publications with 13,259 citations (h-index 59), centered on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes, Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis. It also documents an investigator role on 8 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 7 companies, 6 NIH-funded awards (2009–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
- Top research focus: Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- 8 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 7 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 20 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 133.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 22 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 8 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Transforming Hemodialysis-Related Vascular Access Education
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
- Symptom Monitoring in Hemodialysis
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
- HOPE Consortium Trial to Reduce Pain and Opioid Use in Hemodialysis
Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Industry payments
Updated 22 Oct 2026
7 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDProgram year20257 payments$17,396openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- CSL BehringProgram year20253 payments$15,000openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDProgram year20244 payments$30,519openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
72.8%Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)27.2%Valsartan100%Part D<11 patientsThiazide-like diuretic25.9%Chlorthalidone100%Part D<11 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
27.2%Vitamin D3 Analog27.2%Calcitriol100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 22 Oct 2026
6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2009–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Continuation of the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC)
University of Pennsylvania
FY2026$1,000,000U24DK060990 - A Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Study of Education Strategies for Vascular Access Creation in Advanced Kidney Disease
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2026$660,297R01DK132367 - Continuation of the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC)
University of Pennsylvania
FY2025$1,117,743U24DK060990
Publications
Updated 22 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Approach to Quality Control Used for the HOPE Consortium Trial to Reduce Pain and Opioid Use in Hemodialysis.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Article2026 - Steroidal versus Nonsteroidal Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in CKD.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Stress Granule Assembly Is Mediated by Prion-like Aggregation of TIA-1Article996 citations2004
- 02Effect of Clopidogrel on Early Failure of Arteriovenous Fistulas for HemodialysisArticle827 citations2008
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Network
Updated 22 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 22 Oct 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 22 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →nephrology.wustl.edu ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →ajkdblog.org ↗
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →kidney.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →orcid.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →orcid.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →orcid.org ↗
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