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Somkanya Tungsanga

ResearcherUniversity of Alberta

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Somkanya Tungsanga

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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27 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Cardiovascular Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Kidney Quality Of Life Transgender

Latest papers

Global landscape of kidney health across Indigenous populations
Nature Reviews Nephrology · 2026 · first author
Integrated, Community-Led, Culturally Safe Implementation of a Chronic Kidney Disease Detection Program for Indigenous Communities of Canada: The Kidney Check Program Report
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease · 2026 · first author
Bridging global kidney care gap through data: introducing the International Society of Nephrology-Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) Interactive Map.
Kidney international · 2026 · first author

All 27 publications

Latest funding

Life Participation, Kidney Function, and Cardiovascular Health in Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals Receiving Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$700,000
Prevent and Treat Diabetes for Healthy Living in Indigenous Communities of Alberta (Prev-Treat)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$734,400

All 2 grants and awards

27 publications.

Global landscape of kidney health across Indigenous populations

Tungsanga S, Okpechi IG, Bianchi MEV, Chaturvedi S, Collister D, Crowshoe H, Rodriguez de Sosa GM, Galadanci HA, Hedin E, Ibrahim KS

Nature Reviews Nephrology202610 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1038/s41581-025-01016-2

Integrated, Community-Led, Culturally Safe Implementation of a Chronic Kidney Disease Detection Program for Indigenous Communities of Canada: The Kidney Check Program Report

Tungsanga S, Woods C, Allu S, Dart AB, Jain AK, Jorgensen L, Hampson M, Harasemiw O, Hébert M, Kappel J

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease2026First author

DOI: 10.1177/20543581261447194

Bridging global kidney care gap through data: introducing the International Society of Nephrology-Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) Interactive Map.

Tungsanga S, Okpechi IG, Damster S, Massand A, Donner JA, Tonelli M, Levin A, Johnson DW, Bello AK

Kidney international2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2025.09.013 PMID: 41577387

From Dialysis Expansion to Prevention-First Kidney Care: Lessons from Thailand's Response to CKD.

Anutrakulchai S, Thammathiwat T, Kanjanabuch T, Kantachuvesiri S, Tungsanga S, Ophascharoensuk V, Tungsanga K, Tonelli M, Levin A

Kidney international reports2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2026.106983 PMID: 42668628

Initiatives to enhance referral patterns from primary care to specialist kidney care:a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ghimire A, Hariramani VK, Abdulrahman A, Ye F, Kung JY, Tungsanga S, Grill A, Singer A, Akbari A, Braam B

BMJ Public Health20252 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001953

Global prevalence of chronic kidney disease and associated risk factors in children and adolescents: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hedin E, Tungsanga S, Ye F, Kung JY, Okpechi I, Dart AB, Thompson S, Morgan C, Erickson R, Chaturvedi S, Hariramani VK, Crowshoe H, Bello AK

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090615 PMID: 40523794

Policy Approaches to Improve Equitable Access Globally to Kidney Care.

Tummalapalli SL, Tungsanga S, Sola L, Silvariño R, Taduri G, Moosa MR, Okpechi IG, Luyckx V

Advances in kidney disease and health2025

DOI: 10.1053/j.akdh.2025.05.001 PMID: 40818894

The potential of kidney transplantation to reduce mortality from chronic kidney disease: a global, cross-sectional, modelling study.

Zambeli-Ljepović A, Tungsanga S, Ghimire A, Bello AK, Okpechi IG, Siyoum MT, Mushi FA, Asiimwe F, Bagasha P, Okungu V, Bertozzi SM, Hoffmann TJ, Thomson D, Muller E, Scott JW, Syed S, Ascher N, Stock P, Rose J

The Lancet. Global health2025

DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(25)00222-0 PMID: 40885202

Therapy gaps for patients with heart failure and reduced kidney function: A prospective cohort study.

Ma CH, Qi A, Gagnon L, Wang K, Sadasivan C, Ghimire A, Cooper M, Tungsanga S, Oguaju B, Vandermeer B, McAlister FA, Bello AK, Oudit GY

ESC heart failure2025

DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.70008 PMID: 41243130

Adverse clinical outcomes and associated factors among older adults undergoing hemodialysis in Brazil: A single-center experience.

da Costa LA, Faro A, Valverde TL, Tungsanga S, Bello AK

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330030 PMID: 40824912

Frequent collaborators

Marcello Tonelli and Marcello Tonelli: 238 shared papers
David Collister and David Collister: 70 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Adeera Levin: 67 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Adeera Levin: 56 shared papers
Michael Walsh and David Collister: 44 shared papers
David Collister and David Collister: 39 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Pietro Ravani: 38 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Stephanie Thompson: 37 shared papers
Matthew James and Matthew James: 32 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Scott Klarenbach: 30 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Scott Klarenbach: 29 shared papers
Scott Klarenbach and Stephanie Thompson: 29 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Pietro Ravani: 28 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Stephanie Thompson: 20 shared papers
David Collister and Paul Komenda: 19 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Kailash Jindal: 19 shared papers
Scott Klarenbach and Kailash Jindal: 19 shared papers
Paul Komenda and David Collister: 18 shared papers
Michael Walsh and David Collister: 16 shared papers
Jeffrey Perl and Adeera Levin: 16 shared papers
David Collister and David Collister: 16 shared papers
Adeera Levin and Kailash Jindal: 14 shared papers
Branko Braam and Kailash Jindal: 14 shared papers
Adeera Levin and Somkanya Tungsanga: 12 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Somkanya Tungsanga: 11 shared papers
Scott Klarenbach and Branko Braam: 11 shared papers
Scott Klarenbach and Matthew James: 11 shared papers
Michael Walsh and Scott Klarenbach: 9 shared papers
Matthew James and Marcello Tonelli: 9 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Somkanya Tungsanga: 9 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Jeffrey Perl: 9 shared papers
Jeffrey Perl and Scott Klarenbach: 9 shared papers
Stephanie Thompson and Branko Braam: 9 shared papers
Paul Komenda and David Collister: 9 shared papers
Matthew James and Pietro Ravani: 8 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Matthew James: 8 shared papers
Adeera Levin and Cathy Woods: 7 shared papers
Pietro Ravani and Ayub Akbari: 6 shared papers
Stephanie Thompson and Somkanya Tungsanga: 5 shared papers
David Collister and Somkanya Tungsanga: 4 shared papers
Cathy Woods and Paul Komenda: 4 shared papers
Kailash Jindal and Somkanya Tungsanga: 4 shared papers
Harley Crowshoe and Somkanya Tungsanga: 4 shared papers
David Collister and Somkanya Tungsanga: 4 shared papers
Matthew James and Ayub Akbari: 3 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Peter Senior: 3 shared papers
Scott Klarenbach and Ayub Akbari: 3 shared papers
David Collister and Cathy Woods: 2 shared papers
David Collister and Alexander Singer: 2 shared papers
David Collister and Harley Crowshoe: 2 shared papers
Marcello Tonelli and Peter Senior: 2 shared papers
Pietro Ravani and Somkanya Tungsanga: 2 shared papers
Adeera Levin and Harley Crowshoe: 2 shared papers
Adeera Levin and Peter Senior: 2 shared papers
Scott Klarenbach and Alexander Singer: 2 shared papers
Scott Klarenbach and Somkanya Tungsanga: 2 shared papers
Cathy Woods and Somkanya Tungsanga: 2 shared papers
Paul Komenda and Somkanya Tungsanga: 2 shared papers
Alexander Singer and Branko Braam: 2 shared papers
Michael Walsh and ALEXANDRA CAMBIER: 1 shared paper
Michael Walsh and Somkanya Tungsanga: 1 shared paper
David Collister and Caroline Tait: 1 shared paper
David Collister and Maureena Loth: 1 shared paper
Matthew James and Somkanya Tungsanga: 1 shared paper
Marcello Tonelli and ALEXANDRA CAMBIER: 1 shared paper
Marcello Tonelli and Caroline Tait: 1 shared paper
Marcello Tonelli and ALEXANDRA CAMBIER: 1 shared paper
Jeffrey Perl and Somkanya Tungsanga: 1 shared paper
Adeera Levin and Caroline Tait: 1 shared paper
Adeera Levin and Maureena Loth: 1 shared paper
Cathy Woods and Maureena Loth: 1 shared paper
Alexander Singer and Somkanya Tungsanga: 1 shared paper
Caroline Tait and Somkanya Tungsanga: 1 shared paper
Branko Braam and Somkanya Tungsanga: 1 shared paper
David Collister and Somkanya Tungsanga: 1 shared paper
Ayub Akbari and Somkanya Tungsanga: 1 shared paper
Matthew James and Somkanya Tungsanga: 1 shared paper
Peter Senior and Somkanya Tungsanga: 1 shared paper
ALEXANDRA CAMBIER and Somkanya Tungsanga: 1 shared paper
Maureena Loth and Somkanya Tungsanga: 1 shared paper

Medicine
Nephrology
Medicine/Nephrology
Community Health Sciences
Anesthesia
Department of Medicine
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Somkanya Tungsanga

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Global landscape of kidney health across Indigenous populations

Integrated, Community-Led, Culturally Safe Implementation of a Chronic Kidney Disease Detection Program for Indigenous Communities of Canada: The Kidney Check Program Report

Bridging global kidney care gap through data: introducing the International Society of Nephrology-Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) Interactive Map.

From Dialysis Expansion to Prevention-First Kidney Care: Lessons from Thailand's Response to CKD.

Initiatives to enhance referral patterns from primary care to specialist kidney care:a systematic review and meta-analysis

Global prevalence of chronic kidney disease and associated risk factors in children and adolescents: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Policy Approaches to Improve Equitable Access Globally to Kidney Care.

The potential of kidney transplantation to reduce mortality from chronic kidney disease: a global, cross-sectional, modelling study.

Therapy gaps for patients with heart failure and reduced kidney function: A prospective cohort study.

Adverse clinical outcomes and associated factors among older adults undergoing hemodialysis in Brazil: A single-center experience.

Life Participation, Kidney Function, and Cardiovascular Health in Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals Receiving Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy

Prevent and Treat Diabetes for Healthy Living in Indigenous Communities of Alberta (Prev-Treat)

Frequent collaborators

Adeera Levin

Marcello Tonelli

Marcello Tonelli

Stephanie Thompson

Harley Crowshoe

Kailash Jindal

David Collister

David Collister

Cathy Woods

Scott Klarenbach

Paul Komenda

Pietro Ravani

Shaifali Sandal

Peter Senior

ALEXANDRA CAMBIER

Michael Walsh

Maureena Loth

Rahul Chanchlani

Scott Brimble

Suman Behera