Marcello Tonelli, University of British Columbia

Research

Biomarker Discovery Cardiovascular Disease Chronic Kidney Disease Clinical Trials Diabetes Health Services Research Novel Diagnostics Observational Studies

Latest papers

A national curriculum and community of practice for health services and policy research training: Insights from the Health System Impact Fellowship National Cohort Training Program (HSIF NCTP)
Learning Health Systems · 2025
Trends in prostate cancer incidence and mortality in Canada during the era of prostate-specific antigen screening.
CMAJ open · 2016
Penny wise, pound foolish? Coverage limits on immunosuppression after kidney transplantation.
The New England journal of medicine · 2012 · senior author

All 8 publications

Latest funding

A prospective interventional study to prevent allosensitization in patients who have failed a first kidney transplant
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$539,326
Canadian-Australasian Randomized Trial of Screening Kidney Transplant Candidates for Coronary Artery Disease (CARSK)
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$2,237,625
Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)
CIHR · 2015 · Principal investigator
$12,450,000

All 4 grants and awards

8 publications.

01

A national curriculum and community of practice for health services and policy research training: Insights from the Health System Impact Fellowship National Cohort Training Program (HSIF NCTP)

Marshall DA, Sidhu S, Oddone Paolucci E, Lopatina E, Gallant N, Manhas KP, McGrail K, Wasylak T, Zelinsky S, Bryan S

Learning Health Systems20252 citations

DOI: 10.1002/lrh2.70025

02

Trends in prostate cancer incidence and mortality in Canada during the era of prostate-specific antigen screening.

Dickinson J, Shane A, Tonelli M, Connor Gorber S, Joffres M, Singh H, Bell N

CMAJ open2016

DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20140079 PMID: 27280117

03

Penny wise, pound foolish? Coverage limits on immunosuppression after kidney transplantation.

Gill JS, Tonelli M

The New England journal of medicine2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1114394 PMID: 22296029

04

Association between routine and standardized blood pressure measurements and left ventricular hypertrophy among patients on hemodialysis

Khangura J, Culleton BF, Manns BJ, Zhang J, Barnieh L, Walsh M, Klarenbach SW, Tonelli, M, Sarna M, Hemmelgarn BR

BMC Nephrology201011 citations

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-11-13

05

Clinical practice guidelines for evaluation of anemia.

White CT, Barrett BJ, Madore F, Moist LM, Klarenbach SW, Foley RN, Culleton BF, Tonelli M, Manns BJ, Canadian Society of Nephrology

Kidney international. Supplement2008

DOI: 10.1038/ki.2008.268 PMID: 18668118

06

Access to kidney transplantation among patients insured by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Gill JS, Hussain S, Rose C, Hariharan S, Tonelli M

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN2007Senior author

DOI: 10.1681/asn.2007010050 PMID: 17687075

07

Prognostic value of troponin T and I among asymptomatic patients with end-stage renal disease: a meta-analysis.

Khan NA, Hemmelgarn BR, Tonelli M, Thompson CR, Levin A

Circulation2005

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.560128 PMID: 16286604

08

The impact of waiting time and comorbid conditions on the survival benefit of kidney transplantation.

Gill JS, Tonelli M, Johnson N, Kiberd B, Landsberg D, Pereira BJ

Kidney international2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00696.x PMID: 16221239

A prospective interventional study to prevent allosensitization in patients who have failed a first kidney transplant

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Gill, John S; Lan, James; Suri, Rita

Keywords: Allosensitization; Immunogenetics; Immunosuppressant Drugs; Kidney Transplantation

$539,326

Canadian-Australasian Randomized Trial of Screening Kidney Transplant Candidates for Coronary Artery Disease (CARSK)

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Gill, Jagbir S; Chow, Benjamin; Kim, Sang J; Klarenbach, Scott

Keywords: Coronary Artery Disease; Dialysis; Health Economics; Kidney Transplantation; Myocardial Infarction; Wait-List Management

$2,237,625

Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)

Principal investigatorCIHR2015SPOR Networks in Chronic Disease

Principal investigators: Levin, Adeera; Adams, Evan L; Harvey, Rebecca; Pawlovich, John; Barrett, Brendan J; Burns, Kevin D; Garg, Amit; Hemmelgarn, Brenda R; Laupacis, Andreas; LeGay, Barbara; Manns, Braden J; McCormick, Michael; Rosenblum, Norman D; Tonelli, Marcello; Woods, Cathy

Keywords: Biomarker Discovery; Cardiovascular Disease; Chronic Kidney Disease; Clinical Trials; Diabetes; Health Services Research; Novel Diagnostics; Observational Studies; Patient Reported Outcomes; Stem Cells

$12,450,000

A Randomized Trial of Screening for Coronary Artery Disease in Kidney Transplant Candidates

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Gill, John S; Devereaux, Philip J; Kim, Sang J; Knoll, Gregory

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Dialysis; Economics; Myocardial Infarction; Screening; Waiting List

$240,252

Medicine/Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Iwona Bielska

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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